Lead-inBrainstormLead-inBrainstormWeddingTrytothinkasmuchaspossibleaboutweddingsinChinaWeddingWeddingband/ringWeddingbreakfast/feast/banquetWeddingcakeWeddingdressbrideandgroombridesmaidandbestmanWeddingsweetsWeddinginvitationbridalsedanchairbridalchambermutualtoastingbybrideandbroomWhataboutothercountriesespeciallywesterncountries?Howmuchdoyouknowaboutthem?WeddingchurchWhiteweddingdress???priestReadthepassagequicklyandthenanswerthequestionsbelow.1.WhatdoesjumpingoverabrushrepresentinAfrican-Americanwedding?2.HowlongdoweddingsinGermanyoftenlast?3.WhatdoGreekandItalianweddingshaveincommon?4.WhydoRussiancouplestieadolloratoybeartotheirweddingcar?5.WhatissupposedtohappentothewomanwhocatchesthebouquetofflowersatanAmericanwedding?1.WhatdoesjumpingoverabrushrepresentinAfrican-Americanwedding?Itrepresentsthebeginningofthefamilylife.2.HowlongdoweddingsinGermanyoftenlast?Itlastsforthreedays.3.WhatdoGreekandItalianweddingshaveincommon?Theyeatspecialkindsofsweetsattheweddingandhavetheirownspecialweddingdances.Readthepassagequicklyandthenanswerthequestionsbelow.4.WhydoRussiancouplestieadolloratoybeartotheirweddingcar?InRussian,couplestieadolltotheirweddingcariftheywanttohaveadaughter,oratoybeariftheywanttohaveason.5.WhatissupposedtohappentothewomanwhocatchesthebouquetofflowersatanAmericanwedding?Thewomanwhocatchesthebouquetissupposedtobethenexttogetmarried.Readthepassageagainandthendotheexercisebelow.1.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.Today,AfricanAmericancouplesarenotallowedtolegallymarried,sotheyjumpedoverabroomorabrushcoveredwithflowers.B.WeddingsinGermanyoftenlastforthreedaysfromThursdaytoSaturday.C.ThewomanwhocatchesthebouquetatanRussianweddingisconsideredtobethenextpersontogetmarried.D.MakingjokesaboutthebrideandthebridegroomisaweddingtraditioninFrancebutnotinGermany.2.Howmanyweddingcustomsarementionedinthetext?A.5B.6C.7D.83.Matchthecustomswiththecountries.African-Americansa.makingjokesaboutthebrideintheUSAandthegroomandmakeloudnoiseswithpotsandpansGermanyb.makingjokesandweddingguestsbreakdishes.GreeceandItalyc.jumpingoverabroomRussiad.ThebrideusuallycarriesabouquetofflowersUSAf.LittlegirlsthrowflowersonthegroundonthewaytotheweddingceremonyEnglandg.PeopleeatspecialsweetsandhavetheirspecialweddingdancesFranceh.ThenewlymarriedcoupletieadolloratoybeartotheirweddingcarLucyisaChinese.NextmonthshewillattendaweddinginAmerica.Soshewantstoknowsomethingaboutweddingcustomsinothercountries.SheaskedherfriendMaryaboutit.Trytofinishtheconversationonthenextpagewiththeinformationfromthetext.Mary:Gettingmisoneofthehappiestmomentsinourlife.It’ssaidthatdifferentcountrieshavedweddingcustoms.Lucy:Yes,forexample,forAfrican-Americans,whentheygetmarried,theywilljoverabroom“intomarriage”Mary:Really?That’sinteresting.Whataboutothercountries?Lucy:InbothFranceandGermany,makingjaboutthebrideandthegroomisatradition.InGermanyweddingsoftenlastsforthreedays.Onthetday,thereisareligiouscinachurch,whichisfollowedbyanotherparty.Mary:IhappentoknowthatpeopleeatspecialkindsofsweetsandhavesweddingdancesataweddinginGreece.Isthattrue?Lucy:ActuallyinbothGreeceandI.AndinEnglandit’satforlittlegirltothrowflowersonthegroundonthewaytotheweddingceremony,whichisreallyromantic.Mary:Youaregreattoknowsomuchaboutit.Lucy:Wejusthadalessonaboutweddingc.arriedifferentumpokeshirderemonypecialtalyraditionustomsDealwithsomelanguagepoints...
