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1、The Meaning of Carnivalparadesdancingin the streetsloud musicColorful clothes/costumesWhat do you already know about carnival?multiculturalplantationtransportimportabolishmagnificentimitateinhabitantLets see how you understand these words in the passageThe car is very expensive because it is _ from

2、abroad.importedmulticulturalplantationtransportimportabolishmagnificentimitateinhabitantThis man is _Michael Jackson to dance.imitatingmulticulturalplantationtransportimportabolishmagnificentimitateinhabitantAbraham Lincoln _ slavery in the United States. abolishedmulticultural plantation transport

3、importabolish magnificent imitate inhabitantEskimos are the _living in the North Pole.inhabitantsmulticultural plantation transport importabolish magnificent imitate inhabitantShangrila is one of the most _ hotels in the world.magnificentmulticulturalplantationtransportimportabolishmagnificentimitat

4、einhabitantCompared with driving private cars, taking public _ can save us a lot of money.transportmulticulturalplantationtransportimportabolishmagnificentimitateinhabitantUnited States is a very _ country.multiculturalmulticulturalplantationtransportimportabolishmagnificentimitateinhabitantA _is a

5、large piece of land, especially in a tropical country. plantationmulticulturalplantationtransportimportabolishmagnificentimitateinhabitantFast-reading skimming for main ideasRead and find out the main idea of each paragraph.Paragraph 1:Paragraph 2:Paragraph 3:Paragraph 4:Paragraph 5:We can understan

6、d what carnival is all about by reading the history of America and the meeting of two cultures.The slave trade brought millions of black people to the new world.The slaves were forced to watch their European masters to celebrate carnival and then they began to hold carnival with their own features.C

7、arnival became a celebration of freedom.As time went on, carnival became a way of uniting different communities and now it has become a celebration of life itself.Careful-reading scanning for details1. What marked the beginning of the slave trade?That the arrival of European in America, and the open

8、ing of huge farms and plantations meant there was an immediate need for people to work on them marked the beginning of the slave trades.2. How were millions of people taken to work as slaves?3. How did the slaves begin to hold their own carnival in Trinidad?4. When was the slave trade abolished?5. H

9、ow was carnival changed when the slave trade was abolished?6. When did carnival become a way to unite different communities?Millions of people were taken by force from their homes in America and transported to the New World to work as slaves.They painted their faces white, imitating their masters an

10、d making fun of them.The slave trade was abolished in 1838.It became more colorful and more exciting than it had been before.As people forgot their everyday problems and enjoyed themselves eating, drinking, and dancing.What is the meaning of carnival?Originally it meant “no more meat”, But now carni

11、val has become a celebration of freedom and life itself.Further understandingDo the following multiple-choice exercises independently.Then discuss your answers within your group.You must give your reasons while you are giving your answers.1. How is the authors attitude towards carvinals? A. Subjecti

12、ve. B. Objective. C. Critical.2. The writer says “Carnival became a celebration of freedom” at the end of paragraph 4, because_. A. magnificent costumes were made and musical bands created B. it became more colorful and more exciting than it had been before C. the slavery trade was abolished when th

13、e blacks took over3. “Carnival has become a celebration of life itself”, because_. A. the white inhabitants take part in it, too B. people taking part in it forget their everyday problems and enjoy themselves. C. visitors from all over the world come to this small state to join in the funLets see ho

14、w you understand these sentences.The arrival of Europeans in America, and the opening of huge farms and plantations to grow cotton, fruit and vegetables, meant there was an immediate need for people to work on them.For more than two hundred years, until the beginning of the 19th century, when the tr

15、ade was finally stopped, millions of people were taken by force from their homes in Africa and transported to the New World to work as slaves.Try to translate the sentenceThe arrival of Europeans in America, and the openingof huge farms and plantations to grow cotton, fruit and vegetables, meant the

16、re was an immediate need for people to work on them. 歐洲人到達(dá)美洲和栽種棉花、水果和蔬菜的大農(nóng)場(chǎng)和種植園的開(kāi)辟意味著急需干活的人手。 句法結(jié)構(gòu)：主語(yǔ)有兩個(gè)主語(yǔ)從句充當(dāng)，即“The arrival”和“The opening”，位于為動(dòng)詞“mean”，賓語(yǔ)為that引導(dǎo)的賓語(yǔ)從句，其中that省略。 Reading for fluencyRead the 2nd paragraph after the tape.(Try to get enough fluency and accuracy.)The arrival of Europeans

17、in America, and the opening of huge farms and plantations to grow cotton, fruit and vegetables, meant there was an immediate need for people to work on them. This marked the beginning of the slave trade. For more than two hundred years, until the beginning of the 19th century, when the trade was fin

18、ally stopped, millions of people were taken by force from their homes in Africa and transported to the New World to work as slaves. Six million were taken to the Caribbean islands where there were British and French landowners. Carnival today is an _,_ experience. It is rooted in the history of_. Th

19、e _need for people to work on the farms_ the beginning of _ _.Naturally, the slaves hold their own _ _ by mixing imitating their _ and keeping their own _ _. In 1838, carnival became more_ and _ because of the _ of slave trade. Now people all over the world can come to the land enjoy _,_ and _. So c

20、arnival has become a celebration of _ and _ _.internationalmulticulturalAmericaimmediatemarkedslavetradecarnivalcelebrationsmastersAfricantraditionscolourfulexcitingabolishmenteatingdrinkingdancingfreedomlifeitselfCloze1. There was an immediate need for people to work on the farms. a. There is / was

21、 a need for sb. to do sth. 需要某人做某事Is there any need to explain further?= Is there any need for further explanation?There is no need for you to wait. Language pointsThere is / was no need to do sth. 沒(méi)有必要做某事 There is / was no possibility to do sth. 沒(méi)有可能做某事 There is / was no time to do sth. 沒(méi)有時(shí)間做某事 There is / was no point in doing sth. 做某事沒(méi)有用Thinking Again If one