Module 2 Public holidays
Unit 3 Language in use
Teaching aims:
1. Revise all the new words and phrases.
2. Use all the new language points and sentences freely.
一．单项选择：
1. ---Your picture is wonderful!
--- I worked for 8 hours _____ I finished it.
A. when B. before C. while D. after
2. We went out for a walk ______ we had dinner.
A. after B. while C. when D. until
3. _____ the teacher came in, Tim was drawing on the blackboard.
A. When B. Before C. Until D. Since
4. They came in ______ we were discussing problems.
A. before B. after C. while D. as soon as
5. Jenny ____ on with the work when she _____ back tomorrow.
A. will go ; will come B. will go; comes
C. goes; comes D. goes; will come
6.Tigers wait _______ it is dark , then go out to find their food.
A. since B. until C. as D. because
7.—I’ll go to Japan for a trip next month. --- Great! _____
A. Good luck! B. Have a good time
C. Best wishes D. Glad to see you again
8.____ the morning of September 8th , many visitors arrived _____ the train station for a tour.
A. In; at B. On; to C. In; in D. On; at
9. ---- How old is your daughter
---. ________ .We had surprise party for her _________ birthday last Saturday.
A. Twelve; twelfth B. Twelfth; twelve
C. Twelve; twelve D. Twelfth; twelfth
10.The man makes a living _____ teaching.
A. without B. with C. by
11. ---Did you go to Kenli during the Peach Blossom Festival（桃花节）
--- Yes. The flowers were beautiful . Bees were flying ____ them.
A. in B. among C. between D. through
12.—Where would you like to go on your summer holiday, Mike
-- I’d like to go _____.
A. nowhere interesting B. interesting anywhere
C. somewhere interesting D. interesting somewhere
13.I’ll tell you her address as soon as she _____ to me.
A. writes B. write C. wrote D. written
14.The price of the computer _____ what kind you want to buy.
A. goes on B. takes after C. depends on D. depends after
15.It’s too bright and sunny. Why not ____ your sunglasses
A. break B. clean C. make D. wear
16. --- I will have a match tomorrow. I hope I will win. ---- ____.
A. Good luck B. No idea C. That’s such a pity D. It’s all right.
17. There _____ twelve months in a year. September is the ____ month.
A. are; ninth B. is; ninth C. are; nineth D. is; nineth
18.His grades in the exams put him _____ the top students in his class.
A. between . over C. among D. above
19.---How was your climbing
--- I didn’t believe I could do it ______ I got to the top.
A. until B. Before C. Since D. Although
20.I’ll go to Guilin ____ the summer holidays start.
A. while B. since C. until D. as soon as
21.Today’s young people can’t live without smartphones. They keep their hands on the phones wherever they go, even while they ____ meals.
A. had B. will have C. are having D. are having
22.When I walked past the park, I saw some old people ______ Chinese t’ai chi
A. do B. did C. doing D. are doing
23.---Excuse me. Could you tell me_____ get to the nearest post office
--- Sorry, I am new here.
A. how can I B. how I could C. how to D. what I can
24. I _____ Mr. Smith since he moved to Shanghai.
A. didn’t hear from B. don’t hear from
C. won’t hear from D. haven’t heard from
25. --- Excuse me. Could you wake me up when my friend ____ here
--- Of course. But we still don’t know when your friend ____ here.
A. comes; will come B. comes; comes
C. will come; comes D. will come; will come
26. --- Will you please tell her about the news
--- Sure, I tell her about it as soon as she ----- back.
A. come B. will come C. came D. comes
27.--- When will Mr. Black come to Beijing
--- ______ the morning of September 5th.
A. In B. On C. At D. For
28.It’s _____ cold today, but I have still finished _____ homework.
A. too much ; too much B. much too; much too
C. too much; much too D. much too; too much
29.He ____ in this city since his family moved to Nanchong.
A. live B. lived C. has lived
30. I’ll probably stay with my friends ____ I get my own place to live in.
A. before B. when C. after D. because
二．根据句意及汉语提示完成单词。
1. September is the _______ (第九) month of a year.
2. I think his ______ (演讲) is excellent.
3. These ______ (旗) are blue and white.
4. What are you doing for ______ (假期) , Bill
5. People don’t have a national day in the _________ (联合王国).
三．用所给单词的适当形式填空。
1. While I ______ (walk) in the street, an accident happened.
2. Miss Liu ______ (teach) English since she came to our school
3. Who helps _______ (lay) the table in your home
4. The country ______ (found) in 1770.
5. Helen enjoyed ______ (her) in the music club last night.
6. My sister spends half an hour _____ (listen) to music every evening.
7. I’d like to enjoy _____ (I) on the beach
8. It’s better ______ (take) a bus there.
9. While his parents _____ (cook), he was watching TV.
10. My mother would like me ______ (be) a policeman.
四．短文填空。（每空只能填一个形式正确、意义相符的单词）
Dear Anne,
How are you I had great fun last Wednesday, 1 12th 2013. It was a traditional Chinese festival called Dragon Boat Festival that day.
