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MODULE 8 Public holidays Unit 1 It’s the last day before the new school year begins. Listen and read. Tony: Do you have any plans for the May Day holiday, Betty? Betty: My parents and I are going to visit some friends in Shandong Province. And while were staying with them, were going to spend a few days in Qingdao. Well stay there until May 5th. Darning: Do you celebrate May 1st in the UK, Tony? Tony: Well, we celebrate May Day, but the holiday is not always on May 1st. Its the closest Monday to May 1st, and we only have one day off. Betty: In the USA, Labour Day is a national holiday, but on a different date, too. Its on the first Monday in September. And its the last day before the new school year begins. Lingling: Do you do anything special? Betty: We go camping or we have a picnic somewhere nice, or go to the beach. But its also the end of the vacation season. When September comes, it starts to get cooler,so after Labour Day we start classes. Darning: We also go back to school as soon as the May Day holiday is over. 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 lets enjoy ourselves until we go back to school. 4 Complete the table. UKUSAChinaDate of May Day / Labour Daythe closest Monday to May 1st Length of holidayseven day:Now listen again and check. 5 Choose the best answer. 1 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 3 American children go back to school ______ a) on September 1 st b) on the first Monday of September c) the day after Labour Day 4 Lingling thinks that after May Day in China, ______ a) its the start of the summer holiday b) everyone enjoys themselves c) the weather eets better Unit 2 As soon as it’