Marriage Across Nations

1. Book 2 Unit 3 New Horizon College English Marriage Across Nations

2. New Horizon College English Book 2 Unit 3 • Pre-activities  • Watch and Discuss • Cultural differences • Fun Time  • Text • Compound Dictation 

3. New Horizon College English Book 2 Unit 3 • Proverbs  • Lead-in Questions  • Listen and Answer  • Meaning Guess

4. New Horizon College English Book 2 Unit 3 Proverbs Related to Love Every man is a poet when he is in love. 恋爱中人人都是诗人。 Love is the joint experience between two persons. 爱情是两个人之间的一种共享体验。 Love me, love my dog. 爱屋及乌。

5. New Horizon College English Book 2 Unit 3 All shall be well and Jack shall have Jill. 有情人终成眷属。 Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. 情人眼里出西施。 Love makes the world go around. 爱使世界运转

6. New Horizon College English Book 2 Unit 3 • Look at these photos of some celebrities. • Can you recognize them? 2.Do you know something about their families? 3.What do you call such marriages?

7. New Horizon College English Book 2 Unit 3 Wei Wei’s (韦唯) former husband is a famous Swedish composer. Echo’s(三毛) husband is a Spanish professional diver. Jiang Wen’s (姜文) former wife is a French lady. And Shi Ke’s (史可) husband is aSwiss banker. Their marriages can be called marriages across nations.

8. New Horizon College English Book 2 Unit 3 First Listening Please listen to a short passage carefully and prepare to answer some questions. Second Listening Listen to the tape again. Then answer the following questions with your own experiences. • For what two reasons did Gail and Mark live together? They had learned to understand and respect each other and wanted to marry for the right reasons..

9. New Horizon College English Book 2 Unit 3 2. How did Gail’s father and mother react to the news about the wedding plans? Gail’s mother supported her. But her father thought Mark might be using this marriage to obtain United States citizenship. 3. In what ways are Gail’s and her father’s views different? His strong-willed daughter thought doubt meant no action; she would rather act now and worry later. Her father reminded her it was never too late to change her mind.

10. New Horizon College English Book 2 Unit 3 Gail and Mark lived together for two years to get to know each other before they decided to marry. They wanted to marry for the right reasons. Hearing news of wedding plans, Gail’s mother, who was supportive of her daughter’s marrying a black man, told her to be very certain Mark was the right life-long partner. Gail’s father thought Mark might be using this marriage to obtain United States citizenship. Gail’s father used statistics about mixed marriages, his counseling experience and children’s problems to warn his daughter she was rushing into marriage without thinking enough about it. His strong-willed daughter thought doubt meant no action; she would rather act now and worry later. Her father reminded her it was never too late to change her mind.

11. New Horizon College English Book 2 Unit 3 Watch and Discuss Watch the video and then discuss the topics as follows: 1. What may constitute barriers for one to marry his or her true love? key 2. What are your criteria for choosing your Mr. Right or Miss. Right? tips

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13. New Horizon College English Book 2 Unit 3 What may constitute barriers for one to marry his or her true love? There are many factors for the failure to marry one’s true love. Apart from cultural differences, some other factors exert great influence on one’s marriage. To start with, the racial difference is one of the biggest obstacles to one’s marriage.

14. New Horizon College English Book 2 Unit 3 Many lovers, driven by the true love for each other, go through diverse difficulties and hardships, only to part with each other in the end, just like the young couple shown in the video. Besides, the different family backgrounds sometimes prevent the lovers

15. New Horizon College English Book 2 Unit 3 from getting marriedbecause they meet with resistance from their families. As confirmed in the video, the man’s father said “I’d rather see you dead than know you were with that white girl.”

16. New Horizon College English Book 2 Unit 3 What are your criteria for choosing your Mr. Right or Miss. Right? Look at Mary’s 20 criteria for choosing her Mr. Right: ⑴ good to talk to, ⑵ not wimpy (懦弱的,无用的,哭哭啼啼的; ), ⑶ gentle—not a “hard man”, ⑷ no temper, ⑸ responsible, ⑹ not passive, ⑺ willing to take more risk, ⑻ able, ⑼ share things, ⑽ confident,

17. New Horizon College English Book 2 Unit 3 ⑾ smile, ⑿ want to talk to you, ⒀ use money wisely, ⒁ not stingy—generous, ⒂ trust, ⒃ decisive, ⒄ cope with crying, ⒅ mature, ⒆ a man (男子汉) ⒇ sense of humor

18. New Horizon College English Book 2 Unit 3 Cultural differences Chinese and Western Weddings a. Divide the whole class into two groups.

19. New Horizon College English Book 2 Unit 3 b. Students in one of the groups do a research and collect information about the structure of the western wedding, while students in the other group do a research and collect information of the Chinese wedding.

20. New Horizon College English Book 2 Unit 3 c. Each group works out an outline of the procedures and arrangements of the western and Chinese wedding.

21. New Horizon College English Book 2 Unit 3 d. Assign each member of your group a role. The roles are, for example, bride, groom, pastor/minister/host/spokesperson, groomsman/best man, bridesmaid, parents, relatives, friends, etc.

22. New Horizon College English Book 2 Unit 3 Traditional Western Wedding Ceremony Entrance of the bride and groom and wedding party. (The bride is accompanied by her father and the father gives the bride to her future husband.) Music, literature and poetry or wedding reading from the Bible.

