Unit 1 It’s the last day before the new school year begins. Module 8 Public holidays

Unit 1 It’s the last day before the new school year begins. Module 8 Public holidays

 You write You say  1st January the first of January or  January the first  Now say the dates:  1) 1st May 2) 2nd February 3) 3rd March  4) 13th April 5) 20th June 6) 16th August Look at the ways of writing and saying the date.

Look !Do you know what public holiday it is ?

Spring festival

Dragon Boat Festival

Mid-autumn Festival

National Day

Teachers’ Day

Lantern Festival

Chongyang Festival

Festivals in China The 1 st day of the 1 st lunar month  The Spring Festival The 5th day of the 5th lunar month  Dragon Boat Festival The 15th day of the 8th lunar month  The Mid-autumn Festival The 15th day of the 1st lunar monthThe Lantern Festival The 9th day of the 9th lunar month  Chongyang Festival September 10th  Teachers’ Day October 1st  National Day

Christmas Day

St. Valentine’s Day

Thanks giving Day

Father’s Day

Mother’s Day

Festivals in the USA  St.Valentine’s Day 14th February  Father’s Day the third Sunday in June  Christmas Day 25th December  Thanks giving Day the last Thursday of November  Mother’s Day the second Sunday in May

American flag play fireworks The band play music have a picnic go camping Independence Day

Listen to the tape and answer the questions.Use the words in the box to help you. 1.When is Independence Day? 2.What is a public holiday? 3.When do most people take a vacation? 4.How do Americans celebrate Independence? It’s 4th July On public holidays,offices and shops are closed, people don’t go to work. From July to the beginning of September They put out flags,listen to bands,and have a picnic in the countryside.

Ask and answer  1.Who can tell us what important festival is in May?  2.When is it?  3.What do people often do during it? It’s May Day It’s on 1st May Visit friends and relations,go camping,have a picnic somewhere nice,go to the beach and so on

Listen to the tape,and tell us each sentence is true or false  1.May Day in the UK is always on 1st May.( )  2.May Day in the UK is on the closest Monday to 1st May.( )  3.May Day in the USA is on the first Sunday in September.( )  4.May Day in the USA is the last day before the new school year begins.( )  5.People often go camping or have a picnic somewhere nice,or go to the beach.( )  6.People in the UK and the USA have seven days off during May Day.( )  7.May Day is the end of the vacation season in the UK.( ) × × × ∨ × ∨ ∨

Listen to the tape and finish the exercises in the text UKUSAChina Date of May Day /Labour Day the closest Monday to lst May Length of holidiay Seven days the first Monday in September 1st May one day 1.Complete the table

2.Choose the best answer  1.Betty will leave Qingdao on May.  a) 1st b) 3rd c) 5th  2.The Americans celebrate Labour Day May Day in China.  a) on the same day as b) earlier than c) later than  3.American children go back to school.  a) on 1st September b) on the first Monday of September c) the day after Labour Day  4.Lingling thinks that after May Day in China, ＿ ＿.  a) it’s the start of the summer holiday  b) everyone enjoys themselves  c) the weather gets better a c c c

1.Read the text 2.Write a composition:My May Day holiday