Class 8 English Unit 6: Reading I: Traditional Marriage Customs Around the World

 

Unit 6

Getting Started

Look at the pictures in the textbook and ask the students what these people are getting done. Use causative verbs in sentences.

a.      In the first picture, the manager is getting the bed set.

b.     In the second picture, the mother is getting the items collected from the room.

c.      In the third picture, the man is getting his hair cut.

d.     In the last picture, the man is getting his car repaired.

Reading I: Traditional Marriage Customs Around the World

Video:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3rzg5jHJaM

Vocabulary

1.           traditional /trəˈdɪʃənəl/ adjective; customary

2.           customs /ˈkʌstəmz/ noun; practices

3.           recognized /ˈrɛkəɡnaɪzd/ verb; identified

4.           rituals /ˈrɪtʃuəlz/ noun; ceremonies

5.           spouses /ˈspaʊzɪz/ noun; partners

6.           offspring /ˈɒfsprɪŋ/ noun; children

7.           engagement /ɪnˈɡeɪdʒmənt/ noun; betrothal

8.           bride /braɪd/ noun; woman getting married

9.           groom /ɡruːm/ noun; man getting married

10.       garlands /ˈɡɑːləndz/ noun; wreaths

11.       symbolizes /ˈsɪmbəlaɪzɪz/ verb; represents

12.       symbol /ˈsɪmbəl/ noun; sign

13.       sake /seɪk/ noun; purpose

14.       wrapped /ræpt/ verb; covered

15.       envelop /ɪnˈvɛləp/ verb; surround

16.       review /rɪˈvjuː/ noun; assessment

17.       welsh /wɛlʃ/ Noun, People from the Netherlands

18.       carve /kɑːv/ verb; cut

19.       kidnapped /ˈkɪdnæpt/ verb; abducted

20.       rescued /ˈrɛskjuːd/ verb; saved

A.         Find the words from the text that have the following meanings. (Answers only)

a.      ritual: a set of actions performed regularly

b.     offspring: a person's child of children

c.      symbol: something that stands for something else

d.     review: assess something to help improve it

e.      rescue: save someone from a dangerous situation

B.          Answer these questions. (Answers only)

a.     The ancient people started the marriage ritual because they needed to secure a safe environment to pass their property onto their offspring.

b.     The two pre-wedding ceremonies in India are the engagement ceremony and the Mehandi ceremony.

c.      Sake is a Japanese alcoholic drink made from rice.

d.  A community is important during a wedding ceremony in Jamaica because everyone in the village helps with the work of the wedding.

e.      I think Welsh wedding traditions seem very strange because of the kidnapping of brides by their families shortly before the wedding day.

C.          Match the paragraphs with their correct headings. (Answers only)

Paragraph 1             Introduction to Marriage

Paragraph 2             Indian Wedding

Paragraph 3             Japanese Wedding

Paragraph 4             Jamaican Wedding

Paragraph 5             Welsh Wedding

D.         Which of the wedding cultures discussed in the text do you like the most? Give reasons.

Every wedding culture mentioned in the above text is unique from each other because of their nature and traditions of marriage. However, I prefer the wedding system in India because there are many ceremonies for marriage. There is a pre-wedding ceremony called engagement where the bride and groom exchange the rings and a fest is organized on that day. Then, there is also the Mehandi ceremony. So, it is very interesting for me.

Pronunciation

Here is a list of words. Notice how the suffix '-s/es' is pronounced in the words and put them in the correct column. One example of each is given below.  

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-RnTl0MNi0 

/iz/	/z/	/s/
Spouses: /ˈspaʊzɪz/	Palms: /pɑːmz/	Suggests: /səˈdʒɛsts/
Establishes: /ɪˈstæblɪʃɪz/	Involves: /ɪnˈvɒlvz/	Parents: /ˈpeərənts/
Societies: /səˈsaɪətiz/	Brides: /braɪdz/	Rights: /raɪts/
Symbolizes: /ˈsɪmbəlaɪzɪz/	Days: /deɪz/
Ceremonies: /ˈsɛrɪməniz/	Obligations: /ˌɒblɪˈɡeɪʃənz/ Laws: /lɔːz/ Sisters: /ˈsɪstəz/

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