Read from the 1st to the 3rd paragraph
Write down the main idea of each paragraph.

例: Put up to shelter all the guests from the fierce sun, a huge tent occupied nearly half the street.

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Use Participle Phrase to describe the picture.

Summary of the 1st paragraph

1. The student exchange program has opened the author's eyes to Taiwanese traditional culture in the celebration of wedding.

Summary of the paragraphs

2. The author distinguish the difference between the banquet in Taiwan and the one in the States by comparing its location.

3. Traced back to the past, the host father explained the origin, and the cultural meaning of the banquet.

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Seeing lines of people strolling back home with torches and bags in their hands is what the older folks remembered.

Summary of the paragraphs

4. Some aspects of the ban-doh have changed the passage of time, but the spirit of togetherness remains the same.

5. The exchange student considerd the ban-doh the most special experience that he could share with others back home.

Banquet in the old days

​​Banquet in modern times

Key words for the prompt

What factors have attributed to the gradual disappearacnce of ban-doh?