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Listening,Warming up,1. Whats the topic of this unit? Festivals around the World. 2. Whats the festival? Carnivals!,中国西湖狂欢节,阿根廷的狂欢节上的花车游行,比利时班什狂欢节,德国科特布斯狂欢节,巴西里约热内卢市政宫狂欢节,Carnival,Listening,1. What is the advice that Carla gives Li Mei? Carla tells Li Mei she should wear comfortable shoes, light and cool clothes and a hat. Carlo offers Li Mei comfortable shoes.,2. What do they find when they arrive at the park? They arrive at the park and find the boys, big bands, dancers and musicians on trucks.,3. Why is it important for them to have water? It is important to have water because it is very hot/the temperature is thirty-five degrees/they will be walking and dancing all day/until midnight.,4. Why cant they hear each other? They cant hear each other because the music is very loud/the loudspeakers make it impossible to hear.,5. Why do they plan to meet at the parking lot? They plan to meet at the parking lot so they dont get lost in the crowd/ so they can find each other/because it is crowded/then they will go and see the winners.,Listening text,CHRNIVAL IN TRINIDAD Carla and Hari are students in Trinidad. Their Chinese friends, Li Mei and Wu Ping, are visiting for the Carnival holiday in February.,CARLA: Li Mei, why are you wearing those shoes? Your feet will hurt so much by the end of the parade that you wont be able to stand. Would you like these comfortable ones?,LI MEI: Thanks, Carla, but I wanted something to go with this dress. Those are the wrong colour. CARLA: Youre not going to wear that dress, are you? Its too heavy. Do you realize that itll,be thirty-five degrees out there and that youre going to be walking and dancing until midnight? You have to have something light and cool and a hat! The girls arrive at a park in the center of the city, and meet the boys. The music has already begun and one,after another the big bands arrive with thousands of dancers and musicians on trucks. The loudspeakers make it impossible to hear any one speak. Over and over again, the musicians practise their songs. CARLA: Sorry were late. I finally got Li Mei some comfortable shoes.,WU PING: Im tired and thirsty and we just got here. May I have some water, Carla? We forgot to bring ours. LI MEI: Me too. CARLA: Sure, take mine. There is lots of water and fruit juice for,sale. Could I get something to drink for everybody? HARI: Lets go! The bands are moving. Youll have to go slowly for a while, until you get used to the music and the heat. If we get lost in the crowd, we should,meet at the north end of the parking lot by eight oclock. Then well go and see the winners of this years awards for best band and best costumes.,Listening (Page 41),Pre-listening,香港百名小学生为熊猫保育装饰巨型复活蛋,多彩的蛋,寻找复活节彩蛋的习俗，据民间传说，是由一位德国公爵夫人兴起的。据说，五彩缤纷的彩蛋是复活节兔子为乡村的孩子们留下的。孩子们把找蛋作为一种游戏。 最精心制作的复活节彩蛋甚至不是真蛋。一个叫卡尔费伯奇的俄国珠宝商曾用金、银和珠宝做成彩蛋。打开蛋还可以看到小小的人、动物、植物和房子。俄国皇帝以此作为礼物送人。,复活节兔子是非常古老的复活节象征的现代说法。野兔是兔子的大个子亲戚，它是专供厄俄斯特女神用的圣物。 在复活节穿新衣服的习俗是在公元后300年左右开始的，大约在第一个基督徒皇帝康斯坦丁的时代。他下令在复活节那天朝臣们都得穿最好的衣服。,The main idea of the listening passage. The listening is about some of the traditional customs of Easter. Children look for Easter eggs hidden by their parents and then the family eat a special dinner of roast lamb and apple pie.,1. Why is Easter a holiday of hope and promise? Easter is a holiday of hope and promise because it is spring and everything comes to life.,2. Why did Helen and Andy go to the shop? They went to the shop to buy some candy eggs/ Easter eggs and Hot Cross Buns for the little children.,3. Who came home for Easter? The whole family came home for Easter. 4. What was hidden all around the house? Andy and Helen brought the children gifts.,5. Who brought the children the gifts? Andy and Helen brought the children gifts. 6. What did the family have for dinner? The family had carrots, potatoes, roast lamb and apple pie for dinner.,Listening text,Easter is one of the most important days for Christians, because it celebrates the death and return of Jesus. However, for many people it is a holiday when families can get together to eat a good meal. Because Easter is in,Spring, it is also a time when baby animals and birds are born and new plants grow. It is a time of hope and promise. Helen and Andy left school on Thursday afternoon at two oclock. They were going to have a four-day Easter holiday. They were going to,buy some candy eggs and some Hot Cross Buns for the little children. The whole family came home to spend the weekend together.,Andy bought the candy Easter eggs, but he did not have enough money in his pocket to buy the Hot Cross Buns. Helen took some of her money and bought a dozen. On Saturday night, after the small children had gone to bed, Andy and,Helen hid candy and chocolate Easter eggs all over the house. Some were big, some were very small, and some were not eggs at all, but in the shape of chickens or rabbits. They were hidden in cupboards, behind boxes and under clothes.,On Sunday morning, the children began to hunt for the Easter eggs and candy, they thought the Easter Bunny had left so many they could not find them all. Of course, they could not eat them all.,Later, Mom called Andy and Helen to help with the dinner. She asked Andy to clean the carrots and potatoes. Helen said she would prepare roast lamb and apple pie. Finally, when they sat down to have dinner they were all thankful for the delicious food, and that spring was coming soon.,Homework,Collect the information about Chinese festivals for the dead and make a report.,
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