AnIntegratedEnglishCourseBook4.ppt

An Integrated English Course Book 4 Unit Six A French Fourth Background: the Fourth What date is it? How particular is this day? Independence Day In the United States, Independence Day (commonly known as “the Fourth of July” or simply “the Fourth”) is a federal holiday celebrating the adoption of “the Declaration of Independence” on July 4th, 1776, declaring independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain. How to celebrate Independence Day? Ways of celebration: a picnic or barbecue; morning parades, baseball games, evening displays of fireworks at public parks… How do you understand the tit