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Public holidaysUnit 1 It’s the last day before the new school year begins.

Module 8

Christmas Day

What festival is it ? It’s Children’s Day.

What date is it? It’s 1st June.

the first of JuneJune the first

What festival is it ?

It’s Teachers’ Day.

What date is it? It’s 10th September.

the tenth of September

September the tenth

What festival is it ?

It’s May Day/Labo(u)r Day.

What date is it?It’s 1st May.

May the first

the first of May

1. May Day is on May 1st in China.2. It’s one of the public holidays.3. We have three days off.4. We usually go travelling, visit relations…during the hol

idays.5. While ( 当……时候 )we are enjoying the holidays,we sti

ll remember to study.

Do the people in the USA and UK celebrate (庆祝 )May Day as we do?

[ˈselibreit]

In the UK , Labour Day is on ____.

In the USA , Labour Day is on ____.

B. the first Monday in September A. the closest Monday to 1st May

B

A In China , Labour Day is on 1st May.

Listen and choose.

UK USA China

Length (长度 )

of holidaythree days

Activitiesgo travelling

go to a wedding

visit relations

…

one day one day

go camping have a picnicgo to the beach

Read and check the sentences T or F.

1.Betty and her parents will leave Qingdao on 5th May.

2. Daming needn't go back to school after May Day holiday.

T

F

have plans for… LI 有… 的计划have one day off L7 休一天假a national holiday L8 全国性的节日anything special L10 任何特殊的事情go camping L11 去露营have a picnic L11 野餐somewhere nice L11 好地方the end of… L12 …的结束vacation season L12 假期as soon as L14 一…就…the start of… L15-16 … 的开始

Labour Day /May Day is a _____holiday. People all over the world _____ this holiday. But it’s not on the same _____. In China, May Day is on 1st May, people have 3 _____. And students go back to school _____ the May Day holiday is over. In the UK, it’s the on the closest Monday to 1st May. In the USA, it’s on the first Monday in September. And people usually do something _____, for example, they _____ or have a _____ somewhere nice. But it’s also the end of the _____.

celebrate, date, as soon as, national, picnic, special, vacation season, day off, go camping

national

celebrate

date

days off as soon as

special

go camping picnic

vacation season

What have we learned ?

celebrate

labour

Labour Day

season

vacation

(vocabulary)

have plans for

have one day off

a national holiday

anything special

somewhere nice go camping the end ofthe start of

have a picnic

Spring FestivalIt’s on ___________________ in the Chinese lunar calendar (中国农历 )

Mid-Autumn Festival

15th August

National Day

Talk about a festival in groups. Then fill in the form.

• A: When is the…?• B: It’s on/in….• C: How many days of the vacation?• D: People have ….off.• A: How do people celebrate it?• B: We often ….• C: Do people often eat anything special? • D: Yes , we often eat…/ No, nothing special.• A: ….

1.Read the convasation three times.2.Finish Activity 5 on P65.3.Choose one festival to introduce to your friend. 4.Search the Internet to findsome information about the Public holidays of the USA.

Thank you