warming up and speaking-
WARMING UP AND SPEAKING
Warming-up
Ask students in class eight for help! They are very clever!
Bill Gates 比尔盖茨
16 years old Middle school student Loves maths and science
desktop computer
laptop/notebook
paห้องสมุดไป่ตู้mtop
PDA (personal digital assistant)
much more useful if we make good use of it
Let’s learn some words about a computer!
Creating and speaking
A Robot for Miss Liu Name:___ Height:___ Appearance:___ Price:___
Ability:___________________________________
___________________________________
do shopping
communicate with friends
watch movies
search for information
play computer games
Your advice howgood to make good use of a computer How to on make use of a computer?
Ability
Price
5000yuan
500yuan
高教版(2021)基础模块1Unit5 Warming up+Listening+Speaking
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birthday party
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opening ceremony
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banquet
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welcome party
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Think and match.
How do you invite others to a party ?
A I want to invite you to come to ...? B Would you like to come to ...?
Mary Fisher and Li Xiaonian are talking about holding a party.
Mary Fisher: There will be a welcome party for the new employees this Friday. Would you like to come? Li Xiaonian: I’d love to. When and where will the party be held? Mary Fisher: At 10 o’clock in the cafeteria. Li Xiaonian: I’ll be there! Do you need a hand? I can help with the preparation. Mary Fisher: That’s very nice of you. Have you been to a welcome party before? Li Xiaonian: Yes, I have. Mary Fisher: Great. Can you give us some ideas for the party activities? Li Xiaonian: Of course. I know a perfect game for welcome parties. Mary Fisher: What is it? Li Xiaonian: It’s called “10 things in common”. Mary Fisher: Oh, yes. I played it once. It’s a great game to get everyone to know each other better.
必修四Unit1 Warming up and speaking
Warming Up
1. Do you know who these women are?
Joan of Arc
Elizabeth Fry
Song Qingling
Jody Williams
Jane Goodall
Lin Qiaozhi
A girl from the countryside who dressed as a man and went to fight for the French and to drive the English out of France. She was caught and put to death by the English.
1._______(他们所有的共同处)is that they devoted
helping all the time to ______(help) the poor. (common) What they have in common • have sth/ nothing in common (with…) • _________(和其他男孩们一样), he likes playing soccer. (common) • In common with other boys
She was a doctor who became a specialist in women’s illnesses. She devoted all her life to medical work for Chinese women and children. Her work encouraged many other women to become doctors. Lin Qiaozhi (1901-1983), China
最新人教版高中英语必修一+Unit+1++Friendship全单元教案(精品)名师优秀教案
