based on common sense or experienceMore constructively, Mieder has proposed the following definition, A proverb is a short, generally known sentence of the folk which contains wisdom, truth, morals, and traditional views in a metaphorical, fixed, and memorizable form and which is handed down from generation to generation.5 Norrick created a table of distinctive features to distinguish proverbs from idioms, cliches,
1 India Chin a Korea Vietna m Americ a Japa n I Vocabulary Contractual ( adj): [kən'træktjuəl] Ex: We have contractual obligations to control prices Precede (v) : [pri:'si:d] Ex: She preceded him out of the room Physical attractiveness: ['fizikl] [ə'træktivnis] Sacrifice (v) ['sækrifais] Ex: Her parents made sacrifices so that she could have a good education Oblige (v) [ə'blaidʒ] Ex:Parents are obliged by law to send their children to school Questions: What are different beliefs in love and marriage between Americane people and Asian people? 2.How many values are determine attitudes towards love and marriage that mention in this textbook? What are they? Task : Answer the questions Who are much more concerned with physical attractiveness when choosing a wife or a husband, the young Americans or the young Asians ? What are the Indian students’ attitudes on a partnership of equals? Why does the American wife trust her husband to the right thing? What is the main finding of the survey? KEYS The young Americans The Indian students agree that a woman has to sacrifice more in a marriage than a man Because he loves her not because he has to The main finding of the survey is that young Asians are not as romantic as their American counterparts Who is the winner? Please choose the number GO Question Americans believe in marriage – a boy and a girl are attract to each other, fall in love and decided to marry each other A C romantic lucky B D contractual honest Question Asians believe in …… marriage – the parents of the bride and the groom decide on the marriage A C traditional lucky B romantic D contractual LUCKY NUMBER Question The Americans agree that a wife should maintain the beauty and …… after marriage A characteristic B C appearance D personality disappear Question The majority of Asian students reject the American view that marriage is A based on love B C contractual D to sacrifice partnership of equals Question More Asians students agree that a husband is obliged to tell his wife A C where he has been B about his work about his secret D about his income Question Many young people have objected to marriage, which is decided by the parents of the bride and groom A agreed B contractual C share D sacrificed LUCKY NUMBER HOMEWORK - Answer question: What are the differences between a traditional Vietnamese family and a modern Vietnamese family ... Questions: What are different beliefs in love and marriage between Americane people and Asian people? 2. How many values are determine attitudes towards love and marriage that mention in this textbook?