1. The Family

2. Who is “the family”?
Grandpa?
Grandma?
Dad?
Mom?
The Kids?

3. The Family Unit In Britain the basic family unit includes:
The mother, father, and children
When a man and woman marry it is considered the beginning of a new and independent family

4. Dating and Marriage

5. Dating and Marriage
What’s the normal age for a boy or girl to have their first boyfriend or girlfriend in China?

6. Hugging and Kissing considered normal by this age
Dating and Marriage
Nowadays quite normal for boy and girls to have a boyfriend or girlfriend at the age of 16.
Hugging and Kissing considered normal by this age

7. Dating and Marriage What is this called? The P_______
Generally the plan to get married is decided upon by the couple (in most, but not all, cases the man asking the woman who either agrees or disagrees)
What is this called?
The P_______

8. Dating and Marriage Proposals
Asking the man/woman to be your husband/wife were traditional done in private on a bent knee.
Now, however, many people attempt to make it more special with creativity

9. After the proposal the couple are considered engaged.
Dating and Marriage
After the proposal the couple are considered engaged.
Anywhere from a few months to a few years before the actual wedding and they become husband and wife

10. Dating and Marriage At the Wedding
Most couples go to a church for the wedding ceremony
The girl dresses in a white dress which symbolizes purity

11. This symbolizing leaving one family to join another
Dating and Marriage
This symbolizing leaving one family to join another
At the Wedding
A very, very close relative (generally the father) or in a few cases someone else with a father-like relationship with the girl “gives” the bride to the groom

12. Dating and Marriage At the Wedding
The bride (woman to be married) and groom (man to be married) make promises of loyalty and love to each other.

13. Dating and Marriage At the Wedding
The bride and groom place the wedding ring on each other’s fingers and are pronounced husband and wife.

14. Marriage
Put the following events in the order in which they usually happen
The Proposal
Father Gives the Bride Away
Pronounced Husband and Wife
The Engagement
Wedding Ring Placed on Fingers

15. Now let’s look at a Chinese wedding in England

16. Describe a normal Chinese wedding.
Dating and Marriage
With a partner –
Describe a normal Chinese wedding.
Writing –
How are a Chinese and British Wedding different? Which would you prefer? Why?