人教版高中英语必修一 Unit 1 Friendship全单元教案（精品）Unit 1 Friendship知识目标:本单元需要学习的重点单词为:add point upset ignore calm concern loose cheat reason list share feelingNetherlands German outdoors crazy nature purpose dare thunder entirely poweraccording trust indoors suffer teenager advice questionnaire quiz situation editorcommunicate habit本单元需要学习的重点词组为:add up calm down have got to be concerned about walk the dog go through hideaway set down a series of on purpose in order to in one’s power face to faceaccording to get along with fall in love join in make an effort show one’s interest inspread far and wide pay (no)attention to in the past本单元需要学习的重点句型为:1. You want to see a very interesting film with your friend, but your friend can’t go until he or she finishes cleaning the bicycle. (not. . . until. . . )2. When he or she borrowed it last time, he or she broke it and you had to pay to get itrepaired. (get sth. done)3. While walking the dog, you were careless and it got loose and was hit by a car. (while doing; get+adj. )4. Your friend, who doesn’t work hard, asks you to help him or her to cheat in the exam by looking at your paper, what will you do? (the Attributive Clause)5. I don’t want to set down a series of facts in a diary as most people do, but I want this diary itself to be my friend. (as. . . )6. I wonder if it’s because I haven’t been able to be outdoors for so long time that I’ve grownso crazy about everything to do with nature. (I wonder if/whether; it’s . . . that. . . )7. . . . I stayed awake on purpose until half past eleven one evening in order to have a goodlook at the moon for once by myself. (stay+adj. ; in order todo. . . )8. But as the moon gave far too much light, I didn’t dare open a window. (don’t dare(to)do. . . )9. . . . it was the first time in a year and a half that I’d seen the night face to face. . . (It is/was the first/second. . . time that+现在/过去完成时)10. Although I really try to talk to my classmates, I still find it hard to make good friendswith them. (find it+adj. /n. +to do. . . )本单元需要掌握的交际功能用语为:1. 态度(attitudes)Are you afraid that. . . ? I’ve grown so crazy about. . . I didn’t dare. . .2. 同意和不同意(agreement and disagreement)I agree. I think so. Exactly.I don’t agree. I don’t think so. I’m afraid not.3. 肯定程度(certainty)That’s correct. Of course not.本单元需要掌握的语法为:直接引语和间接引语(?):陈述句和疑问句1. 陈述句“I don’t want to set down a series of facts in a diary, ” said Anne.? Anne said that she didn’t want to set down a series of facts in a diary.2. 一般疑问句He asked, “Are you leaving tonight? ”? He asked us whether we were leaving that night.3. 特殊疑问句“When did you go to bed last night? ” father said to Anne.? Father asked Anne when she went to bed the night before.能力目标:1. 能运用所学语言讲述朋友间发生的事情以及朋友间的友谊和友情。
unit1 warming-up and speaking 课件
选记：
argue for 赞成；主张做… argue against 反对；主张不
Solution: I think Ann should _a_sk__t_h_e_o_w_n_e_r_i_f_s_h_e__w_a_nt_s_ _t_o _b_o_r_ro_w__s_th__a_n_d_t_r_y__to___ _r_et_u_r_n_i_t_o_n__ti_m_e__in__fu_t_u_re_._.
argue sb into doing sth=persuade sb to do argue sb out of doing sth -They are always arguing. -他们总吵架。 -Don’t argue with your mother. -不要和你母亲争吵。 -I am not going to argue with you about/over the matter. -今天我不打算和你争论这件事。
5.Tom ____is__f_o_nd__o_f_____ reading novels. 6.He _i_s_ very deep __in_t_o__ classical music. 7.I have never spoken __n_o_r _ written to her. 8.My brother is a student, __so__ am I.
B. with; about
C. to; about
D. about; to
2017高一英语上册词组汇总(10-12单元)
