1、Warming up:Festivals and CarnivalLearning goals:1.To review some traditional Chinese festivals.2.To learn about some western festivals,especially Carnival.3.To learn to introduce festivals.4.To practice basic reading skills.When is it celebrated?What is the picture about?What are the symbols of it?T
2、he Chinese New YearSymbols:fireworks(烟花)，lucky money,the spring festival couplets(春联).On Jan.1st on Lunar Calendar(农历)，Traditional Chinese Festivals the Lantern Festival the Tomb-sweeping Festivalthe Dragon Boat Festivalthe Double Sevenththe Double ninththe Mid-Autumn Daythe Ghost FestivalThe winner
3、 will beStandards:Are your descriptions correct?Are the symbols you have listed typical?Thanksgiving DayChristmasHalloweenApril Fools DayMothers DayFathers DayHoliEasterWestern Festivals Valentines DayEasterMothers DayFathers DayHalloweenThanksgiving DayChristmasHoliApril Fools DayGame:Work in pairs
4、,one will be given three cards with festival information.He/she is supposed to describe it without referring to the name,and the other guesses what the festival is.Principle:The pair who get the most answers in the given time(two minutes)will be the winner.Task:Working in groups,tell when and where
5、the festivals are celebrated,and what are the symbols of them.(You can refer to activity 1 on page 31.)(3-5m)Next,Ill play a video about another western festival.Watch and answer the questions below.幻灯片幻灯片 11What are people in the video doing?How do you feel about the atmosphere present(现场的)?Do they
6、 dress up in special clothes?What do you think are the symbols of the festival?2.How did black people go to America and Caribbean islands?3.Whats the origin of it?4.How was carnival changed when the slave trade was abolished?With these questions above,just read the passage,the Meaning of Carnival on
7、 page39.You can get the information from it.1.How can we understand what carnival is all about?5.What is the meaning of Carnival today?the meaning and origin of it when and where it is celebrated Special activities,food or clothes for it how people feel about itHomework:Suppose your foreign friend P
8、aul wrote to ask you about one of your favorite festivals,now write a reply to him to describe it following the outline above.Try to use as many expressions from this module as possible.Complete the summary according to the text.Carnival today is an _experience.But how did it become so?When _arrived
9、 in America,many _were opened to grow cotton,fruit and vegetables,causing an_ for workers on them.As a result,_began and millions of African people were taken _ to America and Caribbean islands.The Europeans also _their festivals.The slaves _watch as carnival was celebrated with food,drink,and _by t
10、heir masters.In Trinidad,the slaves began to celebrate their_by _.But they also added their own _ such as wearing _and singing.After the slave trade _,the former slaves _the carnival.It became more _than before.Carnival has become a celebration of _ and _.It is also a way to _different communities.i
11、nternational and multiculturalEuropeansfarms and plantationsimmediate needthe slave tradeby forceimportedwere forced tomasked dancesown carnivalpainting their faces whiteAfrican traditionsmaskswas abolishedtook overcolorful and excitingfreedomlifeunite译一译译一译节日祝福语节日祝福语May the warmest wishes,happy tho
12、ughts and friendly greetings come at Christmas and stay with you all the year through.让温馨的祝愿、幸福的思念和友好的祝福，让温馨的祝愿、幸福的思念和友好的祝福，在圣诞佳节来到你身边，伴你左右。在圣诞佳节来到你身边，伴你左右。Mom,thank you so much for not only giving birth to me but also teaching me how to be a good man.No matter what will be in the future,I will always love you!妈妈，感谢您赐给了我生命，是您教会了妈妈，感谢您赐给了我生命，是您教会了我做人的道理。无论未来怎么样，我都会我做人的道理。无论未来怎么样，我都会永远爱您！永远爱您！Seasons greetings and sincere wishes for a bright and happy New Year!献上节日的问候与祝福献上节日的问候与祝福,愿你拥有一个充满愿你拥有一个充满生机和欢乐的新年。生机和欢乐的新年。
