1、Period 4 Reading【大成目标】1. Surf the internet and find information about Chinese and western festivals;2. Read the text and learn about the history of Carnival;(重点)3. Develop reading ability by fast reading.（难点）【使用说明】1. 查阅中、西方传统节日，组内介绍，并推出一位同学全班展示。2. 课时建议：一课时Step 1. 组内交流节日信息，全班展示点评。 （5 分钟）Step 2. 辨析词汇，
2、完成句子（5 分钟）1prepare/prepare for1)The teachers are _ the exam.2)The students are_ the exam.2wear/put on/dress/have.on1)_ more clothes.Its cold outside.2)He often _a blue jacket.3)Wake up the children and _ them.4)He _ a new coat _ today.3walk/wander1)The dogs have greater freedom，for they are allowed
3、to _ outside their enclosure.2)We _ in the park every morning.4celebrate/congratulate1)I_ myself on my narrow escape.来源:gkstkgkstk2)We _ our 25th wedding anniversary yesterday.5come to an end/by the end of/in the end/at the end of/end up with/end up in1)His several attempts _failure.2)_the street，yo
4、ull see a Chinese restaurant.3)How many English words had you learnt _last term?4)He tried all kinds of jobs and_ he became a teacher.5)When the war _，all the people celebrated the freedom.6)The party _ the singing of The Same Song.来源:gkstk1.1)preparing 2)preparing for来源:gkstk.Com辨析点拨：Wear+衣物，穿着（强调状
5、态）have +衣物+ on，穿着put on+衣物，穿上 （强调动作）dress+人，给某人穿基础案（10 分钟）课前独立完成基础案，课内展示、点评。辨析点拨：celebrate 庆祝节日、生日congratulate 祝贺成功21)Put on 2)wears 3)dress 4)has ；on 3.1)wander 2)walk 4.1)congratulated 2)celebrated 5.1)ended up in 2)At the end of 3)by the end of 4)in the end 5)came to an end 6)ended up withStep 1阅
6、读课文，完成下列练习。The Magic of the Mask1.Where did carnival begin?A.Latin America. B.Europe.C.America. D.Britain.答案:B2.When did carnival celebrate in Europe?A.After Easter. B.Before Easter.C.The whole winter. D.The last day of the winter season答案:B3.Which one is true about the carnival in Venice?A.It is th
7、e most famous carnival in Europe. B.It lasts for one day.C.It lasts for one week. D.People can eat and drink but they can not wear their masks. 答案:A4.Why were masks banned in Venice?A.Masks were not welcomed by the ordinary people.B.Masks were not welcomed by the rich and famous people.C.Because peo
8、ple who wore masks usually carried firearms.D.Because maybe it caused many crimes which were hard to punish. 答案:D 5.What is the key to the carnival in Venice?A.Music and movement. B.Music and dance.C.It can attract many foreigners.D.The mystery of the mask.答案:DThe Meaning of Carnival来源:gkstk.Com1.If
9、 you want to learn more about carnival, which cultures should you look at? A.Asian and European. B.Asian and African.C.European and African. D.American and Asian.答案:C2.When was the slave trade stopped?A.At the beginning of the 19th century.提升案（20 分钟）独立学习，小组交流，展示、点评。学法指导：运用查读法快速查找关键词in Europein Venic
10、eB.At the end of the 18th century.C.At the beginning of the 18th century.D.At the end of the 19th century.答案:A3.Why did the slaves wear masks and sing when they held their carnival celebrations? A.Because their masters did that. B.Because they were forced by their masters.C.Because they thought it c
11、ould bring good luck.D.Because they thought it was fun.答案:C4.Which is not true according to the text?A.Carnival is a way to unite different communities.B.Many visitors all over the world to join in the carnival.C.Carnival has become a celebration of life itself.D.The white inhabitants were not welco
12、med by the former slaves. 答案:DStep 2Match the main idea with every paragraph.Paragraph 1 A meaning of carnival and how it was celebratedParagraph 2 B the law about wearing masksParagraph 3 C general impression of carnivalParagraph 4 D how it is celebrate today in Venice and the feature of itParagrap
13、h 5 E carnival in Venice and the problem it caused Paragraph 6 F the revival of the tradition of celebrating it.(Answers: 16 CAEBFD)Step 3.阅读课文，完成短文The word “carnival” _1_two Latin words and in Europe it _2_ forty days without meat. During the carnival period，people_ 3_in the streets with beautiful
