1、 The Magic of the MaskLearning aims1.Learn something about Carnivals and the magic of the mask2.Master the main idea of the passage.3.Master the important words,phrases and sentence pattern:extend,pretend,go unpunished,dress up,revive,wander，Think of Carnival,and you think of.Their use was limited b
2、y laws,the first of which dates back to Fast-reading:Match the meanings with each paragraphParagraph 1:Paragraph 3:Paragraph 4:Paragraph 5:Paragraph 6:Paragraph 2:C.The general impression of CarnivalD.Carnival in Venice and the problems it caused.E.The law about wearing masksB.The revival of the tra
3、dition of celebrating Carnival.F.The new Carnival today in Venice and its feature(特征）特征）A.The origin and meaning of Carnival.careful-reading Paragraph1-Paragraph21.Whats peoples impression of Carnival?(Use a sentence)2.Where did“Carnival”begin and what does it mean?3.Translate the sentence:People sa
4、w Carnival as a last chance to have fun at the end of the winter season.1.Whats peoples impression of Carnival?(Use a sentence)Think of carnival,and you think of crowds,costumes,and confusion.2.Where did“Carnival”begin and what does it mean?It began in Europe and it means no more meat.3.Translate th
5、e sentence:People saw Carnival as a last chance to have fun at the end of the winter season.人们把狂欢节视为冬天结束前的最后一次享乐的机会。努力学习，迟早你会成功。努力学习，迟早你会成功。Hurry up,or well be late.Study hard,and youll succeed sooner or later快点，否则我们就迟到了。快点，否则我们就迟到了。Paragraph 3 1.How long did Carnival last when it began in Venice?An
6、d how did it change later?2.Translate the sentence:For weeks on end people walked around the streets wearing masks doing what they wanted without being recognized.3.If you pretend to do something,you_A.try to do it B.behave as if you were doing it4.When a crime went unpunished,the criminal_A.has bee
7、n caught B.hasnt been caughtzxxk1.How long did Carnival last when it began in Venice?And how did it change later?It lasted for just one day,but as time passed,it was extended,so that it began just after Christmas.2.Translate the sentence:For weeks on end people walked around the streets wearing mask
8、s doing what they wanted without being recognized.接连几个星期，人们戴着面具走街串巷，为所欲为而不被认出来。make sth longer3.If you pretend to do something,you_ A.try to do it B.behave as if you were doing it4.When a crime went unpunished,the criminal_A.has been caught B.hasnt been caughtBBParagraph4-Paragraph5 1.Why did the go
9、vernment limit the wearing of masks_.A.to make people know each other.B.to prevent crimes from happening C.to put them into prison2.Their use was limited by laws,the first of _ _ _ _ the fourteenth century.3.If something is banned,you are_A.allowed B.not allowed 4.If you revive something,you_A.bring
10、 it back to life B.kill it 5.If you dress up,you put on_A.lots of clothes B.special clothes.1.Why did the government limit the wearing of masks_.A.to make people know each other.B.to prevent crimes from happening C.to put them into prison2.Their use was limited by laws,the first of _ _ _ _ the fourt
11、eenth century.Their use was limited by laws,and the first of _ dates back to the fourteenth century.The old couple has two sons,both of _ are excellent.The old couple has two sons,and both of _ are excellentBwhich dates back to themwhomthemBAB3.If something is banned,you are_A.allowed B.not allowed
12、4.If you revive something,you_A.bring it back to life B.kill it 5.If you dress up,you put on_A.lots of clothes B.special clothes.Paragraph 61.We can learn from the last paragraph that_A.It is easy to guess what a person is according to his mask B.Nowadays carnival in Venice lasts for four days.C.Car
13、nival in Venice is popular in Europe.2.Is the spirit of Venice Carnival the same as the great American Carnivals?If not,whats the difference?3.Translate the sentence As you wander through the streets,you see thousands of maskselegant or frightening,sad or amusing,traditional or modernbut you have no
14、 idea what the faces behind them look like.1.We can learn from the last paragraph that_A.It is easy to guess what a person is according to his mask B.Nowadays carnival in Venice lasts for four days.C.Carnival in Venice is popular in Europe.2.Is the spirit of Venice Carnival the same as the great Ame
15、rican Carnivals?If not,whats the difference?No.If the key to Rio is music and movement,then in Venice it is the mystery of the mask.C3.Translate the last sentence but two:As you wander through the streets,you see thousands of maskselegant or frightening,sad or amusing,traditional or modernbut you ha
16、ve no idea what the faces behind them look like.走在街上，你能看到成千上万的面具-高雅的或可怕的，忧伤的或有趣的，传统的或时尚的但你并不知道面具后面的那张面孔长得怎样。not going in a particular directionSummary _ _ Carnival,and you think of crowds,costumes,and confusion.Carnival comes from two Latin words _“no more meat”,and it began in _.People _ it _ a las
17、t chance to have fun at the end of the winter season.The most famous one was in Venice.At the beginning it lasted for just one day._ time passed,however,the period was_.For weeks_ _,people celebrated it.At Carnival ordinary people could _ _ _ rich and important,_ famous people could have romantic ad
18、ventures _ _.Many crimes _ _.So the use of masks was _ by laws,the first of _ dates back to the 14th century.Men were not _to wear masks at night and _ _ as women.If they _ the laws,they were _ _ _ for up to 2 years.At the end of the 18th century,masks were _ completely.But in the late 1970s the tradition was_ by students.Today Carnival in Venice is very popular.Think of meaningEuropesawasAs extendedon endpretend to bewhilesecretwentunpunishedinlimitedwhichallowed dress upbrokeput into prisonbannedrevived
