After careful reading, we have learned about time ,origin and celebration of carnival.
Further reading
1. List people’s general impression of carnival( at least threeentence
For weeks on end, people walked round the streets wearing masks, doing what they wanted without being recognized.(Para3 line5)
held in our school Group A : in favor of…, for it can brighten our dull life…
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Group B: against…, for it can affect our life…confusion
Homework
A. Read the passage loudly. B. Introduce carnival to your friends. C. Write a short passage about your favorite Chinese festival.
1. Different carnivals 2. The origins of carnival
3. Special food
4. Carnival in Venice
Careful reading (T or F)
1.Carnival is celebrated before Easter. 2. At carnival, people eat, drink and dress up. 3. The first carnival only lasted one week. 4. The government of Venice stopped the wearing of masks from the 14th century. 5. Because of wearing masks, many criminals got away with breaking the law. 6. According to the law, men were allowed to wear masks during the day. 7. The idea to revive the carnival came from the government. 8. The original Venice carnival came to an end about 500 years ago. 9. Rio carnival is famous for music and movement.
costumes (3)_________ confusion crowds (1)_________(2) ___________ 2.What’s the main idea of the third paragraph? Carnival in Venice and the problems it caused.
Hotels are fully booked and the narrow streets are crowded with wonderful costumes.
What is carnival like ?
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Carnival is a celebration when people can rejoice with wild excitement. It brings us pleasure as well as confusion.
What festival are they celebrating?
How do they feel?
Why do they like to wear masks?
The magic of masks
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Scanning
Read the passage and check the topics it mentions.
Find a sentence in the last paragraph has the closest meaning with the following one. There is no room available and the streets are full of people wearing fascinating clothes.
接连几个星期，人们戴着面具走街串巷，为所 欲为而不会被认出来。
Explain the meaning of the underlined word. 1. But in the late 1970s the tradition was revived by students. brought back