《Carnival》教案1

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　　Module 4 Carnival
　　Period One
　　Teaching aims:
　　1. To revise Chinese and western festivals.
　　2. To develop the students reading ability.
　　3. To understand what is about Carnival.
　　Important and difficult points:
　　1 Get the students to understand the history of carnival.
　　2 Get the students to describe the festivals in groups.
　　Teaching procedures:
　　Step 1. Revision.
　　Read the new words of this passage.
　　Step 2. Introduction
　　1. We have learned many festivals both Chinese and the Western. What festivals do you know?
　　Divide the class into 2 groups. One group is for Chinese Festivals, the other group is for Western festivals.
　　Make a list of them on the blackboard..
　　2. Turn to Page 31—Match the festivals with the description.
　　Step 3. Lead-in
　　Today we will learn another festival ---- Carnival. It originates from Europe, and during these
　　days, people often love wearing special clothes and masks for it.
　　Step 4. Fast-reading
　　Match the main idea with every paragraph.
　　Paragraph 1 A meaning of carnival and how it was celebrated
　　Paragraph 2 B the law about wearing masks
　　Paragraph 3 C general impression of carnival
　　Paragraph 4 D how it is celebrate today in Venice and the feature of it
　　Paragraph 5 E carnival in Venice and the problem it caused
　　Paragraph 6 F the revival of the tradition of celebrating it.
　　(Answers: 1—6 CAEBFD)
　　Step 5. Further-reading
　　Read the passage and answer the questions.
　　1. Where does Carnival e from? What does it mean?
　　2. When was it celebrated?
　　3. Where was the most famous Carnival in Europe?
　　4. How long did the first Carnival in Venice last? What about now?
　　5. Did the government of Venice encourage the wearing of masks?
　　6. Who started the Carnival again, tourists or students?
　　(Answers: 1. “Carnival”es from two Latin words, meaning “no more meat”. 2. It began
　　just after Christmas. 3. The most famous carnival in Europe was in Venice. 4. At the
　　beginning, it lasted for just one day. 5. No. 6. The students started the Carnival. )
　　Step 6. Vocabulary
　　Activity 1: Read through the words in the box and have the students repeat them