Module2 Public holidays u nit1 My family always go somewhere interesting as soon as the holiday begins.

Module2Public holidays

unit1 My family always go some

where interesting as soon as the holiday begins

first (1st)second (2nd)third (3rd)fourth (4th)fifth (5th)sixth (6th)seventh (7th)eighth (8th)ninth (9th)tenth (10th)eleventh (11th)twelfth (12th)twentieth (20th)twenty-first (21st)

onetwo threefourfive sixseveneightnineteneleventwelvetwentytwenty-one

基数词

序数词

1,2,3 要全变，其余 th 添后面，八（ eight ）去 t ，九（ nine ）去 e ，以 y 结尾，变 y 为 i, 再加eth ， five ， twelve 两兄弟，变 ve 为 f ，再加 th 。遇到几十几，只变个位就可以。

second(2nd)

third (3rd)

fourth (4th)

fifth (5th)

sixth (6th)

seventh (7th)

eighth (8th)

ninth (9th)

tenth (10th)

eleventh (11th)

twelfth (12th)

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

The first (1st)month is January.

1st first2nd second3rd third4th fourth5th fifth6th sixth7th seventh8th eighth

Listen and repeat.

9th ninth10th tenth11th eleventh12th twelfth13th thirteenth20th twentieth21st twenty-first31st thirty-first

一，二，三， 特殊记8 去 t ， 9 除 e 5 和 12 记仔细，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。

Can you tell the dates of the Chinese holidays?

New Year’s Day

January 1st

January the first

1st January

the first ofJanuary

have three days off

Labor Day

May 1st

May the first

1st May

the first of May

have three days off

China’s National Day

oOctober 1st

October the first

1st October

the first of October

our country was founded

Before it comes,... 庆祝

have three days off

people put up national flags to celebrate it. 国旗

Spring Festival

January 31st

January the thirty-first

31st January

the thirty-first of January

As soon as it’s 12 o’clock on New Year's Eve, people... shout “Happy New Year” loudly.

Spring Festival

一…就…

Students are all on winter vacation.假期

have seven days off

Lantern Festival February 14th

February the fourteenth

14th February

the fourteenth of February

Mid-Autumn Festival

t

August 15th

August the fifteenth

15th August

the fifteenth of August

eat moon cakes

family members get together

enjoy the full moon

have a big dinner

We eat moon cakes while we are enjoying the full moon.

We usually have a big dinner after family members get together.

当…时

在……之后

Public holidays in the U.S.A

New Year’s Day

January 1st

Independence Day

July 4th

Christmas

December25th

Christmas Day

On Christmas Eve, children often play until it’s very late. 直到……为止

have two days off

1.Which public holiday are people celebrating?

2.When is this holiday in China?

Look at the picture and answer the question.

May Day /Labour Day.

It’s on 1st May.

the first of May

May the first

1. Labour Day in China is on

________________.

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

1st May2. May Day in the UK is on

________________________.

3. Labour Day in the US is on

___________________________

the first Monday in May

the first Monday in September

Listen and complete the dialogue.

Lingling: In China, many holidays are on the ______day of the ______. For example, we ________ Labour Day on 1st May.

Tony: Well, we celebrate May Day in the UK. It’s not always on the first day of _____. It’s on the first _________ in May.

Betty: In the US, Labour Day is a ______ holiday, but it’s on a ________ date. It’s on the first Monday in _________. It’s the last day _______ the new school year begins.

first monthcelebrate

MayMonday

nationaldifferent

Septemberbefore

Listen to the dialogue and find the public holidays you hear.

New Year’s DaySpring FestivalChina’s National DayLabor DayIndependence DayChristmas

√

√√

Listen again and find how many days people have off in the public holidays.

China’s National Day

Independence Day

Christmas

three days

one day

two days

Read and complete the following sentences.

1.People have celebrated the National Day _____ then.

2.We’ll stay there______the end of the holiday.

3.______we’re staying with our friends, we’re going to spend one day in Qingdao.

4.We’ve celebrated it_______1777.

5.And my family always go somewhere interesting___________ the holiday begins.

since

until

While

since

as soon as

1. What’s Lingling’s holiday plan?

Her parents and she are going to visit some friends in Shandong Province and they’ll stay there until the end of the holiday. While they’re staying with their friends, they’re going to spend one day in Qingdao.

3. What does Tony’s family always do as soon as the holiday begins?

They always go somewhere interesting as soon as the holiday begins.

2. What do most people do in the US in July or August?Most people take a vacation sometime in July or August.

China US

Holiday

Date

Duration

(持续时间）

Read Part 3 and complete the table.

National Day

1st Octoberthree 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

A: Hello,….What’s your favourite holiday ?B: My favourite holiday is …A: When is it?B: Well, it’s in / on …A: What do you often do when/before it comes?B: … A: Oh, it sounds …. Thank you very much.B: You are welcome.

Spring Festival

New Year’s Day

May Day

Mid-autumn Day

…

My favourite holiday is ……

It’s in / on……We often have ……

off. During the holiday, we

often……

We enjoy ourselves until we go

back to school.

1.五一劳动节2.国庆节3.独立日4.被创建5.自从那时候起6.国旗7.一个三天的假期8.为……制定一个计划9.公共假期10.休息一天

May Day/ Labour Day

since then

national flags

Independence Day

be founded

public holiday

a three-day holiday

make a plan for...

have one day off

National Day

11. 在那一天12. 各种各样的13. 假期活动14. 假期季15. 度假16. 一些特殊的事情17. 野炊18. 某些好玩的地方19. 玩的开心20. 一……就

on that day

take a vacation

something special

holiday activities

vacation season

have (great) fun/enjoy oneself

have a picnic

somewhere nice

as soon as

all kinds of

Write down your report in your exercise book.