M8 Unit 1 It’s the last day before the new school year begins.学案
Module 8 Public Holidays
Unit 1 It’s the last day before the new school year begins. Teaching Aims:
了解美国、英国和中国的劳动节；
掌握日期的读法；
能够谈论熟悉的节假日。
【课前预习】
1.预习Unit 1 的相关词汇，能正确朗读并记忆基本单词和短语。
2.预习Unit 1 的课文。
3.课前准备：大声朗读单词
【课内探究】
（一）新课导入
1. 检查词汇预习----- A public holiday
2. 展示新知识点
You write: 1st May
You say: the first of May / May the first
3. 专项练习
（二）听力训练
1. 多层听
（1）Listen and choose the best answers.
①Betty will leave Qingdao on May________.
A. 1st
B. 3rd
C. 5th
②The Americans celebrate Labour Day _____May Day in China.
A. on the same day as
B. earlier than
C. later than
③American children go back to school_______.
A. on September 1st
B. on the first Monday of September
C. the day after Labour Day
④Lingling thinks that after May Day in China, _______.
A. it’s the start of the summer holiday
B. everyone enjoys themselves
C. the weather gets better
（2）Listen and complete.
①Do you have any _________ for the May Day holiday, Betty?
②It’s the _______ Monday to 1st May, and we only have one day ________ .
③When September comes, it stars to get _________.
④We also go back to school ___________ the May Day holiday is over.
2. 听后说
Read the dialogue in the group, pay attention to the pronunciation of the new words.
（三）对话处理
1. 听后读
Read the dialogue by yourself and match the correct date of Labour Day with the country.
China
the closest Monday to 1st May
UK 1st May
USA the first Monday in September
2. 读后学--- Language points
（1）翻译句子
While we’re staying with them, we’re going to spend a few days in Qingdao.
It’s the last day before the new school year begins.
We also go back to school as soon as the May Day holiday is over. （2）… , and we only have one day off. 我们只休息一天。
off 表示“不工作，免于正常的工作”
Eg. 我们每周休息两天。（翻译）
________________________________________________________ （3）翻译短语
public holidays _______________
something special _______________
have a plan for _______________
stay with sb. _______________
go to the beach _______________
summer holidays _______________
3. 学后说--- Pair work
Talk about some festivals with your partner.
Model: A: ***, can you tell me something about ____?
What date is it?
B: Well, it’s on ______.
People celebrate the day for ______.
A: Do you do anything special?
I give _____ to _____.
B: We hold a big party for it.
……
4. Summary
（四）学以致用
1. 选出正确答案
①Mr. Black asked _______ off because he didn’t feel well.
A. three day
B. three days
C. three days’
D. three-day
②--- Are you busy now?
--- Yes, I will have _______ to do.
A. anything important
B. important anything
C. something important
D. important something
③--- Who do you usually spend your holiday ______ ?
--- Of course my family.
A. for
B. about
C. with
D. /
2. 翻译句子
①五一劳动节你有什么计划吗？
Do you ________________________ the May Day holiday?
②劳动节一结束我们就回到学校。
We will go back to school ________________ the May Day holiday is over.
【课后提升】
（一）复习巩固
1. 翻译短语
①公休日
②休假
③有… 的计划
④休一天假
⑤全国性的节日
⑥特殊的事情
⑦一……就……
2. 翻译句子
①它在离“五一”最近的星期一。（closest）
____________________________________
②在暑假开始之前我们还有几周的时间。（before）
____________________________________
③在美国，劳动节是一个全国性的假日，但是在不同的日期。
（national holiday）
___________________________________________________
（二）分层作业
基础性作业：完成检测题
提高类作业：Write a letter to your pen pal to introduce Spring Festival.