M4Reading Carnival 学案 （外研必修5）.docVIP

【 课　题 】Module 4 Reading and Cultural Corner 【教学目标】1. To improve the ability of reading comprehension. 2. To master important words ,phrases and sentense patterns through reading the text. 【重点难点】 Understanding the development of Carnival and its change 【知识链接】As we know, there are many festivals in the world.In Module 4 we’ll learn something about an important festival—Carnival. First, match the festivals with the descriptions. This is a Christian festival which comes in a. Thanksgiving Day the middle of winter. This is a festival of colour, which marks the b. Christmas beginning of spring in India. People love wearing special clothes for this festival. c. Halloween This is when Americams remember the hard times when they first arrived in the country. d. Carnival This festival is at the end of October, when e. Holi “ghosts”come out. I. Fast reading: Read the text and do the following excrcises.(P32 ② ③ and ④ ) II. Further reading Read the text once again and try to answer the following questions. What do you think of when you think of Carnival? ___________________________________________________________________________. What did people see carnival as? ___________________________________________________________________________. What did ordinary people do during Carnival?And how about famous people? (within 30words) ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________. How many days does Carnival in Venice last? ___________________________________________________________________________. What’s the difference of Carnival in Venice and in Rio? ___________________________________________________________________________. III.Detail reading Try to remember the sentences and the usage of important words and phrases. 1.“Carnival”______ ________ two Latin words, _________ “no more m