This festival is in memory of Qu Yuan, one of 2 greatest Chinese poets. He killed himself by calendar(阴历)，278BC. People there moved the boat to 3 him. But it was too late. They were very sad and then threw rice into the 4 to feed the fishes so that they would stay away from his body.
5 then on, every year on this day, people enjoy 6 Zongzi which is made of rice with meat, eggs and so on. In the past we ate it only 7 a year, but now we regard it as our daily food. We have it any time we like.
Have you ever 8 the dragon boat race on TV It is another important part of this festival. Several teams row their dragon-shaped boats as 9 as they can. The first team to reach the finish line wins.
If you have a plan to visit China next year, would 10 like to spend this festival with us.
Best wishes
Xiao Qiang
1.______ 2._____ 3._______ 4.________ 5._______ 6.________ 7.________ 8._______ 9. _______ 10._________
五 完形填空：
I was so excited after I had found the holiday in the guidebook. It said, “Enjoy a week of sightseeing in one of Europe’s most beautiful cities 1 staying at one of its best hotels. ” Now I wasn’t so sure. I had waited fifteen minutes at reception (前台) when I 2 and now the shower in my room wasn’t working. I called hotel reception.
“Hello. This is Room 308. There isn’t any 3 in my bathroom. ”
“Are you sure ”
“Of course I’m sure!
“I’ll 4 our hotel engineer at once. ”
An hour later, the engineer came to look at the shower. He hit the pipes (管子) a few times and looked 5. “Sorry, but I cannot fix it today. Maybe, tomorrow.” Then he 6 his hand. I couldn’t believe it! He wanted a tip (小费) for doing 7 ! I was very angry. But suddenly, I had a better idea. 8 , I gave the engineer a few coins. He hadn’t fixed my shower but he had taught me something about staying in his country. Two minutes later I was at the reception desk. I explained the problem to the receptionist (接待员) and he replied, “Sorry. This is a 9 situation, but what can we do ” I knew exactly what to do. I gave the hotel manager a very large tip. Fifteen minutes later I 10 into Room 405. It was twice the size of Room 308, it had a wonderful view (景色) of the city, a comfortable bed and, most importantly, there was water in the bathroom.
1. A. since B. while C. after D. before
2. A. arrived B. passed C. left D. stopped
3. A. toothpaste B. water C. shampoo D. soap
4. A. send B. catch C. trouble D. bring
5. A. proud B. worried C. angry D. excited
6. A. put up B. cleaned up C. took back D. held out
7. A. nothing B. anything C. something D. everything
8. A. Seriously B. Especially C. Quickly D. Luckily
9. A. helpful B. perfect C. terrible D. busy
10. A. broke B. looked C. rushed D. moved
自我反思：Module 2 Public holidays
Unit 1 My family always go somewhere interesting as soon as the holiday begins.
1、学习目标：目标A：认读、理解本课的词汇、短语及句型。
目标B: 认读日期。
目标C: 听懂节假日方面的话题并能进行相关对话。
目标D: 学会带感情的朗读及断句。
2、问题引领：问题A：认读、理解本课的词汇、短语及句型。（检查预习内容：翻译重点短语。①小组合作互查重点短语翻译，学师帮助学友纠正发音。②抢答环节：抢答翻译下列重点短语及句型。）
1. 建立在；成立于____________________ 2. 国庆节_____________________
3. 中华人民共和国____________________4. 从那时起_______________________
5. 一个三天的假______________________6. (美)独立日______________________
7. 一天假_______________________8. 各种各样___________________________
9. 去度假,休假___________________10. 过得快乐______________________
11. 某个好玩的地方___________________12. 一.......就.......___________________
问题B: 序数词记忆口诀
一，二，三，特殊记(first, second, third)
8去t，9除e 5和12记仔细，(eighth, ninth, fifth, twelfth)
f来把ve替
-ty换成 –tie
再加th莫迟疑。
超过十位的，
其余位数基，
个位序数替。
翻译下列汉语日期：（师友合作，学师帮助学友正确表达个英文日期。）
1月1日_________________________ 2月2日 _________________________
3月14日________________________ 4月12日________________________
5月15日________________________ 6月21日________________________
7月24日________________________ 8月17日 ________________________
9月10日________________________ 10月9日________________________
11月30日________________________ 12月25日______________________
问题C: 听并完成各项任务（速读题干， 预测听力内容，然后带着问题去听。）
1.听Activity 2 并完成各句。（听录音，独立完成。学友汇报。）
2.听Activity 3， 完成表格 （听录音，独立完成。学师汇报。）
country holiday date
3.听Activity 3并选择正确答案。（听录音，独立完成。学师友合作汇报。学师问，学友答。）
1) When is Independence Day ________ A. 4th July B. 4th June C. 14th July
2) We have a ________ holiday on National Day. A. one-day B. three-day C. five-day
3) How long are Lingling and her parents going to spend in Qingdao
A. a few days B. one day C. one month
4) When do most people in the US take a vacation
A. sometime in June or August. B. sometime in July or September.
C. sometime in July or August.
5) How do Americans celebrate Independence Day
A. They put up flags and watch bands play music.
B. They have a picnic somewhere nice.
C. All of the above.
问题D: 读对话，处理细节问题并跟读模仿。
1看视频，低声跟读对话，判断句子正误。
1) Chinese people have celebrated the National Day since 65 years ago. ( )
2) Lingling’s parents and Lingling are going to stay with their friends for three days.( )
3) Independence Day in the US is a public holiday. ( )
4) The vacation season starts with Independence Day and most Americans have one day off in July or August.
