Reading&WritingPre-reading:Whatdoyouknowabout…?Doyouknowanyfamoussadlovestory?Ifyoudo,pleaseshareonewithus.Chinaisfamousforfamoussadlovestories/legends/tales.CanyounamesomeinEnglish?•Niulang&Zhinv•LiangShanbo&ZhuYingtai(ChineseRomeoandJuliet)•TheLegendoftheWhiteSnake•ThestoryofMengJiangnv(BringingDowntheGreatWallwithTears)Whilereading:SkimmingReadthepassagequicklyandfindoutwhatitismainlyabout.AsadlovestoryLiFang&HuJinNiulang&ZhinvScanningFocusonLiFang'sstoryandtrytotell:Who:When:Where:What:Why:•WhatdoesValentine'sDaymeanforlovers?•WhatdoloversusuallydoonValentine'sday?•DoestheChineseculturehaveasimilarday?Whatisitcalled?Wherediditoriginate?•WhydoyouthinkthestoryofNiulang&Zhinvisincludedhere?Pairwork:Carefulreading1.WhywasLiFangheart-broken?2.WhywasthestorywhatLiFangneeded?3.WhatdidhedowiththegiftsheboughtforHuJin?Whydidhedoso?4.Whatdothefollowingphrasesmean?CanyouexplaintheminEnglish?Postreading:Pairwork1.Whatdoyouthinkmighthavehappenedtothem?2.HowwillLiFangfeelwhenalliscleartohim?3.WhatwillhesaytoHuJinthen?4.DoyouthinkHuJinwillaccepthisstoryandforgivehim?Howdoyouknow?5.WhatdoyouthinkofLiFang?Whatwouldyouhavedoneifyouwerehim?Furtherthinking1.Whichsadstorydoyouthinkthetitlerefersto:LiFang&HuJin'sorNiulang&Zhinv's?2.DoyouthinkLiFang&HuJin'sstorywillbeasadone?Howdoyouknow?3.Whatdoyouthinkofthetitle?Isitagoodone?Ifnot,whatdoyousuggest?WritingGroupwork:Discussingroupsoffour.Whatmightbethepossibleendingtothestory?TipsforgoodwritingTip1:Bydescribingwhatacharacterdoesindetailinsteadoftellingthereaderdirectly,wecanshowhis/herpersonalityvividly.e.g.anunfriendlymanTip2:Bydescribingwhatacharactersays,wecanpicturehis/herpersonalityclearly.Ihavebeenwaitingforyouforalongtime!!AndIhaveagiftforyou!Tip3:Fromthegiveninformationwecaninferthedevelopmentofthestory.e.g.Ashesadlypassedtheteashoponthecorner...e.g.Whyareyousolate?Ihavebeenwaitingforyouforalongtime!Individualwork:Writeadifferentendingtothestory,beginningwith:Ashesadlypassedtheteashoponthecorneronhisway,…Swapthewritingandtrytocommentandassesseachother'sworkaccordingtothefollowingaspects.Pairwork:Assessmentforwritingcohesive(wellconnected紧凑,连贯)richreasonablelogicalaccuraterichcoherent(clearandeasytounderstand)(条理清晰)Homework:Polishyourownwritingaccordingtoyourpartner’scomment.