1. New Orleans was colonised by the French. 2. What are the two nicknames of New Orleans? 3. It’s famous worldwide for its celebration of Mardi Gras.
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Listen
1
Match the instruments with their names.
a
b
c
d
Sousaphone
Drums
Trumpet
Trombone
a.
b.
c.
d.
2
Listen to the audio and learn about Mardi Gras. Match the corresponding words.
Nola Groovin
Louisiana’s Governor
1 st celebration
Krewe
Mardi Gras
An organisation that makes parade floats
Cut off the meat (Latin expression)
Marquis de Vaudreuil
Eighteenth Century
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Speak
1
Read the text and find rights words or facts.
a) Title of the article: b) Name of the hurricane that hit the city: c) Date when Nola was devastated: d) Celebration that was maintained:
2
Guess the meaning of these Cajun phrases.
a) Bigarno → (A fat man. / A snail. / A sea shell.) b) Cho! Co! → ( Wow! / Chocolate! / Hot!) c) Zirondelle → (A bird. / A dragonfly. / Get out of my way.)
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After the devastation of Hurricane Katrina in the late summer of 2005, the city held its Mardi Gras tradition. Some objected to holding a celebration after so many people had died and so many remained displaced. For others, it was a way to express the spirit of the city was alive.
“Mardi Gras as History”, New Orleans, www.pbs.org, 2006.
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Read
1
Fill in the crossword with the Mardi Gras vocabulary.
a) It’s a season. b) In the legend, with what costume did a man throw the first beads in the 1880s? c) A necklace that is thrown during Mardi Gras in New Orleans. d) A private social club that sponsors balls and parades, as part of the Mardi Gras festivities. e) Fat Tuesday. f) Krewe named after an Egyptian god. g) Family parade-watching spot. h) New Orleans’s nickname. i) They get their own parades in New Orleans - the krewe of Barkus. j) Something attractive, such as candy.
2
Highlight the correct sentences.
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Up to you !
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