1、Book 2 Unit 3 Festivals and customs Reading (1) 1 2 Q1: This wedding ceremony is from which country? Q2: Which colors do the bride and bridegroom wear during the ceremony? 3 Alex around the World Prediction 2. Can you predict what will be talked about in the text from the picture, subtitles as well
2、as the first paragraph in part one? 10 January, a wedding ceremony, India 1. What could “Alex around the world ” in the title possibly mean? Understanding of the title: _ Understanding of Para. 1: _ Theme: _ Genre: _ Prediction of the contents: _ Title + Picture + Para. 1 Creative reading of part 1
3、Alex travels around the world to be exposed to different cultures and traditions. An Indian wedding ceremony Travel journal Global reading of part 1 1. How the author displays all the aspects? Or, by which sequence? 2. What aspects of the wedding are mentioned? Time sequence Before the ceremony Duri
4、ng the ceremony After the ceremony Place: _ Clothes: _ Some traditional customs: _ Celebrations:_ a brightly decorated hotel room guests are dressed up in formal colorful clothes; bride wears a red silk sari. 1. bridegrooms entrance on a beautiful white horse 2. brides walking through guests led by
5、her father. Dancing. I have two left legs. Conclusion: When we read a travel journal, it normally will introduce: Time Place What activity Related events and detailed info. in time sequences Global reading of part 2 Try to read Part 2 on your own. Draw a similar mind map as Part 1. Global reading of
6、 part 2 Before the carnival During the carnival After the carnival Place: _ Event: _ bright a street party 1. There was an _ of bright colors and lively music, and group _. 2. The band started playing an _ samba beat, the dancers _ and turned. 3. Iceboxes of soft drinks and beer _ the narrow streets
7、. The _ colors and lively music were still _ all around me. explosion jumped into action energetic twisted lined Rio swimming Detailed reading Read the travel journeys and put the events in the correct order. The Indian wedding a The brides father led her to the bridegroom. b The couple took seven s
8、teps. c The celebrations began. d The bridegroom arrived on a horse. e The couple joined hands and walked around a fire. The Rio Carnival a The group started marching down the street. b Alex saw dancers and musicians standing in the street. c Alex took his place in the crowd. d The group jumped into
9、 action. e The crowd passed many street stands. c a d e b c b d a e Summary Alex _to attend _in India on 10 January, which _(留下深刻印象)on him. After the ceremony, he had a better understanding of the _ (传统风俗)including _ (服饰), the procedures as well _ some details. In order to _ (体验) the spirit of the C
10、arnival, the author _(参加)Rio Carnival in person on _. He was exposed to the bright colors,_ (活泼的音乐), dancing as well as _(各种) drinks and food while _(加入)the celebration. Although the Carnival _ an end, the author was still _by the _day. 11 was invited a wedding ceremony made a deep impression tradit
11、ional customs wearing clothes experience participated in 26 February joining in lively music all kinds of came to amazed fantastic, unforgettable as Group discussion 1. How is the Indian wedding different from and similar to Chinese weddings you have been to? 2. Besides wedding and festivals, what o
12、ther elements are an important part of a countrys customs and traditions? Make a list and describe them. 12 V.S 13 A possible version when displaying your opinions. In my opinion, the traditional Indian wedding ceremony and Chinese wedding have many things in common. To begin with, _. In addition, _ are/is also the same. Of course, there are also many aspects they differ from each other. For example, _. I got those information from _. From my point of view, if you would like to know more about another country or their culture, customs, we can _. 14 Assignment
