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

5. Game Let’s guess what special days they are!

6. January February New Year’s DaySpring Festival

7. March Women’s Day Tree Planting Day April Women’s Day April Fool ’s Day

8. May June Labour Day Children’s Day

9. July August Army Day Party’s Day

10. Teachers’ Day September October Teachers’ Day National Day

11. September or October the Mid-Autumn Festival the Moon Festival

12. November December Thanksgiving DayChristmas day

13. Easter Look at the pictures, do you know what holidays they are? St. Valentine’s Day

14. party festival sing dance celebrate vacation watch fireworks public holiday Look at the pictures. Which words can you use to describe( 描述 ) them?

15. 1. celebrate v. /e, ə, ei / 庆祝 他每年庆祝他的生日。 He celebrates his birthday every year. 2. labour / ei, ə / n. 劳动 3. Labour Day = May Day 劳动节 4. season / i ： / n. 季节 There are four seasons in a year.

16. 5. vacation/ e, ei /n. 假期，休假 take a vacation 在度假 6. while / ai / conj. = when 当 … 的时候 While we are staying with him, we are very happy. 7. as soon as 一 … 就 …. I will laugh as soon as I see you.

17. celebrate labour season vacation Labour Day Match the words with the pictures: A B C D E

18. Do you know what public holiday it is?  It’s Independence Day/ American national holiday.( 美国独立日 or 美国国庆节） Now listen and check

19. 1.Independence Day is on July_____. A. 4th B. 14th C. 24 2. On a public holiday, people ___ work A. must B. don’t go to C. have to 3. Most people take a vacation from ____ to _____. A. July, September B. August,October C. June, August 4.How do Americans celebrate Independence Day? They put out flags, listen to bands, and have a picnic in the countryside. Now listen

20. 1.What’s your favourite public holiday? 2.When is Labor Day in our country? 3.How long do we Chinese celebrate Labor Day? 4.What do you usually do during the course of the Labor Day? 5.What new holidays do we have this year? Ching Ming Festival Dragon Boat Festival Mid-autumn Festival Labor Day is a public holiday. We have a vacation.

21. They have some plans for the May Day holiday. Listen and answer the following question. Do all the people in the world celebrate May Day on the same day?

23. Tony: Do you have any plans for the May Day holiday, Betty ? 有些计划 Betty : My parents and I are going to visit some friends in Shangdong Province.

24. And while we’re staying with them, we’re going to spend a few days in Qingdao. We’ll stay there until 5th May 度假几天

25. Daming: Do you celebrate 1st May in the UK, Tony?

26. Tony: Well, we celebrate May Day, but the holiday is not always on May 1 st. It’s the closest Monday to May 1 st, and we have one day off. 休假一天 : 他们每个星期休假一天 They have one day off every week

27. Betty: In the USA, Labour Day is a national day, but on a different date, too. It’s on the first Monday in September. And it’s the last day before the new school year begins. Lingling: Do you do anything special? 特别的东西 不定代词＋形容词

28. . Betty : We go camping or have a picnic somewhere nice,or go to the beach. 不定代词＋形容词

29. But it’s also the end of the vacation season. When September comes, it starts to get cooler, so after Labour Day we start classes. Betty : We also go back to school as soon as the May holiday is over. 回到 结束会议结束了 The meeting is over. 一.. 就..

30. Lingling : True, but our weather gets better, and then we only have a few weeks before the start of the summer holidays. Betty: Right! So Let’s enjoy ourselves until we go back to school. 变得更好 =some, several 几个 暑假 = have a good time 玩得开心

31. Activity 4 : Complete the table UKUSAChina Date of May Day / Labour Day The closest Monday to May 1st Length( 长度 ) of holiday three days the first Monday in September 1st May one day

32. Activity 5 :Choose the best answer 1.Lingling and Sally 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

33. 3. American children go back to school _. a) on September 1st 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 bad

34. Chinese New Year 春节 play with fireworks （放烟火） lion dance （舞狮子） eat much nice Chinese food best wishes

35. Christmas 圣诞节 圣诞节 Father Christmas Christmas trees Christmas songs Christmas presents

36. Pair work: Talk about festivals. Ask and say: 1.When are the Chinese festivals? 2.What do you do during the festivals? 3.Do you stay at home,or go out to celebrate? 4.Do you eat special food ? 5.Do you wear special clothes? Useful phrases: go somewhere new ; go to a favourite place; stay at home; visit family or friends; do some sightseeing, etc.

37. 1.Finish the exercises in the Exercise Book. 2.Introduce a Chinese festival in groups. 3.Search the Internet to find the information about the Public holidays of the USA Homework

39. The ways of writing and saying the date You writeYou say 1 st January or January 1 st the first of January or January the first

40. 1 st May 2 nd February 3 rd March 13 th April 20 th June 16 th August The sixteenth of August August the sixteenth The first of May May the first The thirteenth of April April the thirteenth The twentieth of June June the twentieth Say the date. The Second of February February the second The third of March March the third Listen and check.