What is the festival described? Game Time What is the festival described? It is a Christian festival. It falls in the middle of winter. It is a celebration of Jesus Christ’s birth. Parents often dress up as Santa Clause and put gifts in their children’s stockings. It falls in May in Chinese lunar calendar and lasts for 3 days. People celebrate it to honor a famous Chinese poet. By tradition, people have a boating race match on this day. Christmas Dragon Boat Festival

Festival Names 泼水节 Water Sprinkling Festival 春节 圣诞节 Spring Festival Christmas Day 复活节 Easter 感恩节 Thanksgiving Day 万圣节 Halloween 霍利节 Holi 愚人节 April Fools’ Day 狂欢节 Carnival 春节 Spring Festival 中秋节 Mid-autumn Day 元宵节 Lantern Festival 清明节 Tomb-sweeping Day 情人节 Valentine’s Day 七夕节 Chinese Valentine’s Day 端午节 Dragon Boat Festival 火把节 Torch Festival

Festivals Valentine’s Day Water Sprinkling Festival Tomb Sweeping Day Mid-autumn Day Chinese Valentine’s Day Holi Carnival Halloween Lantern Festival Christmas Day Torch Festival April Fool’s Day Easter Thanksgiving Day Dragon Boat Festival Spring Festival

Carnival (狂欢节)

Let’s watch a video about the Carnival in RIO,and try to tell me your impression on the Carnival

carnival performance tradition atmosphere parade excitement wander colorful ghost crowd mask celebrate dance dress up costume

The Magic of the Mask

Carnival in Cologne(科隆), Germany

Carnival in Nice(尼斯), France

Carnival in Venice, Italy

t The magic of the mask

Find the main idea of each part. A. how carnival is celebrated in Venice nowadays and the feature of the carnival in Venice . B. the general introduction of carnival. the development of the carnival in Venice. Paragraph 1 Paragraph 2 Paragraph 3 Paragraph 4 Paragraph 5 Paragraph 6

Detail Reading Scan

Read part 1(para.1and2) crowds costumes confusion sounds sights 1.What is your general impression of carnival? crowds costumes confusion sounds sights excitement 2.What do people do at carnival? have fun eat drink dress up

Read part 2 (para3-5)

Read part 2 (para3-5) Time What happened? At the beginning As time passed In the 14th century At the end of 18th century In the late 1970s last one day, ate, drank, wore masks weeks on end, walked round wearing masks. not allowed to wear masks at night and dress up as women. masks were banned completely, carnival became just a memory. the tradition was revived by students.

pair work Discussion 1 Why was the tradition of carnival revived?

Read part 3(para6)

Read part 3(para6) B What is the spirit of the carnival in Venice? ( ) A. the music and movement B. the mystery of mask C. the wonderful costumes D. the sounds and sights B

Group work Discussion 2 What is the magic of the masks?

Carnival in Venice Theme(主题) Time celebrating life, having fun February, five days Activities Development wearing masks, parade eating, drinking, dressing up one day - weeks – limited-banned-revived the mystery of mask Spirit

How do people feel about carnival? Watch a short video about carnival in Venice and answer : How do people feel about carnival?

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