Module 2 Unit 1 课件2023-2024学年外研版英语九年级上册

Module 2 Public holidays What’s public holidays? a holiday generally established (规定) by law(法律） non-working day during the year bases on events of significance (重要事件) of the history holidays vary by country and may vary by year (公休日根据国家或年份的不同会有所改变). 3 2 There are many public holidays in China, do you know them? Now, let play a guessing game. Are you ready? Spring Festival Juanary/Febuary Tomb-sweeping Day 5th , April New Years Day 1st , January May/Labour Day 1st , May Drangon Boat Day 5th , Lunar May Mid-Autumn Day 15th , Lunar August National Day 1st, October There are also many public holidays in other countries . Independence Day 4th , July Thanksgiving Days 4th Thursday in November Christmas Day 25th, December English in a minute The People's Republic of China was founded on 1st October 1949. Independence Day is one of America's principal legal holiday. July 4, 1776, Jefferson drafted the "Declaration of Independence" conference. English in a minute Apart from Independence Day, Labour Day and Thanksgiving, the US has several other important holidays during the year. Martin Luther King Day in January celebrates the birthday of the great civil rights leader. Columbus Day in October remembers Christopher Columbus’ arrival in the Americas in 1492. Unit 1 My family always go somewhere interesting as soon as the holiday begins. Look at the picture and answer the questions. 1. Which public holiday are people celebrating? 2. When is this holiday in China? People are celebrating Labour Day. This holiday is on 1st May in China. Labour Day in China is on ________________. Complete the sentences with the dates of the following holidays in China, the UK and the US. 1st May 2. 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 check ( ) the true sentence. 1 Lingling will visit some frie