16174 autumn

AUTUM What is special in each autumn month? September: September means it’s time again for going off to school The days are getting shorter and the nights are getting cool Learn the poem: Autumn Is Here Pumpkins in the cornfields Gold among the brown Leaves of rust and scarlet Trembling slowly down Birds that travel southward Lovely time to play Nothing is as pleasant As an autumn day! October: October leaves are lovely, They rustle when I run, Sometimes I make a heap And jump in them for fun (By John Muir) (www.scrapbook.com) Why did Albert Camus say: "Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower." (www.gardendigest.com) What is autumn rich in? Match the words with the pictures: Wheat a b c d e f Watermelon Apples Grapes Pears g h Mushrooms Corn i j 10 Potatoes 11 Carrots k (www.CanTeach.ca) Arrange the words in the lines in the correct order to read the poem: Autumn Leaves Autumn/ in showers/ fall down/leaves, Leaves/brown/of/and/and/gold/ red They/houses/grass/and/cover/flowers Like/upon a bed/a quilt They/a bright gay carpet/spread All/ the street/up/ down/and We/upon them/dance/skip/and With/feet/twinkling/merry/ (By W Leavell, B Davis) Pumpkin Melon November: Now the autumn days are gone Frost is sparkling on the lawn, Windows winking cheerful lights Warm the cold November nights What is autumn like? Rainy Hot Cold Beautiful Cool Snowy Windy Calm Stormy Sparkling Lovely Blooming Cheerful Gold Fairy Showery Tender Yellow Fill in the verbs in the correct form: In the garden Autumn … (be) a very beautiful season because the trees … (be) yellow, red and brown The nature … (be) like a fairy tale I … (like) it for its beauty But we … (have) much work to in the garden I … (rake) the ground and … (clean) it from the fallen leaves My father … (chop) the dead trees My mother … (collect) the seeds of the flowers and … (cut) the withered ones We also … (cover) our roses and … (protect) the trees from the future frosts KEYS: EX.5: – j – f – k – d – h – g – a – e – c 10 – i 11 – b Ex.6: Autumn Leaves Autumn leaves fall down in showers, Leaves of brown and gold and red They cover houses, grass, and flowers Like a quilt upon a bed They spread a bright gay carpet All up and down the street We skip and dance upon them With merry twinkling fee (By W Leavell, B Davis)