Unit 1  Festivals around the world

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3. how did li fang feel?
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4. how would he get rid of his sadness then? and what about hu jin?
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5. did li fang continue to wait later?
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6. did they meet each other at last?
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7. how did li fang feel?
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s: li fang: made an appointment with hu jin—waited in the coffee shop—not met her—heart-broken; along with…; like a fool—would not hold his breath for her to apologize(wait without much hope); would drown his sadness in coffee (drink coffee in order to forget the sadness/sorrow)—gave up and threw…away—met hu jin without gifts—felt worried
 hu jin: made an appointment with li fang—kept her word but waited in the tea shop—not turned up in the coffee shop—waited for him all the time—met li fang with gifts
                                                                   ending??
step 4 post-reading
t: the two love stories happened in two different festivals. what are their similarities and differences? how should we treat chinese traditional festivals and some western festivals?
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t: nowadays, some people pay more attention to the valentine’s day than qiqiaojie, which was once one of the most popular festivals in ancient china. anyway, each festival in china has its own tale and meaning. so we should hold on to our own festivals and culture, as well as pass them on from generation to generation. we should never allow some western festivals to take the place of chinese traditional festivals.
writing
t: li fang met hu jin after he lost heart and threw away the valentine’s gifts. to his surprise, hu jin kept her word and waited for him in the tea shop all the time! what should he do? what would happen to the two lovers? please write a different ending to the story of li fang, beginning with: as he sadly passed the tea shop on the corner on his way…