天津市青光中学2011-2012学年高二英语 Reading and vocabulary（课件）.pptVIP

* New Year … Christmas Father’s Day Children’s Day Mother’s Day Dragon Boat Festival Teachers’ Day Spring Day May Day Army Day National Day Mid-Autumn Festival What festivals do you know? Can you describe one of the Chinese festivals? Spring Festival Christmas Day December 25 reindeer 驯鹿 sleigh雪橇 Santa Claus 圣诞老人 How much do you know about the following western festivals? Christmas Holi （撒红节） This is a festival of color, which marks the beginning of spring in India. Halloween This festival is at the end of October, when “ghosts” come out. Halloween October 31 Easter This is a Christian holiday in March or April when Christians remember the death of Christ and his return to life. Easter Bunny Easter eggs around March 22---April 25 Thanksgiving Day Thanksgiving is celebrated on the 4th Thursday of November Make the sentences in time order. A. People walked round the streets wearing masks, doing what they wanted without being recognized. B. At the end of the 18th century, masks were banned and carnival became just a memory. C. Carnival began in Europe and was followed by forty days without meat. D. The most famous carnival in Europe was in Venice and it lasted for just one day at the beginning. E. In the late 1970s carnival was revived by students. F. Today, carnival in Venice is celebrated for five days in February. G. The government realized that wearing masks had become a problem. C D A G B E F Whenever you think of carnival, you may think of ______, ________ and _________. The sights may differ in different countries, but the _________ is the same everywhere. What is your general impression of carnival? Paragraph 1 crowds costumes confusion excitement 1. What does carnival mean? Carnival means “no more meat.” 2. What people do at carnival? At carnival, people have fun, eating, drinking and dressing up. Paragraph 2 Where does the writer say we can see the most famous carnival? Venice. Paragraph 3 What was the law about wear