1、Module 8 Public holidaysWhat festivalsdo you know?National Day Labour Day/ May DaySpring FestivalTeachers Day Christmas DayFools Day Thanks Giving DayNew YearWhat are these festivals?When are these festivals? Labour Day New Years Day Womens Day Fools Day Childrens Day Christmas Day 1st May January 1

2、st March 8th 1st April June 1st 25th DecemberYou write You say 1st May /May 1stThe first of May/May the firstUnit 1Its the last day before the new school year begins.慶祝慶祝 v. 勞動勞動 n. 勞動節(jié)勞動節(jié) 季節(jié)季節(jié) n. 假期，休假假期，休假 n. 當當時候時候 一一就就 celebratelabourLabour Dayseasonvacationwhileas soon as4th JulyJulythe beginni

3、ng of September17761.Independence Day is on _.2.The USA became a different country from Britain in _.3.Most people take a vacation from _ to _.listen again and check your answerListen to the tape and answer the questions.Listen to another passage and answer the questions.1.How many countries are the

4、 two speakers mainly talking about? What are they?2.Which holiday are they talking about?Three. They are UK, USA and China.Labour Day/May Day.Listen to the passage again and complete the table.UKUSAChinaDate of May Day/Labour Day the closestMonday to1st May Length of holidaythe first Monday in Septe

5、mber1st Mayone dayone dayone dayAccording to the dialogue,choose the best answer.1. Lingling and Sally will leave Qingdao on May_. a) 1st b) 3rd c)5th 2. The Americans celebrate Labour Day _May Day in China. a) on the same day as b) earlier than c) later than3. American children go back to school_.

6、a) on September 1st b) on the first Monday of September c) the day after Labour Day4. Lingling thinks that after May Day in China, _. a) its the start of the summer holiday b) everyone enjoys themselves c) the weather gets betterTry to find out the difficulties!Language Points1.and we only have one

7、day off. e.g. I am taking a week _ over Christmas. 我正休一周假來度過圣誕節(jié)。 off 在此表示在此表示_2. Do you do anything special? We go camping or we have a picnic somewhere nice e.g. Is there _ in todays newspaper? 在今天的報紙上有有趣的事嗎？ 3. Well stay there until 5th May. e.g. Sometimes I do my homework_midnight 有時我寫作業(yè)直到深夜。 som

8、ething interestinguntil“不工作，免于正常的工作不工作，免于正常的工作”當形容詞修飾由當形容詞修飾由some, any, every, no等構(gòu)成的復合不定代詞時須等構(gòu)成的復合不定代詞時須后置后置。offLanguage Points He didnt come back home _midnight. 直到深夜他才回家。 until意為意為_notuntil 意為意為_4. We also go back to school as soon as the May Day holiday is over. e.g. Ill tell you _ he comes back

9、. 他一回來我就告訴你。 as soon as 意為意為“一一就就”，如果主句用將來時態(tài)如果主句用將來時態(tài)時，時，as soon as 引導的從句必須用一般現(xiàn)在時表將來。引導的從句必須用一般現(xiàn)在時表將來。5. So lets enjoy ourselves until we go back to school. e.g. they _in the park yesterday. 昨天他們在公園里過的很快樂。 enjoy oneself 意思是意思是“過得快樂過得快樂” ， enjoy oneself = _ =_ untilas soon asenjoyed themselves“直到直到.之

10、時之時”直到直到才才have a good time have fun 6、complete the sentences with while和when _we are staying with them,we are going to spends a few days in Qingdao. _someone knocked at the door,we were having dinner.whilewhen注意：注意：1）when和和while都表示當都表示當時候，當從句時候，當從句的動詞是延續(xù)性動詞時，兩者都可以，當是短暫性動的動詞是延續(xù)性動詞時，兩者都可以，當是短暫性動詞時，只能用詞時，只能用when，不能用，不能用while 2）when還有還有“這時這時”之意，之意，while還表示還表示“兩個動兩個動作同時進行作同時進行”。e.g. I was walking down the street _ I met my good friend. I was doing my homework_ my fa