外研社必修五 module 4 Cultural corner.ppt

1. What do you remember about carnival? 2. Where did it start first? Paragraph 1 What is carnival today? It is an international, multicultural, experience. Questions We can understand what carnival is all about by reading the history of American and the meeting of two cultures. 1) What marked the beginning of the slave trade? 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. Paragraph 2 2) Where did the slaves come from? They came from their homes in Africa The slave trade brought millions of black people to the new world. Paragraph 3 1) How did the Europeans celebrate carnival? They celebrated carnival with food, drink and masked dances. 2) How did the slaves hold their celebrations? They painted their faces white, imitating their masters and making fun of them. The slaves were forced to watch their European masters to celebrate carnival and then they began to hold carnival with their own features. Paragraph 4 1) When did the carnival become more colorful? After 1838 when the former slaves took over the carnival. 2) What did carnival become then? A celebration of freedom. Carnival became a celebration of freedom. Paragraph 5 1) What did the white inhabitants do? They began to take part in the carnival, too. 2) What were people like at carnivals? They forgot their everyday problems and enjoyed themselves eating, drinking and dancing. As time went on, carnival became a way of uniting different communities and now it has become a celebration of life itself. 1. multicultural 多种文化的, 融有多种文化的 multicultural education 多种文化教育 2. mark 标记上; 标明 a muddy road marked with footprint 留有足迹的泥路 Mark the place on the map. Language Points 3. force n.势力, 力量