课件23张PPT。Wedding customsLead-in Brainstorm WeddingTry to think as much as possible about weddings in China Wedding
Wedding band/ringWedding breakfast/feast/banquetWedding cakeWedding dressbride
and groombridesmaid
and
best manWedding sweetsWedding invitationbridal sedan chairbridal chambermutual toasting
by bride and broomWhat about other countries especially western countries?
How much do you know about them?Wedding
churchWhite wedding dress???priestRead the passage quickly and then answer the questions below.Skimming 1. What does jumping over a brush represent in
African-American wedding? 2. How long do weddings in Germany often last?
3. What do Greek and Italian weddings have in
common?
4. Why do Russian couples tie a doll or a toy
bear to their wedding car?
5. What is supposed to happen to the woman
who catches the bouquet of flowers at an
American wedding?1. What does jumping over a brush represent in
African-American wedding?It represents the beginning of the family life.2. How long do weddings in Germany often last?
It lasts for three days.3. What do Greek and Italian weddings have in
common?
They eat special kinds of sweets at the wedding
and have their own special wedding dances.Read the passage quickly and then answer the
questions below.4. Why do Russian couples tie a doll or a toy
bear to their wedding car?In Russian, couples tie a doll to their wedding car if they want to have a daughter, or a toy bear if they want to have a son.5. What is supposed to happen to the woman who catches the bouquet of flowers at an American wedding?The woman who catches
the bouquet is supposed to
be the next to get married.Read the passage again and then do the exercise below.
1.Which of the following is true?
A.Today ,African American couples are not allowed to legally married,so they jumped over a broom or a brush covered with flowers.
B. Weddings in Germany often last for three days from Thursday to Saturday.
C. The woman who catches the bouquet at an Russian wedding is considered to be the next person to get married.
D. Making jokes about the bride and the bridegroom is a wedding tradition in France but not in Germany.2.How many wedding customs are mentioned in the text?
A. 5 B. 6 C. 7 D. 83.Match the customs with the countries.
African-Americans a. making jokes about the bride
in the USA and the groom and make
loud noises with pots and pans
Germany b. making jokes and wedding
guests break dishes.
Greece and Italy c. jumping over a broom
Russia d. The bride usually carries a
bouquet of flowers
USA f. Little girls throw flowers on the
ground on the way to the wedding
ceremony
England g. People eat special sweets and
have their special wedding dances
France h.The newly married couple tie a doll
or a toy bear to their wedding car
Lucy is a Chinese. Next month she will attend a wedding in America. So she wants to know something about wedding customs in other countries. She asked her friend Mary about it.
Try to finish the conversation on the next page with the information from the text.
Mary: Getting m is one of the happiest moments in our life.
It’s said that different countries have d wedding customs.
Lucy: Yes , for example , for African-Americans , when they
get married,they will j over a broom “into marriage”
Mary: Really? That’s interesting. What about other countries?
Lucy: In both France and Germany ,making j about the bride
and the groom is a tradition. In Germany weddings often
lasts for three days. On the t day,there is a religious
c in a church ,which is followed by another party.
Mary: I happen to know that people eat special kinds of sweets
and have s wedding dances at a wedding in Greece.
Is that true?
Lucy: Actually in both Greece and I . And in England it’s a
t for little girl to throw flowers on the ground on
the way to the wedding ceremony,which is really romantic.
Mary: You are great to know so much about it.
Lucy: We just had a lesson about wedding c .
arriedifferentump okeshirderemonypecialtalyraditionustoms
Deal with some language points1.marry .vt. 和某人结婚, 嫁,娶(非延续性动词) marry sb.和某人结婚他嫁给了一个德国人。 She married a German married adj. 已婚的 a married man/woman
get married to sb. 与某人结婚, 嫁 ,娶(表动作)
be married to sb. 已婚(表状态) 1. She_____ Robert for a year.
A got married to B married with
C has been marrying D has been married to 2. The girl was made to ____ a man she didn't love at all
A marry B marry to C marry with D married
???3.?? My uncle ____ until he was forty-five.
A married B didn’t marry
C wasn’t marrying D would marry DAB2. allow
allow sb to do sth 允许某人做某事
sb be allowed to do sth
allow doing sth 允许做某事
allow for sb/sth 将 计算在内;考虑到;估计到 他的父母不允许他在外面带得太晚 His parents will not allow him to stay out late. 此处禁止吸烟。 Smoking is not allowed here. 考虑到交通阻塞,到那里大约需要一个小时 It will take about an hour to get there ,
allowing for traffic delays
3.suppose
allow
近意词 permit
forbid sb to do sth 禁止某人做某事
forbid doing sth 禁止做某事
permit sb to do sth 允许某人做某事
permit doing sth 允许做某事反义词 forbid1) suppose sb to be +形容词或名词 假定某人是…
e.g Suppose the poor girl to be your daughter.
2) Sb be supposed to do sth 理应,应当,按理按理他应该准时到那里He is supposed to arrive there on time.3) Suppose + 宾语 从句 认为…;以为…;我们都以为他是一名老师 All of us supposed that he was a teacher.
你认为他昨天给我的是什么?What do you suppose he gave me yesterday?
(注意句字的语序,有相同用法的还有think,guess,consider)你认为谁会被派往那里?Who do you think will be sent there?-----We haven’t heard from Jane for a long time.
-----What do you suppose to her.
A.was happening B. to happen
C.has happened D.having happening came to see me?
Who you think
Do you think who
Who do you think
Whom do you thinkCCHomework Write a Composition写一篇文章描述中西方婚礼的差异,并就其原因发表自己的观点。
婚礼的差异主要是来自于中西方不同的文化背景和历史背景。
在不用的思想和风俗的作用的下,慢慢演化而成。
同时在宗教和神话的影响下,各种各样的小风俗和习惯在婚礼过
程中渐渐形成。Thank you for
attending my class