一 教学目标
Knowledge Aims:
1) Words： pretend, magic, abolish, wander, transport, unite, mark, extend, celebration, freedom, origin, originally, originate;
2) Phras: come to an end, dress up, fancy costumes, consist of, on end, in cret, date back to, take over;
3) Sentence patterns: a: Having fun means eating, drinking and dressing up.
b: Ordinary people could pretend to be rich and important, while famous people could have romantic adventures in cret.
Ability Aims: To train and develop the students’ speaking skills and reading ability;
Affective Aims: To learn to appreciate the spirit of Carnival and enjoy our life;
二 教学重难点
Teaching Important Points: To help the Ss understand the passage & improve reading ability.
Teaching Difficult points: T陈岩石o get Ss to learn to describe a festival and design their own campus carnivals;
三 教学过程
本着先学后教、以学定教的教学理念，注重呈现新课标要求的学生自主、交流、合作、探究等教学环节。（total time:45ms）
Step 1 Lead-in （5ms）
This class we will deal with Module 4 Carnival. It is one of western festivals.
Ask: When it comes to festivals, we can think of many of them. 修理工的一天Could you give me some examples? ( the Spring Festival/ Christmas / Children’s Day / Mother’s Day) 电脑开机开不了
Actually, I have prepared some fantastic songs. You listen to the songs and tell me the rel
ated festivals. ( The National Day / the Spring Festival / Christmas Day / Halloween / Mid-autumn Day / Children’s Day )
设计意图：通过几首歌曲，引入东西方节日，既调动学生的兴趣，又为引入主题做准备。
Among all the festivals, carnival is my favorite. It is also the topic of our module. Before reading, let’s learn something about the history of carnival to have a better understanding of it.
设计意图：通过几幅图片以及文字的简单介绍，让学生对狂欢节的历史有简单的了解，为更好地理解文章打下基础
Step 2 Fast reading （15ms）
R满洲里ead the passage quickly and find the main idea of each paragraph.
Paragraph 1--2. First, we will deal with Para 1. It is a short paragraph, so try to find the key words.
Answer: crowds , costumes, confusion, excitement. → people’s impression
Ask: From the four key words, we can tell the main idea of Para 1. So, if it is a short paragraph, how to find the main idea?
Answer: by finding the key words.
U祝愿未来可期的句子 this way to find the main idea of Para 2.
Comes from / forty days / have fun / eating, drinking. → origin/ time /theme/ activities → brief introduction
设计意图：第一段给于技巧指导，学会通过关键词寻找短段落的大意。再用相同的方法总结Para 2 的主旨大意，进一步强化阅读技巧。
Para 3---6: Look through the first two ntences of each paragraph to find the main idea of each paragraph. Pay attention to the reading skills.
Para 3: Carnival _______________________________
Para 4: Wearing masks _________________________
Para 5: The carnival tradition ___________________
尼麦角林胶囊 Para 6: ______________________________________
设计意图：训练第二个阅读技巧：通过关键句总结段落大意 通过时间顺序，总结出文章的结构。
Step 3 Detailed- reading ( Paras 3---6)（10ms）
Ask: Para 3: As time pasd by, how was Carnival celebrated in Venice?
People walked around the streets wearing masks doing whatever they wanted without being recognized.
Ask: Para4: But it caud a problem, what was the problem? How did the government solve the problem?
They were banned by laws.
How many states were ud to limit / ban the u of masks?
In the 14th century / In later times / At the end of the 18th century
Ask: Para5: Later, carnival was revived. By who? And why?
Students. Becau it was good for business.
Ask: Para 6: What’s the spirit of Venice Carnival?
The magic of the mask.
设计意图：通过细节题的连续提问，锻炼寻找细节能力以及速读能力，同时掌握威尼斯狂欢节的发展起源，发展历史。
Step 4 Speaking (4ms)
We have learned that the spirit of Venice Carnival is the magic of the mask. What about the spirit of Rio Carnival. Let’s watch a video and e how people in Rio cele
brate their carnival. You watch it carefully and then try to describe them. For example, their clothes, their body language, their feelings and so on. So pay attention to every detail while watching.
设计意图：通过观看里约狂欢节的视频使学生更好地理解威尼斯狂欢节和里约狂欢节的不同，并体会狂欢节给人们带来的欢乐，为以后的讨论写作奠定基础。同时，锻炼学生的口语表达能力。
Step 5 Discussing &cad极轴 Writing （10ms）
Ask: It must be very exciting to experience carnival. D腋毛可以剪吗o you want to celebrate your own carnival? Here is a chance for you. Design your own campus carnival according to the poster given to you.
