外研八年级下MODULE 8 UNIT 1 It’s the last day before the

?Monthsandsomewell-knownholidays熟知的(twelve)Activity1JanuaryNewsYear’sDayFebruaryTheSpringFestivalValentine’sDay情人节MarchWomen’sDayAprilTombSweepingDay清明节AprilFool’sDay愚人节MayLabourDay劳动节Mother’sDay母亲节五月第二个星期天thesecondSundayofMayJuneChildren’sDayParty’sBirthday建党节JulyArmyDay建军节AugustTeachers’DaySeptemberNationalDayOctoberMid-autumnDay中秋节NovemberThanksgivingDay感恩节thefourthThursdayofNovember11月的第四个星期四DecemberChristmasDayJanuary:NewYear’sDayFebruary:SpringFestival/Valentine’sDayMarch:Women’sDayApril:AprilFool’sDayMay:LabourDay/Mother’sDayJune:Children’sDayJuly:theParty’sBirthdayAugust:ArmyDaySeptember:Teachers’DayOctober:NationalDay/Mid-autumnDayNovember:ThanksgivingDayDecember:ChristmasDaylistenflagU1It’sthelastdaybeforethenewschoolyearbegins.新学期开始前的最后一天IndependenceDay(美国独立日)dateA1：ListenandwriteThenameofthisholiday:__________________Thedateofthisholiday:__________________July4thIt’salsocalled:_________________American’sNationalDayison7月4日.IndependenceDayRead:(顺读法)Julythefourth(逆读法)thefourthofJuly.Write:July4th/4thJulyNOTE：日期要用序数词来表达1日1st(first)2日2nd(second)3日3rd(third)5日5th(fifth)6日6th(sixth)15日15th(fifteenth)21日21st(twenty-first)5月1日2月14日12月25日4月1日5月的第三个星期天Activity2:Howtowrite&Howtoread---May1st---Feb.14th---Dec.25th---April1st---thethirdSundayofMay----5月1日，2月14日，12月25日，4月1日，5月的第三个星期天MaythefirstFebruarythefourteenthDecemberthetwenty-fifthAprilthefirstMother’sDayValentine’sDayThanksGivingDayAprilFool’sDayChristmasDayIndependenceDay5月第二个星期天2月14日11月第四个星期四4月1日12月25日7月4日ThanksGivingDayisonthefourthThursdayofNovember.Valentine’sDayisonFebruarythe14th.IndependenceDayison4thJuly.ChristmasDayison25thDecember.AprilFool’sDayison1stApril.Game.matchinggameEg:Mother’sDayisonthesecondSundayofMay.MayCompletethesentences:Everyonetakesa_______onthatday.Mostoftheshopsandofficesare______andpeopledon’tgotowork.from____tothebeginningof_________.ThereareAmerican______everywhere.weusuallyhavea______.closedvacationpicnicflagsJulySeptemberMostpeopletakeavacationdateMayAcitivity5:Read&Choose:LabourDay/MayDayCanyoutellme:1.LinglingandSallywillleaveQingdaoonMay___a)1stb)3rdc)5th2.TheAmericanscelebrateLabourDay_____MayDayinChina.a)onthesamedayasb)earlierthanc)laterthan3.Americanchildrengobacktoschool__.a)onSeptember1stb)onthefirstMondayofSeptemberc)thedayafterLabourDay4.LinglingthinksthatafterMayDayinChina,__________.a)it’sthestartofthesummerholidayb)everyoneenjoysthemselvesc)theweathergetsbetterUsefulsentences1.We’llstaythereuntil5thMay.2.It’stheclosestMondayto1stMay.3.It’sonthefirstMondayinSeptember.4.Andit’sthelastdaybeforethenewschoolyearbegins.5.Whilewe’restayingwiththem,we’regoingtospendafewdaysinQingdao.直到5月5号离…最近的星期一在…的第一个星期一…前的最后一天当…的时候……penfriend(Alice)Activity3---TointroduceyourfavouriteholidaytohimEg:MyfavouriteholidayisMayDay.When?How?Isitpopular?Teachers’DayMid-autumnDayMother’sDaySpringFestivalMay1stvisitsomefriends.haveapicnic…Myfavouriteholidayis_______.Itison______We’llhave_____offonthatholiday.SoIcan_________________,__________or_____________filmwithmyclassmates.Mymotherplanstocooka_______dinner.Ithinkwecan___________________.IloveMayDay.!MayDay3daysvisitsomefriendshaveapicnicseeanenjoyabledelicioushaveawonderfultimeMay1stNameWhenHow(activities)youropinionSpringFestivalJanuaryorFebruaryTeachers’DaySeptember1stMid-autumnDayOctoberMother’sDayThesecondSundayofMayeatdumplings,playfireworks…111ChooseaholidayThesecondSundayinMayisMother'sday.Mother'sdayisaspecialdayforeveryone!Onthatday,weusuallygiveourmothercards,presentsandflowers.Othersliketohelptheirmotherwiththehousework.Anddon’tforgettosay,“Mum,thankyou!Iloveyou!”Theywillbehappytohearthat.HomeMother’sDayHomeTeachers’DayTeachers’DayisonSeptember10th.It’saholidayforalltheteachers.BeforeTeachers'Day,wewillthinkwhatgiftweshouldgivetoourteachers.Onthatday,weusuallysendcardsorgiftstoourteachers.Whenwemeettheteachers,wewillsay“Thanks”tothem.HomeMid-autumnDayMid-autumnDayusuallyinOctober.It’safestivalforfamily.Ontheeveningtherewillbeabigfamilydinner.Peoplewhoworkfarawayfromtheirhomeswilltrytocomebacktomeettheirrelatives.Afterdinner,theywillplaytheredandroundlanterns.Childrenwillplaytogetherhappily.HomeSpringFestivalSpringFestivalisthemostimportantChinesetraditionalfestival.It'susuallyinJanuaryorFeburary.Beforeitcomes,peopleliketobuysomefoodandnewclothesforthisfestival.Andwecleanourhouses.Welikeeatingdumplingsandplayingfireworks.Wereallyenjoyourselves!Summary1.TotalksomethingaboutIndependenceDay.2.Toexpressthedatecorrectly.3.TotalkaboutsomeChinesefestivals.