A golden season between summer and winterUsually cool and windy from September to NovemberTrees say good-bye to the leaves and beautiful flowersUnhappy things go away with the wind togetherMany people fly kites in the parkNobody feel sad in this golden world,foreverAUNMUT冀教版八年級上冊Lesson 13 I love autumn What Chinese festivals are there in autumn?Do you know any autumn festivals in other countries?New wordscelebrate selbret v.celebration selbren n.You do something enjoyable for a special thing.New wordsround rand adj.adv.New wordshowever haev(r)adv.butwonder wnd(r)v.want to knowNew words mid md prefix Mid-Autumn dayNew wordslunar lu:n(r)adj.lunar month New wordsthanksgiving ksgv n.Read Li Mings e-mail and answer1.What will Li Ming do with his parents on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival?They will watch the moon on that night and look for Change.2.What is the best thing for Li Ming in autumn?His birthday is in Autumn.Read Jennys e-mail and answer the questions 1.Where will Jenny go on Thanksgiving Day?2.Do people celebrate Thanksgiving on the same day in the U.S.and Canada?She will go to her grandfather and grandmothers house.No,they dont.What do they do on Thanksgiving?the Thanksgiving Day paradewatch the afternoon football gameComplete the passage with the correct forms of the words and phrases in the box.celebrate,look for,named together,have funIn Canada,people hold another big _ on December 31-Halloween.Its a great time for kids to _,like making“Jackie Lantern”,“Apple biting”game.On that night,they usually put on costumes,masks and play a game _“trick or treat”.They get _and _ candies in each family.If they get nothing,they will play some naughty tricks.celebrationtogetherlook forhave funnamedHalloweenPracticeTell the similarities and differences between Mid-Autumn day and thanksgiving.You have a Canadian friend,and you call her/him to talk about holiday.(pair work)Different countries,different cultures,different traditions,but one similarity,that is families get together.What is a family?Our class is a family,our city is a family,our country is a family.What makes a family?That is love.Love our family,love our country.Homework1.Listen and read.2.Preview the next lesson.3.Do exercises.4.Festivals of autumn in China and in Canada