Unit 4 Family celebrations 牛津上海课标版 高三上册 课件（30张PPT）

Unit 4
When is your most important time in your life besides birth and death？
bride
wedding
ceremony
bridesmaid
bridegroom
best man
a 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 married
bridegroom
bride
best man
ceremony
entrance
wedding reception
Match the new words with the definitions.
Traditional Chinese weddings
Western weddings

Have you ever been to a wedding ?
How do you feel?
Tell a funny story when you attended the wedding ceremony within the group.(Pick the funniest one to share with the class)
Every bride wants her wedding to be the most wonderful day of her life. But perfect weddings require careful planning. How to plan it, what to do are always the problems.
Hello! I’m Amy. I will get married this year and I want to plan for a perfect wedding
Do you know what I should do?
How to plan a wedding?
The bride’s clothes, which are usually expensive, require careful selection. we can either buy one or hire one.
1. What do many brides choose to wear for wedding?
2. Are they expensive or not?
3. What can they do then if they can`t afford to buy?
They choose to wear white wedding dress for a wedding ceremony, and a red Chinese wedding gown for a traditional evening banquet.
Yes, they are costly to buy.
They can find some shops to hire the dress.
Flower is important in
most weddings. Most brides
usually carry flowers which are called bouquets. .
Answer the following questions:
1. Usually who use flowers in wedding?
2. Centuries ago, what kind of
flowers did the western brides use?
3. Why did they use that kind of
flowers?
4. Now, what kind of bouquet do
they use?
The brides and bridesmaids.
Some very bad-smelling flowers.
To keep evil spirits away.
They prefer fragrant ones.
The wedding stationery（invitations, photo albums, menus)
Answer the following questions:
1. What does the wedding stationery usually include?
2. What need the couple
do before the wedding?
It may include invitations, photo albums, menus.
They need to consult a specialist printer,who can give helpful advice.
Car is necessary in wedding. The couple should choose a nice car to travel to a wedding.
A banquet or reception
After the wedding, the couple usually have a banquet or reception, but how to select a location?
Reserve the restaurant with good food, spacious space and good view.
Think about the photographer
Years afterwards, the couple will want to look back at the wedding photos, so choose a nice photographer to record the best time in your life.
What are the differences between Chinese and western wedding?
Customs
1.Color
Red is central to the wedding theme of China. It signifies love, joy and prosperity
The wedding of west is a romantic type, and
white usually is the familiar tone, which is standing
for loyalty and chastity.
2. Location
In China, the ceremony is often held
in a restaurant.
A white wedding will typically take place in a church, the most beautiful church.
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3.Foods
In China,
Red dates 枣
peanuts 花生
longans桂圆
Melon seeds瓜子
——early birth of a
healthy baby
早生贵子
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Western food
Homework:

Write a composition on the differences between Chinese wedding and western wedding.
Thank you!
Whatever, wish you a happy life.