人教版高中英語選修8 Unit1 Workbook Listening 精品課件

1、Mardi Gras (狂歡節(jié)狂歡節(jié))通常通常是天主教徒在復(fù)是天主教徒在復(fù)活節(jié)之前會有齋戒的儀式活節(jié)之前會有齋戒的儀式, 通常在通常在Mardi Gras Day 會有連續(xù)二星期的慶?；顒印羞B續(xù)二星期的慶?；顒?。 Mardi Gras is a traditional holiday celebrated in many of the southern states of the USA. It is the biggest carnival in America. The most famous celebration takes place in New Orleans, Louisi

2、ana. The people there enjoy this celebration by going to parades where they catch “beads, cups, and trinkets” that are all thrown from floats. The official colors for Mardi Gras are purple, green, and gold. These colors where chosen in 1872 by the King of Carnival, Rex. He chose these colors to stan

3、d for the following:purple represents justice green stands for faith gold stands for powerName of radio programme _Interviewers name _Travellers name _Place to be discussed _ We are going to listen to a radio interview. Listen to the first speakers introduction and complete the notes.Travellers Tale

4、sTom PriceMandy LongNew Orleans1. Which part of the United States is it in? In the far south of the USA on the Mississippi River, not far from the Gulf of Mexico. Discuss the following questionswith your partner:2. What kind of climate do you think it would have? Hot and humid, but warm and pleasant

5、 in the evening.3. What is this place famous for? Mardi Gras.4. Where did the ancestors of the people living there come from? Africa, South and Central America and Europe.Listen to the tape again and tell whether the statements of exercise 3 are true or false.1. Mardi Gras is held every two years.2.

6、 It lasts for three weeks.3. The parades are an important part of the festival.FTT4. In the parades people wear clothes that identify their religion.5. During Mardi Gras street parties often last all night.6. In the beginning Mardi Gras was a religious festival.TFT7. At different times, Louisiana wa

7、s owned by the French, the Italians and the English.8. Mardi Gras earns a lot of money for New Orleans.9. The huge variety of food, music, culture, and architecture is due to the mixture of races and nationalities that live there.FTTListen to the tape again and complete the activities.1. Put a cross

8、 on the map where New Orleans is located.2. Tick the climate that describes New Orleans.cool and humid hot and humidhot and dry cool and dry3. What happened on these dates?1812 _Louisiana became a state of the USA.1857 _ _The first Mardi Gras celebration was held.3. Tick the graph below that best de

9、scribes the population of New Orleans.Listening Task on page 50 1. Have you heard this kind of music before? If so, where?2. What do you call this music?3. Where did it originally come from? When did it begin?Listen to the music and discuss:4. What race and nationality first developed this type of m

10、usic?5. Do you like this music? Give reasons for liking or disliking it.As preparation for the listening task, look at the pictures and discuss what you think is happening. Then make sure you know the meaning of the words below.trumpet (小號小號) drummer funeral coffin ceremonyA coffin is being carried

11、by a horse-driven cart, and many people are marching behind it.Jazz funeralThere is a brass band, with some people blowing trumpets.Many people are dancing in the street, and some of them are holding umbrellas. brass musical instrument with a bright ringing tone; person who play the instrument consi

12、sting of a hollow round frame; ceremony of burying, burning dead people;trumpet:drummer:funeral: box holding a dead body; v. walk as soldiers do, with regular steps of equal length; n. piece of music written for marching to; rite; function; protocolcoffin:march:ceremony:Mandy is listening to a jazz

13、CD she bought while she was in New Orleans. Listen to her talking to Phil about jazz funerals. Complete the sentences in your own words. 1. Phil thought the first music he heard was _.2. Mandy explained that they played this kind of music when _ _ _.sad the coffin was taken to the graveyard to be buried3. The second piece of music Mandy played for Phil was _.4. The third piece of music is an example of the kind of music that is played _ _.serious after the body h