Unit 3 Families Celebrate Together

Lesson 13

I Love Autumn

Lead in

Q: Do you know any festivals in fall ?

• China

1)Mid-Autumn Festival

2)National Day

3) Chong Yang Festival

• CanadaThanksgiving

PresentationWords and ExpressionsMid-Autumn Festival 中秋节moon n. 月亮 ; 月球moon cake(= mooncake) 月饼national a. 国家的 ; 民族的celebrate v. 庆贺 ; 庆祝celebration n. 庆贺 ; 庆祝Thanksgiving 感恩节Canadian adj. 　 加拿大 ( 人 ) 的　　　　　　 n. 加拿大人 　　

Festivals How to celebrate them?

Mid – Autumn Festival

National Day

watch the moon

look for Chang’e

eat moon cakes

rest for seven days

go to the National Day celebration

celebrate his birthday

Read carefully and fill in the table:How will Li Ming and his family celebrate the two festivals?

Listen to the tape of Part 2 and then answer these

questions:

1. Why does Jenny like autumn, too?

2. What’s the name of the festival?

3. What will they do on Thanksgiving?

4. Do Canadian Thanksgiving and the American

Thanksgiving come at the same time?

A discussion

1.What festivals do you know from the two e-mails?

2.Can you say something about Chang’e?

3.Do you wonder what Li Ming would like for his

birthday?

4. Do Canadian Thanksgiving and American

Thanksgiving come at the same time?

用适当的介词填空

1. National Day is also _____ autumn, ____ October 1.

2. They will not have to work _______ seven days.

3. Thank you ________ your e-mail.

4. Have fun _______ your birthday.

5. Canadian Thanksgiving is ______ early October.

American Thanksgiving is ______ late November.

6. People in China eat moon cakes ______ Mid- Autumn

Day.

in

for

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Practice

1.I have fun _________(learn) English.

2.Thank you for ___________(have) me.

3.It’s raining outside. She has to _______ (stop) to have a

rest.

4.They have an autumn holiday _______ (call)

Thanksgiving.

5.We ___________(watch) the moon tonight.

6.Yesterday my mother __________(buy) moon cakes.

7.I ______________(eat) many of them already.

having

stop

will watch

learning

bought

have eaten

called

用所给动词的适当形式填空：

Homework

Make your Thanksgiving card.

If you want knowledge, you must toil for it.

要想求知，就得吃苦。