Activities about Holidays and Festivals （節(jié)假日活動(dòng)）一月January 二月February 三月March 四月April 五月May 六月June 七月July 八月August 九月September 十月October 十一月November 十二月December月份month 季節(jié)season春spring 夏summer秋autumn / fall 冬winterSTEP 1. LETS WRITE FROM MEMORY. (默寫) 節(jié)日festival 假日holiday/vacation春節(jié)是中國最重要的節(jié)日，它通常在一月份或者二月份。The Spring Festival is the most important festival in China, and it is often in January or February. 除夕夜，人們會(huì)聚在一起吃大餐。On New Years Eve, people can get together to have a big dinner. 中秋節(jié)是中國的傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日。The Mid-autumn Day is a traditional festival in China STEP 1. LETS WRITE FROM MEMORY. (默寫) Chinese festivals (中國節(jié)日中國節(jié)日): the Spring Festival春節(jié) Lantern Festival元宵節(jié) Dragon Boat Festival 端午節(jié) Qingming Festival清明節(jié) the Mid-autumn Day中秋節(jié) Double Ninth Festival重陽節(jié) Western festivals (西方節(jié)日西方節(jié)日): Christmas Day圣誕節(jié) Valentines Day情人節(jié) Easter Day復(fù)活節(jié) April Fools Day愚人節(jié) Halloween萬圣節(jié) Thanksgiving Day感恩節(jié) Public holidays (公共假日公共假日): New Years Day元旦 Womens Day婦女節(jié)Teachers Day教師節(jié) Mothers Day母親節(jié) Fathers Day父親節(jié) Childrens Day兒童節(jié) National Day國慶節(jié) Labor Day / May Day勞動(dòng)節(jié) Christmas Eve means a warm get-together with friends, a candlelight dinner, or perhaps a celebration at a pub（酒館）（酒館）for students. But, for Cai Yingjie, the night has a different meaning: helping beggars（乞丐）（乞丐）and the homeless（people without homes）. Cai, who is a student in journalism at Tsinghua, could be found at Beijings Wudaokou Light Railway Station that special evening. When she saw an old beggar, she took the cold, rough hands of the woman with her warm, clean hands, and gave the woman some warm bread and helped her put on a pair of new gloves（手（手套）套）. The woman was surprised for a few seconds, then burst into tears, saying “for the first time I feel respected（尊重）（尊重）”.STEP 2. LETS DO READING COMPREHENSION. (閱讀理解) Cai said, “A beggars life is very hard. Thats why I want to help them.” Cai was one of 14 Tsinghua students spending Christmas Eve among the poor. They walked in the cold wind along the streets from 4 to 7 pm on Friday, visiting 15 beggars in Beijings Haidian District. They brought bread and gloves with them, and stopped to greet beggars and offer them some of the warm food. Each beggar greeted them with a look of surprise. “I know the activity cant help much, but its meant to show our respect and care for beggars and the homeless who have been neglected for so long,” said Sun, head of the group. “And Christmas is a good time for that.” ( ) 1What does Christmas Eve mean to the 14 Tsinghua students? A. Taking 15 beggars to Tsinghua. B. Selling bread and gloves to the beggars.C. Showing care to the beggars and the homeless. D. Getting together with friends.( ) 2What does the beggar mean by saying “for the first time I feel respected”? A. The beggar has been waiting for Cai for long. B. The beggar hasnt been shown care for so long. C. The beggar has been respecting Cai for a long time. D. This is the first time the beggar has seen Tsinghua students. ( ) 3What did each beggar feel when they received greetings? A. Sad. B. Amazed. C. Frightened. D. Proud. ( ) 4The word “neglected” in the last passage means _. A. protected B. found C. taken care of D. given no enough care It is common in English to ask people about their holidays. In the West, many 1 1 go away on holiday during the summer months, and so it is very usual to 2 2 about this. If the holiday has not yet taken place, then their holiday 3 3 need be talked about. And if it is already 4 4 , then where they went, whether they 5 5 it and so on can be discussed. Similar questions are asked 6 6 some public holidays. Foreigners living and working in China often have opportunities 7 7 travel, either at weekends 8 8 during their holidays, so such kind of questions lead to fruitful discussions. They may be 9 9 to know if they have chosen the 10 10 places, especially those a little less famous ones.STEP 3. LETS CHOOSE THE RIGHT ANSWER. (完形填空)( ) 1A. factories B. families C. schools D. farms( ) 2A. ask B. see C. know D. write( ) 3A. plans B. decisions C. places D. time( ) 4A. finished B. over C. closed D. started( ) 5A. liked B. followed C. finished D. found( ) 6A. to B. before C. with D. by( ) 7A. to B. about C. with D. for( ) 8A. and B. so C. or D. nor( ) 9A. glad B. interested C. worried D. lucky( ) 10A. right B. different C. helpful D. terrible （A） The next day was 1 25th, Christmas Day. Mary 2 a big Christmas 3 in the living room. It smelt so nice in the house. And she circled many colorful lights on the treeand put up a 4 at the top of it. Before she went to sleep, she put a 5 at the end of her bed. During the night, she 6 of Father Christmas. Father Christmas landed on top of her house and climbed 7 the chimney（煙囪）（煙囪）. Then he filled Marys stocking 8 all kinds of gifts. 9 she got up the next morning, she found her stocking was really full of her favorite toys. 10 happy she was ! STEP 4. LETS FILL IN THE BLANKS. (看圖填空)December dreamed puttreestarstocking downHowwithwhenSTEP 4. LETS FILL IN THE BLANKS. (看圖填空) （B） It was Mothers Day, John was so busy with his work 1 he couldnt go back home. When he passed a flower shop in the evening, he thought of an 2 ，“Ill send Mum some roses.” 3 John was picking his flowers, a young man went inside. “How many roses can I get 4 only five dollars?” the young man asked. The shop assistant was trying to tell him that the rest of the roses was forty dollars a dozen(一打一打).thatforideawhileMaybe he would be happy with carnations (康乃馨康乃馨), another 5 of flowers that was much cheaper. “No, I have to have roses,” the young man said. “My mum was badly ill last year and I didnt have much time with her. Now I want to get this special present for her, it has to be roses 6 roses are her favorite.”After 7 these words, John said he would pay the rest of the money for the young man. The shop assistant was moved (被感動(dòng)被感動(dòng)) by 8 of them. So the shop assistant said, “Well, lovely young man, thirty dollars a dozen, only for you.” Taking the roses, the young man almost jumped into the air and ran 9 of the shop. John was also very happy because he helped the young man. Then John paid for his dozen of roses and told the shop assistant to 10 them to his mother.kindbothbecause hearing sendout