1. Page 1 Public holidays Unit 1 Its the last day before the new school year begins. Module 8

2. Christmas Day

3. What festival is it ?Its Childrens Day. What date is it? Its 1st June. the first of June June the first

4. What festival is it ? Its Teachers Day. What date is it?Its 10th September. the tenth of September September the tenth

5. What festival is it ? Its May Day/Labo(u)r Day. What date is it? Its 1st May. May the first the first of May

6. 1.May Day is on May 1 st in China. 2.Its one of the public holidays. 3.We have three days off. 4.We usually go travelling, visit relations…during the holidays. 5. While ( …… )we are enjoying the holidays,we still remember to study. Do the people in the USA and UK celebrate ( )May Day as we do? [ ˈ selibreit]

7. In the UK, Labour Day is on ____. In the USA, Labour Day is on ____. B. the first Monday in September A. the closest Monday to 1st May B A In China, Labour Day is on 1st May. Listen and choose.

8. UKUSAChina Length ( ) of holiday three days Activities go travelling go to a wedding visit relations … one day go camping have a picnic go to the beach

9. Read and check the sentences T or F. 1.Betty and her parents will leave Qingdao on 5th May. 2. Daming needn't go back to school after May Day holiday. T F

10. have plans for… LI … have one day off L7 a national holiday L8 anything special L10 go camping L11 have a picnic L11 somewhere nice L11 the end of… L12 … vacation season L12 as soon as L14 … … the start of… L15-16 …

11. Labour Day /May Day is a _____ holiday. People all over the world _____ this holiday. But its not on the same _____. In China, May Day is on 1st May, people have 3 _____. And students go back to school _____ the May Day holiday is over. In the UK, its the on the closest Monday to 1st May. In the USA, its on the first Monday in September. And people usually do something _____, for example, they _____ or have a _____ somewhere nice. But its also the end of the _____. celebrate, date, as soon as, national, picnic, special, vacation season, day off, go camping national celebrate date days offas soon as special go campingpicnic vacation season

12. What have we learned ? celebrate labour Labour Day season vacation (vocabulary) have plans for have one day off a national holiday anything special somewhere nice go camping the end of the start of have a picnic

13. Spring Festival Its on ___________________ in the Chinese lunar calendar ( ) Mid-Autumn Festival 15th August National Day

14. Talk about a festival in groups. Then fill in the form. A: When is the…? B: Its on/in…. C: How many days of the vacation? D: People have ….off. A: How do people celebrate it? B: We often …. C: Do people often eat anything special? D: Yes, we often eat…/ No, nothing special. A: ….

15. 1.Read the convasation three times. 2.Finish Activity 5 on P65. 3.Choose one festival to introduce to your friend. 4.Search the Internet to findsome information about the Public holidays of the USA.

16. Thank you