课件21张PPT。Module2 Public HolidaysUnit1 My family always go somewhere interesting as soon as the holiday begins.Do you know these holidays?Spring Festivalon January 1st in Chinese calendarLantern Festivalon January 15th in Chinese calendarTomb-sweeping Dayon April 4th/5th/6thDragon Boat Festivalon May 5th in
Chinese calendarListening and vocabulary
1.Look at the picture and answer the questions.
1)Which public holiday are people celebrating?
2)When is the holiday in China?People are celebrating Labour Day. It’s on 1st May in China.2.Complete the sentences with the dates of the following holidays in China, the UK and the US.1)Labour Day in China is on ______________.
2)May Day in the UK is on_________________.
3)Labour Day in the US is on__________________________. 1st May It’s on 1st May in China the first Monday in SeptemberTony:The?First?of?October?s?China`s?National?Day,
isn’t?it,Lingling??
Lingling:Yes.The?People`s?Republic?of?China?was?
founded?on?lst?October?1949.People?have?celebrated?
the?National?Day?since?then.There?are?flowers?and?na tional?flags?everywhere, and?we?have?a?three-day?holiday.?
Tony:Do?you?have?any?plans?for?the?holiday?this?
year??Listen and readLingling:Yes.My?parents?and?I?are?going?to?visit?some?friends?
in?Shandong?province?and?will?stay?there?until?he?end?of?the?holiday.While?we`re?staying?with?our?friends,we`re?going?to?
spend?one?day?in?Qingdao.When?is?your?national?day,Betty??
Betty:Our?national?day?is?called?Independence?Day.It`s?on?4th?July.We`ve?celebrated?it?since?1777.It`s?a?public?holiday,but?
we?only?have?one?day?off.On?that?day,there?are?all?kinds?of?
holiday?activities.It`s?the?start?of?the?vacation?season?,and?most
people?take?a?vacation?sometime?in?July?or?August.Lingling:And?is?there?anything?special?on?that? day??
Betty:Well,you?can?see?American?flags?everywhere. We?usually?have?a?picnic?somewhere?nice.Kids?have?great?fun.We?also?watch?bands?play?music?in?public?parks.Daming:Do?you?have?a?national?day?in?the?UK,To
ny??Tony:No, we don’t -------we celebrate Christmas
with a two-day holiday.And my family
always go somewhere interesting as soon as
the holiday begins.Listen and read听对话回答问题:对话中提到了哪三个国家的哪三个节日,分别是什么时候?China’s National DayIndependence DayChristmasThe first of October4th July Not say
(25thDecember)ChinaUSUKThe Americans celebrate Independence Day on 4th July. It is the start of the __________ season.
On 1st October, you can see the national __________ everywhere in China.
The US was __________ in 1776.
What kinds of __________ are there on 1st January?Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in the box.vacationfoundedflagsactivitiesActivity flag found vacationLanguage pointsWhile we’re staying with our friends,
we’re going to spend one day in Qingdao.1.while引导的时间状语从句时间状语从句用句子来表达一件事情或一个行为发生的时间。2....but we only have a one day off…off不上课;休息;不工作adv.I’m taking a week off over Christmas.圣诞节期间我会休假一星期。 off 作定语修饰名词,副词作定语修饰名词一般放于名词后。但是我们只放一天假。时间状语从句when, while
when, while, as表示主句谓语作和从句的谓语动作同时发生或几乎同时发生。
when表示点时间时,从句中用短暂性动词;表示一段时间时,用持续性动词
When I got home, my family were already having dinner.
我到家的时候,全家已在吃晚饭。(when表示点时间)
When they were still talking and laughing, the teacher came in.
当他们还在说笑的时候,老师进来了。(when表示一段时间)
When
当when意思是正当……时候(即 at that moment)时,when只能跟在前一分句之后。
He was about to go to bed when the doorbell rang.
他正要上床,忽然门铃响了。
They were watching the World Cup when suddenly the lights went out.
他们正看着世界杯比赛,突然灯灭了。
They had just arrived home when it began to rain.
他们刚到家,天就开始下雨了。
while
while通常表示一段时间,从句中宜用持续性动词作谓语。
Strike while the iron is hot.
趁热打铁。
She fell asleep while she was reading the newspaper.
她在看报的时候睡着了。
while有时可以作并列连词,表示对比,可译成……而……。
I am fond of English while he likes mathes.
我喜欢英语而他却喜欢数学。as soon as
as soon as...可译为一……就……,用来表示主从句的动作是紧接着发生的。
He will come and see you as soon as he can.
他一有空就来看你。
He rushed home as soon as he got the good news.
他一得到这个好消息就奔回家。Pronunciation and speaking1st first 5th fifth
2nd second 6th sixth
3rd third 7th seventh
4th fourth 8th eighth 9th ninth
10th tenth
11th eleventh
12th twelfth
13th thirteenth
20th twentieth
21st twenty-first
31st thirty-firstSay the dates.10th September 1st October
4th July 25th DecemberNow work in pairs. Ask and answer questions about important dates.------When is the holiday?
------The tenth of September.Work in groups
Writing about a Chinese public holiday.
Ask and say:
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? The Mid- Autumn Festival is usually in September or early October. Family members usually get together. We eat mooncakes while we are enjoying the full moon.HomeworkWriting a passage about a Chinese public holiday . Try to use the time adverbial clauses with when ,while, as soon as .