(
课件网) Unit 3 Festivals and customs Travelling to different countries How can you learn about foreign customs and traditions Making friends with foreigners Finding information on the Internet Watching films and TV programes Reading the travel journals Lead-in Travelling to different countries Reading the travel journals Lead in Reading: Alex around the world———India A wedding ceremony, India Let's enjoy a video about an Indian wedding made by Alex Zhang. Lead in Lead in Is the wedding ceremony in India the same as that in China Why Different countries ,different cultures. Travelling is a way to learn about other cultures. The travel journal (P30-31) below was written by Alex Zhang, a travel writer. He shares his experiences of some wonderful festivals around the world. Pre-reading Prediction Events Date Destination(目的地) Feelings Persons Transportation elements in a travel journal Date Place Feelings Events Elements of a travel journal While-reading Understanding of the title: _____ _____ Time & Place: _____ This part is likely to talk about _____ The article is a _____. A. narration（记叙文） B. argumentation(议论文) C. travel journal Alex travels around the world a wedding ceremony in India 10 January, India C Title & Picture Prediction to learn about foreign customs and traditions. Pre-reading Read for the main idea A wedding ceremony The Indian wedding time order Read the part 2(Paras.2-4) and put the events in the correct order. Read and order a. The bride’s father led her to the bridegroom. b. The couple took seven steps. c. The celebrations began. d. The bridegroom arrived on a horse. e. The couple joined hands and walked around a fire. a e d c b The Indian wedding Put the events in the correct order. a. The bride’s father led her to the bridegroom. b. The couple took seven steps. c. The celebrations began. d. The bridegroom arrived on a horse. e. The couple joined hands and walked around a fire. Read for details Scan paragraph 3- 4 and answer the following questions. What traditional customs left a deep impression on Alex Why did the couple take seven steps together by the fire The bridegroom’s entrance on a beautiful white horse and the part when the bride’s father proudly led his daughter to her husband. To make different promises about how they were going to support each other and live together happily. Mind map for the Indian wedding eye-catching her father decorated white horse four seven promise Before the ceremony During the ceremony After the ceremony Place: _____ Clothes: _____ _____ Celebrations:_____ In a brightly decorated hotel room. Guests were dressed up in formal colorful clothes; bride wore an eye-catching red silk sari. Dancing. Was Alex good at dancing How do you know Now I know I have two left feet... and both of them hurt! What did Alex think of the Indian wedding I knew it would be the opportunity of a lifetime. Answer:He found the wedding ceremony ro ... ...
