Module 2

Module 2 Public holidays

Unit 1 My family always go somewhere interesting as soon as the holiday begins.

Presentation UK 英国 found v. 创立; 创建 flag n. 旗; 旗帜 vacation n. 假期; 假日

band n. 乐队 season n. 度假旺季; 节期 kid n. 小孩

When is the National Day? It is _____________________. on the first of October

What can you see on the square? I can see _____________. many flowers

What are they doing on that day? They’re raising ________________. the national flag

Look at the picture and answer the questions.

1. Which public holiday are people celebrating? People are celebrating Labour Day. 2. When is this holiday in China? This holiday is on 1st May in China.

Labour Day in China is on ________________. 1st May Complete the sentences with the dates of the following holidays in China, the UK and the US. Labour Day in China is on ________________. 1st May 2. May Day in the UK is on ________________________. the first Monday in May 3. Labour Day in the US is on ___________________________. the first Monday in September Now listen and check.

Listen, read and answer the following questions. Listen and read. Listen, read and answer the following questions. 1. When was the People’s Republic of China founded? On 1st October 1949. 2. Do people have one day off on Independence Day? Yes, they do.

3. Does Lingling have any plans for the National Day this year? Her parents and she are going to visit some friends in Shangdong Province. 4. When is the start of the vacation season in the US? Independence Day.

5. Do people have a national day in the UK? No, they don’t.

Read Part 3 and complete the table. China US Holiday Date Duration Independence Day National Day 1st October 4th July three days one day

Ways of celebration Year the celebration started celebrating with flags, picnics and watching bands play music in parks celebrating with flowers and national flags 1949 1777

activity flag found vacation Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in the box. activity flag found vacation 1. The Americans celebrate Independence Day on 4th July. It is the start of the ________ season. 2. On 1st October, you can see the national ________ everywhere in China. vacation flags

activity flag found vacation 3. The US was _________ in 1776. 4. What kinds of __________ are there on 1st January? founded activities

Language points 1. The People’s Republic of China was founded on 1st October 1949. found表示“建立, 创立”。它的过去式和过去分词都加ed。find表示“找到”, 它的过去式和过去分词为found。

e.g. Her family founded the college in 1895. 她的家庭于1895年创办了这所学 院。

2. People have celebrated the National Day since then. since then表示“从那以后”。是现在完成时的标志。 e.g. He has lived in Beijing since then. 从那以后他就一直住在北京。

3. … but we only have one day off. e.g. I’m taking a week off over Christmas. 圣诞节期间我会休假一星期。 I’m going to have some time off. 我准备休一段时间假。

4. On that day, there are all kinds of holiday activities. all kinds of 表示“各种各样的” e.g. You can taste all kinds of delicious food. 你能品尝各种各样美味的食物。

5. … and most people take a vacation sometime in July or August. take a vacation 意为“去度假” e.g. He will take a vacation next week. 他下周将去度假。

6. And is there anything special on that day? 用形容词修饰不定代词或不定副词时, 形容词要放在不定代词或不定副词的后面, 如anything special, somewhere interesting。 e.g. Don’t do anything stupid. 不要做傻事。

7. Kids have great fun. have fun意为“玩得高兴、玩得愉快”, 相当于enjoy oneself和have a good time。

8. And my family always go somewhere interesting as soon as the holiday begins. as soon as表示“一……就……”。用来引导时间状语从句。强调主句和从句动作的同时性。 e.g. Please call me as soon as you get to the hotel. 你一回到酒店就给我打电话。

Pronunciation and speaking Listen and repeat. 1st first 2nd second 3rd third 4th fourth 5th fifth 6th sixth 7th seventh 8th eighth 9th ninth 10th tenth 11th eleventh 12th twelfth 13th thirteenth 20th twentieth 21st twenty-first 31st thirty-first

记忆口诀 一，二，三， 特殊记 8去t，9除e 5和12记仔细， f来把ve替 -ty换成 –tie 再加th莫迟疑。 超过十位的， 其余位数基， 个位序数替。

Say the dates. 10th September 1st October 4th July 25th December

Now work in pairs. Ask and answer questions about important dates. — When is your birthday? — The tenth of September. — When is the China’s National Day? — The first of October.

— When is Independence Day？ — The fourth of July. — When is Christmas Day? — The twenty-fifth of December.

2. What do your family do during the holiday? Work in groups. Ask and answer questions about a Chinese public holiday. When is the holiday? 2. What do your family do during the holiday? 3. What special food do you eat? 4. What special clothes do you wear?

Now present the Chinese public holiday to the whole class. The Mid-Autumn Festival is usually in September or early October. Family members usually get together. We eat moon cakes while we are enjoying the full moon…

1. Our country was ______ on 1st October. A. find B. founded C. found 2. —How long is your holiday? —I think we’ll have two days _____. A. away B. off C. of B B

C 3. —Where will you take a ______? —Beijing. A. holiday B. rest C. vacation 4. My family lives on the ______ floor. A. ninth B. nine C. nineth A

中考链接 1. Tomorrow is the boy’s ________ birthday. 【2011广西柳州】 A. seventh B. seven C. seventeen 2. September is _____ month of the year. 【2011雅安】 A. ninth B. nine C. the nine D. the ninth A D

3. My uncle bought me an iPhone for my ______birthday. 【2011湖北黄石】 A. twelve B. twelfth C. the twelve D. the twelfth 4. May is the _____ month of a year. 【 2012湖北随州】 A. fifty B. fifteen C. fifth D. five B C

Make up a dialogue about the National Day Make up a dialogue about the National Day. Including the date, duration, ways of celebration and year the celebration started. About 60 words.