1、Unit 1 Reading 1 The evolution of video and sound devices 高中英语高中英语 必修（第二册）必修（第二册） Unit 3 Festivals and customs Reading 1 Alex around the world Lead-in Lead-in 1. Describe a festival you have experienced. What happened? What was it like? I have experienced the Dragon Boat Festival. We celebrated this
2、 festival by eating rice dumplings. We also held dragon boat races on this day. The boats had dragon heads and were very colourful. Each boat had about 30 people in it and one person was banging a drum to help their boat go fast. The race was very exciting. 2. How can you learn about foreign customs
3、 and traditions? I can learn about foreign customs and traditions by travelling to different countries. I can also make friends with foreigners and ask them about their customs and traditions. It is easy to find information about foreign customs and traditions on the Internet. There are many films a
4、nd TV programmes that I can watch to learn about foreign customs and traditions as well. Lead-in Reading Skim the first article and complete the first chart flow in A1. d a e b c Scan the first article and answer the following questions. 1. What was the bride wearing at the Indian wedding? Reading 2
5、. What were the Indian couples promises about? The promises were about how they were going to support each other and live together happily. She was wearing an eye-catching red silk sari. Skim the second article and complete the second chart flow in A1. Reading c b d a e 1. Why did Alex go to a stree
6、t party? Scan the second article and answer the following questions. Reading To experience the spirit of the Carnival for himself. 2. What did Alex see and smell when he passed the street stands? He saw an ever-growing sea of people, iceboxes of soft drinks and beer, and smelt of roasted meat. Discu
7、ssion 1. How is the Indian wedding different from and similar to the Chinese weddings you have been to? Like the Indian wedding in Alexs travel journal, the Chinese weddings I have been to also took place in a hotel. There were a lot of guests too, but most of them were not dressed in formal clothes
8、. The brides dresses were also different. They often wore traditional Chinese wedding dresses in red. There was no dancing after the ceremony at the Chinese wedding. 2. What does Alex think of the Rio Carnival? Use details in the travel journal to support your opinion. Alex must have enjoyed the Rio
9、 Carnival very much, as he hardly noticed five hours fly by. He called the Carnival a “happy occasion”. He also described his first day in Rio as “amazing”. Discussion Homework Write an essay in which you share your ideas about the common phenomenon of having a western style wedding ceremony instead of a traditional Chinese one. Homework 1. Read this article aloud. 2. Finish the workbook. 谢谢 谢谢
