外研版高中英语（必修5）课件-Module4备选课件 Listening vocabulary.pptVIP

Listening text (INT=Interviewer; CAL=Caitlin; CAM= Cameron; MAR=Maria; STE=Stefan) We spoke to four young people about what carnival is like in their town. Interview 1 INT: Could you tell us about carnival in New Orleans, Caitlin? CAI: Well, we call it Mardi Gras which is a French expression. It means Fat Tuesday, when you could eat and drink what you wanted before giving up meat before Easter. INT: So is it still a one-day festival? CAI: Oh, no, it lasts about two months. From the beginning of January to the end of Febuary, more or less. INT: What are the origins of Mari Gras? CAI: It was brought to the States by the French, at the beginning of the 18th century, I think. INT: And what’s the high spot of the festival? CAI: The parades, and the music, New Orleans is famous for jazz, of Course … INT: Do you eat any special food? CAI: Well, there’s King Cake, which is a cake for the Carnival King. INT: Is it very special? CAI: Well, funnily enough, it isn’t. It’s a ordinary cake, made from flour and eggs with a bit of sugar on top. It’s OK, but I don’t go wild about it. I’d rather have something with chocolate! But hidden inside the cake there’s a plastic baby. INT: Which you can eat? CAI: No, no. The idea is, if you find thebaby, then you have to organise a party youself and invite everyone to it. INT: So the celebrations continue… CAI: That’s right. Interview 2 INT: Cameron, where is the Notting Hill? CAM: It’s a district of London, just west of Hyde Park. INT: And it’s a famous for its carnival? CAM: That’s right. INT: When is it? CAM: It’s the last weekend in August. INT: So it last for just two days? CAM: Yes. INT: Why isn’t it in February, like a traditional carnival? CAM: Well in Britain a lot of carnivals are held in the summer, I suppose because the weather’s better. INT: What are the ori