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.

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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

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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