23. New Horizon College English Book 2 Unit 3 Attendants or witnesses to sign the wedding certificate or marriage license. Exchange of Wedding Vows. Exchange of wedding rings or gifts. Pastor prays for the couple and declares them husband and wife.

24. New Horizon College English Book 2 Unit 3 A first kiss as a married couple. The bride throws her bouquet to the unmarried female guests. A reception (cutting wedding cake and toasting each other). (adapted from http://weddings.about.com/od/yourweddingceremony/a/SampleCeremony.htm)

25. New Horizon College English Book 2 Unit 3 Traditional Chinese Wedding Ceremony The groom's family send out a procession of servants, musicians and a carriage which is carried by four servants to the bride's family to bring the bride back to the groom’s house to perform the marriage ceremony witnessed by all the relatives and friends.

26. New Horizon College English Book 2 Unit 3 The bride and groom worship the heavens and the earth, the groom's ancestors. The bride and groom serve tea to all of their superiors in the family. The superiors give the couple red packages with monetary gifts and wish them well. The groom's family throws a huge feast for the friends and relatives to celebrate the wedding.

27. New Horizon College English Book 2 Unit 3 The wedding host oversees the whole process and keeps toasting the couple. After the meal, the newly wed couple returns to the bridal room and some naughty friends may tag along and play tricks on the groom. The couple drinks and toasts and the host offers sweets and fruits to the couple to wish them long life and lots of kids.

28. New Horizon College English Book 2 Unit 3 The couple is finally left with themselves and the groom can take off the red cloth that covers the bride's face. (adapted from Chinese Wedding Customs: http://www.chinese-poems.com/wedcus.html)

29. New Horizon College English Book 2 Unit 3 Culture Knowledge Wedding Vows The mere mention of the word marriage makes you imagine a couple standing at church door exchanging their wedding vows. But are these vows really life long or no, one really doesn't know. The vow which they exchange is "till death do us part" but it is only after a short period of marriage that their vow show its true colors.

30. New Horizon College English Book 2 Unit 1 Now let’s take a look at some samples of wedding vows: I, (Bride/Groom), take you (Groom/Bride), to be my (wife/husband), to have and to hold from this day forward, for better or for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish; from this day forward until death do us part.

31. New Horizon College English Book 2 Unit 3 In the presence of God, our family and friends, I offer you my solemn vow to be your faithful partner in sickness and in health, in good times and in bad, and in joy as well as in sorrow.

32. New Horizon College English Book 2 Unit 3 I promise to love you unconditionally, to support you in your goals, to honor and respect you, to laugh with you and cry with you, and to cherish you for as long as we both shall live. (adapted from http://weddings.about.com/cs/bridesandgrooms/a/vowwording.htm)

33. New Horizon College English Book 2 Unit 3 Fun Time  A Song—My Love Do you know who they are? Tell something about them. (Lyrics)

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35. New Horizon College English Book 2 Unit 3 My Love An empty _____An empty ______A hole inside my ______I’m all ______and the rooms are getting smaller street house heart alone why I wonder how, I wonder ____I wonder where they areThe days we had, the songs we sang ____ And oh my love I’m holding on _______Reaching for a love that seems so far together forever

36. New Horizon College English Book 2 Unit 3 prayer So I say a little ____And hope my dreams will take me ____ Where the skies are blueTo see you once again, my loveOver seas from coast to ____To find the place I love the mostWhere the fields are _____To see you once again, my love there coast green

37. New Horizon College English Book 2 Unit 3 I try to ____I go to _____I am laughing with my ______But I can’t stop to keep myself from_____ I wonder how, I wonder whyI wonder where they are The days we had, the songs we sang togetherAnd oh my loveI am holding on foreverReaching for a love that ______so far read work friends thinking seems

38. New Horizon College English Book 2 Unit 3 So I say a little prayerAnd hope my _______will take me thereWhere the skies are blueTo see you once again, my loveOver seas from coast to coastTo find the place I love the mostWhere the _______are greenTo see you once again, my love dreams fields

39. New Horizon College English Book 2 Unit 3 (Repeat chorus)To hold you in my armsTo ________ you my loveTo tell you from the ______You’re all I am thinking ofI am _______ for a love that seems so far promise heart reaching

40. New Horizon College English Book 2 Unit 3 Guess the Real Meaning of Husband , Wife and Family Meaning Guess

41. New Horizon College English Book 2 Unit 3 For example w-washing i- … f- … e- …

42. New Horizon College English Book 2 Unit 3 WIFE W ——   I ——      F ——   E —— washing   ironing food   entertaining OR W —— witch 美女I —— intelligent 聪明伶俐的F —— faithful 忠实的E —— everyday 每一天

43. New Horizon College English Book 2 Unit 3 HUSBAND H ——U ——S ——B ——A ——N ——D —— housing 有房子 understanding 有心灵相通 sharing 有分享的喜悦 buying 有钱买想要的东西 and 还有 never 绝对不 demanding 要求太高的

44. New Horizon College English Book 2 Unit 3 FAMILY F —— A —— M —— I —— L —— Y —— father and mother I love you

45. New Horizon College English Book 2 Unit 3 New Words Text Learning Paragraph Writing English Equivalents of Chinese Text Understanding

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