三一口语五级Special-occasions讲义

Special occasions
Wedding Birthday
traditional Chinese wedding Churching wedding
Bride/bridegroom/bridesmaid/groomsman Bride/bridegroom/bridesmaid/groomsman
Traditional Chinese wedding
1. How to prepare before the wedding ceremony for the bride and bridegroom?
Buy wedding rings.
Buy or hire wedding dress and wedding suit
Order a big bunch of flowers\ book the hotel for relatives and friends far away
Send out invitation
To choose a lucky day
Decide where to have the honeymoon
2. During the wedding ceremony:
1.The bridegroom goes to the bride's house to welcome her. There are so many ways to escort the
bride.
2.Set off fireworks and firecrackers
3.Colorful ribbons are thrown all over the bride and bridegroom
4.Bow to Heaven and Earth
5.Have a big wedding banquet.
3. On the wedding banquet：
The relatives and friends will give them best wishes for example:
A harmonious union lasting a hundred years
Double happiness
Early birth of a healthy baby
Ever-lasting love
A churching wedding
1.In church
2.Wedding march: When the wedding march begins, the bride is coming with her father .
3.Ceremony：The bride in a wedding dress, the groom in a swallow-tailed coat
The priest hosts the ceremony
4.Wedding rings：The bride and bride groom exchange their wedding rings and vows
5.Take a photo together
Wedding is a kind of Love's Witness. Different weddings have different characters. Everyone can choose what they like.
Traditional Japanese wedding
Key words & Expressions
Get married 结婚receive something from... 收礼
festivity 活动firework 烟花
wedding day 婚礼举行日bride 新娘
bridegroom or groom 新郎groomsman 伴郎
bridesmaid 伴娘honeymoon 蜜月
wedding dress 结婚礼服bless 祝福
Wedding march 婚礼进行曲wedding banquet 婚宴
propose a toast 举杯酒champagne 香槟
wedding anniversary 结婚纪念auspicious 幸运的
memorial 记忆的marriage certificate结婚证
wedding ceremony 结婚典礼
Grammar
A: Have you bought your wedding rings?
B: Not yet. We’ll buy our wedding rings this Friday.
A: Will you send Jerry an invitation?
B: Yes, of course. I’ll send him the invitation.
Sentence structure
1. somebody+ will\shall+动词原形（shall只用于第一人称) Will you be at home at seven this evening?
2. hope, take care that, make sure that…
Make sure that the windows are closed before you leave the room.
3. be about to +不定式，意为马上做某事。

( 注意：be about to 不能与tomorrow, next week 等表示明确将来时的时间状语连用)
1. Weddings have always been a big affair in China.
2. In cities or towns, the wedding will usually be held in a hotel, where the couples wait to greet each guest at the door.
3. When a Chinese couple gets married, everything they have when they start their lives together must be brand new.
E&C Round
1. Examiner: Have you celebrated your parents' wedding anniversary?
Candidate:
Step 1. Directly answer the question, and show what you idea on it..
Step 2. If your answer is yes, tell more about it…
Step 3. To show him what impressed you most…
Candidate:
Step1. Yes, I have. My parents have been a couple for …years. So, we celebrated their wedding anniversary last time.
Step2. I bought some beautiful flowers such as carnations or roses for them with my lucky money which I got on the Spring Festival. i made a card and wrote a letter to show my thanks and my deep love to them. We had big dinner together.
Step 3. I wish my parents long life, ever-lasting love, and happiness…
2. Examiner: What is difference between western wedding ceremony and Chinese wedding ceremony?
Candidate:
Step1. List the exactly ways of holding a wedding ceremony…
Step2. As far as you know, showing more about it…
Step3. Show the most different between Chinese Wedding and Western Wedding party…
Western Wedding:
1)…is often held in a religious building such as a church…
2) …In church, the friends and family of the bride sit on one side of the aisle…and those of the groom on the other…
3)…the bride arrives last, the groom and the best man wait for her at the end of the aisle, near the altar. The bride is “given away”by her father…
4)…exchange marriage vows and gold rings and kiss the bride…
5)…brides wear white, supposedly to represent purity or virginity...
6)…the wedding cake is traditionally in England…bride and groom kiss over their all cake for luck and then cut the first piece together…
7)…no real rules for a western wedding…
8)…even religious ceremonies can be held at a couple’s venue of choice, or outdoors…
Chinese Wedding:
1)…have always been a big affair in…the first step in any wedding is to propose.
2)…he bridegroom provides the new home while the bride’s family donate the dowry like air conditioners, stereos or color TVs …
3)…On the wedding day, couples often begin at the photo studio…
4)…getting their pictures taken before going home to put on their wedding clothes…
5)…however real fireworks are now outlawed in big cities, these are often recorded fireworks...
6)…wedding will usually be held in a hotel…to greet each guest at the door…
7)…the bridesmaid (s) and best man help their friends to perform their wedding duties.
8)... during the meal, each table must propose a toast…
Birthday
Key words & Expressions
birthday party 生日聚会Fast -food restaurant 快餐店
appetizer 开胃pizza比萨
cheese cake 奶酪饼fried wings/ chicken 炸鸡翅
toast / French toast 吐司roast 烤鸡
steak 牛排green salad\vegetable salad 沙拉
take friends out for dinner 带朋友出去吃饭decorate 装饰
light the candles点蜡烛make a wish许愿
do housework 做家务singing and dancing 载歌载舞
eat noodle for a long life 吃长寿面eat eggs吃鸡蛋
balloon 气球color bars 彩棒
Sentences structure
1.In my opinion\In my point of view 在我看来
2. As far as I am concerned,…..\As for me… 至于我……，我相信……，对我而言……
3. Attitude towards it varies a lot\ 人们对这个观点的态度不一
4. Frankly speaking,\(To be frank) \To be honest 坦白的说/老实说
5. Actually..\To tell the truth….
6. I agree with ….我同意（谁）的观点\
7. I side with those people who…我同意这些人的观点
6. It depends\依情况而定
Different people have different ….不同的人持有不同的观点
7. I think (don’t) think… 我（不）认为
8. Of course,…当然，Absolutely….完全\Exactly确切，完全，恰恰
9. Oh. it is difficult. for me to make a choice (tell the differences), you know…(on one hand…….on the other hand….) 对我来说作出选择（说出不同点）太难了，你要知道，一方面……另一方面……
10. Well, it is an interesting (tough\although)question (because...),let me think, en……. 它是一个有趣的问题，让我想想。

