Číslo šablony: III/2 VY_32_INOVACE_P1_2.18 Tematická oblast: Festivals and Celebrations

Family Celebrations in the English Speaking Countries

Typ: DUM - kombinovanýPředmět: AJ

Ročník: 1. - 4. r. (6leté), 1. - 2. r. (4leté)

Zpracováno v rámci projektu

EU peníze školám CZ.1.07/1.5.00/34.0296

Zpracovatel:

Mgr. Petra BrukováGymnázium, Třinec, příspěvková organizace

Datum vytvoření: duben 2013

Metodický list

DUM seznamuje studenty se základními informacemi o rodinných svátcích, jak se slaví v anglicky mluvících

zemích, zejména ve Velké Británii a USA. DUM je zpracován formou prezentace a procvičuje získané vědomosti pomocí cvičení v závěru prezentace. Součástí DUM je i řešení cvičení.

Inovativnost materiálu spočívá ve využití ICT techniky. Klíčová slova: Party, birthday, wedding, hen party, stag party,

housewarming party, showers.

FAMILY CELEBRATIONSIN

THE ENGLISH SPEAKING COUNTRIES

Parties

• People gather, chat, listen to music, dance…

• They celebrate a specific person or event.

• Parties are held at home, in restaurants or pubs.

• Sometimes the guests must pay an admission fee.

• There are served meals and drinks.

Birthday Party obr. 1

• People celebrate the anniversary of the birth of a specific person.

• The tradition dates back to 19 century.• Guests bring presents.• The place is decorated with balloons and

streamers.• A birthday cake with candles is served.• Guests sing “Happy Birthday to You“.

Tea Party

• It is only in the English speaking countries.

• It is a formal meeting.• It is usually organized

for women.• The host serves tea,

hot chocolate, sandwiches or obr. 2 biscuits.

Showers

• It is a party organized for a bride-to-be or a mother-to-be.

• Guests bring gifts.

• People play themed games.

obr. 3

Stag Night

• It is also called Bachelor Party.

• Only men take part.

• It is held for a groom before he gets married.

• His friends celebrate his last night of freedom.

• They usually go for a weekend to Prague, Amsterdam or Budapest.

Hen Night

• It is also called Bachelorette Party.

• Usually bridesmaids are invited to the party.

• It is held for a bride before she gets married.

• They play drinking games and usually get drunk.

• It is common to invite a male stripper. obr. 4

Wedding Traditions obr. 5

• A bride wears a white wedding dress – the symbol of innocence.

• The wedding ring – the circle means eternity and neverending love.

• The wedding cake is a symbol of fertility.• The wedding veil – the tradition dates back

to times of arranged marriages when the groom could not see the bride´s face before the ceremony.

• A bride should wear something old (it means past), something new (the symbol of a new life), something borrowed (the symbol of necessity of the family) and something blue (the blue colour is a symbol of faithfulness).

• Throwing rice is a symbol of fertility and prosperity.

• Tossing the bouquet – the woman who catches it obr. 6

is the next one to get married.• A kiss – a symbol of a new union.

Housewarming Party

• It is held when somebody moves into a new house or flat.

• The owners show their house or flat to their friends and relatives.

• It is an informal party.• Guests bring presents for the household.

obr. 7

Are the sentences true or false?

1. The tradition of celebrating birthday is less than one hundred years old.

2. Tea party is a tradition that comes from Germany.

3. When guests come to a baby shower, they watch how parents wash their baby.

4. We can meet young Englishmen celebrating Stag Night in Prague.

5. Englishmen do not kidnap a bride during the wedding reception.

Řešení

1. F

2. F

3. F

4. T

5. T

ZdrojeObrázky:

1. Tea party. [online]. [cit. 2013-04-14]. Dostupné z: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tea_party_(social_gathering)

2. Bachelotette party. [online]. [cit. 2013-04-14]. Dostupné z: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bachelorette_party

3. Wedding cake. [online]. [cit. 2013-04-14]. Dostupné z: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wedding_cake

4. Flower bouquet. [online]. [cit. 2013-04-14]. Dostupné z: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flower_bouquet

5. Party. [online]. [cit. 2013-04-14]. Dostupné z: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Party

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