1.GeneralShermanisthebiggesttreeintheworld.2.ItgrowsontheRockyMountainsintheUS.3.It’snearly100metrestall.Itismorethan3,000yearsold.4.It’sasoldasthePyramids.Itmayliveforanother2,000years.5.PeopleareinterestedinGeneralShermanbecausethetreeissostrongandlivesasolonglife.6.Andit’soneofthewondersofthenaturalworld,too.1.巨杉(GeneralSherman)是世界上最大的树。2.它生长在美国的落基山(theRockyMountains)上。3.高达近百米,树龄3,000多岁。4.和金字塔年代相当,这棵树还可以再活2,000年。5.巨杉能够如此长寿和粗壮,这是人们感兴趣的地方。6.这也是自然界的奇迹之一。Unit1Myfamilyalwaysgosomewhereinterestingassoonastheholidaybegins.Learningaims1understandthedialogueandreaditfluently.2learnsomekeyphrases课堂检测foundsincethenflaguntiloffallkindsofvacationtakeavacationseason创立;创建从那以后旗;旗帜直到……为止不上课;休息;不工作各种各样的假期;假日去度假度假旺季;节期Wordsrevision课堂检测kidhavefunbandUKassoonas小孩玩得高兴;有乐趣乐队英国一……就……foundv.创立;创建UK英国flagn.旗;旗帜vacationn.假期;假日bandn.乐队kidn.小孩seasonn.度假旺季;节期Doyouknowthesefestivals?Children’sDayMid-autumnDayTeachers’DayMayDay(LabourDay)Maythe1st1.LabourDayinChinaison________________.CompletethesentenceswiththedatesofthefollowingholidaysinChina,theUKandtheUS.1stMay2.MayDayintheUKison________________________.3.LabourDayintheUSison___________________________.Nowlistenandcheck.thefirstMondayinMaythefirstMondayinSeptember课堂练习本1.儿童节2.中秋节3.国庆节4.教师节5.五一劳动节6.母亲节1.Children’sDay2.Mid-AutumnDay3.NationalDay4.Teachers’Day5.MayDay6.Mother’sDay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:DecemberWhenistheNationalDay?Itis___________________.onthefirstofOctoberWhatcanyouseeonthesquare?Icansee_____________.manyflowersWhataretheydoingonthatday?They’reraising________________.thenationalflagListening(1)1WhenChina’sNationalDaycomes,wehavea_____holiday.A.one-dayB.three-dayC.seven-day2WhatareLingling’splansforholidaythisyear?A.visitsomefriendsinShandongB.spendonedayinQinghaiC.visitsomeparksinQingdao启导精思USHolidayIndependence1_____DateOn4th2_____DurationOneday3______WaysofcelebrationHavea4_____;5_______bands6______musicYearthecelebrationstartedSince______Listening(2)DayJulyoffpicnicwatchplay1777Listenandanswer:DoesTonyhaveanationaldayintheUK?______________________.Listening(3)No,hedoesn’tReading1.Readafterthetape.2.Readingroups.启导精思VideoChinaUSHolidayDateDurationReadPart3andcompletethetable.NationalDay1stOctoberthreedaysIndependenceDay4thJulyonedayWaysofcelebrationYearthecelebrationstartedcelebratingwithflowersandnationalflagscelebratingwithflags,picnicsandwatchingbandsplaymusicinparks194917771.TheAmericanscelebrateIndependenceDayon4thJuly.Itisthestartofthe________season.2.On1stOctober,youcanseethenational________everywhereinChina.activityflagfoundvacationvacationflagsCompletethesentenceswiththecorrectformofthewordsinthebox.3.TheUSwas_________in1776.4.Whatkindsof__________arethereon1stJanuary?foundedactivities1.儿童节2.中秋节3.国庆节4.教师节5.五一劳动节6.母亲节一月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DecemberM2U1重点短语1.sincethen(L.3)2.haveonedayoff(L.11)3.allkindsof(L.12)4.takeavacation(L.13)5.havefu...