public holidays unit 1 my family always go somewhere interesting as soon as the holiday begins
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Public Holidays Unit 1 My family always go somew
here interesting as soon as the holiday begins.
•How many months are there in a year? •What are they?
first ( 1st) January
second (2nd) February
third (3rd) Marchfourth (4th) Aprilfifth (5th) May
sixth (6th) June
•How many months are there in a year? •What are they?
seventh ( 7th) July
eighth (8th) August
ninth (9th) Septembertenth (10th) Octobereleventh (11th) November
twelfth (12th)
December
Do you know these?
20th
21st
22nd
23rd
30th
31st
35th
40th
twentieth
twenty-first
twenty-second
twenty-third
thirtieth
thirty-first
thirty-fifth
fortieth
date
September the eleventh
the eleventh of September
September 11th
11th September
date
September the twelfth
the twelfth of September
September 12th
12th September
date
May the twentieth
the twentieth of May
May 20th
20th May
Spring Festival
on January 1st in Chinese calendar
Lantern Festival
on January 15th in Chinese calendar
Tomb-sweeping Day
on April 4th/5th/6th
Dragon Boat Festival
on May 5th in Chinese calendar
Children’s Day
on 1st June
Army’s Day
on 1st August
Mid-autumn Day
on 15th August in Chinese calendar
Teachers’ Day
on 10th September
They are in the same season this year.季节
Double Ninth Day
on 9th September in Chinese calendar
National Day
on 1st October
national flag
China was founded on that day in 1949.
We will have three days off on National Day.
Halloween
on 31st OctoberThanksgiving Day
on a different date in different countries
Christmas
on 25th December
Valentine’s Day
on February 14th
May Day
Labour Dayon 1st May
take a vacation
have a picnic
go camping
Celebrate 庆祝
Listen and 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
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
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
Model: The meeting began. My father arrived. (as soon as) As soon as the meeting began, my father arrived.1) I see my old friend . I feel happy. (as soon as)2) It’s New Year’s Day. People make resolutions for the new
year. (when)3) It gets dark. There are fireworks. (when)4) My father was playing cards with his friends. My mother
was cooking. (while)5) People were singing. The band was playing. (while)
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The People’s Republic of China was ____ on 1st October 1949. People have _________ the National Day since then. There are flowers and _____________ everywhere, and we have a ________ holiday.
founded
celebrated
national flagsthree-day
Independence Day is a _____ holiday, and we have one day____. On that day, there are __________ holiday activities. It’s the start of the _______________ and most people _____________ sometime in July or August. On that day, we usually have a picnic_____________. Kids ___________. We also watch _____ play music in public parks.
The British celebrate Christmas with a ________ holiday.
publicoff
all kinds ofvacation season
take a vacation
somewhere nice
have great fun bands
two-day
China US
Holiday
Date
Duration
Ways of celebration
Year the celebration started
National Day
1st October
three days
celebrating with flowers and national flags
1949
Independence Day4th July
one daycelebrating with flags, picnics and watching bands play music in parks
1777
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.
3.The US was _________ in 1776.
4.What kinds of _________ are there on 1st January?
vacation
flags
founded
activities
