…teaching becomes a popular job.   ……教书成了一种很受欢迎（热门）的工作。

                  It falls on…   表示在某一天，还可以说It comes on…

It’s a good time for sb. to do…   是某人做……的好机会。

Exercise 1   Substitution

1. When is       Teacher’s Day?

               Youth’s Day?

               National Day?

It    fall on        Sep.10^th.

      is on          May. 4^th

      comes on      Oct.1^st

2.It’s a good time for students to show (express) respect to     their teachers.

                children               love         their parents.

                the young             care          the elderly.

                me                  thanks         you.

 

Exercise 2   Communicative  Activities

Work in pair. Make up a dialogue, using the following information.

根据下列情景和提示， 两人一组编一段对话。

Suppose you are a nurse (or a reporter). Tell your American friend something about Nurse’s day – May. 12^th (reporter’s Day – Nov.8^th) using the words and expressions you have learned from the dialogue above.

(Notes: We don’t have a day off on Teacher’s Day. Reporter’s day or nurse’s Day. They Days  just show that people respect teachers, nurses and reporters.)

Task 4

Louise is learning Chinese poems. She comes across the line “清明时节雨纷纷”and asks Li Dai to tell her something about Qingming. Listen to the dialogue and then read after the recording.

路易丝在学唐诗。当读到“清明时节雨纷纷”时，她（以前在英语培训机构认识的）请李岱解释一下清明的含义。先听，然后跟着录音朗读这段对话。

Louise:  What is Qingming, Li Dai?

Li Dai:  Qinming is Chinese means “clear and bright”. It is also called Tomb-Sweeping Day. It is a day for the living to show love and respect to dead friends, relatives and ancestors.

Louise:  When is the day?