外研社必修5Module4Carnivalintroduction

1、period 2 introduction and cultural cornerteaching aims:1. to revise chinese and western festivals.2. to develop the students reading ability.3. to understand what is the meaning of carnival.important and difficult points:1 get the students to understand the history of carnival.2 get the students to

2、describe the festivals in groups.teaching procedures:step1. lead-in1.teacher ask the ss some questions:a. we have just past the national day. what did you do during your holiday?b. did you wear special clothes? or eat special food? or have a holiday from school?and then ask the ss discuss activity 4

3、 on page 31 with their partner. after 3 seconds, ask some ss to show their answer.2.we have learned many festivals both chinese and the western. what festivals do you know?divide the class into 2 groups. one group is for chinese festivals, the other group is for western festivals.make a list of them

4、 on the blackboard. and then show some pictures to the ss.3. turn to page 31match the festivals with the description.4. play a video and let them guess what festival it is.5.ask the ss a question: what do you know about carnival？do you know the meaning of carnival? and move on to cultural cornerstep

5、2. culturalcorner1. scan the passage and try to answer the questions on page 39.suggested answers: originally it meant “with no meat” but now it symbolizes “life”.2. multiple choice1. today carnival has become a celebration of _c_.a. freedom b. harvest c. life itself d. success2. we need to _d_ to u

6、nderstand what carnival is all about. a. look at the history of america b. go to america c. look at the meeting of two cultures -european and african d. both a and c3. fill in the blackscarnival today is an international, _multicultural_ experience. millions of people were taken _by force_ from thei

7、r homes in africa and _transported_to the new world _as_ slaves.when the slave trade was _abolished_ in 1838, the former slaves _took over_ the carnival._with_ the passing of time, the white _inhabitants_ of the island began to take part in the carnival. carnival became a way to _unite_ different co

8、mmunities.4. language poinst:1.there was an immediate need for people to work on the farms. a. there is / was a need for sb. to do sth. 需要某人做某事 e.g. is there any need to explain further?= is there any need for further explanation?there is no need for you to wait. there is / was no need to do sth. 没有

9、必要做某事 there is / was no possibility to do sth. 没有可能做某事 there is / was no time to do sth. 没有时间做某事 there is / was no point in doing sth. 做某事没有用b.work on 从事某项工作（创作、创造、作画、制订、设计、研究） e.g. she likes to work on the computer. e.g. he began working on the book in 1990.对产生影响，做（某人的思想）工作e.g. the medicine works o

10、n the children only.work at 用功于，从事于 e.g. he is working hard at maths. work out 解决，想出，算出，确定 e.g. he has worked out this difficult maths problem.2.force n. 力, 力量;力气 / 武力, 暴力 v. 迫使，强迫，强制，强装(欢笑) e.g. the robber used force to get into the house. the policemen forced the criminals to give up their arms. s

11、he forced a smile. by force 用暴力; 强行；强迫地 be forced into doing 被迫 bring into force 使生效, 实施 . come into force 生效, 实行 e.g. the people were taken away by force.3.take over接受，接管，接替，袭用e.g. he took over the business from his father.hand over移交 take apart拆开，拆散 take away带走 take back收回，拿回 take down记下，写下 takefo

12、r granted认为理所当然 take in吸收，理解，欺骗 take off脱下，起飞 take on呈现，雇佣，承担 take up拿起，占据，从事，继续4.翻译句子：the arrival of europeans in america,and the opening of huge farms and plantations to grow cotton,fruit and vegetables,meant there was an immediate need for people to work on them. 欧洲人到达美洲，开辟了栽种棉花、水果和蔬菜的大农场和种植园，这意味

13、着急需干活的人手。 句法结构：主语有两个主语从句充当，即“the arrival”和“the opening”，位于为动词“mean”，宾语为that引导的宾语从句，其中that省略。step 3. homework preview reading and vocabulary and finish the exercises on page 32 and page 33.period 3 reading and vocabularyteaching aims:1. to develop the students reading ability.2. to understand what is

