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Alex around the world
Unit 3 Reading
How can you learn about foreign customs and traditions?
Ways to learn about...
Lead in
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Internet
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Tourism
programme
Studying Abroad
Travel
Friends
★ Describe a festival you have experienced. What happened?
What was it like?
Read Alex’s journal and see what his experience is like.
Traveling is a way to learn about other cultures.
The travel journal below was written by Alex Zhang, a travel writer. He shares his experiences of attending an Indian wedding and the Rio Carnival.
Reading
旅行
文体:travel journal 旅行日志
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Reading: Alex around the world——India
A wedding ceremony, India
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Date:
Destination:
Events:
Now. Let’s go to our first stop. Read the first journal, and find out some basic information.
Guidance and Exploration
1. date:
2. place:
3. guests
4. bride
5. bridegroom
6. what the promises about:
Guidance and Exploration
1. date:
2. place:
3. guests
4. bride
5. bridegroom
6. what the promises about:
In a brightly decorated hotel room
Hundreds of guests, in formal and colorful clothes
Wearing an eye-catching red silk sari
On a beautiful white horse
How they were going to support each other and live together happily
10 January
Mind map for the Indian wedding
eye-catching
her
father
decorated
white horse
four
seven
promise
Before the ceremony
During the ceremony
After the ceremony
Place: _______________________
Clothes: ________________________
________________________
Celebrations:______________________
In a brightly decorated hotel room.
Guests were dressed up in formal colorful clothes; bride wore a red silk sari.
Dancing.
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While reading
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The Indian wedding
Put the photos in the right order according to the journal and find the descriptions of these photos
A
B
C
E
D
Now. Let’s go to our first stop. Read the first journal, and find out some basic information.
The bridegroom entered on a beautiful white
horse.
The Indian wedding
Nadim’s father proudly led his daughter
to her
husband.
The couple joined hands and walked around a small fire
four times.
The couple took seven steps together by the fire and made
promises.
The celebration began and
poeple
dances
a lot.
Now. Let’s go to our first stop. Read the first journal, and find out some basic information.
The bridegroom entered on a beautiful white
horse.
The Indian wedding
Nadim’s father proudly led his daughter
to her
husband.
The couple joined hands and walked around a small fire
four times.
The couple took seven steps together by the fire and made
promises.
The celebration began and
poeple
dances
a lot.
Now. Let’s go to our first stop. Read the first journal, and find out some basic information.
Scan the first travel journal and answer the following questions.
1. What was the bride wearing at the Indian wedding?
2. What were the Indian couple’s promises about?
The promises were about how they were going to support each other and live together happily.
She was wearing an eye-catching red silk sari.
The Indian wedding
What does Alex think of the Indian wedding?Use some details to support your opinion.
It would be the opportunity of a life time. (L2)
A few made a deep impression on me. (L7)
The customs that followed were anything but ordinary.(L12)
It was very romantic.(L15)
valuable
impressive
extrodinary
romantic
Now. Let’s go to our first stop. Read the first journal, and find out some basic information.
1
Summary
4
Events
Mind map
Feelings
10 January, India
The bridegroom entered on a white horse.
The father led his daughter to her husband.
Travel Journal
The couple joined hands and walked around a small fire four times.
The couple took seven steps together by the fire and made promises.
The celebration began and poeple danced.
attending
a wedding
The bride wore a red silk sari.
valuable/impressive/extrodinary/romantic
Date and destination
Do you know any foreign customs? Today, we are doing to experience some foreign customs with Alex.
What are the differences and similarities between Chinese and Indian wedding ceremony?
Thinking
India China
place
guests
bride and bridegroom
customs
a brightly decorated hotel room
at home or a restaurant
hundreds of guests in formal colourful clothes
friends and relatives, not as many as in India
wearing an eye-catching red
silk sari
wearing a white wedding dress or traditional red costumes
on a beautiful white horse
in an expensive car
The couple joined hands and walked around a small fire four times and took seven steps together by the fire.
The couple serve tea to both parents. Parents give new couple red packets. The couple show gratitude to guests
crowd
Samba Avenue
crowd
Dancers & band
crowd
crowd
Part 2 Rio Carnival
世界上不少国家都有狂欢节(Carnival),最著名的三大狂欢节有巴西里约热内卢狂欢节、意大利威尼斯狂欢节和法国尼斯狂欢节。其中要数巴西里约热内卢狂欢节(Carnival do Brasil or Rio Carnival)最具盛名。
狂欢节标志性的变装活动和假面舞会源于教徒使用面具和伪装戏弄嘲笑统治阶级。
狂欢节源于宗教,是教徒们在40天的大斋期(禁酒禁肉禁娱乐)开始之前的放纵;现在,宗教的色彩不如以往浓重。狂欢节确切日期并不固定,通常在2月至3月初举行,有的国家为期4天,有的为期数星期。节日期间通常会举办各色宴会、舞会、庆典、游行等活动。
Scan the second travel journal and find the factors independently.
Date _______________________________________________
Place _______________________________________________
People _______________________________________________
Activity _______________________________________________
Feelings _______________________________________________
a street party
a group of around 20 Brazilian dancers; a band in fancy costumes ; the waiting excited crowd
The band started playing an energetic Samba beat, the dancers twisted and turned, and the crowd began to cheer, clap and sing.
26 February
happy, merry, enjoyable, unforgettable, amazing
26 February,Rio Carnival,Brazil
excitement
took his place
were standing
energetic
twisted and turned
cheer
marching down
danced
caught up
five
Before the
street party
During the
street party
After the
street party
Skim the second travel journal and put the events at the Rio Carnival in the correct order. Write the letters in the flow charts.
The second travel journal — 26 February, Rio Carnival, Brazil
The Rio Carnival
a. The group started marching down the street.
b. Alex saw dancers and musicians standing in the street.
c. Alex took his place in the crowd.
d. The group jumped into action.
e. The crowd passed many street stands.
c b d a e
Scan again and answer the following questions.
1. Why did Alex go to a street party?
2. What did Alex see and smell as he passed the street stands?
To experience the spirit of the Carnival for himself.
He saw an ever-growing sea of people, iceboxes of soft drinks and beer, and smelt of roasted meat.
To see is to believe.
眼见为实。
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Events
Feelings
26 February, Brazil
Travel Journal
experiencing
Rio Carnival
Dancers and bands in fancy suctoms stood in the street.
pleasing/exciting/attractive/amazing
Date and destination
Sample
The crowd waited with excitement.
The group jumped into action with an explosion of colours and bright colors.
The group started marching down the street
The crowd danced all the way.
Passed the street stands.
Do you know any foreign customs? Today, we are doing to experience some foreign customs with Alex.
Date
Place
Feelings
Events
Elements of a travel journal
Fill the blanks and answer the question.
Thinking
1.The first travel journal is about
__________________________________________.
2.The second travel journal is about
__________________________________________.
Alex’s unforgettable experience of the Indian wedding.
Alex’s amazing first day in Rio during the Carnival
What do they have in common?
dANCING
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Do we have a similar carnival in China?
No, but we do have many traditional festivals.
What should be your attitude towards different customs or culture?
Try to understand and show respect for the customs and cultures that are different from yours
When in Rome, do as Romans do.
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