西方婚礼习俗英语课堂活动.ppt

WESTERN WEDDINGS￿￿￿￿By￿Group￿SevenBy￿Group￿SevenWord List◆bride 新娘 ◆groom/bridegroom 新郎◆priest 牧师◆bridesmaid 伴娘◆best man 伴郎◆bachelor 单身汉◆spouse 配偶◆wedded wife/husband 已结婚的妻子/丈夫 ◆wedding vows 结婚誓词◆bridal gown 结婚礼服（婚纱）◆veil 面纱◆bouquet 捧花◆ceremony 仪式◆reception （仪式后）招待会2traditional things◆Something Old◆Something New ◆Something Borrowed◆Something Blue3◆ It should be worn on the ring finger, which is believed to be connected with the heart. It is something like that if the couple put the rings on their ring finger, they both put each other in their heart.Wedding rings: 4◆Bridal gown: It is the white bridal gown that Queen Victoria wore when she married her sweet heart. After that, the white bridal gown won its fame all over the world. However, before that, any color is suitable to the wedding gown, even black, if it is beautiful.5◆Wedding veil: It is used to cover the bride’s face. It is said that it can prevent the jealousy of the bride’s ex-boyfriend.6◆Throwing the bouquet: It is the last but one item of a wedding, which also is the most popular one. It is said who is lucky enough to catch the bouquet, she will be the next bride. In some place, only girls has the access to take part in this exciting activity.7before the wedding bridal showerarrangementevaluationinvitation etcbachelor party8the ceromony◆ the ceromony is often held in a church and presided over by a Christian priest or an elected judge.9◆the host declares the beginning of the ceremony.◆ the bride's father takes the bride to the groom.◆ the host asked the guests whether there are any objection to their marriage and if each of the couple is willing to marry.◆ each of them recites his or her marriage vows and exchanges the rings.◆the host proclaims they become man and wife. wedding10 In a traditional way ,the couple often repeat after the priest to make the same pledge to each other. Nowadays,Many couples opt to write their own vows ,which usually consist of what characteristics each bring out in each other, what they look forward to in life, how their lives changed once they met. They are public expression of love.11the reception◆A wedding reception is a party held after the completion of a marriage ceremony.◆ The couple receives society, for the first time as spouses. ◆It applies to any social events such as dinners, balls or tea to show hospitality to the guests.12◆Wedding cake◆ Dances◆ Toasts◆ Tossing of the bride's bouquet and garter propose a toastactivities￿on￿the￿reception13Role Play•there are six characters on the right. And each group can choose one to act as.•the winner group of part 1 has the privilege to choose the role firstly.•Wedding planner•Priest•Bride•Groom•the bride's father•Bridesmaid or the best man141 Wedding planner•You are supposed to write an invitation, which consists of the couple's name,the time and location of the wedding.•Also you can choose the music played during the ceromony.152 Priest•You are the host in charge of the whole ceremony.•You are supposed to ask the consent of the couple and the guests for the marrige.•Don't forget to make it a pleasant wedding and proclaim the couple husband and wife16 3 Bride 4 Groom This￿is￿the￿big￿day￿for￿the￿couple.￿Each￿of￿them￿will￿design￿their￿own￿wedding￿vows￿and￿try￿to￿perform￿well￿on￿the￿ceremony.Don't￿forget￿to￿give￿your￿names￿to￿the￿planner￿and￿the￿priest￿before￿the￿wedding.175 the bride's father6 the bridesmaid / the best man•On behalf of the couple's closest family members and friends,they will keep the bride company as she goes to the groom.•On the reception, they will often propose a toast,to wish happiness to the newly-married couple and to express their feeling as father or as friends. 18Let's Play it!•5 minute's discussion for what you will say and do.•Each group recommend a person to perform after your discussion and others will be the guests.•Remember not to use Chinese at all.19202122Thanks for your listening and participation !。