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1、MODULE8PublicholidaysUnit1It’sthelastdaybeforethenewschoolyearbegins.Listenandread.Tony:DoyouhaveanyplansfortheMayDayholiday,Betty?Betty:MyparentsandIaregoingtovisitsomefriendsinShandongProvince.Andwhilewe'restayingwiththem,we'regoingtospendafewdaysinQingdao.We'llsta
2、ythereuntilMay5th.Darning:DoyoucelebrateMay1stintheUK,Tony?Tony:Well,wecelebrateMayDay,buttheholidayisnotalwaysonMay1st.It'stheclosestMondaytoMay1st,andweonlyhaveonedayoff.Betty:IntheUSA,LabourDayisanationalholiday,butonadifferentdate,too.It'sonthefirstMondayinSeptem
3、ber.Andit'sthelastdaybeforethenewschoolyearbegins.Lingling:Doyoudoanythingspecial?Betty:Wegocampingorwehaveapicnicsomewherenice,orgotothebeach.Butit'salsotheendofthevacationseason.WhenSeptembercomes,itstartstogetcooler,soafterLabourDaywestartclasses.Darning:Wealsogob
4、acktoschoolassoonastheMayDayholidayisover.Lingling:True,butourweathergetsbetter,andthenweonlyhaveafewweeksbeforethestartofthesummerholidays.Betty:Right!Solet'senjoyourselvesuntilwegobacktoschool.4Completethetable.UKUSAChinaDateofMayDay/LabourDaytheclosestMondaytoMay1
5、stLengthofholidaysevenday:Nowlistenagainandcheck.5Choosethebestanswer.1LinglingandSallywillleaveQingdaoonMay_____a)1stb)3rdc)5th2TheAmericanscelebrateLabourDay_____MayDayinChina.a)onthesamedayasb)earlierthanc)laterthan3Americanchildrengobacktoschool______a)onSeptembe
6、r1stb)onthefirstMondayofSeptemberc)thedayafterLabourDay4LinglingthinksthatafterMayDayinChina,______a)it'sthestartofthesummerholidayb)everyoneenjoysthemselvesc)theweathereetsbetterUnit2Assoonasit’s12o’clock…2Readthepassage,andmatchthetopicswiththeparagraphs.aAfamilyda
7、ybDifferentwaysofcelebratingcMakingplansforthenewyeardNewYear'sEveinNewYorkeAnendingandabeginningPeopleallovertheworldcelebratethenewyear.However,notallcountriescelebrateinthesameway,andinsomecountries,thenewyeardoesn'tbeginonthesamedateeveryyear.Itcandependontheseas
8、ons,themoonorthesun.Inmanycountries,thenewyearbeginsonJanuary1st,butpeoplestartcelebratingonDecember31st,NewYear'sEve.InNewYorkmany
