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Autumn / Fall
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Use all three worksheets together to create a full one-hour lesson - or use them individually as needed.
Approx 5-10 minutes
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Getting Ready 1
A father's young kids ask if they can jump onto a large pile of raked leaves.
1. How long did it take the father to rake the leaves?
2. What must the kids do after they spend time jumping into the leaves?
(Script and answers are found at the bottom of this page.)
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Getting Ready 2
Discuss these questions with a classmate:
1. Have you ever jumped into a large pile of leaves?
2. Which season do you like most? Why?
Approx 20 minutes
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VOCABULARY PREVIEW
AUTUMN / FALL
A. Match
1. basketball
2. pile of leaves 3. fence 4. curb 5. snowflake 6. rake 7. chimney 8. driveway Activity Notes & Answer Key attached on Page 2
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B. Missing words
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1. Look at those kids in the yard! They're jumping into a big pile of leaves.
2. It looks like it's beginning to snow. I can see a few snowflakes starting to fall.
3. There is a driveway next to the yard but I don't see a car parked in it.
4. There's a rake over there that we can use to clean up the leaves.
5. There's a chimney on the roof but I don't see any smoke coming out.
6. The fence around their yard is old. Maybe they should build a new one.
7. (A) Where is the ball? I can't find it. (B) It's by the driveway curb.
8. (A) What kind of ball is it? (B) I think it's a basketball.
Approx 20 minutes
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SPOT THE DIFFERENCES
AUTUMN / FALL
Activity Notes & Answer Key attached on Page 2
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Approx 20 minutes
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WRITING/SPEAKING
AUTUMN / FALL
Activity Notes and Role Play Suggestions attached on Page 2
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VIDEO SCRIPT
Son:
Wow! That's a big pile of leaves. Hey, Dad, are you finished raking the leaves now? Can we jump into it?
Wow! That's a big pile of leaves. Hey, Dad, are you finished raking the leaves now? Can we jump into it?
Father:
Okay, sure, but it took me half an hour to rake it. You'll have to help me rake the leaves again, later. Okay?
Okay, sure, but it took me half an hour to rake it. You'll have to help me rake the leaves again, later. Okay?
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Getting Ready 1 Answers
1. How long did it take the father to rake the leaves?
ANSWER: half an hour (30 minutes)
ANSWER: half an hour (30 minutes)
2. What must the kids do after they spend time jumping into the leaves? ANSWER: help their father rake the leaves
