The meaning
of carnival
Module 4 Carnival
Work in groups, discuss and make a list of Chinese festivals in English.
Chinese Festivals
1. New Year’s Day 元旦节 （1月1日）
2. Spring Festival 春节 （农历正月初一）
3. Lantern Festival 元宵节 （农历正月15）
4. the Qingming Festival 清明节 （4月5日）
5. Dragon Boat Festival 端午节 （农历5月初五）
6. Double-ninth Day 重阳节 (农历9月初九）
7.National Day 国庆节 （10月1日）
In the textbook, there are some festivals with pictures. Do you know the right descriptions about them?
Halloween(万圣节)
This festival is at the end of October, when “ghosts” come out.
Thanksgiving Day
This is when Americans remember the hard times when they first arrived in the country.
Holi
This is a festival of color, which marks the beginning of spring in India.
Christmas
This is a Christian festival which comes in the middle of winter.
Can you guess what festival it is?
What do you know about Carnival？
Do you know the meaning of carnival?
How do people feel on this festival?
excited, amused, happy, a little crazy…
Let's listen to the following passage to learn more about carnival. Try to find out what places are mentioned in terms of carnival celebrations.
Africa
Eruope
America
South America
Scan the passage and try to answer
the questions.
What is the meaning of carnival?
Originally it meant “with no meat”
but now it symbolizes “life”.
Para 1
Para 2
Para 3
Para 4
Para 5
The slave trade brought millions of black people to the new world.
The origin of carnival.
Carnival is an international, multicultural experience.
As time went on, carnival has become a celebration of life itself.
Carnival became a celebration of freedom.
Scanning: Match the meanings with each paragraph.
Read the passage. Choose the best answers to the two sentences.
1. Today Carnival has become a celebration of ____.
A. freedom
B. harvest
C. life itself
D. success
C
2. We need to _____ to understand
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 C
D
1. With the opening of huge farms and plantations, many Africans went to look for jobs in America.
2. The Europeans imported their festivals and later the slaves learned from them and added their traditions.
3. The slave trade was abolished and the salves took over the carnival.
4. With the passing of time, carnival became a festival of the black people only.
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Decide the sentences True or False
1. What is carnival today?
________________________________________
________________________________________
2.Where were the slaves taken from ?
________________________________________
3. How many people were taken to the Caribbean?
______________________________________
Carnival today is an international, multicultural
experience.
In Africa.
Six million
4.How did the slaves hold their own carnival celebrations in Trinidad?
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
5. When was the slave trade abolished?
_____________________________________
6. Which Chinese festival is most like carnival?
They painted their faces white, imitating their
masters and making fun of them.
In 1838.
Open
Discussion
Useful questions to make up dialogues.
Have you dressed up in special clothes?
2 What did you wear? 3 How did you feel?
4 Did you eat special food?
5 Did you give or receive gifts?
6 Did you have a holiday from school?
7 Did you enjoy yourself with your family or friends?
Homework:
Do exercises on Page 37-38.
?? 教学准备
1.?? 教学目标
Objectives:
1. Instructional objectives
By the end of the class, most students are able to:
1) Use the words and the phrases they learned to complete the tasks based on the text.
2) Pronounce correctly the new words (especially “carnival” )by themselves and with the help of the teacher.
3) More than half of the students can speak fluently and accurately about their views towards carnival in pairs with the teacher’s scaffolding.
2. Educational objectives
By the end of the class, students are able to:
Improve their cultural awareness from carnival and learn more about its influence on the western culture after class
3. Personal objectives：
1) Be confident of standing on the stage and speak clearly and spontaneously.
2) Encourage students to speak in the class with different kind of techniques.
2.?? 教学重点/难点
Focal points:
By the end of the class, students are able to:
1) Improve the main reading skills through completing reading tasks in pair work and group work.
2) Use the table to finish their essay about their favorite film.
Difficult points:
By the end of the class, students are able to:
1) speak fluently and accurately about their favorite films in pairs with the teacher’s scaffolding.
2) Write a film review according to the table and the text.
3.?? 教学用具
4.?? 标签
?? 教学过程
Procedures and time allotment
Stage 1 Getting students ready for learning
T: Class begins!
Ss:…
T: Good afternoon, class!
Ss:…
T: Today, let’s come to Culture Corner. Module 4. Do you know Chinese festivals?
