Bài giảng Tiếng Anh 12 Unit 2: Cultural diversity

A survey was made to determine their attitudes toward love and marriage.. A husband is obliged to tell his wife where he has been... Who are much more concerned with physical attractiven

BÀI GIẢNG ĐIỆN TỬ

TIẾNG ANH 12

Have you ever attended a wedding ?

Which of the following factors is the most important for a happy life ? Why ?

• parents’ approval

• a nice house/flat

• a good job

• good health

1 Vocabulary

- value [‘vælju:] (n) :

- precede [pri:'si:d] (v) :

- determine [di'tə:min] (v) :

- confide [kən'faid] (v) :

- sacrifice ['sækrifais] (v) :

- obliged [ə'blɑidʒd] (a) :

- reject [‘ri:dʒekt] (v) :

- counterpart [‘kauntəpa:t] (n) :

đến trước cái gì ( thời gian ) quyết định, quyết tâm

tin cậy, ( in ) giãi bày tâm sự với ai

từ bỏ cái gì như một sự hi sinh bắt buộc

I Before you read

bác bỏ giá trị

bên tương ứng, đối tác

Read the passage and do the tasks that follow

Task 1: Choose the best answer

1 Love is supposed to follow marriage, not preceded it.

a Happen (exist) before b made c told

2 A survey was made to determine their attitudes toward love and marriage.

a get b help c find out

3 They agree that it is unwise to confide in their wives.

a be angry b tell secret with c keep silent

4 An Indian woman has to sacrifice more in a marriage than a man.

a give up something voluntarily b survive c exist

5 A husband is obliged to tell his wife where he has been.

a let b force c help

TASK 2 :

1 What are the four key values in the survey ?

2 Who are much more concerned with physical

attractiveness when choosing a wife or a husband, the young Americans or the young Asians ?

3 What are the Indian students’ attitudes on a partnership of

equals ?

4 Why does the American wife trust her husband to do the

right thing ?

5 What is the main finding of the survey ?

four key values: physical attractiveness; confiding;

partnership of equals; trust built on love The young Americans are

a woman has to sacrifice more in a marriage than

a man because he loves her not because he has to.

young Asians are not as romantic as their American counterparts

Suggested answers:

- Read again the passage and answer the questions:

1 What are the four key values in the survey?2 Who are much more concerned with physical

attractiveness when choosing a wife or a husband,

the young Americans or the young Asians ?

3 What are the Indian students’ attitudes on a

partnership of equals?

4 Why does the American wife trust her husband

to do the right thing ?

5 What is the main finding of the survey ?

Work in groups Discuss the differences between a

traditional Vietnamese family and a modern Vietnamese family based on the cues bellow

- number of children

- the house they live in

- the head of the family

- who works

- who takes care of children and do the housework

- the income

……

Retell the ideas about love and marriage between Americans and Asians