Carnival is wonderful celebration, full of musicand fun. Here you have some activities to enjoy this festival.
Dictionary
Activity – CARNIVAL - working with words
1. What are the main ingredients of
a pancake?
2. When is Shrove Tuesday?
3. What is another name for Pancake Day?
4. What do people use to throw their
pancakes, in a pancake race?
5. A float is a special carnival vehicle. It has other meanings. Which of
these people does not use a float:
a. a swimmer b.
a fisherman c. a farmer
6. How do people move in a procession? (an adverb)
7. People wear masks in a carnival.
Which of these collocations does not exist?
a. party mask b. death mask c. oxygen mask d. face mask
8. How many days does Lent last?
9. What is Ash Wednesday?
10. Is the word carnival pronounced the same in both US English and British
English?
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LISTENING ACTIVITY
Go to this video which talks about British Pancake race and fill in the
gaps of the activity (intermediate):
Activity:
1. Lent is a time for _________________ things.
2. Shrove Tuesdays is the day for cleaning out the
_________________________.
3. Pancake races appeal to people’s ___________________ nature!
4. Everyone’s got ‘a ___________________ tooth’!
5. People in Britain have been celebrating Pancake Day for
__________________ years.
6. The tradition started in ____________________ when a woman ran to
church holding a _________________!
7. Donald O’Kelly is planning to give up __________________________ for
Lent.
8. Pancake Day is a time to _________________________.
The answers for these exercises are below these other exercises of listening
ANSWER KEY
Dictionary Activity – CARNIVAL
Pancakes are thin cakes made from a
batter of milk (or milk and water), eggs and flour which is then cooked in a
frying pan or on a griddle until golden brown on both sides. You can buy
special pancake pans which are shallow and non-stick with curved sides. French
pancakes are made slightly thinner and are called crêpes. Scotch pancakes are
small and thick, usually cooked on a griddle and sometimes flavoured with
sultanas or raisins. American pancakes are normally served at breakfast. They
tend to be light and fluffy, served in generous stacks with bacon and maple
syrup. There is also the Russian blini, Chinese pancakes served with Peking
duck, Italian crespelle and so on. Pancakes are traditionally eaten in the UK
on Shrove Tuesday. ( taken from: http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/pancake )
2. The day
before the beginning of Lent.
3. Shrove
Tuesday or Mardi Gras.
What is Mardi Gras? : Mardi Gras, also known as Shrove
Tuesday, Carnival, and even Pancake Day in the UK, is an annual festival which will be
celebrated on 21st February in 2012. Falling just before Lent, it traditionally
marks the last opportunity for fun and feasting before 40 days of
"self-denial". Mardi Gras means "Fat Tuesday" in French
(Remember that meat is forbidden during Lent, at least on Friday).
Festivities begin at the beginning of February, leading up to Mardi Gras day,
and consist of parades, dancing in the street, costumes and masked balls. The
modern Carnival tradition developed in Europe in the Middle ages, and is
celebrated mainly in Roman Catholic communities in Europe and the Americas
today. Some of the most famous celebrations are held in Nice (France), Cologne
(Germany), Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) and New Orleans (USA)
Mardi
Gras Video : Here's
our latest video for little kids, with a Mardi Gras mask theme. Can the kids
work out who's behind the mask? Who's Behind The Mask?
5. (c) a
farmer
6. slowly;
instead of “procession” it is more usual the word “parade” (desfile)
7. party
mask
8. 40 days;
Lent means “Cuaresma”
9. The
first day of Lent
10. No /ˈkɑːrnəvəl / (American English); /ˈkɑːnɪvəl/ (British English) But none of them is in plural.
A
LISTENING ACTIVITY
1. giving up 2. fridge 3.
quirky 4. sweet 5. five hundred 6.
1445 / frying pan
7. pancakes 8. Indulge (Loolk
up the words in a dictionary if necessary)