14、costumes and wore masks to_4_their faces，_5_what they wanted without _6_.However，wearing masks became a problem and the government had to _7_ the use of masks and carnival became just a _8_.Then in the late 1970s，the tradition was _9_ by some students. The town council _10_ that carnival_11_ busines
15、s，and the festival came back to life. Today，carnival in Venice is _12_ for five days and hotels are fully _13_.And in the streets you can see all kinds of masks. But if the masks_14_，the magic is lost. So nobody _15_ them _15_es from 2.was followed by 3.wandered/walked round 4.hide5doing 6.being rec
16、ognised 7.ban 8.memory 9.revived 10.realised 11.was good for 12.celebrated 13.booked e off 15.takes；offStep 4难句剖析1.In Europe,where it began,carnival was followed by forty days without meat,as people prepared for the Christians festival of Easter.在欧洲狂欢节开始的地方,狂欢节之后的四十天会没有肉,因为他们那时正忙着准备过基温馨提示：celebratio
17、ns 庆祝masters 主人communities 社区督节日的复活节。剖析:where it began 为非限制性定语从句,修饰前面的 Europe;as people prepared for the Christians festival of Easter 为原因状语从句。 2.As time passed,however,the carnival period was extended,so that it began just after Christmas.然而随着时间的推移,狂欢节的时间延长了,这样一来,圣诞节一结束,它便开始了。剖析:as time passed 为时间状
18、语从句,as 表示“随着”；so that it began just after Christmas 为 so that 引导的结果状语从句。3.For weeks on end people walked round the streets wearing masks,doing what they wanted without being recognised.连续几个星期,人们带着面具走在街上,为所欲为,而不会被认出来。 剖析:on end 表示“ 连续地；不断地”;wearing masks 和 doing what they wanted without being recogni
19、sed 为现在分词短语,在句子中作伴随状语。4.Ordinary people could pretend to be rich and important,while famous people could have romantic adventures in secret. 来源:gkstk.Com普通人可以装成阔佬和要人,而名人也可以偷偷地体验浪漫奇遇。剖析:pretend to be.“假装成.”;in secret “秘密地,偷偷地”; 此外要注意: while 作并列连词,表示“然而”,引导表示转折意思的并列句。Step 1 （A 级）单项选择1Help others whene
20、ver you can _ you will make the world a nicer place to live in.Aand B or Cunless D but 2The little boy pretended _ his homework when he heard his parents come back.Adoing Bto do Cto be doing Dto have done3I mean _ you that refusing to sign the paper means _ your right to vote.Ato tell；to give up Bte
21、lling；giving up Cto tell；giving up Dtelling ；to give up 4The woman got into real _ when she found all her money stolen at the station.Aconfusion Bfright Ccontrol Dexcitement5Mum has finished cooking，and we may wash our hands and _ the meal.Ato prepare Bprepare for Cpreparing Dpreparing for 6People f
22、rom all walks of life came to _their victory in the final volleyball match.Acongratulate Bcelebrate 巩固案(10 分钟)分层辅导，交流展示。命题意图：区别 mean to do 与 mean doing 的用法 Mean to do 打算做Mean doing 意味着做Ccheer Dhonor7Its too strange that those people should laugh when their relatives die.That is the local custom _bac
23、k to the seventeenth century.Adates B dated Cdating Dhad dated8Worried about the safety of my child in such a heavy rainstorm，my attention began to _off my work.Awonder Bseparate Cwander Ddivide 9Attempting to _this centuriesold tradition，the government officials are interviewing dozens of elderly m
24、en to collecting the related materials.Areceive B revive Cremove Dresist10I have many friends，some _ are businessmen.Aof them B from which Cwho of Dof whom1-5ACCAB 6-10BCCBDStep 2(B 级)根据括号内汉语提示及句末英语单词提示完成句子。1Try not to _(走神) during the class，or you cant understand what the teachers saying.(mind)2He
25、_( 假装在寻找什么东西 ) when I asked him that question.(pretend)3He was _(禁止驾驶) for six months because of drunk driving.(ban)4Its very kind of you to visit us.We hope _(你多逗留) a few days longer.(extend)5He _( 偏离了主题 ) at the meeting，so we had to interrupt him.(wander)1.let your mind wander 2.pretended to be looking for something 3.banned from driving 4.to extend your visit 5.wandered off the subjectStep 3 （C 级）Write a summary about Carnival. Step4.Homework：1. Read the text aloud.2. Preview learning planGrammar.【课堂小结】 （2 分钟）1. 是否通过阅读了解了关于节日 Carnival 的信息；2. 是否掌握了查读法。3.
