课件23张PPT。lesson 3 Weddings"To have and to hold from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death do us part". A vow /vau/Lead-in In this class, we will…
1) learn some useful words about weddings.
2) read two texts to learn two different wedding cultures.
3) describe a wedding you’ve ever been to. bridewedding
ceremonybridesmaidbridegroombest manwedding receptionLead-in entranceLead-in bridebridesmaidbridegroombest manwedding ceremonywedding receptionentrancea friend of the groom who helps him during the wedding ceremony
b) a party to celebrate the marriage ceremony of two people
c) a door or gate that you go through to enter a place
d) a woman who is about to get married or has just got married
e) an important social or religious occasion
f) a man who is about to get married or has just got marriedbridegroombridebest manceremonyentrancewedding receptionMatch the new words with the definitions.Lead-in Traditional Chinese weddingsLead-in Western weddingsLead-in ReadingIndonesian Weddings Read the passage carefully and find out what you can do and what you can’t do in Indonesian weddings.ReadingIndonesian WeddingsWhat you can do:I can go to a wedding without an invitation.I can attend the reception after the ceremony.I ought to put money into the box at the entrance of the reception.ReadingIndonesian Weddings⒈⒈①______________________________________③
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_____________________________________What you can’t do:I ought not to go to the ceremony without asking first.I don’t have to contribute a lot of money.I can’t drink alcohol at most wedding receptions.ReadingIndonesian Weddings①
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________________________________Greek Weddings Read the second text quickly.
Find out the activities before the wedding ceremony, during the wedding ceremony and after the wedding ceremony.Greek WeddingsReading The bridgegroom has to ask the bride’s father for his daughter’s hand in marriage. The best man should help put crowns on the heads of the brides and bridegroom.The guests can attend a wedding reception. Guests can throw dishes on the floor and put money to the bride’s dress for good luck.before the wedding ceremony during the wedding ceremony after the wedding ceremony 1. Indonesian families only invite people they have known for a long time.
2. The reception is before the wedding.
3. Guests usually give money as a present.TFFTrue or falseReadingTFT4. In Greek culture , the bridegroom has to ask for the bride’s hand in marriage.
5. The bride and bridegroom’s wedding crowns are made of gold.
6. A piece of ribbon links the wedding crowns together.ReadingT 1) When? Where? Who?
2) Preparations? Food?
3) What happened before, during and after
the wedding?
Talk about a wedding you’ve attended .
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Discussion Different countries or different
places have different customs.
SummaryWhen you are in Rome,
________________.do as Romans doWriting: Write down your experiences in a wedding according to the discussion.Homework