2017高一英语上册词组汇总（10-12单元）201710-12鍗曞厓锛?Unit 10WARMING UP & LISTENING & SPEAKING 1.no longer; no more 1. There be鈥?left 鏈夆€﹀墿涓?2. hunt animals for food 涓哄緱鍒扳€﹁€屾崟鐚庘€?hunt for 鎼hunt animals 鐙╃寧3. know of/about 瀵光€︿簡瑙?4. in danger 澶勪簬鍗遍櫓涓?out of danger in danger of ...鐨勫嵄闄?endanger vt. 浣?..婵掑嵄锛涘嵄瀹?endangered animals 婵掑嵄鍔ㄧ墿become endangered 5. die out ?娑堝けdie away 锛?die off; die of; die from; die down bedying for 娓存湜锛涘緢鎯?6. It follows that鈥?鈥?People get sick because of air pollution. It follows that we must do somethingabout it.?7. lead to 瀵艰嚧8. take turns to do sth/ doing sth浜?do sth in turn/by turns 9. act as play a role of ARE WE ENDANGERED? 10. an environmental expert 涓€浣嶇幆澧冧笓瀹?11. keep/stop/prevent sb from doing sth ?keep sb doing sth 浣?..涓€鐩村仛... keep (on) doing sth 鍧氭寔鍋氭煇浜?protect...from/against 淇濇姢...鍏嶅彈... 12. we don't do as we say. 鎴戜滑瑷€琛屼笉涓€銆?13. ( take sb ) on a tour of... 锛堝甫鏌愪汉锛夋父瑙?.. 14. have a bright future 15. harm sb/ do harm to sb/ do sb harm/ be harmful to sb ...=be bad for do good to sb/do sb good/ be good for/ benefit sb./be of benefit to 瀵?..鏈夊ソ澶?鐩?16. take measures/steps/action 17. be used to sth/ doing sth 涔犳儻浜庘€?18. adapt to (鏀瑰彉浠?閫傚簲adapt oneself to 浣胯嚜宸遍€傚簲浜?adjust to (璋冩暣浠?閫傚簲19. become endangered 棰戜复鍗遍櫓20. the original species 鍘熸湁鐨勭墿绉?species (? 21. first of all 棣栧厛at first; above all 22. make a big difference 澶ф敼瑙傦紱褰卞搷澶?23.If we know more about what causes endangerment, we may be able to take measures before it is too late. 濡傛灉鎴戜滑鑳芥洿澶氬湴浜嗚В鑷翠娇鐢熺墿婵掑嵄鐨勫師鍥狅?They are thinking of buying the house before the prices go up. 浠栦滑姝ｅ湪鑰冭檻瓒佹埧浠锋湭娑ㄦ椂鎶婃埧瀛愪拱涓嬫潵銆?If you don鈥檛like the present job, I suggest you look for another one before it is too late.?He hung up before I could say a word.€?LANGUAGE STUDY 24. devote oneself to sth/doing sth 鑷村姏浜庘€?be devoted to sth/doing sth 鎶曡韩浜?a devoted friend / wife 25. at presentat the present time be present at 鍑哄腑26. explain sth to sb 鍚戞煇浜鸿В閲娾€?explain to sb sth 27. set ree 閲婃斁=free 28. in the wild 澶勪簬閲庣敓鐘舵€?INTEGRATING SKILLS 29锛巄e careful with ?be carefulof/about 娉ㄦ剰锛涚暀鎰?30. throw away 鎵旀帀锛泃hrow about墧31. care about 鍏冲績care for ?workbook 32. go on a tour to 鍘烩33. a large amount of (money) (閽? 34. (translate) word for word 閫愬瓧鍦?answer point for point 瀵规瘮锛歰ne by one; little by little 35. up to 锛??锛夊ぇ绾︼紱澶氳揪锛?锛夌悊搴旓紱瑙嗕负...鐨勮亴璐?What鈥檚he up to? 浠栧湪骞蹭粈涔堬紵?I guess the fellow is up to no good. 鎴戠寽杩欎釜瀹朵紮瑕佸浘璋嬩笉杞ㄣ€?The little boy can count up to twenty. 杩欏皬瀛╄兘浠庝竴鏁板埌浜屽崄銆?The students are allowed up to two hours to finish the test.?It鈥檚up to you to decide what to do next.€?The success of this project is up to us. 杩欎釜椤圭洰鐨勬垚璐ュ彇鍐充簬鎴戜滑. 36. become extinct = die out 37. keep s a pet 鎶娾€﹀綋瀹犵墿鍏?mon adj. 鍏卞悓鐨勶紱?渚ч噸鎸囧叡鎬э紱寮鸿皟鈥滈潪鐗规畩鎬э紝闈炰紭绉€鎬р€?鎴?"? usualadj ?х殑锛岄伒" 寮鸿皟鏃堕棿瑙掑害銆?ordinary 閫氬父鐨?櫘閬嶅父瑙侊紝嬭€屽崄鍒嗘櫘閬嶏紱鎴栦汉銆?popular 鏅鎸囦负骞垮ぇ缇や紬鎵€鎺ュ彈鎴栨繁鍙楀枩鐖辩殑general ?鎸囧睘浜庡ぇ閮ㄥ垎浜烘垨澶ч儴鍒嗕簨鐗╃殑灞炴€э紝屽彲鑳戒篃鍖呮嫭浜嗕竴浜涙瀬灏戞暟鐨勪緥澶栥€?Unit 11WARMING UP & SPEAKING 1. a piece of music ?2. Can you help me to decide what to buy? 3. What do you have in mind? 浣犳湁浠€涔堜富鎰忥紵4. dance to (a song/music) 浼寸潃锛堟瓕鏇诧紡闊充箰锛夎烦鑸?5. What can/doyou suggest? suggest sth suggest (sb) doing sth suggest that... suggest +皵insist +铏氭嫙(鍧氬喅瑕佹眰) suggest + 锛堣〃绀猴級insist +闄堣堪(鍧氬喅璁や负) 6. Have you considered doing...? 