三一五级2011精彩topic3.docVIP

Topic 庆祝Celebrations I. Present perfect (现在完成时)：since, for e.g. She has been in hospital since last Sunday. I haven’t seen her for six months. She has been married for five years. He has worked very hard since he started to work in my office. She has got a bad stomachache since last Wednesday. Practice: Put “for ”, “in”, “since ”or “ago” into each blank. I went to university two years . I was born 1972. We’ve lived in the same place late 1980s. My family’s had a car three years. II. Reading Western Wedding A Western wedding is different from Chinese wedding. It is usually held in a church. The girls and boys want to please their parents. All relatives and friends present are dressed beautifully. It is a most important day in their life and it is unforgettable. They would ever remember it. The wedding dress 结婚礼服 bride新娘 bridegroom新郎 to worship Heaven Earth 拜天地 drank a toast to敬酒 Question: Where is the western wedding often held? Chinese Wedding The traditional Chinese wedding ceremony is usually not simple. When a new couple is engaged, their parents or they themselves would choose the date of their marriage. Most people would favor a holiday or a special Chinese festival because those dates are usually more convenient for their relatives and friends. They say that if the wedding takes places on that day the marriage would have “Double Happiness.” On that day of wedding, when the bride arrives fire-crackers are set off and colorful ribbons and small pieces of colored paper are thrown all over the bride and bridegroom. At the wedding, the couples would stand side by side and make three bows to the present. The wedding ceremony very often ends with a big banquet. The people there would wish the couple long life, ever-lasting love, happiness and early birth of a healthy baby and so on. Questions: 1.When does Chinese people get married? 2. Why they choose the date? 3. What d