1、 Travelling to different countries Making friends with foreigners Finding information on the Internet Watching films and TV programmes Reading travel journalsPre-readingDatePlaceFeelingsEventsWhile-readingA wedding ceremony,IndiaRead and answer1.Where the ceremony was held?2.Who were involved in the
2、 ceremony?While-readinga brightly decorated hotel room1.Where the ceremony was held?dress up in formal and colorful clothes2.Who were involved in the ceremony?wearing an eye-catching red silk saririding on a beautiful white horseThe Indian weddinga.The brides father led her to the bridegroom.b.The c
3、ouple took seven steps.c.The celebrations began.d.The bridegroom arrived on a horse.e.The couple joined hands and walked around a fire.daebctime orderPut the events in the correct order.While-readingRead and order1.Why did Alex say he had two left feet and both of them hurt after the ceremony?Read f
4、urther and answerHe was not good at dancing but he did a lot of dancing and he was really involved and enjoyed himself in the ceremony.2.What did Alex think of the Indian wedding?A:Do you wanna dance?B:I dont think so.Ive had two left feet.Ill look like an idiot.While-readingHe thought it was an opp
5、ortunity of a lifetime.He found the wedding ceremony impressive,extraordinary and romantic.2.What did Alex think of the Indian wedding?Aspectsplaceat home or a restaurantguestshundreds of guests in formal colorful clothesbride wearing an eye-catching red silk sariwearing a traditional wedding dress
6、in redbridegroomin an expensive white carcustomsThe couple join hands and walk around a small fire four times and take seven steps together by the fireThink and compare Post-readingTips:“on the contrary/by contrast/while”to show the differences and“similarly/in a similar way”to show similarities.eg:
7、In Indi aa,the bride wear an eye-catching red silk sari;on the contray,the bride in China wears a traditional wedding dress in red.Whats your attitude towards different customs or cultures?Try to understand and show respect for different customs or culturesThink and shareAdapt yourself to the local
8、customs and culture.That is,when in Rome,do as the Romans do.Post-readingRio Carnival,Brazil1.Why did Alex go to a street party?To experience the spirt of the Rio Carnival for himself.Read and answerHe saw an ever-growing sea of people,iceboxes of soft drinks and beer,and smelt roasted meat.2.What d
9、id Alex see and smell as he passed the street stands?While-reading1.Why do people from Rio take a week off for this happy occasion?Because this happy occasion has been an important part of the local peoples lives,so it is natural for people from Rio to take a week off for this occasion.Read further
10、and answer2.What did Alex think of the Rio Carnival?While-readingHe thought the carnival a happy occasion and his first day amazing.A n d h e w a s s o a b s o r b e d i n t h e carnival that he hardly noticed five hours fly by.2.What did Alex think of the Rio Carnival?Do we have such a carnival in
11、China?Think and share Why are these traditional festivals important to us?Post-readingcultural heritageWork in groups of four and discuss the question:What can we do to promote traditonal Chinese festivals?Traditional Chinese festivals are of great importance to Chinese people,so we should try our best to promote and carry them forward.First of all,_;Whats more,_;Last but not least,_.Discuss and share Post-readingFinish and polish the essay on how to promote traditional Chinese festivals.Homework