浣犺€冭檻杩?..鍚楋紵consider...锛坅s/to be锛?.. 璁や负...鏄?.. consider sb to have done sth 璁や负...鍋氳繃鏌愪簨THE SOUND OF THE WORLD 5. a musical instrument 涔愬櫒6. musical styles 闊充箰椋庢牸in style ?out of style 杩囨椂鐨?7. have much/nothing in common with /娌℃湁鐩稿悓涔嬪8. along with 鍜屸€︿竴璧?9. a variety of ?varieties of = various LANGUAGE STUDY 10. pick out 鎸戝嚭choose; select pick up; pick on; pick 11. The style is the man. 12. the key to the classroom ?the answer to the question ?the solution to the problemВ鍐冲姙娉?the entrance to the station 杞︾珯鐨勫叆鍙?13. give/put on a performance 琛ㄦ紨/涓婃紨鑺傜洰14. golden pen 閲戠瑪gold necklace 閲戦」閾?15. a two-room house a four-storey building = a building of four storeys/stories 16. make a record 褰曞埗鍞辩墖set a record 鍒涚邯褰?record a song 褰曚竴棣栨瓕17. turn into 鍙樻垚锛?璇戞垚turn...into; turn to POP VERSUS ROCK 18. become more and more similar 鍙樺緱瓒婃潵瓒婄浉浼?19. make music one's career 鎶婇煶涔愬綋浜嬩笟20. on the other hand 鍙︿竴鏂归潰20. satisfy sb. 浣垮緱鏌愪汉婊℃剰be satisfied with 瀵光€︽劅鍒版弧鎰?be pleased with; be content with satisfactory = satisfying; satisfaction 21. satisfy one鈥檚inner desire ?21. make people feel easy 22. forget about ?AMERICAN COUNTRY MUSIC 23. have a hit 椋庨潯涓€鏃?24. over the past twenty years 缁忚繃浜嗚繃鍘荤殑20骞?25.be common for 瀵?..寰堟櫘閫氱殑25. think o be 鈥? 璁や负鈥︽槸26. turn to ?姹傚姪浜庯紱缈诲埌turn writer 鎴愪turn 20 杩囦簡20宀?27. think well of 锛坆e well thought of锛?=think highly of =speak highly of = sing high praise for 瀵光€﹁瘎浠峰緢楂?28. make fun of 鍙栫瑧; 鎷挎煇浜哄彇涔?29. bring in 甯︽潵(鏀跺叆); 寮曡繘(鎶€鏈? 30. on their travels 鍦ㄦ梾琛屾椂31, in the open air 鍦ㄦ埛澶?31. for free 鍏嶈垂a free meal He is free with his money. All these books are given away (for) free/free of charge. The old woman has never been free from pain. You are free to do anything you like, within the law. Unit 12 Warming up & Speaking 1. match鈥ith鈥?鎶娾€?鍜屸€?鐩搁厤2. action film 鍔ㄤ綔鐗?3. romantic comedy 娴4. shootings and fights5. at the art festival婏紡鏈熼棿HARRY POTTER 6. magical power 榄斿姏7. magic tricks 榄旀湳鎶€宸?8. welcome to + n. 娆㈣繋鍒扳€? Welcome home! give sb a warm welcome 鐑9. a world of magic and wonders10. a series of 涓€绯诲垪鐨?11. seem like =look like 鐪嬭捣鏉ュ儚12. treat sb to sth 璇锋煇浜猴紙鍚冣€︼級treat sb badly 铏愬緟treat ...as/like... 13. in trouble 鍦ㄥ洶澧冧腑get into trouble ask for trouble荤儲make trouble 鎹ｄ贡put sb to trouble 缁欎汉娣婚夯鐑?take trouble to do sth 涓嶈緸杈涜嫤鐨勫仛鏌愪簨14. do the right thing 鍋氬緱瀵?15. come across 1. be understood; He spoke for a long time but his meaning did not come across. 2. make an impression; She came across well/badly in interviews. He came across as a sympathetic person. 3. meet or find sb/sth by chance = run into I came across some old photos in a drawer. 16. fight against 涓庘€︿綔鏂椾簤锛忔墦鏋讹紡鎵撲粭fight n. fight with; fight for 17. believe 鍜宐elieve in believe in 淇′话(鐪熺悊锛涘畻鏁欙紱鍘熷垯) 淇′换= trust in锛泃rust锛沨ave trust in 淇¤禆=rely on I believe him, but I don鈥檛believe in/trust (in) him. 鎴戠浉淇′粬鎵€璇寸殑璇濓紝浣嗘垜涓嶄俊浠讳粬/鐩镐俊浠栫殑浜烘牸/鑳藉姏銆?Do you believe in God? believe鍜宼rust believe sb/what sb said 鐩镐俊鏌愪汉锛堟墍璇寸殑璇濓級believe ...to be... 璁や负...鏄?.. believe...to have done 璁や负/鐩镐俊...