1. Lesson 13
I love Autumn

2. Q1: What Chinese festivals are in fall ?
China
1)Mid-Autumn Festival
2)National Day
3) Chong Yong Festival

3. Q2:Do you know of any autumn festivals in other countries
Canada the U.S.
Thanksgiving

4. Here are pictures of fall.
*“Fall” and “autumn” are the same. Autumn is my favorite season!

6. Listen to the tape about Part 1 and answer the questions:
1.How many festivals are there in October in China?
2.When is National Day?
3.Why does Li Ming like autumn best?

7. Listen to the tape of Part 2 and read and then answer these questions: 1. Why does Jenny like autumn, too? 2. What’s the name of the festival? 3. Where will Jenny go on Thanksgiving? 4.When is Canadian Thanksgiving?
5.Do Canadian Thanksgiving and the American Thanksgiving come at the same time?

8. Language notes:
1.We will watch the moon that night,and look for Chang’e.
See 看到
Watch 观看，注视
Look at 看
I enjoy watching basketball games.
_____________
_____
Look at the boy.How lovely he is!
_______
I look at the blackboard,but I cann’t see anything.
__________

9. 2.We will have a seven-day holiday!※
a seven-day holiday= seven days’ holiday
“七天的假日”
seven-day 是形容词，seven days' 是短语作为形容词。
数词+名词（+形容词）构成的复合形容词，中间的名词不能用复数形式而须用单数形式。
类似的表达法还有：
an eleven-year-old boy 一个十一岁的男孩
（eleven-year-o ld不能说eleven-years-o ld）
a 10-minute walk=10 minutes’ walk 步行十分钟的路程
一篇800字的文章
an 800-word article 或 an 800 words’ article

10. I wonder if she will come to work on time.
3. thank sb. for sth Thank you for your help.
thank sb. for doing sth.Thank you for helping me.
4.I wonder…
Wonder 用作动词，意思是“想知道但不知道”，常跟由if 或 wh-词引导的宾语从句。
I wonder if she will come to work on time.
I wonder when he will come here.

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

12. How do families celebrate thanksgiving in Canada and in the USA
How do families celebrate thanksgiving in Canada and in the USA? How do we celebrate Mid-autumn day in China? Finish the chart with two big circles.
Write the things that are the same about China and Canada in the middle
Write the things that are different about Canada here
Write the things that are different about China here.
知识的升华

13. 1.the second Monday in
October in Canada and on
1.august.15th /in September or October
1.in autumn 2.have a big dinner families get together 4.celebrate the harvest(收获) 5. All stores are closed.
the fourth Thursday of Nov.
in the USA
2. Only a day
2. Last(持续) four days .
3. Moon cakes， apples， peaches….
3. Turkey， sweet potatoes， pudding ， pie.
4. visit friends and give moon cakes to each other as presents
5.Watch the moon
4. Before meal give thanks
for the blessing

14. 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 .
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 on
for
for on in in on

15. Fill the blanks 1 The first e-mail is from ______ to ______ .
Li Ming
Jenny
2 We will watch the tonight ,and Chang,e.
moon
look for
is also in autumn ,on October1
National Day
4 Liming will be this year .
13 years old
5 ________(在秋天)，leaves turn yellow.
In autumn
6 You’d better___________(制定一个计划)before
leaving.
make a plan
7 In most western countries,________is the most important festival.
Christmas
8 In the U.S.,people_________Thanksgiving in late November.
celabrate

16. 用所给词的适当形式填空：
I have fun _________(learn) English.
Thank you for ___________(have) me.
She will have a _________(三天的) holiday to
have a good rest.
4. They have an autumn holiday on the _____(three) Tuesday.
5. We ___________(watch) the moon tonight.
6. Yesterday my mother __________(buy) moon cakes.
I ______________(eat) many of them already.
learning
having
three-day
third
will watch
bought
have eaten

17. Home work
1.Try to write an . You can talk about your birthday、your favourite festival or your study.
2.Finsh off the Exercise Book.

18. Enjoy Your Life Every Day
Thank you!