1. What is the festival described?
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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

2. 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

3. 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

4. Carnival (狂欢节)

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

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

7. The Magic of the Mask

9. Carnival in Cologne(科隆), Germany

11. Carnival in Nice(尼斯), France

13. Carnival in Venice, Italy

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The magic of the mask

16. 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

17. Detail Reading
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18. 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

19. Read part 2 (para3-5)

20. 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.

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

22. Read part 3(para6)

23. 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

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

25. 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

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

28. for your attention