14、 about carnival.important and difficult points:1 understand the passage exactly.2 how to help the ss learn about carnival.3 enable the ss to learn about the western festivalcarnival.teaching procedures:step1. lead-in teacher asks the ss a question: when we mention carnival, what do you think of? and

15、 then show some pictures about masks to the ssstep2. reading1. fast-readingactivity1: ask the ss to read the passage following the tape and check the topic it mentions.(page 32).then call back the answers from the whole class.(suggested answer:1.2.4).acticity2: ask the ss o match the main idea with

16、every paragraph paragraph 1 a meaning of carnival and how it was celebratedparagraph 2 b the law about wearing masksparagraph 3 c general impression of carnivalparagraph 4 d how it is celebrate today in venice and the feature of itparagraph 5 e carnival in venice and the problem it caused paragraph

17、6 f the revival of the tradition of celebrating it.(answers: 16 caebfd)2. further-readingactivity1: read the passage and answer the questions.1. where does carnival come from? what does it mean?2. when was it celebrated?3. where was the most famous carnival in europe?4. how long did the first carniv

18、al in venice last? what about now?5. did the government of venice encourage the wearing of masks?6. who started the carnival again, tourists or students?(answers: 1. “carnival” comes from two latin words, meaning “no more meat”. 2. it began just after christmas. 3. the most famous carnival in europe

19、 was in venice. 4. at the beginning, it lasted for just one day. 5. no. 6. the students started the carnival. )activity2:ask the ss to fill in the blacks. the magic of the maskwhere did it start?carnival started in _europe_ and followed by _forty_ days without meat.when was it celebrated?carnival wa

20、s celebrated at the end of the _winter_ season.what did people do at carnival in venice?people could eat, drink and _dress up_.they often walked around the streets, wearing _masks_ doing what they wanted without _being recognized_ _. the magic of the mask what happened between the 14th and the18th c

21、entury？wearing masks was _ forbidden_by the government.what about todays carnival in venice?carnival is celebrated for _five days_in february and people fromall over _europe_ come to enjoythe fun.activity3: complete the sentences with the correct words and phrases. then call back the answers as comp

22、lete sentences.(page32)(suggested answers:c,b,c,a,b,b,b,b,b)3. vocabularyactivity 1: read through the words in the box and have the students repeat them individually. ask the students to complete the task individually, then check with a partner. check the answers together:(answers: 1. confusion 2. e

23、xcitement 3. mask 4. mystery 5. magic 6. costume 7. crowd8. tradition 9. atmosphere) activity 2: choose the correct meanings of the words and phrases. check the answers one by one.(answers: 14 babb 58 abbb)step 3. discussiondiscuss in groups of four.1. what is the feature of carnival in venice?2. wh

24、ich is your favourite festival?3. nowadays more and more people tend to spend western festivals, such as valentines day, christmas but dont pay enough attention to our chinese traditional festivals. what do you think of this?step4. language points1. think of carnival, and you think of crowds, costum

25、es, and confusion.a.“祈使句+and+陈述句”结构 在此结构中，祈使句相当于条件句，and意味“那么”,and后的陈述句常用一般将来时，或含有can等情态动词的一般现在时。 e.g. work hard, and you will succeed. follow what he said, and you can find your mother. 此结构中的and可以换成or，意为“否则”、“要不然的话”，or可用or else或otherwise替换。 e.g. work hard, or you will fail in the next exam. b. think

26、 of 想到；想起；认为 e.g. he thinks of himself more than others. i often thought of my parents when i was at school. what do you think of the film? think about 考虑，思考 think over 仔细考虑 think twice再三考虑，三思think highly/well of对评价高/印象好 think out 想出 think up想出来think ofas 把看成；认为2. people saw carnival as a last chanc

