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Module4CarnivalReading2

Teachingaims:Tolearnsomethingaboutforeignfestivals,especiallycarnival;Todosomereading,andtoanswersomequestionsToputwhatyouhavelearnedintopractice.WriteacompositionaboutChinesefestivals,suchastheSpringfestival.1233carnivalmemorycostumeempirehidereviveconfusionbookextendwanderpretendmagic4CanyounamesomeChineseandwesternfestivals?Pre—reading

TraditionalChineseFestivalsTheChing-MingFestivalTheSpringFestival

theLanternFestivalNewYear’sDayTheDragonBoatFestivalTheDoubleSeventhFestivalTheMid-AutumnDayTheDoubleNinthFestival6festivalsfestivalsinothercountriesChristmasFool’s

DayValentine’s

DayCarnivalEasterThanksgivingDayMother’s

DayFather’s

DayHalloween

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1.Lookatthefollowingpictruesandguesswhatfestivalstheyare?2.Whenisitcelebrated?3.Saysomethingaboutit.

8NewYear’sEve(LunarDecember30th)9TheLanternFestival(LunarJanuary15th)lion/dragondanceriddleswrittenonlanternsexhibitoflanternsriceglueball舞獅/龍燈謎燈會元宵10ChingMingFestival/Tomb-sweepingDay(LunarApril5th)...)

sweepgraveshonorancestors11DragonBoatFestival

(LunarMay5th)ricedumplingsDragonBoatrace棕子龍舟賽12Mid-AutumnFestival(LunarAugust15th)13ThisisaChristianfestivalwhichcomesinthemiddleofwinter.ChristmasDec.25Christmason25thDecember14Valentine’sDayFeb.14th15ThisiswhentheAmericansrememberthehardtimeswhentheyfirstarrivedinthecountry.ThanksgivingDay16感恩節感恩節由來要一直追溯到美國歷史發端。16，著名“五月花號”船滿載不堪忍受英國國內宗教迫害清教徒102人抵達美洲。16和16之交冬天，他們碰到了難以想像困難，處于饑寒交迫之中，冬天過后，活下來移民只剩50來人?；凇皝碚呤强汀毙拍钆c習俗，印第安人給這些移民送來了生活必需品，而且教誨他們狩獵、打魚和種植玉米、南瓜等等生存方法。在印第安人幫助下，來自歐陸新移民逐步習慣了在當地生存方式。在歡慶豐收日子，歐陸新移民邀請印第安人共享玉米、南瓜布丁(pumpkinpudding)、火雞(roastturkey)等制作成佳肴，感激他們幫助，感激上帝賜予了一個大豐收。自此，感恩節變成了美國固定節日。17HoliThisisafestivalofcolor,whichmarksthebeginningofspringinIndia.（胡里節）18

Carnival19

TheMagicoftheMask20Readthepassageandcheckthetopicsitmentions.DifferentcarnivalsTheoriginsofcarnivalSpencialfoodCarnivalinVenice211Carnivaloriginatesfrom().A.SouthAmericaB.NorthAmericaC.Europe2Itiscelebrated().A.beforeChristmasB.betweenChristmasandEasterC.afterEaster3Atcarnivalpeople().A.don’teatB.don’teatmeatC.eatanddrink4ThefirstcarnivalinVenicelastedfor().A.onedayB.fivedaysC.fortydays

CBCA225InVenicepeoplecoveredtheir()withmask.A.eyesB.facesC.hair6ThegovernmentofVenice()thewearingofmask.A.encouragedB.limitedC.stopped7Theoriginalcametoanendabout()yearsago.A.500B.200C.308Theideatostartthecarnivalagaincamefrom().A.touristsB.studentsC.thegovernmentBBBB23Trueorfalse1.InVenicepeoplecoveredtheireyeswithmasks.2.Menwereallowedtowearmasksatnight;andtheywereallowedtodressupaswomen.3.TheoriginalVenicecarnivalcametoanendabout200yearsago.4.TheideatostarttheCarnivalagaincamefromstudents.FFTT24GroupcompetitionGiveustheinformationaboutcarnivalasmuchasyoucan.25

Wheneveryouthinkofcarnival,youmaythinkof______,________and_________.Thesightsmaydifferindifferentcountries,butthe__________isthesameeverywhere.

crowdscostumesconfusionexcitement

1.What’syourgeneralimpressionofcarnival?262.Whatdoescarnivalmean?3.Whatdopeopledoatcarnival?“Carnival”comesfromtwoLatinwords,________“nomoremeat”.meaningPeoplesawCarnivalasalastchanceto________attheendofthewinterseason.Theyeat,drinkand________.havefundressup274.Translatethesentenceinpara.3intoChinese.

Ordinarypeoplecouldpretendtoberichandimportant,whilefamouspeoplecouldhaveromanticadventuresinsecret.普通人能夠假裝富有顯赫，而名人也能夠偷偷地體驗浪漫冒險經歷。

5.Pleasefillintheblankwithproperwordsorphrasestocompletethesentences.Thentranslateit.

IfthekeytoRioismusicandmovement,theninVeniceis

_____________________themysteryofthemask在里約熱內盧，狂歡節主要是音樂和游行，而在威尼斯，則是神秘面具。29

PhrasesTesthavefunmeandoinglooklikedressupallowdoingsthpretendtodoonendinsecretdatebacktobansbfromdoing30Nowdays,WesternfestivalsaregettingmoreandmorepopularinChina,especiallywiththeyoungpeople,whilethetraditionalChineseonesarebeingtreatedmoreandmorecoldly.

31DiscussionWhatisyourfavoritefestival?Whatdoyoudothisday?Whydoyoulikeit?wear/dressupinspe