Module 2 Public holidaysUnit 1 My family always go somewhere interesting as soon as the holiday begins.【教材分析】本模块以“Public holidays”为话题，以学习谈论各国的节日为主线，介绍了节日在人们生活当中的重要意义。通过模块学习，学生将重点掌握5个主要连接副词或词组的用法，并能在写作过程中运用这些副词或词组。Unit 1通过听、读、说训练，初步谈论节日。【教学目标】听: Listen to people talking about public holidays 说: Talk about holiday plans and Chinese festivals 读: Read articles about public holidays 写: Write about public festivals【教学重点】1. To learn and review some words and expressions about festivals.2. To learn some expressions about an adverbial clause of time.【教学难点】An adverbial clause of time【教学方法】PWP method, task-based method and interactive approach 【教学手段】A tape recorder, multimedia and some pictures【教学过程】Teaching Procedures:Step 1 Presentation Look and say. The teacher shows the pictures of new words and let the students to say as quickly as possible. found v. 创立; 创建UK 英国flag n. 旗; 旗帜vacation n. 假期; 假日band n. 乐队season n. 度假旺季; 节期kid n. 小孩Step 2 Lead-in Ss look the pictures and talk about the holiday. When is the National Day?It is _____________________.


What can you see on the square?I can see _____________. What are they doing on that day?They’re raising ________________.Step 3 Look at the picture and answer the questions.1. Which public holiday are people celebrating?2. When is this holiday in China?Keys: People are celebrating Labour Day.This holiday is on 1st May in China.Step 4 Complete the sentences with the dates of the following holidays in China, the UK and the US. Look at each picture and fill in the blanks with the dates.1. Labour Day in China is on ________________.2. May Day in the UK is on _______________.3. Labour Day in the US is on _____________.Step 5 Listen and check.1st Maythe first Monday in Maythe first Monday in SeptemberStep 6 Listen and answer the following questions.1. When was the People’s Republic of China founded?2. Do people have one day off on Independence Day?3. Does Lingling have any plans for the National Day this year?4. When is the start of the vacation season in the US?5. Do people have a national day in the UK?Keys: On 1st October 1949.Yes, they do.


Her parents and she are going to visit some friends in Shangdong Province.Independence Day.No, they don’t.Step 7 Reading1. Now complete the table. ChinaUSHoliday Date Duration Ways of celebrate Year the celebration started Keys: China: National Day 1st October three days celebrating with flowers and national flags 1949 US: Independence Day 4th July one daycelebrating with flags, picnics and watching bands play music in parks17772. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in the box.activity flag found vacation （1）The Americans celebrate Independence Day on 4th July. It is the start of the ________ season.（2） On 1st October, you can see the national ________ everywhere in China. （3）The US was _________ in 1776.（4）What kinds of __________ are there on 1st January?Keys: vacation flags founded activities Step 8 Language points Let Ss know about the main points in the passage and master. 1. The People’s Republic of China was founded on 1st October 1949.found表示“建立，创立”。它的过去式和过去分词都加ed。find表示“找到”，它的过去式和过去分词为found。 e.g. Her family founded the college in 1895. 她的家庭于1895年创办了这所学院。 2. People have celebrated the National Day since then.since then表示“从那以后”。是现在完成时的标志。e.g. He has lived in Beijing since then. 从那以后他就一直住在北京。 3. … but we only have one day off. off表示“不上课/ 班，休息”。 e.g. I’m taking a week off over Christmas. 圣诞节期间我会休假一星期。 I’m going to have some time off. 我准备休一段时间假。 4. On that day, there are all kinds of holiday activities.all kinds of 表示“各种各样的”e.g. You can taste all kinds of delicious food. 你能品尝各种各样美味的食物。


5. … and most people take a vacation sometime in July or August.take a vacation 表示“去度假”e.g. He will take a vacation next week. 他下周将去度假。6. And is there anything special on that day?anything special表示“特别的事”用形容词修饰不定代词或不定副词时，形容词要放在不定代词或不定副词的后面，如anything special, somewhere interesting。e.g. Don’t do anything stupid. 不要做傻事。7. Kids have great fun. have fun意为“玩得高兴、玩得愉快”，相当于enjoy oneself和have a good time。have fun后跟动词时，要用V-ing形式。 8. And my family always go somewhere interesting as soon as the holiday begins.as soon as表示“一……就……”。用来引导时间状语从句。强调主句和从句动作的同时性。e.g. Please call me as soon as you get to the hotel. 你一回到酒店就给我打电话。Step 9 Pronunciation and speaking1. Listen and repeat.To learn about the ordinal numeral.1st first 2nd second 3rd third 4th fourth 5th fifth 6th sixth 7th seventh 8th eighth 9th ninth10th tenth 11th eleventh 12th twelfth 13th thirteenth 20th twentieth 21st twenty-first 31st thirty-first记忆口诀一，二，三， 特殊记8去t，9除e 5和12记仔细，f来把ve替 -ty换成 –tie再加th莫迟疑。 超过十位的，其余位数基， 个位序数替。2. Say the dates. (1) Now ask and answer questions about important dates in pairs.10th September 1st October 4th July 25th DecemberNow work in pairs. Ask and answer questions about important dates.— When is your birthday?— The tenth of September.— When is the China’s National Day?— The first of October.— When is Independence Day？— The fourth of July. — When is Christmas Day?


— The twenty-fifth of December.(2) Ask and answer questions about a Chinese public holiday in groups.When is the holiday?What do your family do during the holiday?What special food do you eat?What special clothes do you wear?(3) Present the Chinese public holiday to the whole class.The Mid-Autumn Festival is usually in September or early October. Family members usually get together. We eat moon cakes while we are enjoying the full moon… Step 10 Exercises 1. Our country was ______ on 1st October. A. find B. founded C. found 2. —How long is your holiday? —I think we’ll have two days _____. A. away B. off C. of3. —Where will you take a ______? —Beijing. A. holiday B. rest C. vacation4. My family lives on the ______ floor. A. ninth B. nine C. ninethKeys: BBCA中考链接1. Tomorrow is the boy’s ________ birthday. A. seventh B. seven C. seventeen 2. September is _____ month of the year. A. ninth B. nine C. the nine D. the ninth 3. My uncle bought me an iPhone for my ______ birthday. A. twelve B. twelfth C. the twelve D. the twelfth 4. May is the _____ month of a year. A. fifty B. fifteen C. fifth D. five Keys: ADBCStep 11 HomeworkMake up a dialogue about the National Day. Including the date, duration, ways of celebration and year the celebration started. About 60 words.Unit 2 We have celebrated the festival since the first pioneers arrived in America.【教材分析】Unit 2 通过读、写训练，学习描述节日。该单元共设计了6个活动。其中活动1要求学生描述所给图片。活动2-4要求学生阅读介绍感恩节的短文，完成表格和选词填空两个练习。活动5-6要求根据范文写出关于节日的文章。【教学目标】Knowledge objectiveKey vocabulary and key structures


Ability objectiveTo get information about ThanksgivingTo master the adverbial clauses of timeMoral objectiveTo know more about western festivals and respect other festivals and western culture.【教学重点】1. To master the new words.2. To learn some expressions about Thanksgiving.3. To learn the adverbial clause of time.【教学难点】1. To get information from the article.2. To write a composition by using the adverbial clause of time.【教学方法】PWP method, task-based method 【教学手段】A tape recorder, multimedia and some pictures【教学过程】Teaching Procedures:Step 1 Warming upAnswer the questions according to the pictures, and let Ss know about Thanksgiving.What festival do you think it is?When is Thanksgiving celebrated?Do families come together to celebrate the festival?


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