 Look at the pictures following and guess where people come from

How do you know where they come from? Their clothes

Do their clothes reflect their cultures? Yes

Do different countries have the same culture?

 bride (n)  groom (n)  confide (v)  contractual (a)  counterpart (n)  determine (v)  maintain (v)  precede (v)  sacrifice(v)  partnership (n)

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 confide (v): to tell sb secrets and personal information that you do not want the other people to know confide in sb confide st to sb

 contractual (a) :thoả thuận  counterpart (n) :bên tương ứng đối tác  determine (v) : xác định  maintain (v) : giữ, duy trì  precede (v) :đến trước, đi trước  sacrifice (v) : Hi sinh

Read the passage and answer the questions below:  What is “contractual” marriage?  How many values are there in the summary of the survey?  Don’t Americans believe in “ romantic” marriage?  Is it wise for Indian men to confide in their wives?  According to Americans, what should a wife do after marriage?  What do most Asian students refuse to accept?  Why do American wife trust her husband?  What can we infer from the values in the survey?

Answer  What is “contractual” marriage?  How many values are there in the summary of survey? The marriage which parents of the bride and the groom decide 4 values( physical attractiveness, confiding, partnership of equals, and trust built on love)

 Don’t Americans believe in “romantic” marriage? Answer Yes, they do  Is it wise for Indian men to confide in their wives? No, it isn’t

 According to Americans, what should a wife do after marriage? Answer Maintain her beauty and appearance  What do most Asian students refuse to accept? Marriage is a partnership of equals

 Why do American wife trust her husband? Answer Because he loves her not because he has to  What can we infer from the values in the survey? Asians are not as romantic as their American counterparts.