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Days and months
Unit 7
( We have many holidays!)
name common Chinese and Western holidays and learn useful expressions related to holiday activities.
answer questions about different holidays.
understand the cultural significance of various holidays.
Learning Objectives
Towards the end of this lesson, you will be able to:
Lead in
What are we going to talk about ?
Read the passage and answer the questions.
A Why does Li Ming think holidays are fun?
B What month is it now? How do you know?
C Why does Jack like Christmas?
Holidays are fun. We can play with our friends and get together with our families during holidays. We have many halidays in China. Labour Day is on May 1.
We have Children’s Day on June 1. Teachers’ Day is on September 10. National Day is on October 1. And the Spring Festival is usually in January or February. That’s my favourite. New Year’s Day is on January 1. It’s coming soon. Happy New year, everyone!
Why does Li Ming think holidays are fun?
What month is it now?
How do you know?
Because he can play with his friends and get together with his families during holidays.
It’s December now.
Li Ming says that New Year’s Day is on January 1 and it’s coming soon.
We have many holidays in December. Christmas Day is on December 25. I get many presents on that day. I love Christmas!
December 31 is New Year’s Eve. It’s the night before a new year. My family and I have a big party with all of our friends. And just before midnight, all of us count down -three, two, one. Then we all say, Happy New Year!
Why does Jack like Christmas?
Because he gets many presents on that day.
Pair work
What do you like to do on different holidays?
Choose your favourite holiday and talk in pairs.
What do you like to do during the Spring Festival?
I like to visit my grandparents and play with my cousins.
Useful expressions
get together
have a big dinner
visit relatives and friends
go shopping
Show time
Checklist Stars
Language(语言正确)
Pronunciation(发音标准)
Body language(使用肢体语言)
Creation(有创意)
Excellent Great Good
There is always a story behind a holiday, especially traditional Chinese holidays. Can you tell one of the stories to the class?
Do you know the stories about the pictures?
Winter, spring, summer, fall
Winter, spring, summer, fall;
There are seasons, four in all.
Weather changes, sun and rain and snow,
Leaves fall down and flowers grow.
Winter, spring, summer, fall;
There are seasons, four in all.
Look outside and you will see;
Just what season it will be!
Fun time
Both traditional Chinese festivals
and Western holidays offer us chances
to express love and gratitude.
(无论是中国的传统节日还是西方的节日,
都让我们有机会表达爱和感恩。)
Self-check
I can talk about days and months:
—What day is it today? —It’s Monday/Tuesday...
—What’s the date today? —It’s December 19...
—When is your birthday? —It’s...
I can talk about special days:
The Spring Festival is...
I get many presents…
I can describe the four seasons and understand the beauty of nature:
The trees tur green and the flowers are in bloom.
The world becomes a golden place.
Harbin turns into a world of ice and snow.
Improvement needed:
1. We can play with our friends and get together with our families during
holidays.
get together“聚会;团聚”。
用法:表示人们聚在一起的场合。
例句:We get together with our family on the Spring Festival.
(我们在春节和家人团聚。)
2.visit relatives and friends
“拜访亲戚和朋友”。
用法:描述去看望亲戚和朋友的行为。
例句:We visit relatives and friends during the Spring Festival.
(我们在春节期间拜访亲戚和朋友。)
3.have a big dinner
讲解:“have a big dinner” 意为 “吃大餐”。
用法:通常用于描述在特殊场合吃丰盛的晚餐。
例句:We have a big dinner on New Year's Eve.(我们在除夕夜吃大餐。)
4.go shopping
讲解:“go shopping” 意为 “去购物”。
用法:用于描述去商店购买东西的行为。
例句:We go shopping before the Spring Festival.(我们在春节前购物。)
一、写出下列节日的英文名称。
劳动节 - ______________ 儿童节 - _______________
教师节 - ______________ 国庆节 - _______________
春 节 - ______________ 新 年 - _______________
圣诞节 - ______________
Labour Day
Children's Day
Teachers' Day
National Day
Christmas
New Year's Day
the Spring Festival
二、句型转换。
1.We have many holidays in China.(改为一般疑问句)
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2.I love Christmas.(对画线部分提问。)
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3.They get together with their families during holidays.(对画线部分提问。)
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What do they do during holidays?
What do you love?
Do you have many holidays in China?
Required(必做)
Optional(选做)
Copy the new words in the text three times.
Imagine you are a holiday planner. Design a new holiday and write down its name, date, and how people celebrate it.
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