Module 4 Carnival（Period One）
maria rio, brazil february 5 days 1850 feijoada
stefan germany sept—oct. 2 weeks 1810 sausages and sauerkraut
step 4. everyday english
1. read the sentences and choose the correct meaning of the words and phrases.
2. check the answers one by one. (1)-b (2) a (3) b (4)a (5) b (6) a (7)a (8)b
3. explain the words and phrases.
(1)give up sth. =don`t have it any more
(2) go/wild with joy 欣喜若狂
(3) more or less =approximately (opposite)exactly.
eg: that is approximately correct.
(4) high spot= the best part
(5) be/run in sb.`s blood = be /run in the blood. 生來就有的（因遺傳或環(huán)境影響）
eg; most of my family are teachers, it runs in the blood.
(6) wash down a meal = have a drink
walk off a meal = help the food go down by walking.
step 5. function
1. match the sentences with the speakers. say what they are speaking about.
(1)caitlin: king cake
(2)maria: feijoada
(3) stefan: saugages
(4) cameron: traditional jamaican food –chicken with rice and peas.
2. number the phrases from the most negative to the most positive
(1) ask the students to do this individually.
(2) call the answers back from the whole class, one at a time, from 1--6
(3) write down them on the blackboard:
3. work in pairs. discuss your preferences for food to eat at festival. use the phrases in activity2.
(1) read the example with the class.
(2) pair the students to discuss their preferences.
(3) circulate and monitor their production.
step 6. homework
finish off the workbook.
period three
teaching aims:
1. to learn more about carnival.
2. to teach them how to write an e-mail.
3. to develop the students’ reading skills.
difficult and important points:
1. get the students to learn to write an e-mail.
2. get the students to understand some important sentences.
teaching procedures:
step 1. revision
read the words and have a dictation.
step 2. lead-in
what do you remember about carnival?
where did it start first?
step 3. fast-reading:
read and underline the topic sentences ( use your own words ) about every paragraph.
paragraph1: we can understand what carnival is all about by reading the history of america and the meeting of two cultures.
paragraph2: the slave trade brought millions of black people to the new world.
paragraph3: the slaves were forced to watch their european masters to celebrate carnival and then they began to hold carnival with their own features.
paragraph4: carnival became a celebration of freedom.
paragraph5: as time went on, carnival became a way of uniting different communities and now it has become a celebration of life itself.