Unit 3 Festivals and Customs Reading I 导学案-2023-2024学年高中英语译林版（2020）必修第二册

Customs tell a man who he is, where he belongs, what he must do. B2U3 Reading I Alex around the world Learning objectives: 1. To know about one of Alex’s travel experiences and the structure of a travel journey; 2. To learn about different festivals and customs in different countries; 3. To have a better understanding of the differences between foreign cultures and Chinese culture; 4. To have a correct attitude towards different cultures. Step 1 Lead-in What festivals do you know? How about their custom? Step 2 Pre-reading What elements should be included in a travel journal? Step 3 Fast-reading the Indian wedding Put the events in the correct order. a. The bride’s father led her to the bridegroom. b. The couple took seven steps. c. The celebrations began. d. The bridegroom arrived on a horse. e. The couple joined hands and walked around a fire. Step 4 While-reading the Indian wedding Place: _____________________________________ Before the ceremony Clothes: ____________________________________ ____________________________________ During the ceremony After the ceremony Celebrations: ________________________________ Step 5 Discussion What are the differences between Chinese and Indian wedding ceremony? India China place guests bride and bridegroom (dressing; vehicles…) customs Step 6 Consolidation and application 假如你是Alex,你的外国好友Tom来信说对中国婚礼很感兴趣，想了解具体的婚礼习俗，请你给他回一封信。内容要点： 1. 中国婚礼举办的地点; 邀请的宾客; 新人所穿服饰等 2. 中国婚礼习俗 Dear Tom, I’m glad that you are interested in Chinese wedding, and I’d like to introduce it to you. Wedding ceremony is a big day for the bridegroom and the bride, so they will hold a wedding ceremony _______________________________________(在家或者酒店)to celebrate the happy occasion with ____________________________________________(亲朋好友). What’s more, ______________________________________________________________________________________