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Unit 1
My family always go somewhere interesting as soon as the holiday begins.
Module 2
Public holidays
1. To learn about the National Day in China and the US and how people celebrate it
2. To be able to read the dates correctly and talk about some Chinese festivals
objectives
a holiday generally established (规定) by law
non-working day during the year
bases on events of significance (重要事件) of the history
holidays vary by country and may vary by year (公休日根据国家或年份的不同会有所改变).
days of celebration(庆祝) or can be a religious celebration (宗教庆典)
word 文档
链接
New Year
Spring Festival
what public holidays do you know in China
Qingming Festival
Labour Day
Dragon Boat Festival
Mid-Autumn Festival
National Day
Look at the picture and answer the questions.
Which public holiday are people celebrating
When is this holiday in China
People are celebrating Labour Day.
This holiday is on 1st May in China.
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How to read it in English
用序数词表示“日”
序数词的构成
① 1-3, first, second, third 。
② 4-19, 相应基数词+th,
特殊拼写:
fifth, eighth, ninth, twelfth。
③ 20-90, y变成ie +th,如twentieth。
④ 21-99, 只把个位的基数词变成序数词,如twenty-first。
⑤ 序数词缩写—数字+最后两字母,
如 1st, 2nd, 3rd ,4th…
年份、 日期表达法
年用基数词表示,两位一读,介词用in;
日用序数词表示,介词用on。
1999 nineteen ninety-nine
写作:
October 1st,1949 (日用缩写, 月-日-年)
October 1, 1949 (日用数字)
1st October,1949 (日-月, 年)
1949年10月1日
读作:
October (the) first, nineteen forty-nine
(月-日,年)
the first of October, nineteen forty-nine
(日-月,年)
As we all know, Labour Day is an international holiday. People in different countries celebrate it on different dates.
1. Labour Day in China is on__________.
2. May Day in UK is on ______________
_________.
3. Labour Day in US is on
___________________________.
1st May
the first Monday
in May
the first Monday in September
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Listen and check.
Do you know the dates
1
2
3
Listen and read the conversation. Finish the following tasks.
What about National Day in different countries
China US
Holiday
Date
Duration
Ways of celebration
Year the celebration started
Read the passage and complete the table.
National Day
1st October
three days
1949
Independence Day
4th July
one day
1777
celebrating with flowers and national flags
celebrating with flags, picnics and watching bands play music in parks
Task 1
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/dj re . n/
n. 持续时间
found v. 创立;创建(机构;政权,政党)
各种各样的
去度假
“基数词 + 名词(+形容词)” 可构成复合形容词,在句中作定语。其中,词与词之间用连字符连接,名词用单数形式。
off为副词,意为“不上课;休息;不上班”。
形容词修饰something, somewhere等不定代词或不定副词时,要后置。
Pay attention to the underlined parts.
各种各样的
去度假
创建,创立
一个三天的假期
一些有趣的事
all kinds of
take a vacation
be founded
a three-day off
something interesting
Translate the following expressions into English.
Task 2
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.
3. The US was __________ in 1776.
4. What kind of __________ are there on 1st January
flags
founded
vacation
activities
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Task 3
Chinese people celebrated the National Day since the _______________, when the People’s Republic of China ___________. They have a _________ holiday. This year, Lingling and her parents are going to ______ the holiday in Shandong Province. They will ________________ there and will stay there ____ the end of the holiday.
was founded
three-day
1st October 1949
spend
visit some friends
until
Fill in the blanks to finish the summary of the text and then try to retell it.
Task 4
The national day in US is called _______________. It’s on _______. The American people have celebrated it since 1777. It’s a ____________ but people there only have one day off on this holiday. On that day, there are __________ holiday activities such as ______________ somewhere nice or _____________ play music in public parks.
The British don’t have a national day. They just celebrate ________ with a two-day holiday. Tony’s family always go somewhere interesting _________ the holiday begins.
Independence Day
4th July
public holiday
all kinds of
having a picnic
watching bands
Christmas
as soon as
Listen and repeat.
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
11th
12th
13th
20th
21st
31st
first
second
third
fourth
fifth
sixth
seventh
eighth
ninth
tenth
eleventh
twelfth
thirteenth
twentieth
twenty-first
thirty-first
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Game time
全班同学分成4组
每个同学需以最快速度读完以下数字
一个同学读完后,下一个同学立刻接上,用时最短的组获胜
如有读错应立即改正,不改正者结束后将在小组用时上另加3秒以作处罚
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
11th
12th
13th
20th
21st
31st
Say the dates.
10th September
1st October
4th July
25th December
September the tenth/
the tenth of September
October the first/
the first of October
July the fourth/
the fourth of July
December the twenty-fifth/
the twenty-fifth of December
Now work in pairs. Ask and answer questions about important dates.
—When is your birthday
—The tenth of September.
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Work in groups. Ask and answer questions about a Chinese public holiday.
When is the holiday
What do your family do during the holiday
What special food do you eat
What special clothes do you wear
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Dragon Boat Festival
Mid-Autumn Festival
Labour Day
Qingming Festival
Spring Festival
New Year
Spring Festival
When is the holiday
Spring Festival is in January or February.
What do your family do during the holiday
They visit friends and relatives.
What special food do you eat
Dumplings, rice cakes /new year cakes…
What special clothes do you wear
New clothes…
Example
Now present the Chinese public holiday to the whole class.
The Spring Festival is usually in January or February. During the holiday, people usually go to visit friends or relatives. But some people would like to go to parks or other interesting places. They eat dumplings or new year cakes, which are very delicious. People wear new clothes during the holiday because they want to welcome the brand new year.
Homework
Review the conversation we’ve
learned today.
2. Finish the exercises in Learning English.
3. Preview the passage Thanksgiving on page 12.