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课件网) Unit 1 Module 2 Public holidays To learn about the National Day in China and the US and how people celebrate it. To be able to read the dates correctly and talk about some Chinese festivals. 学习目标 The Chinese public holidays Warming up New Year’s Day Spring Festival Tomb-Sweeping Day Labour Day Dragon Boat Festival National Day Mid-Autumn Festival Look at the picture and answer the questions. 1. Which public holiday are people celebrating 2. When is this holiday in China People are celebrating Labour Day. It is on 1st May in China. Pre-listening 1 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 the first Monday in May the first Monday in September Now listen and check. Pre-listening Listen and tell how many public holidays the four friends are talking about. Three. China’s National Day, America’s Independence Day and Christmas. What are they listening Listen again and complete the table. China US Holiday Date Duration Ways of celebration Year the celebration started National Day Independence Day 1st October 4th July three days one day with flowers and national flags with flags, picnics and watching bands play music in public parks 1949 1777 listening Post listening 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 spend the holiday in Shandong Province. They will _____ there and will stay there _____ the end of the holiday. 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 are _____ on this holiday. On that day, there are all kinds of holiday activities such as _____ somewhere nice or _____ play music in public parks. Fill in the blanks to summarize the dialogue. 1st October 1949 was founded three-day visit some friends until Independence Day 4th July public holiday one day off having a picnic watching bands Fill in the blanks to summarize the dialogue. The British don’t have a national day. They just celebrate _____ with a _____ holiday. Tony’s family always go somewhere interesting _____ the holiday begins. Christmas as soon as two-day Post listening We only have one day off. Well, … Read and make sentences. Everyday English Labour Day is a public holiday, but we only have one day off. Well, usually we have a three-day holiday in Russia. Examples Do you know the numbers 1 = one 1st = first 2 = two 2nd = second 3 = three 3rd = third 4 = four 4th = fourth 5 = five 5th = fifth 6 = six 6th = sixth 7 = seven 7th = seventh 8 = eight 8th = eighth 9 = nine 9th = ninth 10 = ten 10th = tenth 11 = eleven 11th = eleventh 12 = twelve 12th = twelfth 13 = thirteen 13th = thirteenth 14 = fourteen 14th =four ... ...
