Unit 2 What is happiness to you?
ss: the wedding time.
t: i think so. in a wedding ceremony the bride and the groom are the happiest in the world. have you ever attended any wedding ceremonies?
ss: yes!
t: can you tell us something about that?
s: in the morning the groom will go to the bride’s to get the bride. before entering the bride’s, the groom has to knock at the door to beg the relatives of the bride to open the door. and the relatives will ask the groom for some money for fun. the groom can only see his bride by overcoming many difficulties. in the evening, there will be a wedding dinner. sometimes the couple will be asked to play many games.
t: yes, it is a brief introduction of the wedding custom of han nationality. today we will learn about more wedding customs in different countries. read the passage quickly and then answer the questions:
how many wedding customs are mentioned in the text? and what countries do they belong to separately?
get the students to read through the passage.
t: now, time is up. let’s check the answers. how many wedding customs are mentioned in the text?
s: five wedding customs are mentioned in the text. they are in the usa, in france and germany, in greece and italy, and in england.
t: that is the answer. thank you.
step ⅲ careful-reading (text a)
get the students to understand the passage thoroughly.
t: you have done very well. please read the text again carefully, and then answer the questions below the text. this time i will give you five minutes to read.
about five minutes later.
t: ok, now let’s check the answers. the first question.
s: jumping over a brush in african-american weddings represents the beginning of family life.
t: good! that is the old tradition for african-american. today some african-american weddings still include the old tradition. now next question, who will answer it?
s: i will try. in germany, weddings often last for three days.
t: yes, you are right. can you explain it in detail?
s: ok. on thursday, there is a simple ceremony at a government office noting the official marriage of the couple. then the couple will have a dinner with family and close friends. on friday, there is a wedding-eve party. then on saturday, there is a religious ceremony in a church, followed by another party when the bride and groom celebrate the wedding with friends and relative again.
t: very good! and what about the third one?
s: in greece and italy, people eat special kinds of sweets at the wed ding and they also have their own special wedding dances.
t: right! next question.