[名校联盟]黑龙江省大庆市祥阁中学外研版英语必修五Module4《Carnival》Reading课件讲解.ppt

2. What is the feature of the Carnival in Venice? The spirit of Venice carnival is the mystery of the mask. Read the text carefully and fill in the blanks with the information in the text. People 3. _____________ the streets wearing masks and did what they wanted. It began just _____ __________. As time passed People ate, drank, and wore masks. It lasted for just one day. At the beginning after Christmas walked round People who wore masks could not carry firearms or 5. _____________. In later times Men were not allowed to wear masks at night; and they were not allowed to dress up as 4. _______. In the 14th century women enter a church Students began making masks and 7. _______________, and threw bits of brightly coloured paper at tourists. In the late 1970s Masks were banned completely, and carnival became a 6. _________. At the end of the 18th century memory organizing parties It is celebrated for 2. __________________. People arrive from all over Europe to enjoy 8. _______. Today five days in February the fun Read the text again and fill in the blanks. At the beginning of the carnival in Venice, ordinary people wearing masks could pretend to be 1. ________________, while famous people could have romantic adventures 2. ________. When the government realised that wearing masks had become a problem, they used laws to limit it until in 3. ____________. rich and important in secret the late 1970s Today, when you wander through the streets, you can see thousands of masks — 4. _______ or frightening, sad or 5. ________, traditional or modern, but you have no idea what the faces behind them 6. ________. elegant amusing look like True (T) or False (F): 1. The most famous carnival in Europe was in London. 2. In Venice carnival lasted for only one day at the beginning. 3. With a mask, ordinary people could dress up as the rich, but rich people couldn’t do as they liked. Detailed understanding F T F 4. The first law used to limit the use of ma