Module 4 Carnival The magic of the mask

Festivals around the world What festivals do you know? … Valentine’s Day Christmas National Day Father’s Day New Year What festivals do you know? Mid-Autumn Festival May Day Spring Festival Children’s Day Dragon Boat Festival Mother’s Day Teachers’ Day

Christmas Day December 25 Can you name these festivals? This is a Christian festival which comes in the middle of winter. reindeer 驯鹿 sleigh 雪橇 Santa Claus 圣诞老人 Christmas Day December 25

the last Thursday of November This is when Americans remember the hard times when they first arrived in the country. Thanksgiving Day the last Thursday of November turkey 火鸡 pumpkin pie 南瓜饼

This is a festival of colour, which marks the beginning of spring in India. Holi 洒红节 February end or early March colorful

This festival is at the end of October, when “ghosts” come out. frightened costume sweets Halloween October 31

Easter around March 22--April 25 This is a Christian holiday in March or April when Christians remember the death of Christ and his return to life. Easter Bunny Easter eggs Easter around March 22--April 25

Carnival People love wearing special clothes for this festival.

Reading (1)

2. The origins of carnival 3. Special food 4. Carnival in Venice Read the passage and check the topics it mentions. 1. Different carnivals 2. The origins of carnival 3. Special food 4. Carnival in Venice

Complete the sentences with the correct words and phrases. 1. Carnival originates from ____. (a) South America (b) North America (c) Europe (c)

2. It is celebrated ____. (a) before Christmas (b) between Christmas and Easter (c) after Easter 3. At carnival people ____. (a) don’t eat (b) don’t eat meat (c) eat and drink (b) (c)

4. The first carnival in Venice lasted for ____ 4. The first carnival in Venice lasted for ____. (a) one day (b) five days (c) forty days 5. In Venice people covered their ____. (a) eyes (b) faces (c) hair (a) (b)

6. The government of Venice ____ the wearing of masks 6. The government of Venice ____ the wearing of masks. (a) encouraged (b) limited (c) stopped (b)

People’s general impression of carnival. Para. 2 Read the text again and find the main ideas of each paragraph. Para. 1 People’s general impression of carnival. Para. 2 The meaning of carnival and how it was celebrated in history.

Para. 3 Carnival in Venice and the problem it caused when people celebrated it. Para. 4 The law about wearing masks. Para. 5 The revival of the tradition of celebrating carnival. Para. 6 How carnival is celebrated in Venice today and the feature of the carnival in Venice.

banned; Easter; in secret; no more meat; students; Venice Below is the summary of the text with some words or phrases missing. Choose the words or phrases from the box and make the summary complete. banned; Easter; in secret; no more meat; students; Venice The word carnival comes from two Latin words meaning “ _____________”. no more meat

banned; Easter; in secret; no more meat; students; Venice ;business In Christian Europe, carnival was a time to eat, drink and have fun before spending 40 days without meat in preparation for the festival of ________. The most famous carnival in Europe was in ________. Easter Venice

banned; Easter; in secret; no more meat; students; Venice ;business After Christmas everyone started eating and drinking and wearing masks. While wearing masks people had great fun being able to do things ________. in secret

banned; Easter; in secret; no more meat; students; Venice ;business As crimes were also committed however, from the fourteenth century the government started making laws against wearing masks and by the eighteenth century they had been ________ completely. In the 1970s the tradition was started again by ________. banned students

banned; Easter; in secret; no more meat; students; Venice ;business It became popular and the government realised it was good for . Today for five days in February the streets are crowded with people wearing a variety of colorful masks. business

1. Remember the new words and phrases from the text. 2 1. Remember the new words and phrases from the text. 2. Read the text as fluently as you can. (read at least 20 times)