Lesson 13.ppt

1、Families Celebrate Together,Unit 3,Lesson 13 I Love Autumn,Mid-Autumn Festival,National Day,What Chinese festivals are in autumn?,Thanksgiving,Do you know of any autumn festivals in other countries?,感恩节（Thanksgiving Day）是美国和加拿大的节日，原意是为了感谢印第安人，后来人们常在这一天感谢他人。 自1941年起，感恩节是在每年11月的第四个星期四，从这一天起将休假两天，都要和自己

2、的家人团聚。感恩节是最地道、最美国式的节日。加拿大的感恩节则起始于1879年，是在每年10月第二个星期一，与美国的哥伦布日相同。,感恩节起源于300多年前一批100多人的欧洲移民到了美国，饥寒交迫很难活下来，大部分人在头一年的冬天就冻死饿死了，剩下的50多人，在当地原居民印第安人的帮助下，学会了钓鱼、打猎、种玉米和南瓜。这些人在第二年喜庆丰收的时候，举行了感谢上帝的庆祝活动，并且邀请印第安人一起参加。 欧洲人没有美洲大陆的那些经历，没必要感谢远在另一大洲的印第安人，所以他们没有感恩节。很多人以为感恩节是欧美地区流传的节日，其实是错误的。,Listen to the dialogues and

3、tick the correct answers or pictures.,When did the girl visit her grandparents? On National Day. On Mid-Autumn Day. On Thanksgiving Day.,2. What do people usually eat on that day?,3. What do people usually do that evening?,根据句意及首字母提示写单词。 1. When do people c_ Thanksgiving in Canada? 2. The sun is r_

4、and bright. It looks like a red ball in the early morning. 3. Its raining hard outside. H_, I still want to go there. 4. I w_ how he has finished so much work in a short time. 5. On M_ Festival, people watch the moon and eat moon cakes.,elebrate,ound,owever,onder,id-Autumn,Homework,Preview the words and expressions in Lesson 14.,Write an e-mail to your foreign friend about Mid-Autumn Festiva