1、Can you name the following festivals or The Spring Festival(lunar January 1)The Mid-Autumn Festivalfestival of lanterns festival of lanterns festival of lanterns Christmas(25th December)April Fools Day(April 1)Thanksgiving Day Halloween(31th.October/1st November)CarnivalThe Magic Of The MaskWhat is
2、your general impression of carnival?Think of carnival and youll think of crowds,customs and confusion.Paragraph 11.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 2Where does the writer say we can
3、 see the most famous carnival?Venice.Paragraph 3What was the law about wearing masks?Men were not allowed to wear masks at night nor were they allowed to dress up as women.Later people who wear masks could not carry firearms or enter a church with a mask.Paragraph 4When and how was the tradition of
4、celebrating carnival revived?In the late 1970s revived by students.Paragraph 51.How is carnival celebrated in Venice today?Carnival is celebrated in Venice for five days.People arrive from all over Europe to enjoy the fun.Paragraph 62.What is the feature of the Carnival in Venice?The spirit of Venic
5、e carnival is the mystery of the mask.Match the main idea with every paragraph.Para.1 Para.2 Para.3Para.4Para.5Para.6A.meaning of carnival and how it was celebratedB.the law about wearing masksC.general impression of carnivalD.how it is celebrated today in Venice and the feature of itE.carnival in V
6、enice and the problem it causedF.the revival of the tradition of celebrating it.1.If you dress up,you put on_.A.lots of clothesB.special clothes 2.If you extend something,you make it _.A.longer B.shorterChose the correct meanings of the words and phrases.3.If you pretend to do something,you _.A.try
7、to do it B.behave as if you were doing it4.When a crime is unpunished,the criminal_.A.has been caught B.hasnt been caught5.Firearms are _.A.guns B.fireworks6.If something is banned,you are _ to do it.A.allowed B.not allowed7.If you revive something,you_.A.kill it B.bring it back to life8.If you are
8、wandering,you are _in a particular direction.A.going B.not going Which sentence in the text can be replaced by the following one?Although the sounds and sights are different in different countries,the excitement is not different.The sounds and sights change from one country to another but the excite
9、ment is the same everywhere.Put the following sentences into Chinese.For weeks on end people walked roundthe streets wearing masks,doing whatthey wanted without being recognized.连续几个星期人们戴上面具走在街上，为所欲为而不会被人认出来。When Carnival began in,people saw it the last chance to have.Having fun meant,drinking and .
10、The most famous carnival was in.At first,it for just one day.time passed,the Carnival period was.People walked round the streets wearing,doing they wanted without being recognized,Later,wearing maskswasby law.Finally,at the end of the 18th century,masks were completely.SummaryEuropefuneatingdressing
11、 upVeniceAsextendedmaskswhatlimitedbannedSummaryBut in the late 1970s,the tradition wasby students and the festivalwas for tourists.Today,Carnival in Venice is for five days in February,Hotels are fully and the narrow streets are crowded with wonderful costumes.The key to Rio is music and _while in Venice it is the-of masks.reviveddevelopedcelebratedbookedmovementmysteryDiscussion Pease talk about the advantages and disadvantages about masks.Homework：Write an email from a Chinese festival to a foreign friend.