鍋氳繃鏌愪簨believe that... ?trust that... I believe/trust that you will join us. (trust姣攂elieve? I believe him to be an honest man. =I believe that he is an honest man. I believe him to have passed the exam. =I believe that he has passed the exam. I can鈥檛trust that boy out of my sight. 鎴戜竴鐪嬩笉瑙侀偅涓?18. grow up to be... 闀垮ぇ鍚庢垚涓?.. 19. share the same goal 20.be strong in heart and mind 鎰忓織鍧氬己锛屽ご鑴戣仾鏄?THE QUESTION 21. whisper sth to sb 灏忓０锛忔倓鎮勭粰鏌愪汉璇?whisper sth in one's ear in a whisper 灏忓０鍦?22. as if 濂藉儚23. not all = all not 骞朵笉閮?not every = every...not 骞堕潪姣忎釜...閮?notboth=both not 骞堕潪涓や釜閮?.. ...not all of them were safe.=...all of them were not safe. Not both of the students are good at English. =Both of the students are not good at English. 瀹屽叏鍚﹀畾锛歂one of the rooms are safe. Neither of the students is good at English. 24. if only 瑕佹槸鈥﹀氨濂戒簡If only my mother were here with me. 25. be about to do sth when鈥??26. turn around 27. walk/run up to; go/come up to 涓婂墠鍘?28. go past 浠?..鐨勬梺杈硅繃鍘?WORKBOOK EXERCISES 29. play a trick on sb. 缁欐煇浜烘伓浣滃墽30. apologize to sb for sth 鍚戞煇浜洪亾姝?make an apology to sb. 31.(1) 鎽嗚劚鈥︾殑涔犳儻get out of the habit (of doing sth) ; get rid of the habit of break off the habit of (2) 鍏绘垚鈥︾殑涔犳儻get/fall into the habit (of doing sth) form the/a habit (of doing sth) (3) 鏈夆€︾殑涔犳儻have the/a habit of be in the /a habit of 32. TV series ?33. primary school elementary school 34. Attention, please, I have an announcement to make.?May I have your attention, please? 璇峰ぇ瀹舵敞鎰忓暒! 35. run after 杩借刀锛涜拷姹傦紱杩芥崟BOOK MAFIC 36. be similar to 涓庘€︾浉浼?the same as 鍜?..涓€鏍?37. in other words in one鈥檚own words 38. just like us doing what we do ?=just as we do what we do 39. come (back) to life bring sb (back) to life 浣?..鑻忛啋锛涗娇...40. in a way 鍦ㄦ煇绉嶇▼搴︿笂41. lose oneself in = be lost in 娌夋蹈浜庯紱娌夐唹浜?Lost in thought, he almost knocked into a tree. 42. be eager/anxious to do sth ?娓存湜瑕佸仛鏌愪簨be eager for/about/after 娓存湜寰楀埌be anxious about 涓?..鎷呭咖锛涚劍铏?long for 娓存湜寰楀埌be dying for。
unit-1-warming-up-and-speaking
I will be your friend When every moment get too hard The end of the road can feel so far No matter how much time we're apart I'm always _______ near you I'll be the shelter in you rain Help _______ you to find your smile laugh at a broken heart I'll make you ______ Wherever you are 'Cause I'm never gonna walk away If the walls come down some day afraid All alone you feel ______ name I'll be there when you call me ______ You can always depend on me I believe until forever ends I will be your _______ friends
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Qualities of Friends
Honest
Brave
Warm-hearted
Kind
A survey:
4-8 grade I
You are always thinking about yourself. You should care more about your friends. If you continue to be selfcentered and don’t consider others’ feelings, you won’t make more friends and keep friendship for long. 9-13 grade II You take things smoothly. You seldom hurt your friends with your benefit considered. You’d better add more affection to your friends. Friendship is about feelings and we must give as much as we take. 14-18 grade III WOW! How faithful and generous you are! Congratulations! You are always ready to help your friends. Whenever they have any difficulty, you will try your best to do what you can to help them.
