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Lesson 13: I Love Autumn
Unit 3 Families Celebrate Together
单词:celebrate, mid-, lunar, round, celebration, however, thanksgiving,
wonder
短语:Mid-Autumn Festival
句子:(1)I love fall!
(2)We will celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival this week.
(3)We will watch the moon that night and look for Chang’e.
(4)In the story, a beautiful lady named Chang’e lives on the moon.
Learning Goals
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能用英语流利地讲述中国的中秋节及其他国家秋季里的节日。
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Free Talk
What Chinese festivals are in autumn?
Do you know of any autumn festivals in other countries?
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Presentation
Hello Jenny,
I love fall! We will celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival this week. In the lunar calendar,
It’s on August 15. The moon is round and bright. We will watch the moon that night
and look for Chang’e. When I was a little boy, my grandma told me the story of
Chang’e. In the story, a beautiful lady named Chang’e lives on the moon. We will eat
moon cakes and fruit during the festival. They’re delicious! National Day is also in
autumn. It’s on October 1. We will have a seven-day holiday! We will do many things
together. I like going to the National Day celebration.
The best thing about autumn, however, is my birthday. I will be thirteen
years old this year!
How about you, Jenny? Do you celebrate any festivals in autumn?
Goodbye for now!
Li Ming
Dear Li Ming,
Thank you for the e-mail! I love autumn, too. In Canada, we also have a
holiday in autumn—Thanksgiving. Families always celebrate Thanksgiving
together. I will go to my grandparents’ home. All of my uncles, aunts and
cousins will be there, too. We will have a big dinner!
The Canadian Thanksgiving is on the second Monday of October. In the
U.S. they celebrate Thanksgiving on the fourth Thursday of November.
Have fun on your birthday, Li Ming!
Your friend,
Jenny
Vocabulary
celebrate v. 庆祝
mid- prefix. 居中;在中间
lunar adj. 月球的;农历的
round adj. 圆的 ‖ adv. 周而复始地
Vocabulary
celebration n. 庆祝;祝贺
however adv. 然而;不过
thanksgiving n. 感恩节
wonder v. 好奇;想知道
Expressions
Mid-Autumn Festival 中秋节
Language points
1. I love fall! 我爱秋天!
◉ fall作名词时意为“秋天,秋季”;作动词时意为“跌倒;落下”,常见
搭配为:fall off 从……掉下来,fall down 倒塌,跌倒。
※ The house will fall down.
那屋子迟早要倒塌。
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2. We will celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival this week.
这周我们将庆祝中秋节。
◉ celebrate为动词,意为“庆祝”。
※ We went out to a restaurant to celebrate.
我们到一家饭店里庆祝了一番。
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辨析:celebrate 与congratulate
celebrate 主要用于庆祝仪式、胜利、典礼、节日等。其名词形式为celebration。
congratulate 常用于庆祝或祝贺某人某事。常用短语:congratulate sb. on sth.
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3. We will watch the moon that night and look for Chang’e.
我们将在那天晚上看月亮,寻找嫦娥。
◉ watch为动词,意为“观看,注视”。
※ They watch too much TV.
他们看电视看得太多了。
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辨析:watch,see,look 与read
watch 不及物动词,意为“观看,注视”,指全神贯注地看。看电视、看戏剧、看比赛、看实验以及看各种表演等一般用watch。
see 及物动词,意为“看见,看到”,强调看到的结果。
look 不及物动词,意为“看”,后要跟介词at才能接宾语,强调看的动作。
read 及物动词,意为“读”,直接接宾语。看书、看报等一般用read。
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◉ look for意为“寻找”。
※ Look for tables with an open seat.
寻找有空位的桌子。
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4. In the story, a beautiful lady named Chang’e lives on the
moon. 在这个故事中,一位名叫嫦娥的美丽女子住在月球上。
◉ “named...”意为“叫作……的”, 相当于“called...”,为过
去分词短语作后置定语。
※ Do you have a client named Peters?
你们有一位名叫彼得斯的客户吗?
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5. We will have a seven-day holiday !
我们将有一个七天的假期!
◉ a seven-day holiday意为“一个七天的假期”,“数词+名词”
中间用连字符连接,作前置定语,其中的名词为单数形式,
相当于相应名词的所有格形式。
※ People enjoy a seven-day holiday.
人们享受一个七天的假期。
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6. The best thing about autumn, however, is my birthday.
然而,秋天最美好的事情是我的生日。
◉ however意为“然而;不过”。
※ However, traders tended to discount the rumour.
但是,商人们倾向于不理会这个传闻。
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辨析:however 与but
however 为副词,意为“然而,不过,但是”,可以位于句首、句中和句末;常用逗号与句子其他部分隔开。
but 为连词,意为“但是”,常位于分句的句首,后面一般不用逗号隔开。
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7. Thank you for the e-mail!
感谢您的来信!
◉ “Thank you for...”意为“为……感谢你”,相当于“Thanks
for...”。
※ I must thank you for being so kind to me.
真要感谢您对我这么好。
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辨析:however 与but
thank you for... 其中的for为介词,后面跟名词、代词或动词的-ing 形式,表示感谢的原因
thanks to 意为 “由于,多亏”,to 是介词,其后接名词、代词或名词性短语
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8. Have fun on your birthday, Li Ming!
祝你生日快乐,李明!
◉ have fun意为“玩得高兴,过得愉快”,相当于have a good
time或enjoy oneself。
※ Let’s have fun together!
让我们一起去玩耍吧!
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Let’s do it!
1. Read the lesson and answer the questions.
(1) What will Li Ming’s family do on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival?
They will watch the moon that night and look for Chang’e.
(2) Where will Jenny go on Thanksgiving Day?
She will go to her grandparents’ home.
(3) When is Canadian Thanksgiving?
It is on the second Monday of October.
(4) Why do Li Ming and Jenny like autumn?
Because there are festivals in autumn and Li Ming’s birthday
is in autumn.
2. Listen to the dialogues and tick the correct answers or pictures.
(1) When did the girl visit her grandparents?
□On National Day.
□On Mid-Autumn Day.
□On Thanksgiving Day.
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(2) What do people usually eat on that day?
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(4) What do people usually do that evening?
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听力材料
(1) Boy: Hey. You look happy. Why?
Girl: I visited my grandma and grandpa on National Day.
(2) Boy: I know people celebrate Thanksgiving Day in Canada and the U.S.
What do people do on that day?
Girl: Well, it is a big festival in North America. Families get together and
eat a lot of food. They usually have turkey and pie.
(3) Girl: Do you have a festival in fall?
Boy: Yes. We have Mid-Autumn Festival. On that day, the moon is
full, so we also call that day Moon Festival. In the evening,
people enjoy the beautiful moon and usually eat moon cakes
and fresh fruit.
Girl: That’s interesting.
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.
用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空。
having
stop
will watch
learning
bought
have eaten
called
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Sum up
1. The new words:
celebrate, mid-, lunar, round, celebration, however, thanksgiving,
wonder
2. Important expressions:
Mid-Autumn Festival
3. Important sentences:
(1) I love fall!
(2) We will celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival this week.
(3) We will watch the moon that night and look for Chang’e.
(4) In the story, a beautiful lady named Chang’e lives on the moon.
Homework
1. Remember the new words and expressions learnt in this lesson.
2. Preview Lesson 14.
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