Question

Have you ever heard of half-birthday? It's a day six months earlier before or after your real date of birth. Do you sometimes need an excuse for a celebration? If so, it may happen because your birthday are still a few months away, or because you just want to throw yourself into a celebration, or because you need to get together with your friends.

Half-birthday is often celebrated when some important festivals get in the way of the real birthday. In the US, half-birthdays are often celebrated for children whose real birthdays don't fall in the school year, so giving them the chance to celebrate at school with their friends and teachers.

Half-birthday has become popular all over the world only with the popularity of Harry Potter. As we all know, Harry's friends try to cheer him up by celebrating his half-birthday on January 29th.

任务 2：阅读短文（B），根据英文释义及首字母提示拼写单词

c1.: to show that a day or an event is important by doing sth. special.

e2.: a reason, either true or invented that you give to explain your behavior.

任务 3：阅读短文（B），进行同义句转换，每空一词

As we all know, Harry's friends try to cheer him up by celebrating his half-birthday on January 29th.

As 3. 4. to all, Harry's friends try to cheer him up by celebrating his half-birthday on January 29th.

任务 4：根据短文（B）内容回答问题

What often happens when some important festivals get in the way of the real birthday?5..

In the US, with whom do children whose real birthdays don't fall in the school year celebrate their half -birthdays?6..

In which month does Harry Potter's birthday fall?7..

Answer 1