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Integrating Skills Unit 14 Xie Jianlin 2.Why is it very important? 1 When is Earth Day? 3.What should we do? Earth Day is celebrated on March 21,the first day of spring. It is a reminder that we need to care about the world we live in and we should learn to respect life and nature. We can do a lot of things or organize some activities that improve or protect the environment, for example cleaning up the school yard, picking up trash, planting trees etc. 1. Earth Day is a celebration of life and our planet. It is a reminder that we need to care about the world we live in and that we should learn to respect life and nature. 地球日是为了纪念生命和我们星球,并且提醒我们要关注我们所生活的这个世界, 要学会尊重生命和大自然. 1 When is the holiday? It is on the third Monday of January. 2.What do you think “A Day On, Not A Day Off!” means? To have “a day off” means to stay at home from work for a day, usually to relax. A “day on” means that although an American doesn’t work that day, they should do something serious to honour the man for whom the holiday is given. It is not a time for us to rest, but a time to think about and do something important and great. True or False: 1.The Day of the Dead is a very young holiday.( ) 2.People on the day are very sad.( ) F F The festival honours both the living and the dead. the + adj. – used to talk about a class of people or things The old/young/rich/poor/wounded Jim is like his father both in appearance and in character. The young should respect the old and the old should care about the young. 3. People give sugar skeletons to each other as gifts. 4. It is not a sad day, but rather a time to celebrate the cycle of life. not …but rather … used to say that someone does not do something but does something else instead (不…而…) 这不是一个哀伤的日子,而是一个纪念生命轮回的时间. The committee does not deal with opening up the village, but rather discusses the problem of pollution. 5. Our friends will play tricks on us and try to fool us. Play tricks on sb