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M2 Public holidays
Unit 1 My family always go somewhere
interesting as soon as the holiday begins.
一....就...
Hi, I’m Lily. I’m an exchange student(交换生) from the US. This term, I study in Yinchuan. I want to know more about public holidays in China. Can you tell me ?
Chinese public holidays
New Year's Day
Spring Festival
Qingming Festival
May Day/
Labour Day
Dragon Boat Festival
National Day
Mid-Autumn
Festival
Learning Objectives
By the end of the class,you’ll be able to
1.learn about the National Day in China and the US and how people celebrate it.
2.understand the conversation about public holidays.
3.read the dates correctly and talk about some Chinese festivals.
New Year's Day
1st.January
Spring Festival
in January or February
Qingming Festival
5th.April
May Day/ Labour Day
May.1st
Dragon Boat Festival
the twenty-second of June
National Day
October. 1st
Pair-work:A:When is ... ? B: It is on ...
1st.January(日在前,月在后): the first of January
January.1st(月在前,日在后): January the first (用序数词表示日)
What’s the date tomorrow?
Mid-autumn Day
We often eat...and enjoy...at night.
We will have one day off on that day.
adv. 休息,不上班
My family will take a vacation.
去度假
It is the twenty-ninth of September.
It is September the twenty-ninth.
China’s National Day
on October 1st
The People’s Republic of China was founded on 1st October 1949.
People have celebrated the National Day
since then.
Before(在...之前) it comes, people put up(挂)
national flags everywhere.
While(当...的时候) we are celebrating it, kids have
great fun.
There are all kinds of holiday activities
after(在...之后) people get together.
found-founded-founded成立
玩的高兴
引导时间状语从句
public holidays in western countries
Christmas
25th December
Thanksgiving Day
the fourth Thursday in November
Independence Day
4th July
A: When is ...? B: It is on ...
美国独立日
Q: Why do we call it Independence Day?
America was finally free since that day.
So it is called Independence Day.
It doesn’t matter how you celebrate the National Day.
what matters is the patriotic(爱国的) heart you have.
Chinese and Americans celebrate National Day in different ways, but there are something in common.
We should respect the culture of other countries and love our culture.
Learning tip: Through a holiday, we can learn the history of a country.
____________ is an international holiday. People in different countries celebrate it on different dates.
Labour Day
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
1
2
3
P10
Listen and complete the sentences.
Tip1:predict
Tip2: take notes
Tip3:check
A
B
C
D
E
✔
✔
✔
What public holidays are mentioned in the dialogue? Check(√)
Independence Day
China’s National Day
Christmas
Listen and choose
Lingling, Tony, Betty and Daming are talking about public holidays.
1.When was the People’s Republic of China founded?
A. in 1959 B. in 1948 C. in 1949
2. When did American begin to
celebrate Independence day?
A. in 1776 B. in 1777 C. in 1778
3. Does the UK have a National day?
A. Yes, it does B. No, it doesn’t
Watch the video and make a choice.
Tip1:circle
Tip2:predict
Tip3:check
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1.When was the People’s Republic of China founded?
A. in 1959 B. in 1948 C. in 1949
2. When did American begin to
celebrate Independence day?
A. in 1776 B. in 1777 C. in 1778
3. Does the UK have a National day?
A. Yes, it does B. No, it doesn’t
Let’s check and make a choice.
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China US UK
Holiday
Date
Duration(持续时长)
Ways of celebration
Year the celebration started
Read the dialogue and complete the table.
China
Holiday
Date
Duration
Ways of celebration
Year the celebration started
_________Day
1st________
______days
celebrate with ______and national_____
____
Part1:National Day in China
National
October
three
flowers
flags
1949
watch Military
Parade
watch firework
show
watch national
flag rising
My favourite holiday is ______.
It’s in / on______.
People have celebrate it since_.
We often have ___ day(s) off.
During the holiday, we can see______. Sometimes we ___.
We enjoy ourselves until we go back to school.
US
Holiday
Date
Duration
Ways of celebration
Year the celebration started
_____________Day
4th_______
_____day
celebrate with_____, ______ and
watch bands play music
_______
Part2:National Day in the US
Independence
July
one
flags
picnics
1777
UK
Holiday _________________
Date
Duration
Ways of celebration
Year the celebration started
Christmas
______days
go somewhere________
Part3:a public holiday in the UK
two
interesting
China US UK
Holiday National Day Independence Day Christmas
Date 1st October 4th July
Duration three days one day two days
Ways of celebration celebrating with flowers and flags celebrating with flags, picnics and watching bands play music go somewhere interesting
Year in 1949 in 1777
Group work: retell these holidays.
Hello,everyone.
I want to tell you
something about ...
in...
It is on...
(It started in... )
People have ...days off.
People celebrate ...
with ...
My favourite holiday is ______.
It’s in / on______.
We often have ___ day(s) off.
We will go___ as soon as the holiday begins. During the holiday, we often eat___,
wear____and enjoy ___.
We enjoy ourselves until we go back to school.
Introduce your favourite holiday to Lily
Know more about public holidays in the US
Martin luther King Day(马丁路德今日) in January celebrate the birthday of the great civil rights leader.
Columbus Day(哥伦比亚日) in October remembers Christopher Columbus’s arrivals in the Americans in 1492.
Lily
public holidays
in China: National Day…
in Western countries: Independence Day…
listening skills
tip1:Read the questions and circle the key words.
tip2:predict
tip3:take notes
tip4:check
We should respect the culture of other countries and love our culture. Be proud of a Chinese.
Summary
Items (Check √ the things you can do) Great Not Bad Try Harder
I have known about the National Day in China and the US.
I can get all the answers while listening.
I can read the dates correctly.
I can talk about a public holiday.
Self-evaluation
You must do: write a passage about your
favourite public holiday.
You may do:make a poster or a video about
Chinese public holiday.
Homework
Happy birthday, motherland!
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