Period 2 Cultural Corner【大成目标】1. Read the text and learn more about carnival.(重点)2.Read and learn how to write an e-mail.（难点）使用说明：1.课前完成基础案Ⅰ. Ⅱ。2.建议使用二课时。第一课时：Ⅰ.词汇拓展1．relaxing→______ v. 放松→______n. 休息，放松→______ adj. 放松的，松懈的2．transport→______n. 运输3．abolish→______n. 废除，取消4．celebration→______v. 庆祝5．origin→______adj. 原来的，起初的→______v. 起源，发源Ⅱ. 短语互译1．______ 或多或少 more and more ______still/much less ______2．______ 冲洗，冲刷，配着食物喝wash off______ have a wash______3．______对……评价高 think of...as ______think twice ______ think up ______4．______由……组成 consist in ______consist with ______5．______ 接管 take up ______take in ______ take off______Ⅲ.根据首字母提示填写单词1．As a big power country，America has to i______ large quantities of oil from the Middle East.2．The government should a______ income tax for the low－paid.3．Meteorites (陨石) may hold clues about the o______ of life on Earth.4．These pancakes made by my mother are really t______.5．We visited the m______ Summer Palace in Beijing and felt very happy.6．They had a party in c______ of the tenth anniversary of Macau's return to our motherland.答案：Ⅰ.1.relax ； relaxation ； relaxed 2.transportation 3.abolishment 4.celebrate 5.original；originateⅡ. 1.more or less；越来越多；更谈不上，更不用说2．wash down；将……洗净，洗掉；洗个澡1基础案（10 m）课前独立完成，课内展示、点评3．think much of；认为……是；再三考虑；想出，构思出(主意等)4．consist of；在于；与……相一致5．take over；占据；吸收；起飞，脱下Ⅲ.1.import 2.abolish 3.origins4．tasty 5.magnificent 6.celebrationⅣ.. Fast-reading:Read and underline the topic sentences ( using your own words ) about every paragraph.Paragraph1: We can understand what carnival is all about b...
