- Go to the next link and answer the suggested exercise http://www.esolcourses.com/content/exercises/grammar/adjectives/adjectiveorder/multiple-choice-quiz.html
- Translate the next adjectives and match each one to its opposite
| 1 | grande | alegre | |
| 2 | guapo | antipático | |
| 3 | barato | caro | |
| 4 | gordo | pequeño | |
| 5 | tonto | viejo | |
| 6 | nuevo | feo | |
| 7 | moderno | inteligente | |
| 8 | sucio | antiguo | |
| 9 | simpático | limpio | |
| 10 | triste | delgado |
- Match the sentences to the correct pictures according to the information checked in you book 1. Those are watches. a.
2. These are my new CDs.b.
3. That is Alan's house. c.
4. This is Jame's new mp3 player. d.
5. Those are beautiful flowers. e.
7. These are mobile phones. g.
- Put the words in the correct order and after that complete as required.
1. are / new / jeans / those / my / .
2. that / digital camera / is / Peter's / .
3. red scarf / is / this / a / .
4. my / these / books / are / .5.is a guitar.
6.is a box.
7.are my father's hats.
8. These my pens.9. Those my shoes.10. That a bicycle.11. This my - 12.
are rulers.
The next activity is about reading in English and answering, ( cuentas con información previa a la lectura que te puede ser de utilidad, dos preguntas de expectativa de la lectura, preguntas de comprensión en dos fases para lo cual te pido que te expreses en Ingles sin importar lo extenso o breve de tu uso del idioma ya que estamos en proceso de aprendizaje)
I. Vocabulary words from this article:
crowd...multitud
extravagant...ostentoso, extravagante
festivity...celebración
float...flotar, carro alegórico
identity...identidad
mask...mascara
mystery...misterio
parade...desfile
sponsor...patrocinador
trinket...ornamento, adorno
II. Pre-Reading Questions
What kinds of things can you expect to see at a parade?
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What is the expression "Fat Tuesday?"
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New Orleans Mardi Gras
Mardi Gras; meaning "Fat Tuesday") is an annual Carnival celebration in New Orleans, Louisiana,United States.
The New Orleans Carnival season, a variation of the traditional manner of preparing for the start of the Catholic season of Lent, starts after Twelfth Night, on Epiphany (January 6). It is a season of parades, balls (some of them masquerade balls), and king cake parties. It has traditionally been part of the winter social season; which at one time was when parties for Southern Society women, débutante balls, were arranged.
Celebrations are concentrated for about two weeks before and through Fat Tuesday (Mardi Gras in French), the day before Ash Wednesday. Usually there is one major parade each day (weather permitting); many days have several large parades. The largest and most elaborate parades take place the last five days of the season. In the final week of Carnival, many events large and small occur throughout New Orleans and surrounding communities. Neighboring communities also hold Carnival celebrations.
The parades in New Orleans are organized by Carnival krewes. Krewe float riders toss throws to the crowds; the most common throws are strings of colorful plastic beads, doubloons(aluminum or wooden dollar-sized coins usually impressed with a krewe logo), decorated plastic throw cups, and small inexpensive toys. Major krewes follow the same parade schedule and route each year.
While many tourists center their Carnival season activities on Bourbon Street and the French Quarter, none of the major Carnival parades have entered the French Quarter since 1972 because of its narrow streets and overhead obstructions. Instead, major parades originate in the Uptown and Mid-City districts and follow a route along St. Charles Avenue and Canal Street, on the upriver side of the French Quarter. Exposing body parts, or "flashing", in an effort to catch more beads or throws, is frowned upon by the police department and can be grounds for a ticket or an arrest. Though it is a growing trend for uninhibited, mostly younger women to show their breasts, this practice mostly only takes place on and around Bourbon Street in the French Quarter. The Uptown and Mid-City parade routes are family-friendly gatherings for citizens of all ages to enjoy the parades.
"Mardi Gras" specifically refers to the Tuesday before lent, the highlight of the season. The term is also redundantly used less specifically the whole Carnival season, sometimes as "the Mardi Gras season". The term "Fat Tuesday" or "Mardi Gras Day", also redundant, always refers only to that specific day.
III. Write down your troublesome vocabulary and look for the words in a web or physical dictionary. (ESCRIBE TUS DIFICULTADES DE VOCABULARIO PARA SU BÚSQUEDA POSTERIOR EN FORMA VIRTUAL O DICCIONARIO FÍSICO)
IV. Post-Reading Questions
1. How often is the celebration of Mardi Gras ?
a. every month
b. once a week
c. every season
d. once a year
2. Mardi Gras is the day before
a. Easter Sunday
b. Ash Wednesday
c. Fat Tuesday
d. Rainy Monday
Explain briefly
3. Fat Tuesday in New Orleans is a time of merry-making and festivity.
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4. The identities of the king and queen are kept secret until the night of the ball (big dance)
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