( )
5) English family always go somewhere interesting to celebrate a national day. ( )
2、读对话Activity 3，完成课本上的表格。
3. 总结对话内容。（独立完成，小组核对答案，学友填空，学师纠错并翻译。）
The People’s Republic of China was founded (1) ____ 1st October 1949. People (2) _______________ the National Day since then. There are flowers and (3) ___________
everywhere, and we have (4) ___________________. Lingling’s parents and she are going to (5) _______________ in Shandong Province. (6) _______ they’re staying with them, they’re going to (7) ______ one day in Qingdao. They’ll stay in Shandong Province until (8) _________________ the holiday. Betty have celebrated her National Day since 1777. It’s a (9) _______ holiday. On that day, there are (10) ______________________________. But in the UK, Tony doesn’t have a national day. They celebrate Christmas with a two-day holiday.
3、专题训练：完成句子(独立完成各题，小组合作核对答案，学友展示。）
1.我们明天会休假一天。
We’ll ________________tomorrow.
2.铃声一响, 孩子们就冲出了教室。
Children rushed out of the classroom __________________________________.
3.同学们, 请安静。我有重要的事情要宣布。
Be quiet, class. I have _______________________________________ to tell you.Module 2 Public holidays
Unit 2 We have celebrated the festival since
the first pioneers arrived in America.
一、学习目标：
目标A：认读、理解本课的词汇、短语及句型。
目标B: 读懂公共假期-感恩节的文章。
目标C: 学会带感情的朗读及断句。
目标D: 学习如何写关于“节日”话题的问章。
二、问题引领：
问题A：认读、理解本课的词汇、短语及句型。（检查预习内容：翻译重点短语。①小组合作互查重点短语翻译，学师帮助学友纠正发音。②抢答环节：抢答翻译下列重点短语。）
1. 发表演讲____________________ 2. 对某事表示感谢 ___________________
3. 摆设餐具____________________ 4. 一年一次__________________________
5. 也 ________________________ 6. 洗碗_____________________________
7. 丰富的；充足的_____________ 8. 沿着......前进______________________
9. 下一年 ______________________ 10.过得愉快_________________________
11. 在十七世纪 _____________________12. 太多_________________________
13. 开始做某事______________________14. 讲故事_________________________
问题B: 读文章并完成各项任务。（速读并理解题干，带着问题去读文章。）
I、 Skimming reading （略读）
1. 听录音，完成下面的两个问题。（独立完成，学友汇报，学师补充纠错。注意划线词部分。）
1) Which country celebrates Thanksgiving ______________________________.
2) When do people celebrate Thanksgiving __________________________________.
2. 默读文章，将主要信息与各段落匹配。Activity 2 （独立完成，师友交流，学友展示，学师翻译。）
II 、Scanning reading （寻读）
1. Read the passage and choose the correct answers.
1) When do people start to celebrate this festival
A.In the16th century. B.In the17th century.
C.In the18th century. D.In the19th century.
2) What do people NOT do after the dinner
A.Talk a lot. B. Tell stories. C.Wash the dishes. D.Give thanks for the food.
3) If you want to see the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, which city should you go
A.Washington D.C. B. New York C.Seattle D. Los Angeles
4) This passage most probably comes from a book about ____________.
A.stories B.health C.education D.culture
5) We can learn from the passage that _____________.
A. People in other countries also celebrate Thanksgiving.
B. People never eat too much at Thanksgiving.
C. Basketball is important at Thanksgiving.
D. The first pioneers crossed the Atlantic Ocean to get to America.
问题C: 看视频,大声朗读文章。
1.Read the passage and complete the table. (Activity 3)
2. Complete the passage with the words in the box. (Activity 4)
问题D: 总结如何写节日话题的文章（独立完成，学师展示，全班学习并改错。)
写作技巧指导：1.时态；2. 人称； 3. 写作思路； 4. 注意事项。
写作思路：1. What is the festival
2. When is it
3. How is it from
4. What is its meaning
5. What are the special food and activities
3、专题训练：假设你叫大明，你的美国朋友Betty想了解中国的传统节日中秋节。请你写一封信，介绍中国人是如何庆祝中秋节的。
1. 介绍中秋节的日期 2. 人们如何过中秋节
写作指导：总分总三步法写传统节日
总述 开篇点题：介绍中国的传统节日
分述 展开表述：说明该节日的日期及人们如何度过这一传统节日
总述 表达愿望或心情
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