Lesson 3.1

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• Studiejaar 4

Period 3 - Lesson 1

On today's menu...

• Speaking
  - Your Carnaval break
  - The writing exams
  - Speaking exams
• Carnaval Quiz
• Writing assignment: Preparing for Carnaval

Your Carnaval Break

What are you going to do during the Carnaval break?

Writing Exams

Dates: 12-4

Resit > ...

Anyone that wants to do 

Speaking Exams

Exam I: Speaking

• A presentation (about your internship)
• Between 4-6 minutes (excluding time for questions)

Exam II: Conversation

• A conversation (between two co-workers)

What do you know about Carnaval?

Carnaval is a word taken from Latin. It actually means: "farewell to ...[fill in]..."

Carnaval is celebrated worldwide. Also in the US. In which US city is this mainly celebrated?

1. New York
2. Washington DC
3. Seattle
4. New Orleans

What is the name of this American version of Carnaval?

1. Fest Eve
2. Mardi Gras
3. Carnivale
4. MLK Day

When does Carnaval traditionally end?

1. Monday evening
2. Tuesday evening
3. Wednesday morning
4. Wednesday at 11.11hrs

Every Carnaval, a Prince Carnaval rules the city. What is that thing called that he traditionally holds?

1. Sceptre
2. Totempole
3. A waving cane
4. Princestick

Carnaval is also celebrated in the province of North Brabant. Which colours do they wave in the city of Eindhoven during Carnaval?

1. red-yellow-green
2. orange-red
3. orange-blue-orange
4. orange-green

What holiday do we celebrate 40 days after Carnaval?

What treat is typically eaten during Carnaval? The ingredients of this treat are: flour, yeast, milk, salt, butter, brown sugar and lard.

Drag the rocket below to the correct spot. Which picture shows the "Zoepkoel"?

And now your music knowledge...

For the following questions, you will be presented the lyrics of some Carnaval hits that have been translated into English. For each question, we are looking for the OFFICIAL TITLE OF THE SONG!

TIP: leave out any accents or special symbols (áèôü)

I see them left, I see them right
One waddles and the other walks straight
I see them left, I see them right
I can’t get enough because I’m crazy silly mad

Come on, let us go to the south
Where Carnaval originated
I was born here, I became happy

Because if I need to go to sleep, eyes up to the sky,
you say, can you see it?
If I am not around anymore think of this line,
then, you will never be alone again

There’s a horse in the hall, yes yes a horse in the hall
Oo a horse in neighbour Jansen’s hall
There’s a horse in the hall, yes yes a horse in the hall
O o a horse in the hall, a horse and tail

It's raining, it's hailing and the driver doesn't see anything.
My umbrella is gone, damn, I am so unlucky
Throw your hands up in the air and ...... windshield wiper

I am so in love, really in love
when I see you I am happy I'm alive
I am so in love

There is only one thing that you need to do, and that is to keep breathing.
Other than that, all will be well. And when I am about the descent to the bottom, I will crawl back up full of optimism.

Oh, what a night. Oh, what a night.
Never thought heaven would appear right here.
As soon as the sun disappears and life smiles upon us (and some beer is brought to us)
Hip hip hurray for the Carnaval's Lent night.

Oh how beautiful life is,
Just like the Bohemians do,
Riding through Chechoslovakia
Riding around in the buggy,
Oh how beautiful life is.

A bottle of wine in my hand
It was no cheap one
It was of a good year
Got creamcheese in my hair

Writing assignment

An American friend of mine, came to Europe in the week before Carnaval. I sort of wanted to prepare for what he was about to experience, so I wrote him an elaborate message explaining the tradition of Carnaval.

Write a text to a friend from abroad that does not know the typical Dutch/Limburgian Carnaval traditions. Include the words on the following slide in your explanation. Feel free to add any other traditions or customs you know of.

What do you know about Carnaval?

Lent

Catholic

Ash

Fasting

Holy Thursday

South