1. ( Text ) by Gong Dan Sept. 26, 2014

2. Review the words and expressions: National Day national flag balloon n. decorate vt. go sightseeing celebrate vt.&vi. call on fireworks display get together member n. 国旗 去观光 装饰，装潢 国庆节 气球 拜访 召集；团聚 庆祝（节日、事件等） 成员 烟火表演

3. a. What can you see in the picture? b. What holiday are people going to celebrate?

4. Tick the information you hear. National Holidays When do people usually have a gala? on the evening of September 30 ( ) on the afternoon of September 30 ( ) What do children usually decorate their school with? flowers ( ) trees ( ) national flags ( ) paper cuttings ( ) pictures ( ) balloons ( ) What do people do during the National Day holiday? watch fireworks displays ( ) watch science work show ( ) get together and have dinner at home ( ) get together and have dinner at restaurants ( ) go sightseeing ( ) go shopping ( ) visit friends and relatives ( ) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √

5. Comprehension Check Why not?Because the gala was _____ ______ __________ of September 30 and we went to _________ that day. What a _______! By the way, do the Chinese children usually decorate their school for National Day? Yes, they ___________ it with ____________, __________ _______ ___________ ________. Are there any fireworks displays?______________. What do most people do on National Day? Family members _________ ____________ and have dinner. Do they have dinner _____ ________ or _______ ______________? Some people have dinner at home and some at restaurants. What else do people do?Some people _____ ___________, others _____ ___ _____ ________ ____ __________, and still others ________ ___________. shame athome atrestaurants ontheevening Suzhou decorateflowers balloonsandnationalflags Sometimes gettogether gosightseeingcallon theirfriendsandrelatives visitmuseums

6. Language Focus a._____ the evening / morning / afternoon _____ the evening / morning / afternoon of September 30 _____ a cold evening / morning / afternoon 注意：在有具体日期或其他修饰语时， evening ， morning 和 afternoon 等时间前要用介词 on ，无修饰语时用 in 。 in on b. decorate A with B 用 B 装饰 A c. some …, others …, still others … 有些 …… ，有些 …… ，还有一些 ……

7. A: Would you like to …? / I’d like to invite you to …. B: I’d love to. Thank you. / I’d love to. But I’m going to …. Thank you anyway. Make, accept and decline an invitation: word cues: 1. take part in my birthday party ( visit my grandmother ) 2. watch fireworks displays with me ( go sightseeing ) 3. go to the cinema with me ( do my homework ) Thank you all the same.

8. Homework 1.Read the text five times and try to recite it. 2.Make up a dialogue about how to make, accept and decline an invitation.