27、e to have fun at the end of the winter season.a. seeas把当作/看作 look onas regardas consideras haveas treatas hink ofas takeas viewas e.g. i regarded you as my friend. he never treats her as his teacher. people have dogs as pets.b. last adj.最后的；最近的；仅剩下的，最终的；（强调）最不可能的，最不适当的 e.g. she was last to arrive. i

28、 told you this point last night. this is our last bottle of wine. while he was the last man i wanted to see, i did all that i could to help them. adv.最终；最近 e.g. they arrived last of all. when did you see him last? n.最后来的人（或发生的事）；仅剩下的部分 e.g. they were the last to arrive. these are the last of our app

29、les. vi.持续，延续（不用于进行时） vt.够用，足够维持（尤指某段时间） e.g. the meeting only lasted (for) a few minutes. we dont have enough money to last until next month.c. by the end of与at the end of by the end of+时间，常与完成时连用，如果后面的时间为过去时间点则用过去完成时，如果后接现在的时间点则用现在完成时，如后接表将来的时间则用将来完成时或一般将来时。 at the end of+时间，常与一般过去时或一般将来时连用。 e.g.

30、they had finished the work by the end of last year. they finished the work at the end of last year.3. as time passed a. 随着时间的流逝=with time passingas后跟从句，with后跟短语e.g. _ the children following behind, the teacher came in. _ the children was following behind, the teacher came in. _years go by, china is

31、getting stronger and richer. _years going by, china is getting stronger and richer.b. can you translate the following sentences? they were all dressed as flowers.他们都打扮成花的样子。（prep.像；如同） she works as a teacher. he treats me as a friend.她的工作是老师。 他把我当成朋友。（prep.作为，当作）youre as tall as your father.你和你父亲一样高

32、（adv.比较时用，意为“像一样）leave the papers as they are.别去动那些文件。 （conj.按照方式）as she grew older she gained in confidence.随着年龄的增长，她的信心增强了 （conj.当时，随着）as you were out, i left a message.因为你不在，所以我留了一张字条儿（conj.因为，由于）as you know, julia is leaving soon.正如你所知道的，茱莉亚马上要离开了。（conj.正如；如同） child as he is, he knows a lot of t

33、hings. 虽然他还是个孩子，他知道很多事情。（conj.尽管，虽然，即使）4. for weeks on end people walked around the streets wearing masks, doing what they wanted without being recognized.a. for weeks on end 连续几个星期on end 在词组中作副词，表示“连续地”e.g. it has been snowing for a week on end.on end 连续地，不断地；直立地，竖立地 come to an end结束，完成，完结 make an

34、end of把结束put/bring an end to sth.结束，停止(=bring sth. to an end)to the end 到底 in the end 最后，终于 without end无休止地 at the end of在末端，在的结尾b. wearing masks, doing what they wanted without being recognized在句中所作成分？he sat there reading a book.（表伴随）seeing nobody at home, he left them a note.（表原因）her husband died,

35、 leaving her four children.（表结果）hearing the news, he burst into laughter.（表时间）turning to the left, you will see the post office.（表条件）having been there more than once, the old professor offered to show us around the newly-built library.（表让步）5. do you know the meaning of“while”?she likes to lie down f

36、or a while after lunch.（名词，意为“一会儿，一段时间”）i like tea while she likes coffee.（并列连词，表示对比，意为“而，然而”）ill take care of your children while you are away.（引导时间状语从句，不可与短暂动词连用。如从句中为短暂动词，则常用when引导时间状语从句）while i like the color of the hat, i do not like its shape. （引导让步状语从句，意为“尽管，虽然）while there is life there is ho

37、pe. （引导条件状语从句，意为“只要”）6. their use was limited by laws, the first of which dates back to the fourteenth century.a. the first of which dates back to the fourteenth century 为非限制性定语从句，补充说明先行词laws。介词+关系代词引导的定语从句常见的有以下几种结构: 一.介词+关系代词.e.g. the old olympic games from which the modern games came began around the year 776bc in greece