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课件网) 单/击/此/处/添/加/副/标/题/内/容 Unit 3 Festivals and customs Reading (Part 1) Alex around the world In this class, you will 1. know the wedding customs in India. 2. explore cultural values behind those customs. 3. develop a tolerant and respectful attitude towards different cultures. Learning Objectives By reading books or newspapers. By listening to others’ descriptions. By turning to the Internet or the library. By consulting the people from that country. By seeing the films. By going there on your own. Travelling Lead-in How can you learn about foreign customs and traditions The travel journal was written by Ale Zhang, a travel writer. He shares his experience of attending an Indian wedding. Now let us follow his footsteps! Travelling is a good way to learn about other cultures. Reading Comprehension Read the first article and complete the flow chart in A1 . d a e b c Part 1. 10 January, a wedding ceremony, India Read the passage and fill in the following blanks with suitable words. 10 January， a wedding ceremony，India eye-catching her father decorated white horse four seven promise Reading Comprehension Part 1. 10 January, a wedding ceremony, India 1.What was the bride wearing at the Indian wedding 2. What were the Indian couple’s promises about Answer some questions. Reading Comprehension 1. What was the bride wearing at the Indian wedding She was wearing an eye-catching red silk sari. sari 2. What were the Indian couple’s promises about The promises were about how they were going to support each other and live together happily. 3. Why did the author think “it would be the opportunity of a lifetime” 1. Why did the author say “I have two left feet … and both of them hurt” 2. How do you understand the sentence “The customs that followed were anything but ordinary” Critical thinking 1. Why did the author say “I have two left feet … and both of them hurt” If someone has two left feet, he/she is surely not good at pared to other dancers, the author is not good at dancing, and he intends to highlight the fact that the other dancers are so good at dancing. Even so, he danced a lot and both of his feet were hurt. 2. How do you understand the sentence “The customs that followed were anything but ordinary” The phrase “anything but ordinary” means being “very special”. It is used here to emphasize that the customs are totally different from his own. anything but 绝不，根本不 3. Why did the author think “it would be the opportunity of a lifetime” “The opportunity of a lifetime” is used here to talk about the rareness for the author to experience an Indian wedding. He guessed it must be an amazing experience. Place Guests Bride Bridegroom Celebrations Differences between Indian and Chinese wedding ceremony Customs a brightly decorated hotel room at home or a hotel hundreds of guests in formal colourful clothes friends and relatives, not as many as in India wearing ... ...
