Unit 7 Cutural Diversity Lesson 5 Listening

Activity 1: You are going to listen to a talk about the wedding traditions of the Amish community living in Pennsylvania, the USA.. ______The wedding service is held at the bride’s paren

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Play

1 When is the wedding season?

The next day

2 How many stages are there in a typical wedding?

A 2 stages B 3 stages

The next day

3 Where is a typical wedding ceremony in Vietnam held?

A At a stadium B At the bride and groom’s

houses

The next day

4 Where will the couple stay after the wedding ceremony in

Vietnam?

A At the groom’s house or

bride’s one B In the stadium

The next day

5 Which one is the superstitious belief about the wedding in

Vietnam?

A A man can’t marry more

than two wives

B it is considered unlucky for women to get married at the

age of 22, 23, 26 or 28

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Unit 7: Cultural Diversity

Lesson: Listening

Vocabulary

newly-wed (N): người vừa mới cưới

Ex: The  stars  on the American flag signify the  fifty   states

biểu thị, biểu hiện

To signify (V) :

approval (N): sự tán thành, sự

chấp thuận

=> approve (of) (V)

What is the other word of

agreemen t?

Church (N): nhà thờ

-Newly-wed /ˈnjuːliwed/ (N): người vừa mới cưới

-To signify /ˈsɪɡnɪfaɪ/ (V): biểu thị, biểu hiện

-Church /tʃɝːtʃ/ (N): nhà thờ

-Approval /əˈpruːvl/(N): sự chấp thuận

=> Approve (of) /əˈpruːv/ (V): chấp thuận

Wedding of the Amish community living in Pennsylvania, the USA

Activity 1: You are going to listen to a talk about the wedding traditions of the Amish community living in Pennsylvania, the USA Make your own predictions about them by deciding whether the following

statements are true (T) or

false (F).

1 _Amish weddings take place in the spring.

2 _Amish parents choose life partners for their children.

3 The wedding service is held at the bride’s parents’ home.

4 The couple spends the first night at the bride’s home.

5 _After getting married, a man begins to grow his beard.

Activity 2: Listen to the talk and decide whether these statements

are True(T) or False (F).

1 _Amish weddings take place in the spring.

2 _Amish parents choose life partners for their children.

3 The wedding service is held at the bride’s parents’ home.

4 The couple spends the first night at the bride’s home.

5 _After getting married, a man begins to grow his beard.

Activity 2: LET’S CHECK YOUR ANSWER

1 _Amish weddings take place in the spring.

2 _Amish parents choose life partners for their

Activity 3 : Listen to the talk again and

use the words in the box to fill in.

Most Pennsylvania Amish weddings take place from late October through (1)

……… on Tuesdays and Thursdays During the ‘wedding season’, some Amish going to (2) ……… weddings in one day!

Amish parents don’t select who their children will marry, but (3)……… must be given After the wedding service at the house of the bride’s parents, benches are put together to form tables for (4) ……… for about 200-300 guests After spending the night at the bride’s home, the newly-weds help with the clean-up from

the day before The couple then spends the following weekends (5)

………, sometimes stopping at five or six houses between Friday and Sunday night Wedding gifts are usually given to them at this time

approval visit relatives

parent’s house

two or three

Activity 3: Listen to the talk again and use the words in the box to fill in.

Most Pennsylvania Amish weddings take place from late October through (1)

……… on Tuesdays and Thursdays During the ‘wedding season’, some Amish going to (2) ……… weddings in one day!

Amish parents don’t select who their children will marry, but (3)……… must

be given After the wedding service at the house of the bride’s parents, benches are put together to form tables for (4) ……… for about 200-300 guests After spending the night at the bride’s home, the newly-weds help with the clean-up from the day before The couple then spends the following weekends (5) ………, sometimes stopping at five or six houses between Friday and Sunday night Wedding gifts are usually given to them at this time

Activity 3 : Listen again and check your

answer

Most Pennsylvania Amish weddings take place from late October through (1)

……… on Tuesdays and Thursdays During the ‘wedding season’, some Amish going to (2) ……… weddings in one day!

Amish parents don’t select who their children will marry, but (3)……… must be given After the wedding service at the house of the bride’s parents, benches are put together to form tables for (4) ……… for about 200-300 guests After spending the night at the bride’s home, the newly-weds help with the clean-up from

the day before The couple then spends the following weekends (5)

………, sometimes stopping at five or six houses between Friday and Sunday night Wedding gifts are usually given to them at this time

December

two or three

approval wedding meal

visiting relatives

Activity 4: Complete the chart below about the

differences between Amish weddings and Vietnamese weddings with suitable words from the

box.

Amish weddings Vietnamese weddings

1 The time of weddings season

2 The Wedding service

3 The way to form tables for wedding meal

4 The following weekends

5 When wedding gift is given

From October to December All year

Bride’s parents’ house Groom’s and bride’s parents’ house

1 Knowledge: Wedding customs/ traditions in the Amish community.

2 New words: newly-wed(n), signify (v), approval (n) and approve(v),.

3 Skills/ Tips: Making predictions before listening is important

-Learn vocabulary by heart

-Prepare for the next lesson: Unit 7 Cultural Diversity-Writing