INT And it lasts for?

MAR It lasts for five days, from Thursday to Tuesday.

INT What are the (8) ________ of carnival in Rio?

MAR Well, carnival was brought to Brazil by the Portuguese, but carnival as we know it today, with the street parades, dates back to 1850.

INT What's the high spot of the festival?

MAR I think it's got to be the samba school parades. The samba, you know, is the typical Brazilan dance, whose origins go back to Africa. There are a lot of samba schools in the town, and during carnival there a (9) ___________ between them. It's really exciting.

INT Is there a special carnival dish?

MAR The typical food is called Feijoada, which is basically pork with beans and garlic. I really like it. It's rather rich and very tasty. You can wash it down with beer, or an alcoholic fruit juice called batidas, or beer, if you (10) ________, and then...

INT And then...

MAR Well, the people often like to walk it off on the beach.

INT Of aourse, I was forgetting, Rio is a city built alongside a beach.

MAR Yes, it's the most beautiful beach in the world, and it's always full of people, day and night ... especially at Carnival.

4. Post-listening

　　Ask the students to finish the Everyday English individually and then check the answers and give some explanation.

课后训练：

Fill in the blanks. Use the phrases in Everyday English.

1. 昨晚，当人群听到这个消息后，欣喜若狂。

The crowd _____ _____ with delight at the news last night.

2. 他们那个假日的最大乐趣是远足。

Hiking was the ______ _____ of their holiday.

3. 我们家大多数人都擅长音乐。这是与生俱来的。

Most of my family are good at music. It is ___ ___ _____.

4. 秘书被暗地里告知这件事。

The secretary was told about it ____ ______.

5. 他当服务员一晚上约能挣20美元左右。

He can earn $20 a night, ____ ___ ____, as a waiter.

课后反思：

课后学习指导：完成下一堂课的导学案。