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Festivals around the world
Unit 1
Culture understanding & group work
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CONTENT
Warming-up
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Culture Understanding
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Group Work
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Homework
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-Part One-
Warming-up
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Look and Answer
Can you try to describe the mask on this man’s face? What animal(s) do you think his mask symbolizes (象征)?
In what occasions (场合) do you think people may wear the mask like this?
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Look and Answer
Do you like the accessories (配饰) the girl in the photo wears? What kind of metal do you think these accessories are made of?
In what occasions (场合) do you think people would wear such accessories?
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-Part Two-
Culture Understanding
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Gist Reading
Festival of the Dancing Masks in Africa
Africa is a land full of festivals. Throughout the whole continent, colorful festivals cover music, religion, culture, etc.
The Festima mask festival takes place every two years in la Côte d’Ivoire(科特迪瓦). People from around forty different villages attend it, bringing their own styles of masks, and the mask dances last throughout the day. The costumes range from simple affairs to full body outfits made from grass, with masks up to two metres high on the heads of the performers. This is a celebration of traditional culture, and also a time for music and storytelling.
What is the “Festival of the Dancing Masks” called in this passage?
Vocabulary
n. a large mass of land surrounded by sea 大陆
continent
n. a belief in one or more gods 宗教
religion
to happen, especially after being planned or arranged 举行,发生(无被动语态)
take place
Africa is a land full of festivals. Throughout the whole continent, colorful festivals cover music, religion, culture, etc.
The Festima mask festival takes place every two years in la Côte d’Ivoire(科特迪瓦).
Vocabulary
v. a group of different things of the same general type 变化,变动
range
n. a set of clothes for a particular (特殊的) event or activity 套装
outfit
The costumes range from simple affairs to full body outfits made from grass, with masks up to two metres high on the heads of the