必修5_Module_4_Carnival_Reading.pptVIP

5. Firearms are _____. A. guns B. fireworks 6. If something is banned, you are ____ to do it. A. allowed B. not allowed 7. If you revive something, you____. A. kill it B. bring it back to life 8. If you are wandering, you are ____in a particular direction. A. going B. not going 1. Can you say something about western festivals? 2. Where does carnival originate from? 3. How are they celebrated? Discussion Listen to the tape and finish the following exercises. What is your general impression of carnival? Think of carnival and you’ll think of crowds, customs and confusion. Paragraph 1 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 * * * Reading The Dragon Boat Festival The Mid-Autumn Festival The Spring Festival The Tomb-Sweeping Festival Christmas Carnival Thanksgiving Day Halloween Reading and vocabulary 1. hide 隐藏, 掩盖 She tried to hide her feelings. 她设法掩藏她的感情。 She hid herself behind the curtain. 她躲在窗帘后面。 The Use of the Words in the Text 2. extend 延伸 They extended the subway to the suburbs. 他们把地铁延伸到郊区。 This road extends to the port. 这条道路一直延伸到港口。 3. pretend 假装 He didn’t want to go to school, so he pretended illness. He pretended to be dead when he met a bear. He pretended that he was working hard. 4. come to an end 完结 The meeting came to an end at midnight. 那次会议进行到深夜才结束。 I wonder how I can bring their dispute to an end. 我不知道如何才能使他们停止纷争。 They should put an en