(共17张PPT)
Module 2 Public holidays
Unit 1 My family always go somewhere interesting as soon as the holiday begins.
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.
3. To learn the adverbial clauses of time.
4. To listen and get information about public holidays.
When is the National Day
It is ___________________.
on the first of October
What are they doing on that day
They’re raising ____________________.
the national flag
Labour Day in China is on
________________.
Complete the sentences with the dates of the following holidays in China, the UK and the US.
1st May
2. May Day in the UK is on
________________________.
3. Labour Day in the US is on
___________________________.
Now listen and check.
the first Monday in May
the first Monday in September
1. When is People’s Republic of China founded
A. On 1st October, 1949.
2. When is the Independence Day
Listen and choose the best questions.
B. On 10th October, 1949.
C. On 1st October, 1777.
B. On 4th July.
A. On 4th June.
C. On 5th July.
3. How many days do they celebrate Christmas in UK
C. Two days.
B. Three days.
A. One day.
China US
Holiday
Date
Duration
Read Part 3 and complete the table.
National Day
1st October
three days
Independence Day
4th July
one day
Ways of celebration
Year the celebration started
flowers and national flags everywhere, a three-day holiday
all kinds of holiday activities, one day off
1949
1777
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.
activity flag found vacation
vacation
flags
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in the box.
3. The US was _________ in 1776.
4. What kinds of __________ are there on 1st January
founded
activities
The First of October is China’s National Day. The People’s Republic of China was ________ on 1st October 1949. People have _________ the National Day since then. My parents and I are going to visit my friends in Shandong Province, and we’ll stay there ____ the end of the holiday.
founded
celebrated
until
Retell.
The national day of US is called Independence Day. It’s on _______ July. And it’s the start of __________________. In UK, people celebrate Christmas, and many families always go somewhere interesting __________ the holiday begins.
fourth
vacation season
as soon as
1st first 2nd second 3rd third
4th fourth 5th fifth 6th sixth
7th seventh 8th eighth 9th ninth
10th tenth 11th eleventh
12th twelfth 13th thirteenth
20th twentieth 21st twenty-first
31st thirty-first
Listen and repeat.
Pronunciation and speaking
— When is your birthday
— The tenth of September.
Now work in pairs. Ask and answer questions about important dates.
— When is the China’s National Day
— The first of October.
— When is Independence Day
— The fourth of July.
— When is Christmas Day
— The twenty-fifth of December.
Work in groups. Ask and answer questions about a Chinese public holiday.
1. When is the holiday
2. What do your family do during the holiday
3. What special food do you eat
4. What special clothes do you wear
一、根据句意及首字母提示完成单词。
1. You’d better stay here u__________ the clouds clear.
2. After five days of hard work, we had two days o_____.
It made me relaxed.
3. —I heard they f__________ the car company in 2013.
—Yes, it has a history of seven years.
4. Mr Wang has four k__________—two sons and two daughters.
5. Friday is the s__________ day of a week.
ntil
ff
ounded
ids
ixth
二、根据汉语意思完成句子，词数不限。
6. 李敏是个十一岁的女孩。
Liming is __________________________ girl.
7. 校长说我们将要放一天假。
The headmaster says that we _____________________.
8. 学生们通常暑假去度假。
Students usually ____________________ during summer vacations.
an eleven-year-old
will have one day off
take vacations
9. 格林夫妇计划去某个轻松的地方度假。
The Greens are planning to go ___________________ for vacation.
10. 暑假一开始，我就去拜访我姑姑。
I __________ to visit my aunt _______________ the summer
holiday begins.
somewhere relaxing
will go
as soon as
1. We have learnt and understood the topic words through
talking and listening.
2. We have known something about some public holidays.
3. We have grasped some words and expressions involving
this unit.
1. Finish the workbook.
2. Share a Chinese public holiday to friends.
