In this lesson you will learn to say dates and compare schedules /skɛdʒʊl/.

课上内容（Lesson）

What day is it today?  It's Monday

What is today's date? It's May 13th

What is tomorrow's date? It's May 14th

What is yesterday's date? It's May 12th

What is the day before yesterday? It's May 11th

What is the day after tomorrow? It's May 15th

People look for Easter eggs on Easter Sunday.

People give boxes of chocolates on Valentine's Day.

People making jack-o'-lantern on Halloween.

People put fireworks on Independence Day.

People buy birthday cakes on birthdays.

People give presents on Christmas Day.

festivals  （庆典）节日

Holidays    （普通）假期

Vacations  假期（去玩）

leave  休假

day off  休息日，放假日

发音 PRONUNCIATION

# 关于 s 的三种发音  /z/  /s/  /iz/

He likes to study English.

He relaxes at night.

She lives in Shanghai.

glacier  冰山；冰川   #  美式发音和英式发音完全不同   /glæsɪə/  /'ɡleʃɚ/

词汇（Key Word ）

# 易混淆单词

parents  n. 父母；双亲（parent的复数）  v. 教养；引起（parent的三单形式）

presents   n. 礼物（present 的复数）    v. 颁发；赠送；提交；展示；致谢；

turkey  火鸡

pumpkin pie   南瓜派

Thanksgiving Day  感恩节

clue   n.线索

chocolate  n.巧克力

countable  adj. （名词）可数的，可计算的；能算的

firework  n.烟火

Halloween  n. 万圣节前夕

independence  n. 独立性，自立性；自主

independent  adj. 独立的；单独的；无党派的；不受约束的  n. 独立自主者；无党派者

relax  vi. 放松，休息；松懈，松弛；变从容；休养  vt. 放松；使休息；使松弛；缓和；使松懈

Santa Claus   /ˈsæntə klɔz/  圣诞老人

Valentine's Day n.情人节

Easter  n. 复活节

句型（Sentences）

What is the date today?  今天的日期是什么？

What is to day's date?   今天几号?

语法（Grammar）

at -->  on -->  in

at: 具体的某个时间点

on: 具体的某一天

in: 非具体的时间

# 名词读音重音在第一个音节；动词在第二个音节

e.g.    present       /ˈpreznt/   礼物              /prɪˈzent/  提出；介绍；呈现；赠送

READING FOR FUN

With Best Wishes for a Happy Birth day

Every birthday is a milestone. May special happiness fill this day,and may the year bring you everything you dream of.

每个生日都是一个里程碑。愿你的生日特别快乐，愿新的一年中心想事成!

Happy birthday! On this special day, may gladness fill your every hour with joy to light your way.

生日快乐!在这特殊的日子里，愿你时时刻刻都充满欣喜，照亮前程。

May your life be brighter as each birthday comes and goes, with happiness unfolding like the petals of a rose.

愿你每个生日都使生命更加亮丽，幸福如玫瑰般绽放!

Have a wonderful birthday!

祝你生日快乐!

The golden key to happiness, to health and fortune,too. This greeting symbolizes all three of these for you.

幸福、健康和财富的金钥匙。这个问候对你来说象征着这三个。

Sunny, bright,delightful,warm and wonderful, too —— That's the kind of birthday this wish is wishing you!

阳光明媚、明亮的、令人愉快、温暖又美妙——这就是我的生日祝福!

Whatever dream you're dreaming, may each one of them come true;

无论你在做什么梦，愿它们都能成真;

whatever plans you're making,may they all work out for you. Happy birthday!

不管你的计划是什么，愿它们都能实现。生日快乐!

Happy birthday!Sweet and fragrant roses, sent to you to say,may each hour be a happy one on this special day.

生日快乐!送你一束甜蜜芬芳的玫瑰，她对你说，今天的喜庆分外美妙，每时每刻都同样幸福，令人陶醉。

Have a happy birthday!To love is nothing.To be loved is something. To love, and be loved, is everything. May you have many,many happy birthdays.

祝你生日快乐!爱什么都不是。被爱是很重要的。爱与被爱，就是一切。愿你有许多许多快乐的生日。

I wish you happiness, health and prosperity with many returns of the day. Please accept my gift for your birthday, not for its own value,but for the sake of the thoughts it represents.

milestone   /'maɪlston/  n. 里程碑，划时代的事件

gladness   /'ɡlædnəs/  n. 愉快，高兴

brighter  adj. 更明亮的（bright的比较级）

unfolding  n. 演变；[生化] 伸展；[生物物理] 解折叠  v. 展开（unfold的ing形式）

petals   /petlz/  n. [植] 花瓣；翼瓣（petal的复数形式） v. 绽出花瓣（petal的第三人称单数形式）

fortune  /'fɔrtʃən/  n. 财富；命运；运气

symbolize  /'sɪmbəlaɪz/   vt. 象征；用符号表现  vi. 采用象征；使用符号；作为…的象征

delightful   /dɪ'laɪtfl/  adj. 可爱的，可喜的；讨人喜欢的；令人愉快的

prosperity  /prɑ'spɛrətɪ/  n. 繁荣，成功

sake  n. 目的；利益；理由；日本米酒

thoughts  n. 思想；想法（thought的复数）；思维

represents v. 代表（represent的三单形式）；表现，表示；描绘