外研版 BOOK5 module_4_carnival Reading

CarnivalThemagicofthemaskWhichfestivalisit?Guessitquickly:ThanksgivingDayChristmasHalloweenEasterMid-autumnFestivalCarnivalLookatthepictures,what’syourimpressionofcarnival?maskscostumesconfusionexcitementcrowdsThemagicofthemaskReaditquicklyandthenmatchthemainideaswitheachparagraph.Para1:Para2:Para3:People’sgeneralimpressionofcarnival.Themeaningofcarnivalandhowitwascelebratedinhistory.CarnivalinVeniceandproblemitcausedwhenpeoplecelebratedit.Para4:Para5:Para6:HowcarnivaliscelebratedinVenicetodayandthefeatureofthecarnivalinVenice.Thelawaboutwearingmasks.Therevivalofthetraditionofcelebratingcarnival.2月至3月狂欢节，亦称谢肉节（宗教节日）狂欢节，亦称谢肉节，在大斋前一天举行。因基督教有规定，复活节前40天为大斋期，而复活节定为春分月圆后第一个星期日，故复活节无固定日子，一般在3月21日至4月25日之间。确定了复活节再往前推41天即为狂欢节。大斋期间基督教徒不应食肉，亦不应该举行婚配和其他娱乐活动，所以在大斋开始前举行一次狂欢活动，称狂欢节或谢肉节。现在人们不大注意大斋的规定，但狂欢节却成为一种习俗，狂欢活动也不止一天。意大利许多地方都举行规模宏大的娱乐活动，尤以威尼斯和维亚雷焦的狂欢节为最。Enjoythewholepassage.Thenworkingroupsanddiscuss:•Whataretheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofwearingmasksatcarnival.Advantages:１）doingwhattheywantwithoutbeingrecognized２）attracttourists－－goodforbusiness３）goodfortraditionalcultureDisadvantages:１）makeconfusion２）manycrimesgounpunishedClassroomsurvey•Nowadays,inChinasomepeoplearegettinginterestedinandcelebratingwesternfestivals,suchasChristmasandvalentine.•Whatdoyouthinkofit?AInmyview,itisnotabadthingtohavea“westernfestival”.Myreasonsareasfollows.•Advantages:Havefun,makemoney,haveabetterunderstandingofforeigncultureandcustoms…BInmyopinion,itisunwisetocelebratesomuchwesternfestivals.Thathaslotsofdisadvantages.•Disadvantages:influencetheChinesetraditionalculture,attractyoungpeople’sinterest,wastemoney,ignoreourownculturalheritage…•Firstly…Secondly…What’smore…Moreover…Inaddition…lastbutnotleast…ItisverypopularforourChinesepeopletocelebratethewesternfestivalsnowadays.Inmyopinion,weshouldcelebratethem.Firstofall,itisgoodforallofustosendourbestwishestootherpeople,andreceivelettersandgiftsfromourfriendsandrelatives,whichcanhelpustocommunicatewitheachother.Secondly,thesefestivalsaretraditionalinmanywesterncountries,soitisveryimportantfortheforeignersinChina.Ifwedon'tcelebratetheirfestivals,thenalltheforeignersinChinamaybeverylonelyandsad.ThatisnotgoodforourforeignfriendsinChina.Finally,Ithinkthewesternfestivalsarejustlikebridges,whichconnectthewesternersandChinesepeopletightly.Wecelebratetheirfestivals,sothatwewillbetterunderstandthemandlearntheirtraditionalculture.Inthisway,allofuscanfeelhappyandhaveagoodtimeduringtheholiday.Fromallthesereasonsabove,Ithinkitisnecessaryforustocelebratethewesternfestivals.Homework•Enjoythewholepassage.•Writeanarticletoexpressyouropinionaboutcelebratingwesternfestivals.•Finishactivity3onpage34.