Public Holidays Unit 1 It’s the last day before the

new school year begins.

Module 8

Look at the ways of writing and saying the Look at the ways of writing and saying the date date

1st November November 1st

---we say, the first of November

November the first

11 月 1 日 --- we write,

Now say the dates

1. 1st May 2 .2nd February 3 .3rd March 4 .13th April 5 .20th June 6 .16th August

Pronunciation and speakingPronunciation and speaking

1st January

25th December

--- New Year‘s Day

--Christmas Day

What do you do on New Year’s Day? Do you go to school? Do your parents go to work?

（休假，假期）

（庆祝）

(No.) (No.)

So it’s a public holiday.

We can have a vacation.

We do something special to celebrate it?

（公共假日）

Do you know what public holiday it Do you know what public holiday it is?is?

American national holidayAmerican national holidayIndependence DayIndependence Day 独立日（美国国庆日）

Listen and tell the sentences “true” or “false”Listen and tell the sentences “true” or “false”

1.1. Independence Day Independence Day is on 1st May.is on 1st May.

2. On that day, people go to work.2. On that day, people go to work.

3. Most people take a vacation from July to the 3. Most people take a vacation from July to the beginning of beginning of September.

( F )

( F )

(T )

on 4th July

don’t go to work

May Day

= Labour Day 劳动节

Listen and complete the tableListen and complete the table

UKUK USAUSA ChinaChina

Date of MDate of May Day/ Lay Day/ Labour Daabour Dayy

the closest Mthe closest Monday to lst onday to lst MayMay

Length of Length of holidayholiday

seven seven daysdays

one dayone day

1st May1st Maythe first Monday the first Monday in Septemberin September

one dayone day

Read the dialogue and choose the best answer.

1. Lingling and Sally will leave Qingdao 1. Lingling and Sally will leave Qingdao on ____ May.on ____ May. a) 1st b) 3rd c) 5tha) 1st b) 3rd c) 5th2. The Americans celebrate Labour Day 2. The Americans celebrate Labour Day ____ May Day in China.____ May Day in China. a) on the same day as a) on the same day as b) earlier than b) earlier than c) later thanc) later than

3. American children go back to school ____.3. American children go back to school ____.

a)a) on 1st September on 1st September

b)b) on the first Monday of Septemberon the first Monday of September

c) the day after Labour Dayc) the day after Labour Day

4. Lingling thinks that after May Day in China, ___4. Lingling thinks that after May Day in China, ____._.

a)a) it’s the start of the summer holidayit’s the start of the summer holiday

b)b) everyone enjoys themselveseveryone enjoys themselves

c) the weather gets betterc) the weather gets better

Language points

1.1. ……We only have one We only have one day offday off. .

day off day off 意思是“休息日，休假意思是“休息日，休假日”，通常指工作日的时候请假。日”，通常指工作日的时候请假。

例 : 我们每周有两天休息日 .

We have two days off a week .

2. Do you do 2. Do you do anything anything specialspecial? ? We go camping or we have a picnic We go camping or we have a picnic somesomewhere where nicenice…… 形容词一般应放在它所修饰的名词之前，形容词一般应放在它所修饰的名词之前，但当形容词修饰由但当形容词修饰由 some, any, every, nosome, any, every, no 等构等构成的复合成的复合不定代词不定代词时须时须后置后置。。

Tell me Tell me something something interestinginteresting ！！

讲点有趣的事吧！

as soon asas soon as 表示“立即”，“表示“立即”，“一… 就一… 就…”…”

　由　由 as soon asas soon as 连接的连接的时间状语从句时间状语从句 ,,表示主从句所述两件事发生的时间相表示主从句所述两件事发生的时间相近近 ..

3. We also go back to school as soon as the May Day holiday is over .

我们一到那儿就马上开始工作 .

We began to work as soon as we got there .

状语从句 ( I ) -- 时间状语从句 时间状语从句就是用一个句子来表达一件事情或一个行为发生的时间。时间状语从句根据其所表示的时间不同 , 所使用的连词也不同

Adverbial clauses

常用引导词： when,, while, as soon as, while, before, after, till, until since , as

1. 由 before 连接的时间状语从句 before 表示“在……之前”，如： 他去北京前在这里学习。

He studied here before he went to Beijing.

2. 2. 由由 afterafter 连接的时间状语从句连接的时间状语从句 afterafter 表示“表示“在……之后在……之后”，如：”，如：

我做完功课后就和你一起出去打篮球 .

I will go out to play basketball with you after I finish my homework .

3. 3. 由由 untiluntil 连接的时间状语从句连接的时间状语从句 until until 表示“直到”表示“直到” , , 用用 not...until...not...until... 引导一个时间状语从句时引导一个时间状语从句时一般译为一般译为 "" 直到直到 ............ 才才 ......"......" 。如：。如：

１）他一直等到所有的人都走了．He waited until all the people left .

2) 直到妈妈回家后我才上床睡觉 .

I didn’t go to bed until Mum came back .

