Module 8 Unit 1

1、Module 8 Public holidays Unit 1Its the last day before the new school year begins. National DayLabour DayChildrens DayTeachers DayChristmas DayMid-autumn Day When is Labor Day in our country? The first Monday in September.2. How long do we Chinese celebrate Labor Day? About 3 days.3. What are the Na

2、tional Holidays? Spring Festival, May Day, Mid-autumn Day4. What do you usually do during the course of the Labor Day? Your own answers.Free talk 慶祝慶祝勞動(dòng)勞動(dòng)季節(jié)季節(jié)假期，休假假期，休假當(dāng)當(dāng)時(shí)候時(shí)候勞動(dòng)節(jié)勞動(dòng)節(jié)一一就就celebratelabourseasonvacationwhileLabour Dayas soon as New words1 Look at the photo. Do you know what public holiday

3、 it is? Listen and check.Its Independence Day / American national holiday.Independence DayIndependence Day is on _. Most of the shops and offices are _. People dont go to _. Everyone takes a _ on that day. There are American _ everywhere and bands play _, and we usually have a _.4th Julyclosedworkvo

4、cationflagsmusicpicnicListen and read.3Fill in the blanks. Tony: Do you have any plans for the _ holiday, Betty? Betty: My parents and I are going to visit some friends in Shandong Province. And _ were staying with them, were going to spend a few days in Qingdao. Well stay there until 5th May.May Da

5、ywhile Daming: Do you _ 1st May in the UK, Tony? Tony: Well, we celebrate May Day, but the holiday is not always on 1st May. Its the closest Monday to 1st May, and we only have one day off. Betty: In the USA, _ is a national holiday, but on a different date, too. Its on the first Monday in September

6、. And its the last day _ the new school year begins.celebrateLabour DaybeforeLingling: Do you do anything special?Betty: We go camping or we have a picnic somewhere nice, or go to the beach. But its also the end of the _ season. _ September comes, it starts to get cooler, so after Labour Day we star

7、t classes.Daming: We also go back to school _ the May Day holiday is over.vacationWhen as soon as Lingling: True, but our weather gets better, and then we only have a few weeks before the start of the summer holidays. Betty: Right! So lets enjoy ourselves _ we go back to school.untilRead and transla

8、teLanguage points 1. have day (s) off 有有的假期的假期 放一天假放一天假 have one day off 放兩天假 have two days off2. Do you do anything good?由由some, any, every, no等構(gòu)成的等構(gòu)成的不定代詞不定代詞 ，要放在形容詞的前面，要放在形容詞的前面Key phrases 1. stay with 與某人一起與某人一起 2. be close to 接近接近; 離離近近3. have one day off 放一天假放一天假 4. the new school year 新學(xué)年新學(xué)年

9、5. go camping 去野營(yíng)去野營(yíng) have a picnic 野餐野餐6. be over 結(jié)束結(jié)束7. the start of 的開(kāi)始的開(kāi)始 the end of 的結(jié)尾的結(jié)尾/ /結(jié)局結(jié)局8. get cooler 變涼爽變涼爽 9. as soon as 一一就就10. go back 回去回去Key phrases 1. - Is there _in todays newspaper ? - No, theres _. A anything special, something unusual B anything special, nothing unusual C spe

10、cial anything, nothing unusual D special anything, usual nothing 2. Could you please tell me _ in todays newspaper? Sorry, _. A. something special; special nothing B. special something; special nothing C. anything special; something special D. something special; nothing specialAD3. - Mike and John,

11、did you enjoy _on Childrens Day? -Yes, we did . (中考真題中考真題) A. myself B. yourselves C. ourselves D. themselves 4. - _ are you going to the concert with this weekend? -My cousin, Im sure we will enjoy _. (2007山東威海山東威海) A. Whom, ourselves B. Who, us C. Whom myself D. Who, herselfBA5. Dick gave me a not

12、e while I _ in the library. I guess he made it to say “sorry” to you. (2007黃岡市黃岡市) A. am reading B. was reading C. reads D. will readB1. There are four _(季節(jié)季節(jié)) in a year.2. Americans usually go out to take their _ (假期假期) during the holidays.3. Do you know how Americans _(慶慶 賀賀) Independence Day ? 4.

13、 October 1st is our _(國(guó)家的國(guó)家的) Day.5. Kevin and Betty enjoyed _(她們她們) at Damings party last Sunday .6. There is no holidays in _(十一月十一月).NovemberseasonsvacationscelebrateNationalthemselvesFilll in the blanks.1. 當(dāng)我們外出時(shí)當(dāng)我們外出時(shí), Tom將會(huì)照顧那只貓。將會(huì)照顧那只貓。 _, Tom will _ the cat.2. 他們將會(huì)跟父母一起直到六月一日。他們將會(huì)跟父母一起直到六月一日

14、。 They will _ their parents _ June 1st.3. 今天是新學(xué)年開(kāi)始前的最后一天。今天是新學(xué)年開(kāi)始前的最后一天。 Today is the last day _ _.4. 雨一停雨一停, 我們就去野炊。我們就去野炊。 We will have a picnic _.While we are away/outlook afterstay withuntilbefore the newschool year begins as soon as the rain stops 我們明天會(huì)休假一天。我們明天會(huì)休假一天。 Well _tomorrow. 2. 鈴聲一響，他們就停止談話了。鈴聲一響，他們就停止談話了。 They stopped talking _ the bell ran