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UNIT 3
Festivals and Customs
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Reading
1. Students can learn some words and phrases.
2. Students can get the main idea of this passage.
3. Students could develop a positive attitude life.
Learning Aims:
Brainstorming: What is your favourite festivals?Try to write down on your notebook.
1.Lantern Festival.
2.The spring festival
3. ...
How can we learn new customs?
Travelling
Watching TV.
Making friends with foreigners
What can you learn from this sentence?
Customs tell a man who he is, where he belongs, what he must do. --- Robert A. Heinlein
Try to predict the main idea of this passage.
Alex around the world
Narrative
What is the genre of this passage?
What is the writing purpose of this passage?
Share the experience of around the world
1. Why did Alex attend the street party?
a.Look for his friends.
b.He had a date with his girlfriend.
c.Experience the spirit of the Carnival.
d.He needed to set up a stall.(摊位)
C.
2. What is the smell that Alex smelled when passed the street?
A.Roasted meat.
B.Garbage.
C.Flowers.
D.Nothing.
A.
At the Indian wedding, what was the bride clothes?
a. Red silk sari.
b. Cheongsam.
c. Evening grown.
d. Suit.
a.
Vocabulary
wedding /ˈwedɪŋ/ n. 婚礼,结婚庆典
ceremony /ˈserəməni/ n. 典礼,仪式
decorate /ˈdekəreɪt/ vt. & vi. 装饰;点缀;粉刷,油漆
formal /ˈfɔːml/ adj.适合正式场合的,正规的,庄重的
tradition /trəˈdɪʃn/ n. 传统,传统的信仰(或风俗)
bride /braɪd/ n. 新娘
eye-catching /ˈaɪ kætʃɪŋ/ adj. 惹人注意的,引人注目的
*sari /ˈsɑːri/ n. 莎丽(南亚妇女裹在身上的长巾)
Vocabulary
custom /ˈkʌstəm/ n. 风俗,习俗;个人习惯;光顾
impression /ɪmˈpreʃn/ n. 印象,感想;影响,效果
bridegroom /ˈbraɪdɡruːm/ n. 新郎
entrance /ˈentrəns/ n. 进入,出场;入口;进入权;准许加入
anything but 决不,根本不
ordinary /ˈɔːdnri/ adj. 普通的,平常的;平庸的
romantic /rəʊˈmæntɪk/ adj. 浪漫的;爱情的;(Romantic) 浪漫主义的
flight /flaɪt/ n. 班机,航班;航程;飞行
occasion /əˈkeɪʒn/ n. 特殊场合,盛会
10 January, a wedding ceremony, India
When Nadim invited me to his sister's wedding, I knew it would be the opportunity of a lifetime. I was definitely not wrong!
The wedding ceremon