2. How many seasons are there in a year? What are they? “Fall” and “autumn” are the same. Think about it! be the same as … “Fall” is the same as “autumn”. “Autumn” is the same as “fall”.

3. 1. What Chinese festivals are in fall/autumn? 2. What festival is in fall/autumn in Canada and the U.S.? Think about it! Thanksgiving. Mid- Autumn Festival.National Day.

4. 1. What do you do to celebrate Mid- Autumn Festival? 2. What do you do to celebrate National Day? Think about it! 3. Which season do you like best? Why? 4. What about Li Ming? Make a guess.

5. Listen and catch the answers: 1.What’s Li Ming’s favourite season? 2.How old will Li Ming be?

6. Read quickly and answer the questions: 1.Who is the e-mail from? 2.Who is it to? 3.What’s the subject? 4.When did Li Ming send the e-mail? 5.What’s the main idea of the first paragraph? 6.What about the second paragraph?

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

8. Language notes: 2. My mother bought moon cakes, and I have eaten many of them. 1. tonight = 3. My mother and father will not have to work for seven days! have to do sth. 不得不做某事 the night of today have to 情态动词 强调客观 must 情态动词 强调主观 has to had to will have to doesn’t have to didn’t have to will not have to

9. Where is Jenny going to celebrate Thanksgiving? Make a guess. Think about it!

10. Where is Jenny going to celebrate Thanksgiving? Listen and catch the answer: Her grandmother and grandfather’s house. grandmother = grandma grandfather = grandpa

11. Read quickly and answer the questions: 1.Who is the e-mail from? 2.Who is it to? 3.What’s the subject? 4.When did Li Jenny send the e-mail? 5.What’s the main idea of the e-mail?

12. Read carefully and answer the questions: 1.Who will go to Jenny’s grandmother and grandfather’s house, too? 2.When is Canadian Thanksgiving? 3.When is American Thanksgiving? In early October. In late November.

13. Language notes: 1. thank sb. for sth. Thank you for your help. thank sb. for doing sth. Thank you for helping me. 2. an autumn holiday called Thanksgiving 3. have fun have a good time enjoy oneself 4. wonder: want to know don’t know 想知道 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. have fun doing sth.

14. 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?

15. 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 on for on in

16. 用所给动词的适当形式填空： 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. I ______________(eat) many of them already. having stop will watch learning bought have eaten called

17. A task: Make a plan for Li Ming’s birthday. 1. What things do you need? 2. Where will the party be? 3. Who will come to the party? 4. Who will bring the birthday cake?