1、Module 4Cultural cornerLearning aims:1.閱讀文章，了解狂歡節(jié)的意義。2.學(xué)習(xí)文中部分單詞和短語的用法。1. What do you remember about carnival?2. Where did it start first?Lead-inThe slave trade brought millions of black people to the new world.Para 2:Para 3:The origin of carnival.Para5:Para4:Carnival became a celebration of freedom.

2、Para1:Carnival is an international, multicultural experience As time went on, carnival has become a celebration of life itself. Scanning: Match the meanings with each paragraph 根據(jù)課文回答問題1.What is carnival all about? Please list at least 3 item to show what it is?2.Where did the slaves come from?3.How

3、 did the slaves hold their celebration?A celebration of freedom, a way to unite different communities, a celebration of life.They came from their homes in Africa. They painted their faces white, imitating their masters and making fun of them. Decide the sentences TRUE or FALSE1.Carnival is a mixture

4、 of two cultures-European and African.( )2. In the history of America there used to be a great need for labourers to work on farms and plantations.( )3.The slaves were forced to paint their faces white and imitated their masters.( )4.Only after the abolishment of the slave trade, the former slaves t

5、ook over the carnival and made it more colorful and more exciting.( )5.As time goes by. carnival has become a way to connect different groups of people, ignoring the problems in life.( )TTFTT1. There was an immediate need for people to work on them.Millions of people were taken by force from their h

6、omes in Africa.3. When the slave trade was abolished in 1838 the former slaves took over the carnival.4. With the passing of time, the white inhabitants of the island began to take part in the carnival,Reading-Understanding-explanation-RecitingI. 根據(jù)括號內(nèi)所給的漢語提示完成下列 句子, 每空一詞。1. Large numbers of fruits

7、_ _ _ (被運(yùn)往) the south by rail.2. Most products in that supermarket _ _ _ _ (從日本進(jìn)口).3. The manager of the company has agreed to _ _ _ _ (合并那兩個部門). are transported toare imported from Japanunite the two departments4. Stop _ _ _ (取笑) others, or you will never make a friend.5. I wish this card will _ _

8、_ _ (給你帶來好運(yùn)).6. The invention of the computer _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (標(biāo)志著一個新時代的開始).making fun of bring you good luckmarked the beginning of a new era7. He _ _ (接管) the company from his father after he graduated.8. Slavery _ _ (被廢除) in the US in the 19th century.took overwas abolishedII.漢譯英即時訓(xùn)練1. 我們購買那么多鹽是沒有必

9、要的。(there is no need for sb. 。to do)2. 你為什么不想接管你父親的公司？(take over)3.這種稅應(yīng)該取消。( abolish)There is no need for us to buy so much salt. Why dont you want to take over your fathers company?This tax should be abolished.word study大聚焦34頁詞匯 1.多元文化的adj. 2.農(nóng)莊，莊園n. 3.標(biāo)志v. 4.貿(mào)易n. 5.運(yùn)輸v. 運(yùn)輸n. 6. 地主n. 7.進(jìn)口v. 出口n. 8.主人n. 9.廢除v. 10.華麗的adj. 11.慶祝v 慶典 n. 12.自由 n. 自由的 adj.13聯(lián)合n. 14.起源n.短語1.用暴力迫使2.捉弄，取笑3.接管4.參加multiculturalplantationmarktradetransporttransportationlandownerimportexportmasterabolishmagnificentcelebratecelebrationfre