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Reading A blog post 1 Work with a partner. Look at the photos of a traditional Chinese wedding. What do you think is happening in each one? 2 1.26 Read the blog post. Which of the photos best fits the story? Who is telling the story? The bride? The groom? Someone else? 3 Read the blog post again. In which paragraph (1−5) can you find the following information? 1 the food and the party Paragraph 5
Explore words in context 4 Match the highlighted words in the blog post with the definitions. 1 another nice thing in addition to what you already have 2 things you give someone on a special occasion 3 stop doing something for a short time Explore
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4 the time when the day starts 5 one after the other, in order Your turn
2 the presents and the decorations 3 the importance of the two families
5 Think about the blog post. Make notes. ● Do you think the writer enjoyed the wedding? Why/Why not? ● Would you like to go to a Chinese wedding? Why/Why not? ● What was the last formal party or celebration you went to? Did you enjoy it? Why/Why not? ● How do you prefer to celebrate your birthday? With a big party or a quiet evening? Why? 6 Work with a partner. Ask and answer the questions in Exercise 5. What kind of parties do you both like? Who enjoys parties the most?
4 what happens on the morning of the wedding 5 what makes a Chinese wedding different from a Western wedding 6 why red is so important
A Traditional Chinese Wedding
1 I’m going to take a break from my usual blog posts to tell you a personal story – hope you don’t mind! It’s a love story, with a very happy ending! It’s the story of my sister’s Chinese wedding. 2 For the last ve years, my sister has been living and working in Beijing, and just over a year ago she and her Chinese boyfriend decided to get married. That’s where the story begins!
Beijing
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3 In China, weddings aren’t only about bringing together two people, as they are in the West, they’re about bringing together two families. And in the case of my sister’s wedding, two cultures. Over the past year, I’ve been helping her with the preparations and I’ve learned a lot about Chinese culture, and particularly weddings! 4 The rst thing I learned was that red is a very important colour! It brings good luck, and everything to do with the wedding has to be red. The bride and groom wear red, the cars and the room where the wedding party takes place are decorated with red owers, and the gifts (traditionally money) are given in small red envelopes. 5 The most important ceremonies took place on the morning of the wedding. First the groom had to come to our hotel before sunrise . That was really early and we’d all been up since 5 am. He asked my parents to accept him into our family and called them ‘mum’ and ‘dad’ for the rst time. My parents in turn welcomed him into our family and called him ‘son’ in Chinese. He then took my sister to his home, where she was welcomed into his family. The rest of the day − the party with all the guests, the ten courses of delicious Chinese food, the music and the dancing, that’s all just a bonus . But it was great fun!
FACT! There are more than 10 million weddings every year in China.
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