初二下Module8Publicholidays.ppt

Tony: Do you have any plans for the ________ holiday, Betty? Betty: My parents and I are going to visit some friends in Shandong Province. And _____ we’re staying with them, we’re going to spend a few days in Qingdao. We’ll stay there until 5th May. Daming: Do you ________ 1st May in the UK, Tony? Tony: Well, we celebrate May Day, but the holiday is not always on 1st May. It’s the closest Monday to 1st May, and we only have one day off. Betty: In the USA, ____________ is a national holiday, but on a different date, too. It’s on the first Monday in September. And it’s the last day _____ the new school year begins. Lingling: True, but our weather gets better, and then we only have a few weeks before the start of the summer holidays. Betty: Right! So let’s enjoy ourselves _____ we go back to school. Activity 5 Choose the best answer. Lingling and Sally will leave Qingdao on ______ May. a) 1st b) 3rd c) 5th 2. The Americans celebrate Labour Day _____ May Day in China. a) on the same day as b) earlier than c) later than 预 习 检 测 第一环节的设计目的在于活跃课堂气氛，通过出示节日的图片来抓住学生的有意注意，激发学生学习对本课的学习兴趣。 第二环节开展了五个活动，问答词组的活动重点验收学生对词组以及重点知识的掌握情况，调动学生对文章学习的积极性；补全文章的活动除了 验收学生对课文的预习掌握情况，也对学 生进行了听力训练。完成表格、回答问题 和朗读课文这三个活动的开展强化对课 文的理解并且提高了对课文的准确 认识 Questions: 1.When is Labour Day in the USA and UK? 2.What’s Betty’s plan for the May Day holiday? Make a dialogue about your plan for Dragon Boat Festival. (Try to use phrases and words in this lesson as many as possible.) where,