恩……
11. You know, I a m not much of a .,so I know little about….but I guess… 你知道吗，我对……不太……，所以我对这个知道的不多，但是我猜……
Useful Sentences
1. I prefer to celebrate my birthday with my parents because they are very kind to me and they usually cook some delicious food for me on my birthday.
2. I prefer to celebrate my birthday with my friends because they understand me well and we have a lot in common. We can share our thoughts together.
E&C Round
1. Examiner: Why do you think of holding a birthday is important for everyone? Candidate:
Step 1. Show me what your idea on it…
Step 2. Compared with most people and for me on the importance of holding birthday party…Step 3. Which activities will be celebrated…
Candidate:
Step 1. As for me, birthday is quite important for everyone because we were born on that day.
Step 2. Most people choose to have birthday party. Firstly, birthday party is not only a celebration, but also a time for family union. Secondly, on my birthday, I will invite friends…Before we enjoy the delicious birthday cake, I would make a wish…
Step 3. I could receive many gifts, such as birthday cards, candies, lovely toys, stationeries, and sweet blessings. There are big surprises for me. Sometimes, we eat and have fun there.
2. Examiner: How do us celebrate a birthday party?\Have you ever organized a birthday party?
Candidate:
Step 1. Chinese students celebrate their birthdays in different ways. But the most common way is to have fun by drinking, singing, and dancing.
Step 2. On the birthday, one usually receives nice gifts and good wishes from friends and parents. Sometimes, parents will prepare a special dinner or game to show their love for their children. Since birthday celebration, some of the important activities in one’s life. It can be done in more wonderful ways.
Step 3. I have organized a party …We know that the date of our birthday is also the date mothers gave birth to us. So, we can buy some flowers or cook a delicious meal for our mothers on that day. In this way, we express to our parents in return for their love.
3. Examiner: How will you celebrate your graduation from your primary school? Candidate:
In my opinion, it is a hard time for us because we will separate from each other. We will hold a party and take some pictures to each other. We will miss and contact with each other. After graduation, I will have much free time to travel or to read my favorite books and play computer games that I like…
Homework
Part one:
1. Do Chinese people eat dumplings in foreign countries in Spring Festival?
2. What celebration party did you take part in?
3. How do you celebrate your birthday? Did you have a birthday party last year?
4. Which gift you've got impressed you?
5 Do you like eating birthday cake?
6. Have you attended the wedding ceremony？
7. What do you think the wedding party in China?
8. Before the wedding ceremony, what do they prepare for?
9. What do couples do on the wedding day?
10. How do you celebrate the Clean and Bright Day?
11. What do you think of western wedding?
12. What are the differences between China and America in weddings?
13. Who do you like to celebrate your birthday with?
14. Do you like to celebrate your birthday alone or with other people? Why don’t you like to celebrate birthday with your parents?
Part two:
After learning this topic, you should be able to describe Special Occasions in 2mins .You will be asked to show it next time.。