(
课件网) Unit 1 UNIT 1 Growing up To watch a video to learn a coming-of-age ceremony To read a poem by Rudyard Kipling to think about what qualities a person need to be a man To talk about the qualities of being a man The Coming of Age Ceremony in Ancient China In ancient China, the coming-of-age ceremony was an essential ritual for a child that had grown up. It dates back to the Zhou Dynasty, with a history over 2,000 years. The purpose of the ceremony was to put the initiate through various difficulties, and finally bring them into adult society. According to the Book of Rites (《礼记》) records, males should take part in a capping ceremony (冠礼) at 20, while female a hairpin ceremony (笄礼) takes place at 15. Both were hosted by the elderly of the clan (家族) according to tradition. The Capping Ceremony for 20-year-old young men consisted of several procedures. The hair of the young man should be done up and pinned. Then three caps of different materials which carried different meanings should be placed on the youth’s head. After this, the father or other seniors would appoint an alias (取字) to the new adult apart from his name. Only those men who had been through the “Three Caps Ceremony” and had an alias could get married. Capping Ceremony The hair-pinning ceremony would be held when a girl was 15 years old. At the ceremony the mother or another senior did up and pinned the girl’s hair. This change of hairstyle meant that the girl had reached maturity (成熟) and can get married. Hair-pinning Ceremony Watch the video and answer the questions. 1. What is a coming-of-age ceremony How do people celebrate in the video 2. Which celebration makes the greatest impression on you Why Style Name In Chinese traditional culture, a “style name”, also called a “courtesy name”, was a name given to a man or a woman upon reaching adulthood. A style name indicated that its bearer was now an adult, and it was used by his/her peers in place of his/her given name, as a symbol of respect. What is a coming-of-age ceremony How do people celebrate in the video A coming-of-age ceremony is an event that marks the time when a young person moves from childhood to adulthood. In Ancient China, people held a traditional “capping ceremony” for a man at the age of 20 and a “hair-pinning ceremony” for a woman around her 15th birthday. On the South Pacific island of Pentecost, a ceremony of land diving takes place only for boys. In the US, a particularly modern celebration takes place for a girl or a boy at the age of 16. Which celebration makes the greatest impression on you Why Joseph Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936), was an English poet, short-story writer, and novelist. He is best known for his works of fiction, along with his many short stories and his poems, including If. In 1907 Kipling was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, make him the first English-language writer to receive the prize, and to date he ... ...
