1、1第四部分Unit 1 Festivals around the world九江一中：吴平2010-2-6The fourth period Learning WINTER CARNIVAL IN QUEBEC.Contents 1. review the grammar. Modal verbs2. check the task, On page 4, exercise 3.3. learn the second article: WINTER CARNIVAL IN QUEBEC.Step Revision 1. The teacher will ask the students to g
2、ive examples about modal verbs and try to explain them with the sentences they got in their spare time. And retell the rules about the modal verbs.2. Check the task, On page 4, exercise 3. Complete each of the sentences with a suitable word or phrase from the box in its correct form. Then read these
3、 famous quotes aloud. Can you think of any Chinese idioms or sayings that carry the same meaning?1 Dont look forward to the day you stop suffering, because when it comes you know youll be dead. 生于忧患,死于安乐.2 A dog starving at his masters gate predicts the ruin of the state. 树死先从叶子黄.3 I would rather ha
4、ve a mind opened by wonder than one closed by custom. 宁愿创新,不愿陈腐.4 Gather you rosebuds while you may, old time is still a flying, and this same flower that smiles today, tomorrow will be dying. 及时采拮你的花蕾，旧时光一去不回，今天尚在微笑的花朵，明日便在风中枯萎。 （抓紧时机，未雨绸缪.）5 However big the fool, there is always a bigger fool to a
5、dmire him. 傻瓜总会发现有比他更傻的人在赞美他.6 Belief, then, is the great guide of human life. 信仰是生活的向导.7. Other peoples harvests are always the best harvests, but ones own children are always the best children.别人的收获总是最好的，但自己的孩子总是最乖的。 8. There is no feast on earth that does not end in parting. 天下没有不散的宴席。 9. Everyon
6、e has some tricks they can do, but each has his own way of doing them. 八仙过海，各显神通。10. Those who can lose shall gain; those who wish for gain shall lose.有心栽花花不开，无心插柳柳成荫。Step the second article: WINTER CARNIVAL IN QUEBEC.T: By the way, whats the topic of this unit?Ss: Festivals around the world.T: Woul
7、d you like to know something more about festivals around the world?Ss: Of course.T: Now I will show you several pictures. Whats the festival called? （show them some pictures.）Ss: Carnival.2T: Yes. This class we will learn the article WINTER CARNIVAL IN QUEBEC on page 44.Have you heard of the winter
8、carnival in Quebec before? （show them winter carnival pictures. ）How much do you know? (First ask them who know, if there are some knowing, let them show off, )Well, now lets come to the text and know more. CARNIVALWINTER CARNIVAL Step Listening and doing1) T: We will listen to the tape. Please list
9、en carefully and pay much attention to the important points. And we will . Sum up the general idea about the text (ask the ss to do so, or some of them to make up the whole meaning about it)(This text tells us the tourists sightseeing and shows us some activities in the winter carnival in Quebec.)Pl
10、ease find out what a tourist can do during the winter carnival.(let ss find out and complete it)He can enjoy: 1, drinking: coffee, tea2, watching: parades, the ice sculptures snow boarding, snowmobile races.the canoe races, dog-sled race, 3, riding: horse carriage4, listening; the music. Do exercise
11、2 on page 45. (Choose some of the questions by the ss ability, there is no set answer)Use the passage to help you answer the following questions.1. Why do you think that dogs are used to pull sleds in cold climates?2. Which activity at the Quebec Carnival do you think would be the most fun? Why?3. W
12、hich activity at the Carnival do you think would be the most dangerous? Why?4. If you could go to the Quebec Carnival, what would you do and see? Why?5. If you had to draw a poster for the Carnival, what things would you put on the poster?6. What would you wear if you went to the Carnival? Name thre
13、e things.(After listening, we will do the exercises. First let ss write down their answers in their books and allow them 3discuss. Its important to encourage the students to adapt their present knowledge any skill to a variety of situations wherever they can. Make sure to allow various answers. Do n
14、ot demand the same answers from all students.)2) T: Now we will discuss and explain some important points in the text. is piled uppile: n. 堆；大堆；一堆 口语 大量，e.g. Grain heats in a pile. 粮食堆在一起会发热的.e.g. To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk. 要想创造，你就必须拥有丰富的想象力和一堆废品。vt. 堆叠；堆起：e.g. The li
