1、宜宾市六中 郭丽1.What do you remember about carnival?2.Where did it start first?Paragraph 1What is carnival today?It is an international,multicultural,experience.Questions We can understand what carnival is all about by reading the history of American and the meeting of two cultures.1)What marked the begin
2、ning of the slave trade?The arrival of Europeans in America and the opening of huge farms and plantations to grow cotton,fruit and vegetables,meant there was an immediate need for people to work on them.Paragraph 22)Where did the slaves come from?They came from their homes in Africa The slave trade
3、brought millions of black people to the new world.Paragraph 31)How did the Europeans celebrate carnival?They celebrated carnival with food,drink and masked dances.2)How did the slaves hold their celebrations?They painted their faces white,imitating their masters and making fun of them.The slaves wer
4、e forced to watch their European masters to celebrate carnival and then they began to hold carnival with their own features.Paragraph 41)When did the carnival become more colorful?After 1838 when the former slaves took over the carnival.2)What did carnival become then?A celebration of freedom.Carniv
5、al became a celebration of freedom.Paragraph 51)What did the white inhabitants do?They began to take part in the carnival,too.2)What were people like at carnivals?They forgot their everyday problems and enjoyed themselves eating,drinking and dancing.As time went on,carnival became a way of uniting d
6、ifferent communities and now it has become a celebration of life itself.1.multicultural多种文化的,融有多种文化的multicultural education 多种文化教育2.mark 标记上;标明a muddy road marked with footprint 留有足迹的泥路Mark the place on the map.在地图上标出那个地方。Language Points3.force n.势力,力量by force 用暴力;强迫地You must use force to open that
7、bottle.你必须用力打开那个瓶子。v.强制;迫使He was forced to do so.他被迫这样做。4.transport n./v.交通;运输;运送public transport 公共交通系统The goods were transported by train.货物是用火车来运输的。5.take overv.把.从一地带到另一地,接收,接管He will take over the business after his father retires.他将在父亲退休之后接管生意。6.abolish 废除，废止Bad customs should be abolished.坏的风
8、俗应当废除。7.take part in/join in 参加(活动)He takes an active part in after-school activities.他积极参加课外活动。He wont join in the basketball game.他不会参加篮球比赛的。I.根据下列各句句意及所给单词的首字母或汉语提示，写出该单词的正确形式。1.The young servant is waiting for his m_ to have dinner.2.These m_ palaces impressed the foreigners deeply.mastermagnifi
9、cent3.Everyone wants to have enough f_,but at the same time they have to obey certain laws.4.Toms health broke down from overwork on the cotton _(庄园).5.China does a lot of _(贸易)with many other countries.freedomplantationtradeII.根据括号内所给的汉语提示完成下列句子,每空一词。1.Large numbers of fruits _ _ _(被运往)the south by
10、 rail.2.Most products in that supermarket _ _ _ _(从日本进口).3.The manager of the company has agreed to _ _ _ _(合并那两个部门).are transported toare imported from Japanunite the two departments4.Stop _ _ _(取笑)others,or you will never make a friend.5.I wish this card will _ _ _ _(给你带来好运).6.The invention of the computer _ _ _ _ _ _ _(标志着一个新时代的开始).making fun of bring you good luckmarked the beginning of a new era7.He _ _(接管)the company from his father after he graduated.8.Slavery _ _(被废除)in the US in the 19th century.took overwas abolished
