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1、12nCan you describe one of the Chinese festivals?wear special clothes eat special foodgive or receive gifts have a holiday from schooltake part in a traditional ceremonydance and listen to musicenjoy yourself with friends or family3nHow much do you know about the following western festivals?Christma

2、sThis is a Christian festival which comes in the middle of winter.reindeer 馴鹿馴鹿sleigh雪橇雪橇Santa Claus 圣誕老人圣誕老人4Holi （撒紅節(jié)）（撒紅節(jié)）This is a festival of color, which marks the beginning of spring in India.5Thanksgiving DayThis is when Americans remember the hard times when they first arrived in the countr

3、y.turkey 火雞火雞pumpkin pie 南瓜餅南瓜餅6Halloween This festival is at the end of October, when “ghosts” come out.7Easter This is a Christian holiday in March or April when Christians remember the death of Christ and his return to life.Easter BunnyEaster eggs復活節(jié)彩蛋復活節(jié)彩蛋8Reading and Vocabulary-1. Warming-up De

4、scribe the photo on P31.What is the person wearing?a crowna maska robeholding a fan910Reading and Vocabulary 2-ListeningListen to the tape and choose the topics it mentions.1.The origins of carnival2.Special food3.Different carnivals4.Carnival in Venice 11Reading and Vocabulary 3Read the passage as

5、quickly as possible and do Activity 2 on P321. c2. b3. c4. a5. b6. b 7. b 8. bActivity 212 Whenever you think of carnival, you may think of _, _ and _. The sights may differ in different countries, but the _ is the same everywhere. crowdscostumesconfusionexcitementParagraph 1 Whats your general impr

6、ession of carnival?13Paragraph 2 What does carnival mean?What do people do at carnival? “Carnival” comes from two Latin words, _ “no more meat”.meaning People saw Carnival as a last chance to _ at the end of the winter season. They eat, drink and _.have fundress up14Paragraph 3 Where can we see the

7、most famous carnival? What was it like at first? The most famous carnival in Europe was in _. People ate, drank and wore _. At the beginning, it lasted for just one day. As time passed, the carnival period was _and people walked round the streets for weeks _doing what they wanted without _. Many cri

8、mes went _.Venicemasksextendedon endbeing recognizedunpunished15Paragraph 4 What was the law about wearing masks? The first of laws about wearing masks _ the 14th century. Men were not allowed to wear masks at night. In later times people who wore masks could not carry _. At the end of the 18th cent

9、ury masks were totally _ and carnival became just a _.dates back tofirearmsbannedmemory16Paragraph 5 When and how was the tradition of celebrating carnival revived? In the late 1970s the tradition _ by students, who began making masks and organizing parties and threw _ paper at tourists. The town co

10、uncil realized carnival _ business and the festival _ for tourists.was revivedbrightly-coloredwas good forwas developed17 Today carnival in Venice _ for five days in February. People arrive from all over Europe to enjoy the fun. Hotels are fully _ and the streets _ wonderful costumes.Paragraph 6 How

11、 is carnival celebrated in Venice today? is celebratedbookedare crowded with18 The spirit of Venice carnival is a little different from other carnivals. The _ to Rio is music and movement,_ in Venice it is the _ of the masks. As you _ the streets you may see varieties of masks- _ or frightening, sad

12、 or _, _ or modern. Nobody takes it off as the _ will be lost if the masks _.What is the feature of the carnival in Venice? keywhilemysterywander throughelegantamusingtraditionalmagiccome off19Paragraph 6 How is carnival celebrated in Venice today? Today carnival in Venice _ for five days in Februar

13、y. People arrive from all over Europe to enjoy the fun. Hotels are fully _ and the streets _ wonderful costumes.is celebratedbookedare crowded withWhat is the feature of the carnival in Venice?The spirit of Venice carnival is a little different from other carnivals. The _ to Rio is music and movement,_ in Venice it is the _ of the masks. As you _ the streets you may see varieties of masks- _ or frightening, sad or _, _ or modern. Nobody