4. Important Sentences

1. ___ _____ passed (随着时间的推移), however, the carnival period was extended, ___ ______(以至于，结果)it began just after Christmas.

2. Ordinary people could __________ ____ ______ _________(装成阔佬) and important, while famous people could have romantic adventures ____ _________.(秘密地，暗地里)

3. Having fun meant_________, ________, and _________ _____.意味着吃，喝和打扮。

4.Their use was limited by laws, the first of which ____ ____ ____ (最早的可追溯到)the 14th century.

5. As you wander through the streets, you see thousands of masks----- e_________ or f_______, sad or a_________, t_____________ or m________-----but you have no idea what the faces behind them look like.

6. People saw Carnival as a last chance to h______ f______ at the end of the winter season.

7. The sounds and lights change f______ one country t__ a_______ but the excitement is the same everywhere.

8. If they broke the laws, they were p_____ i______ p_______ for up to two years.

9. If the masks c_____ o_____, the magic is lost.

5. Match the words in the box with their meanings.

atmosphere confusion costume crowded

excitement magic mask mystery tradition 1. A situation where things do not seem well organized __________________

2. When you feel this, your heart beats fast. __________________

3. If you wear this, it hides your face and your feelings __________________

4. Something you can't explain __________________

5. A power which doesn't seem to be natural ___________________

6. Special clothes ___________________

7. Lots of people in the same place ___________________

8. A way of doing things passed on from generation to generation _________________

9. The air you breathe, but also the feeling a place gives you _________________

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课内探究

1. Check answers

T & Ss check the answers of the previewing part.

2.Introduction

(1). We have learned many festivals both Chinese and the Western. What festivals do you know?