Module 2 Public holidays Unit 1 My family always go somewhere interesting as soon as the holiday begins 上派初级中学 马 骁.

Module 2 Public holidays

• Unit 1 • My family always go somewhere

interesting as soon as the holiday begins

• 上派初级中学 马 骁

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flaguntil

offall kinds of

vacation

v. 创立；创建从那以后n. 旗；旗帜prep. 直到……为止conj. 直到……为止adv. 不上课；休息；不工作各种各样的n. 假期；假日

Words andExpressions

take a vacationseason

kidhave fun

bandUK

as soon as

去度假n. 度假旺季；节期n. 小孩玩得高兴；有乐趣n. 乐队英国一……就……

Words andExpressions

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seventheighthninthtenth

twelfthtwentieth

num. 第四num. 第六num. 第七num. 第八num. 第九num. 第十num. 第十二num. 第二十

Words andExpressions

Lead-in Let’s enjoy a video.

Independence Day

To start something such as an organization, company, or city.

found

The town was founded in 1610. 该城镇兴建于 1610 年。

vt. 1 创立；创建2 find 的过去式

Look and say

flag

A flag is a piece of cloth which can be attached to a pole and which is used as a sign, signal, or symbol of something, especially of a particular country.

The children waved their flags as the Queen went by.女王走过时，孩子们挥动着旗子。

n. 旗帜；旗子

Look and say

until

Used to say that something stops happening or someone stops doing something at a particular time or when something else happens.

prep./conj.

He waited until all the guests left.他一直等到所有客人都走了。

直到……为止

Look and say

off

Away or from where something is.

adv.休息；不上课；不工作

I am going to have some time off.

我准备休一段时间假。

Look and say

all kinds of

On that day, there are all kinds of holiday activities.那天会有各种各样的节日活动。

各种各样的

season度假旺季；节期；季节

It’s the start of the vacation season.

n.

这是度假旺季的开始。

A period of time in a year when something happens most often or when something is usually done.

Look and say

kid小孩A child.

I’m taking the kid to the zoo today.

我今天要带孩子们去动物园。

n.

Look and say

bandn.

A group of musicians, especially a group that plays popular music.

乐队

We also watch bands play music in public parks.我们也会在公园里观看乐队表演。

Look and say

UK United kingdom

英国

1. Which public holiday are people celebrating?

2. When is this holiday in China?

Listening and vocabulary 1

Look at the picture and answer the question.

May Day

May 1st

Labour Day in China is on__________.

May Day in UK is on__________.

Labour Day in US is on__________.

Complete the sentences with the dates of the following holidays in China, the UK and the US.

2

Now listen and check.

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？

Country Holiday Date

China’s National Day

Independence Day

Christmas

The first of October

4th July

Not say(25thDecember)

China

US

UK

China US

Holiday

Date

Duration

Ways of celebration

Year the celebration started

Read the passage and complete the table.

China’s National Day

The first of October

Three days

1949

Independence Day

4th July

One day

1777

3

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.

4

vacation

flags

4.What kind of __________ are there on 1st January?

3.The US was __________ in 1776.founded

activities

Read and try to

recite the

conversations in

5-10 minutes.

• Language points

...but we only have a one day 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。

And is there anything special on that day?

那天会有什么特别的活动吗？用形容词修饰 something, somewhere 等不定代词 / 不定副词时，形容词要放在不定代词 /不定副词的后面。And my family always go somewhere interesting as soon as the holiday begins.

假期一开始，我们全家就回去某个好玩的地方。

And my family always go somewhere interesting as soon as the holiday begins.

as soon as 引导的时间状语从句

as soon as 一 ...... 就……

假期一开始，我们全家就回去某个好玩的地方。

As soon as I see him I will tell him the news.

it’s Christmas Day, we’ll have______. A. special something B. something special C. special anything D. anything special

Listen and repeat

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9th10th11th12th13th20th21st31st

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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

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Spring FestivalWhen is the holiday?Spring Festival is in January or February. What do your family do during the holiday?They meet friends and relatives. They go to parks and beaches…

What special food do you eat?

Dumplings…

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Dragon Boat Festival

Mid-Autumn Festival

May Day Lantern Festival

Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions about a Chinese public holiday.

Choose one festival and work in groups, ask and answer question 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?

Now present the Chinese public holiday to the whole class.

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1. all kinds of 2. take a vacation3. as soon as4. And my family always go

somewhere interesting as soon as the holiday begins.

本课时重点回顾

Ⅰ. 根据首字母及汉语提示写出单词。1. My parents and I are going to

Shandong Province and will stay there _______ the end of the holiday.

2. _______ we are staying with our friends, we are going to _____ one day in Qingdao.

3. Independence Day is ____ 4th July.4. It is a public holiday, but we only have

one day _____.

until

Whilespend

on

off

5. It is the start of the ______________( 度假旺季 ), and most people _______________( 去度假 ) sometime in July or August.

6. Is there anything _______ on that day?7. My family always go somewhere

interesting _________ the holiday begins.

Ⅰ. 根据首字母及汉语提示写出单词。

Vacation seasontake a vacation

special

as soon as

1. 我们明天会休假一天。

We’ll ________________tomorrow.

2. 铃声一响，他们就停止谈话了。

They stopped talking ______________

the bell rang.

have one day off

as soon as

Ⅱ. 根据汉语提示将句子补充完整。

Homework

1. Review the conversation we have learnt.2. Preview the new words we will use in the next lesson.