新视野大学英语第第二册 unit3

1、Marriage Across Marriage Across NationsNationsFor examplew-washingi-ironingf-foode-entertainingA man and woman married to be husband and wife.Guess the meaning of husband, wife and familyWhat is nation? Marrying someone from a different country.Marriage across nations Different countries have differ

2、ent or the same way of marriage?American way: marriage A young man asks the father of his sweetheart for permission to marry her. The man usually gives his fiancee a diamond ring as a symbol of their engagement. As the big day approaches, bridal showers(新娘送礼会新娘送礼会) and bachelors parties(单身汉派对单身汉派对)

3、provide many useful gifts. Chinese way: marriage (1)Proposing: find a matchmaker(媒婆）媒婆）. (2) Birthday matching（算生辰八字）（算生辰八字）：compatibility of the potential bride and bridegroom. (3) Presenting betrothal (婚约婚约)gifts(聘礼聘礼) (4) Presenting wedding gifts (5) Picking a wedding date (6) Wedding ceremonyThe

4、 difference of wedding By seeing so many differences between western and eastern marriages, do you think what are the possible problems the cross-culture couple may encounter?TipsTips language barrier differences in values religious conflicts taste for food Are you willing to marry a foreigner? Why?

5、Failed marriageZhang Manyu divorced with her husband.Wei Wei (韦唯韦唯) s husband is a famous Swedish composer. They divorced at 2010.Successful marriageEchos(三毛三毛) husband is a Spanish professional diver. Liu Yes wife is a French reporter.What is necessary for a successful cross-cultural marriage in yo

6、ur opinion?Marriage across nationsListen to the textGails mother worried about we marry for the wrong reason. Is this passage a narrative(记叙文) or argumentation(议论文)? Find out the contents related to the elements of the passage: Who, What, WhyGail, I-Mark and Gails parentsGails parents oppose our mar

7、riageWho: What is this passage mainly about: Why do they oppose: Gails father suspected my purpose for marriage.Gail and I, our relationshipMother and father,their opposingWhy do they decide to get married?Para 1 - 4fathermotherPara 5-9Para 10-21Para 5 - 21Part One Part Two Gail and I had experience

8、d _ and _ in two years, now we come to _, _ and _ each other. We confronted _ and _ of each others character. We have learnt to be _, _ and _. The source of our strength was our mutual _ and _.upsdownsknowunderstandrespectweaknessesstrengthstolerantcompromisingopentrustrespectWhy did the couple deci

9、de to get married? We wanted to avoid the mistake made by many couples of marrying for the wrong reasons, and only finding out ten, twenty, or thirty years later that they were incompatible, that they hardly took time to know each other, that they overlooked serious personality conflicts in the expe

10、ctation that marriage was an automatic way to make everything work out right.Main clause When Gails mother heard the news, instead of _ she _ Gail to reconsider our marriage. Though she regarded me as _ and _, she was afraid that G a i l m a y b e m a r r y i n g m e for _ reasons.counseledcongratul

11、ationscharmingintelligentwrongWhat did her mother think?Denial of Some Opinions + Some Other OpinionsThe Way to Develop Paragraphs:The Way to Develop Paragraphs:One of the common ways to present opinions is first to reject or correct some opinions and then on the basis of that, we have the opinions

12、that are intended to beconveyed.Structure AnalysisStructure AnalysisMake an analysis of Paragraph 7 and find out how the mother presents her opinion in this way.The mothers original opinion:To start with I must admit that at first I harbored reservations about a mixed marriage, prejudices you might

13、evencall them.The mother corrects her original opinion: But when I met Mark I found him a charming and intelligent young guy. Any mother would be proud tohave him for a son-in-law. So, colorhas nothing to do with it.The mother presents others opinion: Yes, my friends talk. Some even express shock at

14、what youre doing.Then the mother rejects that opinion, too: But they live in a different world. So you see,Marks color is not the problem.The mother presents her opinion: My biggest worry is that you may be marrying Mark for the same wrong reasons that I married your father. When Gails father heard

15、the news, he approached our decision with _ _ attitude. He doubted that I was marrying in order to _ in the USA , for I had problems with the Citizenship Department. So, they all _ that Gail be sure that _and she may _.knows-bestremainsuggestedchange her mindWhat was her fathers response?a father-sh

16、e was doing the wrong thing1.at first I harbored reservations about a mixed marriage, prejudices you might even call them. an appositional structure (同位结构同位结构)“prejudices” 是 “reservations” 的同位语。Focus StudyFocus StudyPractice 大学校长唐先生向全校宣布了那个好消息。 “留下我来做吧。” 值夜班的比尔说。Mr. Tangannounced the good news to the whole school., President of the university, “Leave it to me,” said Bill, the man on night duty.Match Game confront the weakness and strengths of sb. enhance our relationship continual source of strength go through for a time have a negative effect on spread the news to sb. learn ofa. 一度b.