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1、Module4 Carnival【美文阅读】 西方Carnival，东方嘉年华。空气中弥漫着浓厚的节日气氛，万人空巷。场面宏大的游行，华丽的服饰，精美的食物，盛大的宴会，各色的面具，浪漫的“奇遇”……，人们尽情地欢笑，尽情地舞蹈，尽情地享受节日的快乐，尽情地放松自己，为自己的心灵寻找一个小憩的、温暖的“家”，你想进一步了解这一切吗？让我们一起走进狂欢节，共同领略这异域的节日风情吧！Carnivalisanannualcelebrationoflifefoundinmanycountriesoftheworld.Andinfact,bylearningmore
2、aboutcarnivalwecanlearnmoreaboutacceptingandunderstandingothercultures.Manyyearsago,thefollowersoftheCatholic(基督教的)religioninItalystartedthetraditionofholdingawildcostumefestivalrightbeforethefirstdayofLent.BecauseCatholicsarenotsupposedtoeatmeatduringLent,theycalledtheirfestival,c
3、arnival—whichmeans“toputawaythemeat”．Astimepassed,carnivalinItalybecamequitefamousandinfactitspreadtoFrance,Spain,andalltheCatholiccountriesinEurope.ThenastheFrench,Spanish,andPortuguesebegantotakecontroloftheAmericasandotherpartsoftheworld,theybroughtwiththemtheirtraditionofcelebr
4、atingcarnival.Inordertoputacarnivalbandtogether,ittakesmanyweeksofpreparingandlotsofcreativity,energy，andpatience.Thefirststepistocomeupwithathemeoroverallconceptforthebandandtodevelopcostumeillustrationsforeachdancer.Costumesarethensewn,decorated,andfittedtoeachindividualdancer.Th
5、elargercostumesareusuallymoredifficulttodesignandbuild.Hugeframesarecreatedbybendingwireintoshapes,andthencoveringwithpaperandothermaterials.Physicsplaysanimportantrole,asthecostumemustbeabletomoveanddanceacrossstagesandstreets,andnotfallapart!Carnivaloffersmanypeopleatoolforselfex
6、pressionandexploration,atooltoseekoutroots,atooltodevelopnewformsoflookingattheworldanditscultures,andfinally,atooltounitetheworld,todiscoverwhatpeopleallovertheworldhaveincommon,andtocelebratewhatmakespeopledifferent.Thepowerandcreativitythatarehiddenintheseartformscantransformliv
7、es.Joinhandsandtogetherwewilldancetothesongoflife!【诱思导学】1．Whatcanwelearnbylearningmoreaboutcarnival?【答案】 Wecanlearnmoreaboutacceptingandunderstandingothercultures.2．Whichcountriesplayedanimportantraleinspreadingcarnival?【答案】 Frence，Spain,andPortugal3．Whatdoescarnivalofferpeople?【答案
8、】 Carnivaloffersmanypeople
