Module 4 Carnival 教学设计.doc

Module 4 Carnival The Second Period ReadingTeaching goals 教学目标1. Target language 目标语言a. 重点词汇和短语carnival, Christian, ghost, costume, confusion, firearm, empire, memory, council, elegant, magic, hide, extend, pretend, book (v.), revive, wander, come to an end, dress upb. 重点句式The sounds and sights change from . to another but . is the same. As time passed, however, so that it. For weeks on end people walked round the street wearing masks, doing what wanted without being recognized. Ordinary people could pretend to ., while famous people could have romantic. Many crimes went unpunished. If they broke the laws, they were put in prison for up to two years. 2. Ability goals能力目标Enable the students to talk about the origins of carnivals and two different kinds of carnivals. 3. Learning ability goals学能目标Help the Ss learn how to talk about the development of carnivals.Teaching important points 教学重点Get to know the customs of carnivals.Teaching methods 教学方法 Fast reading, ask-based method & discussion.Teaching aids 教具准备A computer, a projector and a tape recorder.Teaching procedures & ways 教学过程与方式Step I Revision Check the students homework creating a new holiday.T: Boys and girls, as we all know, all the festivals are created for certain reasons and needs. I have given you the opportunity to create a new holiday. Now its time for you to present your holiday and give us your reasons. Whod like to tell us your creation?Step II Revision T: Carnival is a traditional time of celebration before the Christian season of Lent. Lent is a forty-day period of spiritual renewal before the holiday of Easter. Carnival ends with a wild celebration on Mardi Gras, the Tuesday before the start of Lent. Each year, hundreds of thousands of people gather in the city. They enjoy a series of lively parties and parades. Carnival today is an international, multicultural experience. It has become a celebration of life itself. But how did it become so? And do you know what the symbol of Carnival is? Ss: People always wear masks at Carnival. But I want to know why people wear masks at carnival. .T: Today we are going to learn more about Carnival. Now please read The Magic of the Mask and then answer my questions.SkimmingAsk the Ss to skim through the questions and then read the text silently. Get the Ss comprehend the passage quickly and accurately and at the same time help them to form a good habit of reading. Show the questions on the screen. 1. What do you think of when you think of carnival? (We think of crowds, costumes, masks, and confusion.)2. Where and why does the word “carnival” come from? Where does Carnival originate from? What did people see Carnival as? 3. How was the Carnival in Venice? 4. How did the different kinds of people behave in the carnival in Venice? 5. Why were masks banned when Venice became part of the Austrian empire, at the end of the eighteenth century? 6. When and why was the tradition wearing masks revived? And by whom? 7. How long and when is carnival in Venice celebrated today? (For five days in February.)8. Is the spirit of Venice carnival the same as the great American carnivals? Step Language points1. As time passed, however, the carnival period was extended, so that it began just after Christmas. P32 as： when; while “当之时”(此处表示两个渐进的动作)“随着”As he grew older, he became less active. As the society develops, the living conditions get better and better.= With the development of the society, the living conditions get better and better. so that 引导结果状语从句2. Ordinary people could pretend to be rich and important, while famous people could have romantic adventures in secret. P32 pretend: make oneself appear ( to be sth., to be doing sth.) 佯装，伪装He pretended / to be reading the book / to have read the book / to be asleep / that he was reading / when his mother came in. while “而，却”并列连词，表对比之意一般连接两个句式结构一致，而意义相对或相反的两个句子。(04广西35.) I do every single bit of housework _my husband Bob just does the dishes now and then. A. since . while. when . as in secret (表情况或状态) = secretly in despair 在绝望中 in poverty 在贫困中 in wonder 惊奇地 in public公开地 in love 恋爱中 in tears在哭泣 in a trouble state 在烦恼 in poor health健康不佳3. If they broke the laws, they were put in prison for up to two years. P33 put / keep somebody in prison= send somebody to prison把某人关进监狱（无冠词）be in / go to prison 坐牢（表动作）go to school / church / hospital 上学 / 去做礼拜 / 去看病（表动作）go to the school / the church / the hospital 去学校 / 去教堂 / 去医院 （表地点）at table 在吃饭 （无冠词表动作） at the table在桌旁 （有冠词表地点） up to = as far as 直到 up to now / then 到现在 / 那时reach up to 多达add up to 总计4. The town council realized that carnival was good for business, and the festival was developed for tourists.good: adj.有益的，有利的e.g. be good for 对有益 Milk is good for children. n. 利益，好处， e.g. do good toFruit does good to you. 5. If the masks come off, the magic is e off: become separated (from) （从某物上）脱落，分离，掉下e.g. One of my buttons has come off. 我的一粒扣子掉了。Step IV ListeningT: Now I will play the tape for you. You can just listen with your books closed or look at your books or read in a low voice together with the tape. Its up to you. While listening, please pay attention to the pronunciation and intonation. Step V DiscussionT: This text is made up of six paragraphs. Who can tell us the main idea of each paragraph? Now you can discuss in groups.S1: The first paragraph tells us the whole impression of Carnival.S2: Paragraph 2 tells us the meaning of the word carnival.S3: Paragraph 3 tells us the most famous carnival in Europe was in Venice.S4: Paragraphs 4 & 5 tell us the history of masks which were banned completely and the tradition was revived by students.S5: The last paragraph tells us todays carnival in Venice.T: Good. We know there are all kinds of festivals around the world and different festivals have different reasons. It is not difficult to understand there are common human deeds and desires that are met in different ways around the world. We should enlarge our knowledge about the social customs of the English-speaking countries and the history of festivals. We should love our colorful life and work hard to make the world more beautiful. Festivals are meant to celebrate important events. Different countries have different festivals. Here I have several questions for you to think about. 1. How does your family celebrate the Spring Festival?2. Why do we celebrate the Spring Festival and other festivals? Do festivals help us understand our history and culture?3. What kinds of gifts and things do p