Unit 2. Cultural diversity

UNIT 2
CULTURAL DIVERSITY
Period: 12 _ C. LISTENING
Have you ever been to a wedding ceremony?
What do the bride and the groom usually do at the wedding ceremoney?
Work with your partner: discuss the following questions
WEDDING CEREMONY
Who are the happiest people at the wedding ceremony ?
the GROOM and the BRIDE
ROMANTIC
Honey, I love you!
HAPPY DAY
PREPARING
FOR THE WEDDING CEREMONY
TRAYS of GIFTS
PREPARING
FOR THE WEDDING CEREMONY
The people who hold the trays of gifts are also carefully chosen.
The groom and the bride exchange their wedding rings
WEDDING RINGS
The Master of the ceremony would give the wedding couple advice on starting a new family.
The MC, who is in charge of the ceremony
The wedding ceremony starts in front of the altar.
ALTAR
The bride and the groom would pray, asking their ancestors’ permission to be married.
They are praying
During the reception, the groom, the bride, and their parents will stop by each table to say thank to their guests.
In order to help you understanding something about the wedding, today, you will listen to two people talking about a wedding ceremony in Vietnam.
I. VOCABULARY
- altar [`ɔ:ltə] (n)
- Master of Ceremony
- banquet [`bæηkwit] (n)
- groom [grum] (n)
- bride [braid] (n)
- ancestor[`ænsistə] (n)
- tray [trei] (n)
- schedule [ `skedʒul ] (n)
- blessing [`blesiη] (n)




chú rể
cô dâu
bàn thờ
người chủ hôn
tiệc
cái khay
tổ tiên
chúc phúc
thời khoá biểu, danh mục
The wedding day is care fully chosen by the .................................
The gift are wrapped in .......................
The wedding ceremony starts in front of the ..............................
Food and drinks are served
……………….........
5. The guests give the newly wedded couples envelopes containing ........................... and ...............

groom’s parents
red papers
altar
at the wedding banquet
wedding cards
money
TASK1: Gap-Fill
1. Well, wedding is very important to the Vietnamese, not only to the couple involved, but also for both families. The wedding day is usually chosen carefully by the groom’s parents.
2. On the wedding day, the groom’s family and relatives go to the bride’s house bringing gifts wrapped in red paper. The people who hold the trays of gifts are also carefully chosen.
3. Yes, we have a Master of Ceremonies who introduces the groom, the bride, the parents, the relatives and guests of the two families. The wedding ceremony starts in front of the altar.
4. - Where is the wedding banquet held?
- Well, it depends. Often the wedding banquet is held at the groom and bride’s home or at a hotel or a restaurant and all close relatives, friends, and neighbours are invited.
- What kind of food and drinks are served?
- Traditional food and beer or wine are served.
5. - During the reception, the groom, bride, and their parents stop by each table to thank their guests. The guests in return, will give envelopes containing wedding cards and money to the newly wedded couples along with their blessing.
1. What is the most important thing the groom`s family has to do on the wedding day?
2. What would the groom and the bride usually do during the wedding ceremony?
3. When do the groom and the bride exchange their wedding rings?
4. Where is the wedding banquet usually held?
5. What do the groom, the bride and their parents do at the wedding banquet?
C. To go to the bride’s house bringing a lot of gifts wrapped in red paper.
D. They stop by each table to say thank to their guests.
E. After they pray and ask their ancestors’ permission to be married.
B. They would pray asking their ancestors’ permission to be married.
A. At the groom and bride’s home, at a hotel or a restaurant.
TASK2: Matching
Topic:

What do families often do to prepare for a wedding ceremony?

(Pair work)
DISCUSSION
The wedding is very important to the bride and the groom as well as the two families. The wedding day is carefully chosen by the groom’s parents because they think that it will affect the future life of the new couple. Both families have to talk with each other to decide the place, the number of the guests and how to hold the banquet. Not only the bride and the groom but nearly all members in the two families have to be sure to be in their best clothes on that day. The altars of the both families are cleaned and well decorated. Then come the cars and the flowers. They have to be ordered in advance so that everything will be available on that day. Everybody is very busy but they all forward to that important day.
Suggestion :
1) Write a paragraph about 100 words about topic: “What do family often do to prepare for a wedding ceremony?”
2) Prepare the Writing Lesson in advance.
Homework
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