1. Practical English (1): Advanced Instructor: Dr. Yi-Cheng Huang Course Code: A8427230 School of Medicine Time: 13:30-16:20 Date: Dec. 24, 2007

2. Course Description of Today 1. Chapter 1, Unit 5: Cultural Events — Wedding Customs 2. Self-Introduction 3. Roll Call

3. Vocabulary: Paragraph 1 and 2 1 bride (groom): a woman who is getting married or who has just got married 2 ancient: very old; having existed for a long time 3 purity: the state of being clean, not dirty or polluted (vs. pollution) 4 fabric: cloth, material

4. Vocabulary: Paragraph 1 and 2 5 progress: to move ahead 6 veil: a piece of thin soft cloth that women sometimes wear over their heads and which can also cover their face 7 modesty: acting, behaving, or dressing in a way so as to not attract attention (vs. show off)

5. Vocabulary: Paragraph 3 1 symbol: a symbol of something is a shape or design that is used to represent it 2 eternal: lasting forever, timeless 3 union: a joining of forces 4 engrave: to cut or crave words, pictures, or designs in metal, stone, etc. 5 vice versa: the same, but also in reverse, the opposite is also true 6 vein: a small tube in the body that carries blood to the heart (vs. artery)

6. Vocabulary: Paragraph 4, 5 and 6 1 bloom: to flower 2 bouquet: a group of flowers put together, usually to be given as a gift or to be held in a ceremony 3 everlasting: never comes to an end 4 show off: if you show off something, you show it to a lot of people or make it obvious, because you are so proud of it (vs. modesty)

7. Vocabulary: Paragraph 4, 5 and 6 5 wrap: when you wrap something, you fold paper or cloth tightly round it to cover it completely 6 boundary: the boundary of an area of land is an imaginary or real line that separates it from other area 7 incorporate: if someone or something is incorporated into a large group, system, or area, they become a part of it

8. Vocabulary Skill: Definitions 1 a person who lives or resides in a certain area: resident 2 pleasing to you: pleasant 3 when something or someone is unlike another: different 4 when something is immediate, quick, very fast: instant 5 a place where people go to eat meal: restaurant 6 empty, unoccupied: vacant 7 an unfortunate happening, a mishap: accident 8 a happening or occurrence: event