1、Module 8 Public holidays Unit 1 Its the last day before the new school year begins.,No.50 Middle School Huang Dandan,Listening and vocabulary,1、Look at the photo . Do you know what public holiday it is?,Independence Day,2、Answer the question. Use the words in the box to help you.,1）When is Independe

2、nce Day? 2）What is a public holiday? 3）When do most people take a vacation? 4）How do Americans celebrate Independence Day?,celebrate date Labour Day national picnic season special vacation,National Day,Do you know other public holidays? Lets look at the pictures and guess.,Childrens Day,Teachers Day

3、,Christmas Day,April Fools Day,Tree-planting Day,New Years Day,May Day,Labour Day,3、Listen and complete the table.,The closest Monday to 1st May,The first Monday in September,1st May,three days,one day,one day,4、Check and correct.,（2） The Americans celebrate Labour Day earlier than May Day in China.

4、,（3） American children go back to school the day after Labour Day.,（4） Lingling thinks that after May Day in China, the weather gets cooler.,（1） Betty will leave Qingdao on 1st May.,（5） The UK and the USA celebrate the May Day holiday on the same date.,（6） People do something special to celebrate Ma

5、y Day holiday.,Labour/May Day is a _holiday. People all over the world _ this holiday. But its not on the same _. In China, May Day is on 1st May, people have 3 _. And students go back to school _ the May Day holiday is over. In the UK, its on the closest Monday to 1st May. In the USA, its on the fi

6、rst Monday in September. And people usually do something _, for example, they _ or have a _ somewhere nice. But its also the end of the _.,celebrate, date, as soon as, national, picnic , season, special, vacation, day off, go camping,national,celebrate,date,days off,as soon as,special,go camping,pic

7、nic,vacation season,5、Fill in the blanks.,Adverbial clauses of time:,Its the last day before the new school year begins. I will go out to play basketball after I finish my homework. When September comes, it starts to get cooler. While were staying with them, were going to spend a few days in Qingdao

8、. We go back to school as soon as the May Day holiday is over. So lets enjoy ourselves until we go back to school.,Choose the correct words.,（2） My mother always cooks a wonderful meal until/ when its a public holiday.,（3） We dont eat until/ as soon as its two oclock in the afternoon.,（4） I made a t

9、elephone call to a friend while/ before I went out.,（1） As soon as/ While it is 2nd January, I forget about my New Years resolutions.,（5） Before/ While my father is sleeping, we relax and watch TV.,（6） I always drink some milk after/ while I get up.,Work in pairs. Think about Chinese Festivals. Ask

10、and say.,when the Chinese festivals are what your family do during the festivals whether you eat special food whether you wear special clothes,Now report what you talked about.,Spring Festival is at the end of January or the beginning of February. We clean the house and put up decorations. We eat spec