Last period, we learned a lot of celebrations. Do you remember them?

1. Last period, we learned a lot of celebrations. Do you remember them? The Lantern Festival The Mid-Autumn Festival The Dragon Boat Festival Christmas Day The Spring Festival

2. In our life, there is one kind of celebration which is very… … very important. It has only once in people’s life. After it, they will have a new family. Some years later, they will have a baby. Please guess what it is.

3. Unit 3 Lesson3 Weddings Deng Yixian

4. wedding reception crown float

5. bridegroom bride best man maid of honor grooms man wedding ceremony bridesmaid

6. What do the bride and groom Western swear in the weddings?

7. Step 3: Let Ss find out what is the priest’s （牧师）testimony（证词） during the wedding？ What do the bride and groom in western countries swear in the weddings?

8. What is the priest’s （牧师）testimony（证词） during the wedding？ Please find the answer on the internet.

9. You can use some search engine on the internet to find the answers, such as Google, Baidu, and so on.

10. 新郎的誓言 bridegroom’s vow John Smith, take you, Mary White, as my wedded wife, "To have and to hold from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death do us apart". 我，约翰.史密斯愿意娶玛莉.怀特为妻，不论现在或未来，好或坏，富或贫，有病或健康，都会爱她，珍惜她，至死不渝。 Find the answers on the internet please.

11. 新娘的誓言 bride's vow Mary White, take you, John Smith, as my wedded husband, "To have and to hold from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death do us apart". 我，玛莉.怀特愿意嫁给约翰.史密斯，不论现在或未来，好或坏，富或贫，有病或健康，都会爱他，珍惜他，至死不渝。

12. Weddings… in church "To have and to hold from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death do us part".

13. Who else can share your answer(s)? Encourage Ss to share their findings. The following is another finding.

14. priest’s testimony during the wedding 婚礼上牧师的证言 John Smith, do you take this woman, Mary White, to be your lawful wedded wife, to live together in the state of matrimony? Will you love her, honor her, comfort her and keep her in sickness and in health, and forsaking all others, be true to her as long as you both shall live? 约翰.史密斯，你愿意娶马莉.怀特为合法妻子，共同过婚姻生活吗？你愿意爱她，尊重她，安抚她，守护她，不论健康或有病，在你们的有生之年，不另作他想，忠诚对待她吗？

15. Have you ever been to weddings? Who got married?

16. Chinese Weddings Chinese Bridal Sedan Chair Red head cover Spree in the Bridal Chamber闹新房 Double Happiness lucky biscuit

17. Western Weddings

18. We know different countries have different types of wedding ceremony. • How about weddings in Indonesia and Greece? • Step 4: Weddings in Indonesia and Greece. Listen to the passage and then do exercise 3.

19. Are these statements true or false? 1. Indonesian families only invite people they have known for a long time. 2. The reception is before the weddings. 3. Guests usually give money as a present. 4. In Greek culture, the bridegroom has to ask for the bride’s hand in marriage. 5. The bride and bridegroom’s wedding crowns are made of gold. 6. A piece of ribbon links the wedding crowns together. not only F after F T T flowers F T

20. Look through the passage again, and then find out what to do and what not to doduring the Indonesian wedding.

21. Indonesian Weddings

22. Indonesian Weddings What to do: You can go to the wedding without an invitation. 1. 2. You can attend the reception after the ceremony. You ought to put money into the box at the entrance of the reception. 3. What not to do: 1. You ought not to go to the ceremony without asking first. 2. Indonesian women don’t have to cover their heads. 3. You don’t have to contribute a lot of money. 4. You can’t drink alcohol at the wedding reception.

23. Greek Weddings 1What should the bridegroom do before the wedding ? 2. What should the best man do during the ceremony? 3. What’s the meaning of a long silk ribbon? 4.After the ceremony, what can the guests do?

24. Greek Weddings before the wedding ceremony The bridegroom has to ask the bride’s father for his daughter’s hand in marriage. has to during the wedding ceremony should The best man should help put crowns made of flowers on the heads of the couple. A long silk ribbon that links the crowns is a symbol of a long and happy life for the couple. after the wedding ceremony The guests can attend a wedding reception, throw dishes on the floor and put money on the bride’s dress for good luck. can The party can last through the night. can

25. Step 6: Group work. Find out the differences between Chinese traditional weddings and Western weddings on the Internet?

26. Weddings ceremony Chinese traditional Western at home in church Place bride in white bridegroom in black red Clothes color Transportation float bridal sedan-chair Do you think there is any difference between Chinese traditional weddings and Western weddings?

27. Step 7:Discussion or free talk 1.Which one do you like better, Chinese traditional weddings or western weddings? And why? 2.Make a plan for your future wedding.

28. Homework Recite the new words and look through the passages again and then do exercises on page B1, issue 8