What does the music remind you?
Do you know the music?
What does it remind you?
Have you been to a wedding party?
What are you most interested in during the wedding?
bridegroombride
best man
weddingceremony
wedding reception
entrance
bride
bridegroom
bridesmaid bestman
1. Indonesian families only invite people they have know for a long time.
2. The reception is before the wedding .
3. Guests usually give money as a present.
4. 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.
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Read and decide:
Weddings in Indonesia
What to do
What not to do:
You can go without an invitation.
You shouldn’t go to the ceremony without
asking first.
You can attend the reception after
the ceremony.
You have to put money into the box at the entrance of the reception.
You don’t have to contribute a lot of money
You can’t drink alcohol at the reception.
Indonesian women don’t have to cover
their heads.
Careful reading
Greek Weddings
Greek Weddings
The has to
in marriage.
The should help on the heads of the couple.A long silk ribbon that links the crowns is a symbol of .
The guests can , which can last through the night.
Guests can on the floor and put money on the bride’s dress for .
groom ask the bride’s father for his daughter’s hand
best man put crowns
a happy and long life for the couple
attend a wedding reception
throw dishesgood luck
after the wedding ceremony
during the wedding ceremony
before the wedding ceremony
Word learning
I. Match the verbs to the nouns below
1 make2 attend3 go on4 receive5 contribute6. ask for7. cover8. join in9. link10. lead
a)an invitationb)a happy lifec)a speechd)the dragon boat racee)a baby’s facef) helpg)some moneyh)a honeymooni) a receptionj) the two towns
Passage 1:1 even if =even though
2 receive an invitation accept the invitation
3 because it is only for close family 4 at the entrance to
即使
收到邀请接受邀请
在进……的入口处
近亲(adj): 密友 close friend
Eg: I’ll help you ~ you don’t ask me.
Eg: He his parents’ letter,but he didn’t the money in it.
received accept
5 contribute (oneself) to sth. n:contribution make contributions to sth/sb give a contribution to the church
Eg: 他专心科研
他为国家做出了巨大贡献He contributed himself to doing research.
He made great contributions to the country.
贡献
做贡献
给教堂捐助
•He contributed an article to a magazine last week.
投稿 sent(gave) a contribution
He wants to contribute his share towards the peace of the world.
贡献 make his contributions to
Passage 2 :1…help put crowns made of flowers…
=…help put crowns which are made of flowers… 动词的过去分词可直接引导后置定语,也可补充上关系词和 be 把它转换成定语从句
Can you see the boy called Tom?
Can you see the boy who is called Tom?
• 2.A long silk ribbon that links the crowns is a …
• link vt. 连接 link A with/to B
• link A and B together
• Eg. This road links the two villages.
• Newspapers have linked his names with the singer.
• 3.marry vt. vi 嫁, 娶• Eg. I am going to marry John.
• get/be married (to sb)
• Eg. They have been married for three years.
• 2.A long silk ribbon that links the crowns is a …
• link vt. 连接 link A with/to B
• link A and B together
• Eg. This road links the two villages.
• Newspapers have linked his names with the singer.
• 3.marry vt. vi 嫁, 娶• Eg. I am going to marry John.
• get/be married (to sb)
• Eg. They have been married for three years.
Weddings in the past of China
Traditional weddings in modern China
Weddings in modern China
2004 Athens Olympic Weight lifting ChampionZhang Guozheng( 张国政 ) & his bride
Nation Team Football player孙继海 & his bride
Diana and her groom, the BritishPrince Charles
The Collective Wedding Ceremony( 集体婚礼 )
Weddings held under the sea.
海底婚礼
can / can’t should / shouldn’t have to / don’t have to
Discussion: Let’s talk about Chinese wedding what to do & what not to do for the guestsYou may use the following words:
Homework
Plan your future wedding and write down in
your book.