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January 1st New Year’s Day

February ChineseNew Year

March Tree Planting Day

April

May

June

QingMing Jie

Labour Day

Children’s Day

July 1st

August 1st

September

October 1st

November

December

Birthday of PRC

Army founded

Mid-autumn Day

Teachers’ DayThanksgivingDay

Winter Day

National Day

Unit 1It’s the last day before the new school year begins.

1.When is Independence Day?2.What is a public holiday?3.When do most people take a vocation?5.How do Americans celebrate Independence Day?

Listen and read

May Day Labour Day

1. 与某人一起 stay with2. 放一天假 have one day off3. 变凉爽 get cooler4. 玩得高兴 enjoy ourselves5. 回去 go back6. 一…就 as soon as

4. Complete the table

Date of May Day/Labour Day

Length of holiday

UKthe closest Monday to May 1st

USA China

sevendays

one day

first Monday September

May1st

the endvocation

Choose the best answer.1)Lingling and Sally will leave Qingdao on May______________.a.1st b.3rd c. 5th2)The Americans celebrate Labour Day____ May Day in China.a.on the same day as b.earlier thanc.later than3)American children go back to school____.a.on September 1st b.on the first Monday of Septemberc.the day after Labour Day

4.Lingling thinks that after May Day in China,___________.a.it’s the start of the summer holidayb.everyone enjoys themselvesc.The weather gets better

Quiz 1. 当我们外出时 ,Tom 将会照顾那只猫 .________________________, Tomwill __________ the cat.

2. 他们将会跟父母一起直到六月一日 .They will _____________ their parents ______ June 1st.

3. 今天是新学年开始前的最后一天 .Today is the last day ___________________________________.

4. 雨一停 , 我们就去野炊 . We will have a picnic_____________________.

While we are away look after

stay with until

before the new school year begins

as soon as the rain stops