module4carnivalreadingandwriting剖析.ppt

Module 4 Reading and Writing Cultural corner Cultural corner 1– Warming-up (2m) What do you remember about carnival? Cultural corner 2– Read the passage and answer the following questions (10m) How can we understand what carnival is all about? Why were slaves needed in America? How did black people go to America? How did carnival start in America? What was the possible reason why the slaves began to hold their own carnival? How was carnival changed when the slave trade was abolished? What role did carnival play in Caribbean islands? Cultural corner 3– Fill in the blanks with proper words from the text. (5m) Carnival today is an international, _____________experience. Millions of people were taken ________ from their homes in Africa and ___________ to the New World __ slaves. When the slave trade was _________ in 1838 the former slaves _________ the carnival. ____ the passing of time, the white ___________ of the island began to take part in the carnival. Carnival became a way to _____ different communities. Reading and writing 1 (3m)—Read the e-mail and number the following topics: ____ what the writer’s doing the atmosphere at the festival ____ the food ____ what the writer’s going to do ____ the music Activity 2—Underline the adj. used to describe (2m): the atmosphere the music the food Reading and Writing – 3.Vocabulary (5m) Try to think about more words to describe the subjects. Reading and Writing – 3. writing (15m) Read the article of Activity 4, Page 86. Then try to write a passage about one of Chinese festivals . Activity 3 – Write an e-mail from a Chinese festival (10m). 1. Pair work. (Describe a Chinese festival to your partner and make sure you include details about the atmosphere, the music and the food) 2. Write an e-mail about the Chinese festival you talked about. 请根据下面的汉语提示,以The Spring Festival为题,用英语向外国朋友介绍中国春节的习俗. 1.春节,又叫做阴历年,是中国最重要的传统节日. 2.根据中国一个古老的传说, “年”最初是一个怪兽的名字. 3.除夕夜全家吃团圆饭. 4.人们穿新衣服, 放鞭炮,贴对联. 5.走亲访友,许多孩子可得到“压岁钱”. 生词提示: 阴历的lun