Unit14

TheWeddingStoryUnit14Unit14TheWeddingStoryUnit14Watchthevideoandanswerthefollowingquestions.1.WastheweddinginthevideonormalintheUnitedStates?2.Whatdoyouknowaboutweddingceremony,bothChineseandAmericanstyle?Pre-readingActivities-Audiovisualsupplement1AudiovisualsupplementCulturalinformationNo,itwasnottheordinaryweddingceremony.Itwasheldonthestreetandinafreezingwinternight.Andthepriestwasoneofthefriendsofthebride,nottherealpriest.Open.Pre-readingActivities-Audiovisualsupplement2AudiovisualsupplementCulturalinformationOkay...WhenIwasgrowingup,Ididn’thaveanormalmomanddad,oraregularfamilylikeeverybodyelse,andIalwaysknewthatsomethingwasmissing.ButnowI’mstandingheretoday,knowingthatIhaveeverythingI’mevergonnaneed...Youaremyfamily.Phoebeyou’resobeautiful.You’resokind,you’resogenerous.You’resowonderfullyweird.Everydaywithyouisanadventure,andIcan’tbelievehowluckyIam,andIcan’twaittosharemylifewithyouforever.Joey:Phoebe:Mike:VideoScript1AudiovisualsupplementCulturalinformationOhwait,ohIforgot...anduhm...Iloveyou...andyouhaveniceeyes.Iloveyoutoo.UhJoey...Yeah?Chappy’sheartratehasslowedwaydown.Oh,okay.Phoebe,doyoutakethismantobeyourhusband?Ido.Mike,doyoutakethiswomantobeyourwife?Ido.Inowpronounceyou...husbandandwife.VideoScript2AudiovisualsupplementCulturalinformationPhoebe:Mike:Ross:Joey:Ross:Joey:Phoebe:Joey:Mike:Joey:VideoScript3AudiovisualsupplementCulturalinformationPhoebe:Oh,myGod,I’mmarried!Tomakealastingmarriagewehavetoovercomeself-centeredness.—GeorgeGordonByron1.QuoteCulturalinformation1AudiovisualsupplementCulturalinformationCulturalinformation2.1AudiovisualsupplementCulturalinformation2.WeddingCeremonyChineseWedding:ThethreeprayersofthetraditionalChineseweddingceremonycontainedelementsofTaoism.TheChineseweremainlyTaoistsorancestorworshipersbeforeforeignreligionssuchasChristianity,MuslimorBuddhismenteredancientChina.Taoistsbelievedinthepowerofheavenandearthtowitnessimportanteventsonearth.Itwasalsobelievedthataparentorfamilyeldermustacknowledgeaunionforittobeofficial.Anofficialattheweddingwoulddirectthebrideandgroomtopraytoheavenandearthfirst,thentothegroom’sparentsorfamilyeldersandlastlytoCulturalinformation2.2AudiovisualsupplementCulturalinformationbowtoeachother.Theofficialwouldthendeclaretheceremonycompletedsuccessfullyandaskedtheweddinggueststoescortthecoupleintothebridalchamber,theequivalentofthebridalroom,toconsummatetheirmarriage.U.S.Wedding:IntheUnitedStatesthetraditionalwesternweddingcustomofthebridewearingawhitedresswas,duringtheVictorianera,intendedtosymbolizepurity,althoughdespitepopularmisconceptionnotnecessarilytoindicatevirginity.Awhitefaceveiliswornwiththedresstosymbolizevirginity.Followingstrict“WhiteWedding”tradition,awhitedressandveilarenotwornforthesecondorthirdweddingafterbecomingawidoworadivorcee.Anotherpopularcustomduringatraditionalceremonyis“Somethingold,somethingnew,somethingborrowed,somethingblue”.Accordingtothislong-standingcustom,itCulturalinformation2.3AudiovisualsupplementCulturalinformationisconsideredgoodluckforthebridetocarrysomethingofeachcategoryduringtheceremony.Oftenabridewilltrytocarryoneitemthatmeetsallthesedefinitionsifpossible.Theweddingceremonyisusuallyfollowedbyaweddingreceptionwhereamealandweddingcakeareserved.Atthereceptiontheguestswilltoastthenewlywedsbeforethemealandafterthemealthebrideandgroomwillcuttheweddingcakeandserveittotheguests.Anotherenjoyabletraditionduringthereceptionisforgueststorandomlyclinktheirsilverwareontheirglasswhichobligesthenewlywedseachtimetokiss.Afterthemealandcakethereisdancing,withthenewlywedsusuallyhavingthefirstdance.Culturalinformation2.4AudiovisualsupplementCulturalinformationAtsomepointduringthereceptiongiftsandcardsaregiventothenewlyweds.Afavoritecustomduringthereceptionisforthebridetoturnherbackandthrowherbouquetbackwardstoagroupofunmarriedwomenatthewedding,thewomanwhocatchesitwillbesupposedlythenextonetomarry!Amoderntwisthasthegroomthrowingthebride’sgartertoagroupoftheunmarriedmenwiththemancatchingitbeingthenextmaletomarry.Musicisanimportantpartoftheweddingceremonyandthereception.Themostcommonsongusedduringtheweddingprocessionisthe“BridalChorus”,alsoknownas“HereComestheBride”byRichardWagner.The“WeddingCulturalinformation2.5AudiovisualsupplementCulturalinformationMarch”byFelixMendelssohnandJohannPachelbel’s“CanoninD”arealsooftenusedasaprocessionalmarch.Atthereceptionavarietyofmusicwillbeplayed,usuallybyaliveband.The1950’sSwissOom-pahsong“DerEntentanz”,commonlyknowninAmericaas“TheChickenDance”,hasbecomeapopularsongtobeplayedatsomepointduringthereception.Culturalinformation2.6AudiovisualsupplementCulturalinformationAtthebeginningofthisone-actplay,thestorytellerintendstotella,weddingstoryforchildrenat,sohe/shetellsafairytaleinwhicheverythingis,butfarfromlife.Intheprocesshe/sheisinterrupted,or“corrected”byfromtimetotime.Suchcorrectionsgraduallyunfoldbeforeustherealpictureoftheir.Atthecouple’spersistentrequest,thestorytellerthengivesasecondversionoftheirweddingstory,whichistruetolife,butvery.Theabsurdityemergeswhenthestorytellergiveshis/