15、ttle girl piled one paper box on top of the other. 小女孩把一个纸箱子堆叠在另一个之上。 Everyone who comes must be prepared to keep moving, as it is too cold to stand and watch for long(Ask ss to translate and explain this sentence) While admiring the ice sculptures everywhere in the city, much like those in Harbin i
16、n China, you can stop with other tourists in an igloo for hot tea or coffee.(pay our attention to the logical subject of the v-ing) even some of their instruments are dressed up for winter.be dressed upe.g. Girls are dressed up for hiking in spring. 姑娘们穿上春日远足的盛装。e.g. Happy boys and girls are dressed
17、 up on Sunday, coming to the square. 快活的孩子们在星期天装扮好,来到了广场。Step Speaking Suppose you are a guide in Quebec, now please try your best to introduce the winter Carnival in order to attract the tourists. You can prepare your speech in three min and later you will change your speech with your partner to le
18、arn from each other and improve your speech. At last some of you will have a chance to make a speech in class.(This part is intended to give the students the opportunity to practice their speaking ability and their organizing ability.)Sublimate: In the world there are many and various festivals, we
19、should thank our ancestors for having created them and we should enjoy them, we should enjoy our life. Life is beautiful and lovely though we have to make it by ourselves.Homework:1. Read the text again and try our best to master what we understand and learn in the text.2. Find more information abou
20、t Quebec Winter Carnival, we will exchange in next class.(Finish the job with the internet help)4References:Quebec Winter CarnivalThe Quebec Winter Carnival or Carnival de Qubec is an annual winter carnival that takes place in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The festival starts on January 29 and contin
21、ues for 17 days, coinciding with Mardi Gras celebrations in other regions of the world. With close to one million participants, it has grown to become the third largest winter celebration in the world, after the Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival and Japans Sapporo Snow Festival. A
22、 magical ice palace was built for Bonhomme, the Carnivals guest of honour, for the first time in Jacques-Cartier Square in 1955. The impressive ice construction even had a dungeon, used to jokingly jail Carnival-goers who refused to honour Bonhommes effigy. , Bonhommes palace was located opposite th
23、e Quebec Winter Carnival at Place dYouville. Crowds gathered to dance and celebrate at the site that had special lighting and entertainment for the occasion. In 1973, Bonhommes ice palace was moved opposite the Qubec Parliament. Activities and attractionsPlace is located on the Plains of Abraham. Th
24、e Plains are transformed into an outdoor winter amusement park which includes: Kiosks and other outlets in the city sell the Bonhomme effigy tag for $10 that gets you into most of the Winter Carnival events. Bonhomme (literally “good man“ in French; short for bonhomme de neige “snowman“) is the offi
25、cial ambassador of the festivities, a large snowman sporting a red cap, black buttons and a ceinture flche. The opening and closing ceremonies take place at the Ice Palace before thousands of participants and the mayor of Quebec. They have been held each year since 1955. In 2008, the 20th presentati
26、on of the Symposium attracted more than 5,000 visitors. The Business Leaders Luncheon, organized by the Qubec City Chamber of Commerce. The Calgary Stampede Flap Jack Breakfast In 2008, the carnival-goers were served by Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Giant table soccer game. The public auction is a
27、fund raising event in aid of the Carnival. This auction features many goods and services donated by Silent auction and live auction. Outdoor dance parties. The Restaurant Partners Campaign is a 17-day promotion during which Qubec City restaurants offer customers a special menu for a fixed price thro
28、ughout the Carnival (including appetizer, soup, or salad, a main course, and a dessert). A sleigh race where drivers and their horses will take part in a single- and double-harness race. The Dog Agility Competition on Snow brings together around 60 people and their dogs to compete in an outdoor obstacle course. An extreme canoe race on the frozen St. Lawrence River
