1、Unit 3 Festivals and customs Dressed in costumes and wearing devil mask.Waiting for the presents growing from the stockings.How can you learn about foreign customs and traditions?Searching information on the InternetFilms or TV programmesMaking friends with foreignersBy going there on ones own.Trave
2、llingEventsDateDestination(目的地）FeelingsGenre of the reading materialParts of a travel journal?PersonsTransportation Video about wedding in India Place and clothes A brightly decorated hotel room A red silk sariformal and colorful clothes Wedding process The Indian weddinga The brides father led her
3、to the bridegroom.b The couple took seven steps by the fire.c The celebrations began.d The bridegroom arrived on a beautiful white horsee The couple joined hands and walked around a fire.daebcPut the events at the Indian wedding in right orderThe couple _ and walked around _ four times.Then they too
4、k _ together by the fire,and with each step made a different _ about how they were going to _each other and live together happily.joined handsa small fireseven steps promisesupport CustomsCelebrationI had two left feet,and both of them hurt.idiom:to be very awkward in your movements,especially when
5、you are dancing or playing a sport.He danced a lot.How is the Indian wedding different from and similar to Chinese weddings you have been to?SimilaritiesDifferencesplace of the wedding-hotel roomplenty of guestsguests dressbrides dressdancing after the ceremonyDiscussioncolors of wedding dressingWha
6、t information can you get from para.1?“The summer heat hit me as soon as I got off the flight.No wonder people from Rio take a week off for this happy occasion.I could feel it alreadythe Carnival was in the air!”hitIt was very hot outside.Brazilians were extremely excited about the Carnival.Before a
7、nd in the CarnivalCarnival is actually a party,in which there are many _ bands and the crowd joining in it.They all stood and waited wearing and holding flags.Before the show(para.2)In the show(para.3)street dancerscostumesThe band played an energetic beat and the crowd began to cheer,and .Iceboxes
8、of soft and beer lined the streets,and the smell of meat filled the air.clapcontrastsingAmazing!samba drinksroastedVideo abou Rio Carnival It was a happy occassion for him The first day in Rio was“amazing”He hardly notice five hours fly byFurther reading and thinkingWhat were Alexs feelings about Ri
9、o Carnival?He enjoyed Rio Carnival very much Critical thinkingWhat should be your attitude towards a different custom or culture?Try to understand and show respect for the customs or the cultures different from yoursAdapt yourselves to the local customs and cultures.Just a the old saying goes,“When
10、in Rome,do as the Romans do.”Do we have a Carnival in China?Traditional Chinese Festivals Whats your attitude towards traditional Chinese festivals?Traditional Chinese Festivals Have confidence in Take pride in Promote/Carry forwardSummaryCustoms tells a man who he is,where he belongs,what he must d
11、o.Robert Anson HeinleinCustoms tells a man who he is,where he belongs,what he must do.Robert Anson HeinleinGroup work Work in groups of four and discuss how to promote traditional Chinese festivalsTraditional Chinese festivals are of great importance to Chinese people,so we should try our best to promote and carry them forward.To begin with In addition,Last but not least,Thanks