Ss:…
T: First, Work in groups, discuss and make a list of Chinese festivals in English. (1min).
Ss:…
?T: OK, time is up. You know Chinese festivals?
Ss:…
T: very good. For example1.?
New Year’s Day 元旦节 （1月1日）
2. Spring Festival 春节 （农历正月初一）
3. Lantern Festival 元宵节 （农历正月15）
4. the Qingming Festival ?清明节 （4月5日）
5. Dragon Boat Festival ?端午节 （农历5月初五
6. Double-ninth Day 重阳节 (农历9月初九）
7.National Day ?国庆节 （10月1日）?
T: And festivals brought us much traditional knowledge. So, festival is beautiful. Do you know foreign festivals?
Ss:...
T: In the textbook, there are some festivals with pictures. Do you know the right descriptions about them?
Ss:...
T: This festival is at the end of October, when “ghosts” come out.
Ss:...
T: This is when Americans remember the hard times when they first arrived in the country.
Ss:..
T: This is a festival of color, which marks the beginning of spring in India.
Ss:...
T: This is a Christian festival which comes in the middle of winter
Ss:...
T: Let’s watch a video. Can you guess what festival it is? .
T: They are dressed up in special clothes, and they are wear masks.
Ss:...
T: now, First question is how do people feel on this festival? Second is what festival is it??
Ss:...
T: Yes, very good. Now, let’s watch a video about Carnival.
Ss:...
T: what do you remember about carnival?
Ss:...
T: Where did it first?
Ss:...
Stage 2 Pre-reading
Step 1. Listen to the tape.
T: Let's listen to the following passage to learn more about carnival. Try to find out what places are mentioned in terms of carnival celebrations.
Ss:..
T:...
Step 2. Scan the passage and try to answer the questions.?
T: What is the meaning of carnival?
Ss:...
T: Originally it meant “with no meat”but now it symbolizes “life”.
? ? Step 3. Read the passage and match column A with column B.
T: OK, now I will give you 1 minute to read it again and then I will ask you some?
Stage 3 While-reading
Step 1 Read the passage. Choose the best answers to the two sentences.?
T: are you finish? Let’s look at the questions. ?
?first question is Today Carnival has become a celebration of ____. Which one you choose?
? A. freedom ? B. harvest ? ?C. life itself ? ?D. success
Ss:...?
T: YES, very good. Next question is We need to _____ to understand 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 C
Ss:... ?
T:....
Step 2 check whether the statements are true or false.
T: ?…
T: Now, let’s check.With the opening of huge farms and plantations, many Africans went to look for jobs in America., what’s your idea??
Ss:…
T: Do you agree?
Ss:…
T: Excellent, in paragraph 2, this marked the beginning of the slave trade. So the question 1 is False.
T: next question 2, The Europeans imported their festivals and later the slaves learned from them and added their traditions.?
Ss:...
T: very good. This answer in paragraph 3.?
Ss:...
T: question 3，The slave trade was abolished and the salves took over the carnival.
Ss:...
T: the last, With the passing of time, carnival became a festival of the black people only.?
? ? Ss:…
T:Exactly! Superb!
Step 3 Skimming for specific information
Task: Answer the questions according to the passage.
T: Read the text carefully and answer the questions.
Next, we will read the text again to explore how the text organized. 3minutes, Let’s go!
T: Now, let’s check your answers. What is carnival today?
Ss:Carnival today is an international, multicultural experience.
T:The second question is Where were the slaves taken from ?
Ss:In Africa
T:....
T: Excellent!
Stage5 Post-reading?
Discussion: Useful questions to make up dialogues
T: there have seven questions, useful questions to make up dialogues.
Have you dressed up in special clothes?
2 What did you wear? ? ? ? ? 3 How did you feel?
4 Did you eat special food?
5 Did you give or receive gifts?
6 Did you have a holiday from school?
7 Did you enjoy yourself with your family or friends?
T: I will divide the class into 3 students in a group. 3 minutes, 1, 2, begin!
? Ss:...
? T:Time is up. which one do you choose?
? Ss:....
? T: Yes, so the theme of Frankenstein is about science and humanity.?
? T: OK, next group, do you have other answer?
? Ss:...
?? 课后习题
homework?
Do exercises on Page 37-38.
