Module 4 Carnival（ Reading—The Magic of the Mask）

module 4 carnival reading—the magic of the maskgoals●to learn about carnival●to learn to read with strategiesprocedures step 1 warming up by learning about “carnival”today we are going to take part in a festival marked by merrymaking and processions. it is called “carnival”. but what is carnival? carnival is a kind of communal celebration, especially the religious celebration in catholic countries that takes place just before lent. a carnival parade is a public celebration, combining some elements of a circus and public street party, generally during the carnival season. carnival is mostly a tradition of long-time roman catholic and, to a lesser extent, christian orthodox areas of the world. most protestant and non-christian areas do not celebrate it.step 2 before you readnow we go to page 32. but before we take the text the magic of the mask let’s first go over the word list for this module, paying attention to the pronunciation of the word, the relationship between its pronunciation and its spelling.step 3 while you readnow we shall read carefully the text. while reading try to cut/ the sentences into thought groups, blacken the predicates, underline the useful expressions and darken the connectives.step 4 after you readcopy all the useful expressions into your expression book and make your own sentences with them.the magic of the mask, think of…, change from one country to another, the same everywhere, come from…, be followed by…, without meat, prepare for…, see…as…, a last chance, have fun, at the end of…, dress up, at the beginning, wear masks, for weeks on end, walk round the streets, without being recognised, ordinary people, have romantic adventures, in secret, go unpunished, become a problem, be limited by laws, date back to…, at night, dress up as…, in later times, carry firearms, enter a church, wear a mask, break the laws, be put into prison for up to… years, become part of the austrian empire, at the end of the eighteenth century, be banned completely, become just a memory, in the late 1970s, be revived by students,  organize parties, throw bits of brightly coloured paper at…, be good for…,be developed for tourists, be celebrated for five days, in february, arrive from all over…, enjoy the fun, be fully booked,  the narrow streets, be crowded with…, wonderful costumes, the main languages, the spirit of venice carnival, not quite the same as…, the great american carnivals, the key to …, the mystery of the mask, wander through…, see thousands of…, have no idea…, look like…, take…off, come off