Unit 4 Body Language Warming up and speaking
facial expression
Body gesture language
action
facial expressions
How is she feeling?
Happy Sad Angry Tired Confused
I’ve lost my wallet! I want to sleep! I got an A in maths!
What does the text mainly tell us about?
It tells us the differences of “body language” between different cultures. / It tells us the importance of “body language”.
Mr. Cook
Canada
Akria Nagata Japan
Bows.
Stop! I agree with you. May I ask a question? Please be quiet ! I can’t hear you. Praying 祷告 I’m strong! I don’t agree with her. I’m full./I’ve a stomachache. Come here!
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Twist your wrist / waist. Cross your arms / fingers. Nod your head. Bow your head. Make a face to each other. Bend / cry / shout / scream / smile / laugh ...
I don’t know what to do?
高一英语课件：Unit 9 Warming-up and speaking2
A sock is usually worn to keep warm. To clean something dirty To hang something on the wall To fill something in
A plastic bag is usually used to put
something in to carry it home.
Well, I’m not sure about that.
A: Dad, you see, a cellphone is so useful nowadays. B: Absolutely. That’s a good point. A: So, can I have one? B: Well, I’m afraid I don’t agree. A: Why? B: OK, you see, you are still a student. I don’t think it is good for you to have a cellphone now. A: But I am not young. And I’m sure I won’t use it in class. B: I’m not sure about that.
cellphone fridge
keeping food fresh
• How can we describe an object(物体)?
It looks like … It is usually used by … It is used for … People usually use it to … when … We can often see people using it … It is made of / from … It usually works with the help of …
高二英语Warming-up-and-Speaking1
鱼儿杀好，把它们一个个清洗干净，然后放在筛子里等着沥干水份。等沥干水份的空当，我打开手机酷狗，搜索到朋友推荐的纯音乐《静观山河》的单曲《莲心不染》，纯朴淡雅，如沐春风的旋律， 顿时让我心旷神怡。
《莲心不染》就这样沉浸吧！眼前一幅幅山水竹流，清新朦胧，透过阳光渐渐苏醒的鸟语花香，万物重生的水墨画，那样的令人心醉神往！
山水有魂，草木有韵，静水流深，智者无言，心中有日月……
诗里闻歌，字里醉情。窗外雨丝如帘，耳边优美的音乐萦绕，不由得让人心思缥缈，忽生隔世之感，我从哪里来，要到哪里去？
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一斤鱼儿杀完，后背衣衫汗湿。整个过程，让我觉得，自己是在走一条很长很长，也很艰难的路程。刚开始杀鱼的时候，窗棂之间还有丝丝缕缕的阳光流转。如履薄冰地杀完鱼儿，窗外竟淅淅沥沥 下起了小雨。足球网址
也许，阳光也不愿见我流落在红尘烟火里的狼狈样子吧？又或者，是春雨急着想来冲洗我杀鱼儿时的罪孽感，好让我的心儿早点回到之前清宁吧！
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高一英语 主讲教师：左丹妮
How many festi in and out of China?
The Chinese festivals
Spring
Festival
dumpling
Festival of lanterns
Pasting Spring Couplets
Temple Fair
Easter Carnival Mother’s Day
festivals
Thanksgiving Day
Christmas
Father’s Day
Halloween
Valentine’s Day
Fool’s Day
Talk about the spring festival
Sweeping the Dust
Teachers’ Day
Mid- Autumn Festival
Moon cakes
Brainstorming Chinese public holidays
Children’s Day New Year’s Day
National Day International Labor Day
Holidays
Staying Up Late on New Year's Eve
The tradition of staying up late to see New Year in originated from an interesting folk tale. In ancient China there lived a monster named Year, who was very ferocious. Year always went out from its burrow on New Year’s Eve to devour people. Therefore, on every New Year’s Eve, every household would have supper together. After dinner, no one dared go to sleep and all the family members would sit together, chatting and emboldening each other.