1. Unit 3 Lesson 17 I Love Autumn 河北省隆化县张三营镇中学 方清艳

2. Mid-Autumn Festival 中秋节 mooncake=moon cake 月饼 moon 月亮 autumn=fall 秋天

3. National Day ( 国庆节 ) celebrate 庆祝，庆贺 celebration (celebrator) national ( 国家的, 民族的 )

4. Thanksgiving 感恩节 Happy Thanksgiving !

5. grandfathergrandmothergrandparents Canadian 加拿大人 ( 的 ) Canada 加拿大 grandpa （外）祖父 grandma （外）祖母

6. Listen to the tape and answer the questions. 1.How old will Li Ming be? 2.When is National Day? 3.How long won’t Li Ming’s parents have to work ? 4.Do Canadians have festival in autumn?

7. Q: Do you know any festivals in fall ?  China 1)Mid-Autumn Festival 2)National Day  Canada Thanksgiving

8. Read the e-mails again and have a further discussion. Then Find out the difficult phrases and sentences.

9. Exercises. 一．根据汉语提示完成句子。 １． There is no air or water on the _______( 月球 ) ． 2.The best season is ________________( 秋季 ) ． 3.People eat moon cakes on____________________( 中秋节 ) ． 4.Ocotber 1 is _____________( 国庆节 ) ． 5.I _______( 想知道 ) if he is my cousin. 二．单项选择． １． Fall is another way of saying __ A.spring B. summer C. autumn D. winter 2. Chinese always ____the moon in the open air on Mid-Autumn Day. A.look B. see C. show D. watch 3. National Day is also ______autumn_____ October 1. A.In, in B. in,on C. on, on D on, in 4.Thanks _____me to your home. A. for asking B. to ask C. about asking D. in asking moon autumn/fall Mid-Autumn Festival National Day wonder C D B A

10. 5.—How long are you staying there? --_____ A.Next week B. on Sunday C. A month D. Once a week 6.I ______if it is big enough. A.wonder B.wondered C. wondering D. want 7.Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving in ______ October. A.late B.later C. early D. earlier 三、用 watch,see,look at,read 填空。 1.My grandfather likes _________ books. 2.Brian enjoys __________footballs games. 3.It is dark now.I can’t _____anything. 4. My English teacher often says “_______ the blackboard ”in English class. C A C reading watching see Look at

11. Discuss in groups and write a short passage. It’s Li Ming’s birthday soon. Mark a plan for his birthday party. What things do you need? Where will the party be ? Who will come to the party? Who will bring the birthday cake?