Module 2 Public holidays Unit 2 We have celebrated the festival since the first pioneers arrived in America.

Lead in Talk about the public holidays in the US. Which holidays in the US do you know? public holiday 为“法定假日，公共假日”的意思，在美国实际上没有国家法定假日，因为每个州都有权规定它自己的假日。中央(联邦)政府只能为它自己的雇员规定休息日。但是，所有的州都把联邦政府规定的这些假日定为公共假日。美国的法定假日一般有九个。

New Year’s Day 新年 元旦(1月1日)

Washington’s Birthday President’s Day 华盛顿生日 (二月份的第三个星期一)

Memorial Day 阵亡将士纪念日 (五月份的最后一个星期一)

Independence Day 独立纪念日 (7月4日)

Labour Day 劳动节 (九月份的第一个星期一)

Columbus Day 哥伦布日 (十月份的第二个星期一)

Veteran’s Day退伍军人节 (11月11日)

Thanksgiving Day 感恩节 (十一月份的第四个星期四)

Christmas Day 圣诞节 (12月25日)

Martin Luther King Day 马丁·路德·金的生日纪念日 (一月份的第三个星期一) 是个最新的全国假日

其他的特殊日子 Valentine’s Day 情人节(2月14日) St. Patrick’s Day圣帕特里克节(3月17日）

Good Friday 受难节 (复活节前的星期五) Easter (Easter Sunday) 复活节 (从3月22日—4月25日之间的某个星期天）

April Fool’s Day 愚人节 (4月1日) Mother’s Day 母亲节 (5月的第二个星期天)

Flag Day 美国国旗纪念日 (6月14日)

Father’s Day父亲节 (6月的第三个星期天） Halloween 万圣节前夕 (10月31日)

New words study among speech pioneer grow corn following 在……之中 演说；讲演 开拓者；先驱者 种植；栽培（植物） 谷物；玉米 接着的；接下来的 摆放（餐桌） 摆设餐具 完了的；结束的 盘；碟 丰富的；充足的 among speech pioneer grow corn following lay (laid; laid) lay the table over dish plenty of

1. among prep. 在……之中 among一般用于三者或三者以上的“在……中间”，其宾语通常是一个表示笼统数量或具有复数意义的名词或代词。例如：The teacher sat among the children． 老师坐在孩子们中间。 【辨析】 between一般指两者之间，其宾语往往是一个具体数目的人(物)，或者是由and连接的两个具体的人(物)，有时候也可以表示多者之中的“两两之间”。例如： I am sitting between my parents．我正坐在我父母中间。 2. lay v. 摆放（餐桌）过去式：laid 过去分词：laid lay v. 放，搁；下蛋 过去式：laid 过去分词：laid lay 是lie（躺）的过去式

Read the passage, match the headings with the paragraphs. A special dinner b. An American festival c. The history of the festival d. Things to do during the festival

Facts about Thanksgiving Read the passage again and complete the table. Facts about Thanksgiving Date Celebrated on ____________________________ Meaning __________________ for their food History Celebrated since __________________ from England arrived in America Learnt from the Native Americans how to __________ and celebrated together by ________ ________ of the new food. the fourth Thursday in November give thanks the first pioneers grow corn eating a dinner

Celebration Celebrated with __________________ ________________________ before dinner • Celebrated by __________________ _______________________ in New York City and _________________ on television. a traditional dinner give thanks for the food watching the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade watching the games

Useful phrases and structures 1. It's time for ... 到做……的时候了 2. make a speech / make speeches 做讲演 3. give thanks for 感谢…… 4. lay the table 摆放餐具 5. too much 太多 6. tell stories / tell a story 讲故事 7. as well 也 8. be over 结束 9. plenty of 许多 10. shop for 购买…… 11. enjoy oneself 玩得开心

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among corn dish lay pioneer plenty Complete the passage with the correct from of the words in the box. among corn dish lay pioneer plenty pioneers The first (1)___________crossed the Atlantic and arrived in America in the seventeenth century. At the beginning, they did not have enough food. The Native Americans taught them how to grow (2)_______. They soon had (3)_______ to eat. Today, people living in the US remember the Native Americans and the pioneers at Thanksgiving. This festival is celebrated with a meal (4)_________family and friends. Everyone helps prepare the food and (5)___________ the table. After the meal, they help wash the (6)__________. plenty corn among lay dishes

Free talk Think about some important festivals. Answer the questions. What was the best festival you remember? When was it? Who did you spend it with? How did you spend it? Will you remember it for long? Why?

Practice Ⅰ. 用所给词的适当形式填空 1. It rained on the day we arrived, but the _________ (follow) day was sunny. 2. At the sight I was frightened and fell off the bike, with  all the books _________ (lie) on the ground. 3. While Mary ___________ (write) a letter, the children ____________ (play) outside. 4. My sister can’t help ___________ (clean) the house because she’s busy making a cake. 5. There is nothing _________ (eat) in the fridge. Let’s buy some. following lying was writing were playing (to) clean to eat

Ⅱ.完成句子 1. 对中国人来说，它是庆祝的时间。 For Chinese, ______ _____ _____ celebrating. 2. 王博士正在讲如何做演讲。 Doctor Wang is talking about how _____ _______ _________. 3. 饭前我经常帮忙摆放餐具。 I often help ____ _____ _____ before dinner. 4. 我们都需要大量的睡眠。 We all need _____ ______ sleep. 5. 那位歌手不但弹吉他，而且还演唱。 The singer not only played the guitar，he sang _____ ____. it's time for to make speeches lay the table plenty of as well

Write a passage about the best festival you remember. Homework Write a passage about the best festival you remember.

We never know the love of the parents until we become parents ourselves. 不养儿不知父母恩。