the_meaning_of_carnival阅读PPT课件

1、The Meaning of Carnival,parades,dancing in the streets,Loud music,Colorful clothes /costumes,What do you already know about carnival?,What information may we get from this passage?,Predicting 1,What can we learn from this lesson?,Predicting 2,What kind of article can it be?,It will show us,The meani

2、ng of Carnival,A. almost everything about carnival,B. what carnival is,C. how carnival has gradually become what it now is,It will be written in the order of,A. time,B. change of places,Its language will be,A. plain,B. magnificent,学习目标 语言知识 1、理解、掌握课文中关于节日的词语，学习分析课文中的长难句。 2、了解如何用英语描述节日及其习俗。 阅读技能 1、能读

3、懂课文，从课文中提取信息、筛选信息并进行重组。 2、能借助于静识别新词语并排除语法障碍。 学习策略 1、能用略读、查读、跳读等阅读策略。 2、能利用图片、题目及段落主题句预测文章信息。 3、利用联想、推理和归纳等手段分析解决问题。 4、能有效地监控自己的学习行为和学习方式。 情感态度及文化意识 有了解异国文化的愿望和兴趣，正确认识中外文化差异，理解并尊重异国文化，增强跨文化交际意识。,Fast-reading skimming for main ideas,Read and underline the topic sentence of each paragraph.,Paragraph 1:

4、,Paragraph 2:,Paragraph 3:,Paragraph 4:,Paragraph 5:,We can understand what carnival is all about by reading the history of America and the meeting of two cultures.,The slave trade brought millions of black people to the new world.,The slaves were forced to watch their European masters to celebrate

5、carnival and then they began to hold carnival with their own features.,Carnival became a celebration of freedom.,As time went on, carnival became a way of uniting different communities and now it has become a celebration of life itself.,Careful-reading scanning for details,1. What marked the beginni

6、ng of the slave trade?,That the arrival of European in America, and the opening of huge farms and plantations to grow cotton, fruit and vegetables, meant there was an immediate need to people to work on them marked the beginning of the slave trades.,2. How were millions of people taken to work as sl

7、aves?,3. How did the slaves begin to hold their own carnival in Trinidad?,4. When was the slave trade abolished?,5. How was carnival changed when the slave trade was abolished?,6. When did carnival become a way to unite different communities?,Millions of people were taken by force from their homes i

8、n America and transported to the New World to work as slaves.,They painted their faces white, imitating their masters and making fun of them.,The slave trade was abolished in 1838.,It became more colourful and more exciting than it had been before.,As people forgot their everyday problems and enjoye

9、d themselves eating, drinking, and dancing.,Further understanding,Do the following multiple-choice exercises independently. Then discuss your answers within your group. You must give your reasons while you are giving your answers.,1. How is the authors attitude towards carvinals? A. Subjective. B. O

10、bjective. C. Critical. 2. The writer says “Carnival became a celebration of freedom” at the end of paragraph 4, because_. A. magnificent costumes were made and musical bands created B. it became more colorful and more exciting than it had been before C. the slavery trade was abolished when the black

11、s took over 3. “Carnival has become c celebration of life itself”, because_. A. the white inhabitants take part in it, too B. people taking part in it forget their everyday problems and enjoy themselves C. visitors from all over the world come to this small state to join in the fun,multicultural pla

12、ntation transport import abolish magnificent imitate inhabitant,Lets see how you understand these words in the passage,The car is very expensive because it is _ from abroad.,imported,multicultural plantation transport import abolish magnificent imitate inhabitant,This man is _ Michael Jackson to dan

13、ce.,imitating,multicultural plantation transport import abolish magnificent imitate inhabitant,Abraham Lincoln _ slavery in the United States.,abolished,multicultural plantation transport import abolish magnificent imitate inhabitant,Eskimos are the _living in the North Pole.,inhabitants,multicultur

14、al plantation transport import abolish magnificent imitate inhabitant,Shangrila is one of the most _ hotels in the world.,magnificent,multicultural plantation transport import abolish magnificent imitate inhabitant,Compared with driving private cars, taking public _ can save us a lot of money.,trans

15、port,multicultural plantation transport import abolish magnificent imitate inhabitant,United States is a very _ country.,multicultural,multicultural plantation transport import abolish magnificent imitate inhabitant,A _is a large piece of land, especially in a tropical country.,plantation,multicultu

16、ral plantation transport import abolish magnificent imitate inhabitant,Lets see how you understand these sentences.,The arrival of Europeans in America, and the opening of huge farms and plantations to grow cotton, fruit and vegetables, meant there was an immediate need for people to work on them.,F

17、or more than two hundred years, until the beginning of the 19th century, when the trade was finally stopped, millions of people were taken by force from their homes in Africa and transported to the New World to work as slaves.,Reading for fluency,Read the 2nd paragraph after the tape. (Try to get en

18、ough fluency and accuracy.),The arrival of Europeans in America, and the opening of huge farms and plantations to grow cotton, fruit and vegetables, meant there was an immediate need for people to work on them. This marked the beginning of the slave trade. For more than two hundred years, until the

19、beginning of the 19th century, when the trade was finally stopped, millions of people were taken by force from their homes in Africa and transported to the New World to work as slaves. Six million were taken to the Caribbean islands where there were British and French landowners.,Carnival today is a

20、n _,_ experience. It is rooted in the history of_. The _need for people to work on the farms_ the beginning of _ _.Naturally, the slaves hold their own _ _ by mixing imitating their _ and keeping their own _ _. In 1838, carnival became more_ and _ because of the _ of slave trade. Now people all over

21、 the world can come to the land enjoy _,_ and _. So carnival has become a celebration of _ and _ _.,international,multicultural,America,immediate,marked,slave,trade,carnival,celebrations,masters,African,traditions,colourful,exciting,abolishment,eating,drinking,dancing,freedom,life,itself,Cloze,Think

22、ing Again ,Complete the form presented in the Lead-in part.,Thinking Again ,If one of the five paragraphs of this passage must be cut short, which paragraph shall we cut short? Why? How?,Discussion,Describe a Chinese festival to your partner and make sure you include the atmosphere, the music and th

23、e food. You might use these,atmosphere,crowded happy noisy exciting attractive busy amusing warm ,food,delicious tasty colorful sour sweet bitter spicy ,music,traditional nice beautiful great powerful relaxing peaceful ,Homework,Write a description of one of the Chinese festivals for visitors to Chi

24、na. Use your notes and illustrate it with photographs or drawings if possible.,Your notes may include: the origins and meaning of the festival where and when it is celebrated what happens during the festival costumes and food,Thank you !,Goodbye!,What information may we get from this passage?,Predic

25、ting 1,What can we learn from this lesson?,Fast-reading skimming for main ideas,Read and underline the topic sentence of each paragraph.,Paragraph 1:,Paragraph 2:,Paragraph 3:,Paragraph 4:,Paragraph 5:,We can understand what carnival is all about by reading the history of America and the meeting of two cultures.,The slave trade brought millions of black people to the new world.,The slaves were forced to watch their European masters to ce