1. Public Holidays Module 2
Unit 1 My family always go somewhere interesting as soon as the holiday begins.

2. How many months are there in a year?
What are they?
first ( 1st)
January
second (2nd)
February
third (3rd)
March
fourth (4th)
April
fifth (5th)
May
sixth (6th)
June

3. How many months are there in a year?
What are they?
seventh ( 7th)
July
eighth (8th)
August
ninth (9th)
September
tenth (10th)
October
eleventh (11th)
November
twelfth (12th)
December

4. Do you know these? twentieth 20th 21st 22nd twenty-first 23rd 30th
twenty-second
twenty-third
thirtieth
thirty-first
thirty-fifth
fortieth

5. date September the eleventh September 11th the eleventh of September

6. date September the twelfth September 12th the twelfth of September

7. date
May the twentieth
May 20th
the twentieth of May
20th May

8. Do you know these holidays?
Spring Festival
Lantern Festival
on January 1st in Chinese calendar
on January 15th in Chinese calendar

9. Tomb-sweeping Day
Dragon Boat Festival
on May 5th in Chinese calendar
on April 4th/5th/6th

10. Children’s Day
Army’s Day
on 1st June
on 1st August

11. They are in the same season this year.
Mid-autumn Day
Teachers’ Day
on 15th August in Chinese calendar
on 10th September
They are in the same season this year. 季节

12. China was founded on that day in 1949.
national flag
National Day
Double Ninth Day
on 1st October
on 9th September in Chinese calendar
China was founded on that day in 1949.
We will have three days off on National Day.

13. Halloween
Thanksgiving Day
on 31st October
on a different date in different countries

14. Christmas
Valentine’s Day
on February 14th
on 25th December

15. Celebrate庆祝 take a vacation have a picnic go camping May Day
Labour Day
on 1st May
Celebrate庆祝
take a vacation
go camping

16. the first Monday in September
Listen and complete the sentences with the dates of the following holidays in China, the UK and the US.
1st May
1 Labour Day in China is on_____________.
2 May Day in the UK is on_______________.
3 Labour Day in the US is on_____________.
the first Monday in May
the first Monday in September

17. Listen and complete the dialogue.
Lingling: In China, many holidays are on the ______day of the ______. For example, we ________ Labour Day on 1st May.
Tony: Well, we celebrate May Day in the UK. It’s not always on the first day of _____. It’s on the first _________ in May.
Betty: In the US, Labour Day is a ______ holiday, but it’s on a ________ date. It’s on the first Monday in _________. It’s the last day _______ the new school year begins.
first
month
celebrate
May
Monday
national
different
September
before

18. Read and complete the following sentences.
People have celebrated the National Day _____ then.
We’ll stay there______the end of the holiday.
______we’re staying with our friends, we’re going to spend one day in Qingdao.
We’ve celebrated it_______1777.
And my family always go somewhere interesting___________ the holiday begins.
since
until
While
since
as soon as

19. Have a try Model: The meeting began. My father arrived. (as soon as)
As soon as the meeting began, my father arrived.
1) I see my old friend . I feel happy (as soon as)
2) It’s New Year’s Day. People make resolutions for the new year. (when)
3) It gets dark. There are fireworks. (when)
4) My father was playing cards with his friends. My mother was cooking. (while)
5) People were singing. The band was playing. (while)

20. founded
The People’s Republic of China was ____ on 1st October People have _________ the National Day since then. There are flowers and _____________ everywhere, and we have a ________ holiday.
celebrated
national flags
three-day

21. The British celebrate Christmas with a ________ holiday.
Independence Day is a _____ holiday, and we have one day____. On that day, there are __________ holiday activities. It’s the start of the _______________ and most people _____________ sometime in July or August. On that day, we usually have a picnic_____________. Kids ___________. We also watch _____ play music in public parks.
The British celebrate Christmas with a ________ holiday.
public
off
all kinds of
vacation season
take a vacation
somewhere nice
have great fun
bands
two-day

22. Year the celebration started Independence Day National Day
China US
Holiday
Date
Duration
Ways of celebration
Year the celebration started
Independence Day
National Day
1st October
4th July
one day
three days
celebrating with flags, picnics and watching bands play music in parks
celebrating with flowers and national flags
1949
1777

23. activity flag found vacation
The Americans celebrate Independence Day on 4th July. It is the start of the ______ season.
On 1st October, you can see the national _______ everywhere in China.
The US was _________ in 1776.
What kinds of _________ are there on 1st January?
vacation
flags
founded
activities

24. Thank you!