4. 由 when 连接的时间状语从句 when 表示“当……时候，那时” 表示一个动作紧接另一个动作发生或表示一个动作发生时另一个动作正在发生 ; 如 :

I was doing my homework when my father reached home

我父亲到家时 , 我在做作业。

5. 由 while 连接的时间状语从句 while 表示主句的行为在从句行为过程中发生 , 由于从句表示一个持续的行为 , 所以从句中要用持续性动词或状态动词 , 并且持续性动词常用进行时态 .

I reached home while my mother was cooking supper.

1) 他一边等车一边看报 .

While he was waiting for a bus, he was reading a newspaper.

2) 妈妈在做晚饭时 , 我到家的 .

Model: The meeting began. My father arrived. (as soon as) As soon as the meeting began, my father arrived.

1) My mother waited for me . I came back home . (until)

2) We eat dinner . We must wash our hands . (before)

3) I arrive in New York . I will give my parents a call . (as soon as)

4) Tom watches TV every day . He finishes his homework . (after)

5) The baby is sleeping . Don’t make any noise . (while)

Use the words to join the sentences .Have a tryHave a try

My mother waited for me until I came back home.

We must wash our hands before we eat dinner .

I will give my parents a call as soon as I arrive in New York .

Tom watches TV every day after he finishes his homework .

Don’t make any noise while the baby is sleeping .

Work in groupsWork in groups Writing about a Chinese public Writing about a Chinese public holiday.holiday. Ask and say:1.When is the Chinese public holiday ?2.What do people do before /after/ during the holiday ?3.Do we eat special food ?4.Do we wear special clothes ……..

Try to use the time adverbial clauses with Try to use the time adverbial clauses with when ,while,before,after,until ,as soon when ,while,before,after,until ,as soon asas

HomeworkHomework

Writing a passage about a Chinese pWriting a passage about a Chinese public holiday . Try to use theublic holiday . Try to use the time advetime adverbial clauses with rbial clauses with when ,while,before,awhen ,while,before,after,until ,as soon asfter,until ,as soon as

You can say like this: Spring Festival is a public holiday . It’s at the end of January or the beginning of February.Before we celebrate it , we always get ready for it ,for example , We clean the house and put up decorations. …….when…..after….as soon as……until…. After…….

New Year’s Day

Spring Festival

Tomb-sweeping Day

May Day

National Day

Chinese public holidays

Halloween Day

Easter DayWestern public holidays

Thanksgiving Day

Christmas Day

元旦

春节

清明节

劳动节

国庆节

万圣节

复活节

感恩节

圣诞节

Quiz 1. 当我们外出时 ,Tom 将会照顾那只猫 .________________________, Tomwill __________ the cat.

2. 他们将会跟父母一起直到六月一日 .They will _____________ their parents ______ June 1st.

3. 今天是新学年开始前的最后一天 .

Today is the last day ___________________________________.

4. 雨一停 , 我们就去野炊 . We will have a picnic_____________________.

While we are away look after

stay with until

before the new school year begins

as soon as the rain stops

Do you know about the Spring Festival

make lanterns

clean the house

buy things

get ready for the Spring Festival

On Spring Festival’s Eve,

what do you usually do?

除夕夜

get together and have a big dinner吃团圆饭 / 年夜饭

make Jiaozi / dumplings包饺子

After dinner, what

do people like to

do?

watch special TV Program of

Spring Festival Evening Party

观看春节联欢晚会

set off fireworks放烟火

During the holidays,

what do people do?

dragon dance 舞龙

You can say like this: Spring Festival is a public holiday . It’s at the end of January or the beginning of February.Before we celebrate it , we always get ready for it ,for example , We clean the house and put up decorations. Our families get together and have a big dinner on New Year’s eve .We often eat dumplings .Most of us stay awake and watch special TV Program of Spring Festival Evening Party until the end of the day .People set off fireworks as soon as the clock strikes at 24:00. While we are spending the holiday ,we often visit relatives .We usually say “Happy New Year “when we meet each other. The children like wearing new clothes . We start to go to school after about two weeks. Everyone have a good time during the special holiday .

Homework:Homework:Writing.Writing.

春节是中国的重要节日春节是中国的重要节日 ,,请你用英语简单介绍一请你用英语简单介绍一下中国人是如何过春节下中国人是如何过春节的的 .(.( 不少于不少于 8080 词词 ))

•New Year’s Day•Spring Festival •Lantern Festival

•Father’s Day•Women’s Day• Qingming Day

Chinese festivals•May Day•Mother’s Day•Children’s Day•Teacher’s Day•Mid-autumn Day•National Day …

•New Year’s Day

•Valentine’s Day

•Father’s Day•Mother’s Day•April Fool’s Day

Western festivals •Children’s Day•Halloween •Thanks-giving Day•Christmas Day•Easter…

clean the house 打扫房屋

sweep the floor 扫地

write couplets

写对联

paper cuts 剪纸

buy things

make lanterns 做灯笼

cook meals

sweepcook the meal

get ready for the Spring Festival

1.1.When is Labour Day in our country?When is Labour Day in our country?

2.2.How long do we Chinese celebrate How long do we Chinese celebrate Labour Day? Labour Day?

3. What do you usually do during th3. What do you usually do during the course of the Labor Day?e course of the Labor Day?