Module4Carnival

Period2Listening——Themagicofthemask

TeachingGoals:

Studentscanlearnaboutthevocabularyofcarnival.

Studentscandeveloptheirbasiclisteningskills.

Studentscanknowthewesternfestival-Carnival,byknowingotherfestivals,wecometoknowourownfestivalsmoreclearly,andstudentslearntoviewtheworldinamulticulturalvision.

Listening:

Listentotheinterviewandchoosethebestanswer.

l.WhotookMardiGrastotheUnitedStates?

TheFrench.

TheBrazilian.

TheEnglishmen.

WhatcanyoufindinsideaKingCake?

A.ChocolateB.AplasticbabyC.AcakeWhendidNottingHillCarnivaltakeplace?

LastweekendinAugust

ThisweekendinApril

LastweekendinMayHowlongdiditlast?

A.FivedaysB.OneweekC.TwodaysListentothetapeagain,completethetableandanswerthegivenquestions.

Name

Where?

When?

Howlong?

Origin

Food

Maria

r、?

Stefanra

sausagesandsauerkraut(cabbageandonions)

EverydayEnglish

Guessing(4m)Readthefollowingdialoguesandguessthemeaningsoftheunderlinedphrases.

A:MardiGras,it'safestivalthatyoucouldeatanddrinkwhatyouwanted,before#八福里叩meatbeforeEastenB:Isitstillaone-dayfestival?

No,itlastsfromthebeginningofJantotheendofFeb,moreorless.

whatisthehi*hspotofthefestival?

Theparadesandthemusic,ofcourse.

doyoueatspecialfood?

A:Well,there'sKingCake.

B:Isitveryspecial?

A:Well■飽〃/小enou/h.itisn't.Anyway,Idon,twanttogowilditPeoplealwayssaycarnivalinRioisspecial,canyoutelluswhy?

Ithinkit,sbecausecarnivalisinourblood.

Isthereaspecialcarnivaldish?

Yes,there'stypicalfood,whichisbasicallyporkwithbeansandgarlic.It,srichandtasty.Youcanwashitdownwithbeer.Andpeopleoftenliketowalkitoffonthebeach.

fyougiveupsomethingyou

havemoreofit

don'thaveitanymorefyougowildaboutsomethingyou

a.likeitb.don'tlikeit.Moreorlessmeans

a.exactlyb.approximately.Thehighspotofapartyis

a.thebestpartb.theend.Funnilyenoughsuggeststhatwhatyouaretalkingaboutis--

a.funnyb.strangefsomethingisinyourblooditis--

naturalb.healthyfyouwashdownamealyou--

a.aveadrink

washyourhandsaftereatingfyouwalkoffamealyou----

gethungrybywalking

helpthefoodgodownbywalkingWorkinpairsanddiscuss.

.VVhichisyourfavoritefestival?

.Whydoyoulikeit?

.Whatarethemostimportantthingsina