How much do you know about wedding?

bride bridegroom

groom &best man

bride & bridesmaid

bride & bridesmaid

a happy couple

Choose the correct answers:1. fiancee

2. fiancefuture husband

A woman who is about to be married or has recently been married.

4. bridegroomA man who is about to be married or has recently been married.

future wife3. bride

A woman who attends the bride at a wedding.

5. bridesmaid

The bridegroom's chief attendant at a wedding.

6. best man

Two people united, as by or marriage.7. couple

TASK A: VOCABULARY

The legal union of a man and woman as husband and wife.

10. marriage

The ceremony or celebration of a marriage.

An offer of marriage.

13. proposal

9. wedding

Money or property brought by a bride to her husband at marriage.

12. dowry One who arranges or tries to arrange marriages.

11. matchmaker

A young girl who carries flowers in a procession, especially at a wedding.

8. flower girl

14. marriage certificate

结婚证书

15. civil marriage ceremony

公证结婚16. mixed marriage

跨国婚姻

证婚人

结婚周年

17. wedding anniversary

18. witness

different countries, different kinds of weddings

Read a story about three weddings in one minute and find outthe answers as quickly as possible: (scanning)

1.Where were the three weddings held?

2.Were the three weddings the same?

In Italy, in Canada and in Bali.

No, they were different.

TASK B: READING

• The one in I______ was ______ in a big c_______. The b_____ wore a ______ dress. After the wedding, there was a big meal with ______ ___________ _______.

taly heldhurch ride white

14 different dishes

• A s_______ was _______ by a man and a few beautiful songs ______ ______ by people. The bride _____ a nice ______ dress. After a big _______, the g______ threw a ________ of rice ______ the bride and groom to wish them _____________________________.

peechsung

wore pink lunchuests handful over

good luck and lots of children

anada house

weremade

The one in C______ is in a big _______.

The one in B____ is _______ the first two weddings.

• It was held on a _______. The couple ______ wore _________ clothes and _____. There was dancing ____ _____ ____ lots of music in this wedding.

beach bothcolourful hatsas well as

ali unlike

weddings differencessomething in common

In Italy

In Canada

In Bali

clothes guestsplaces

in a big churchwhite dressbig meals before and after the wedding,broke a glass.

in a big old housewear a nice pink dressthrew a handful of rice

On a beachColourful clothes and hats

1. Wear beautiful clothes

2. Have big meals

3. A lot of music.

1

3

4

5

6

25

50

Years marriedkind of present example

paper

cotton

leather

wood

wool

flowers

sweets

silver

gold

a love lettergreen and blue cloth

shoes

roses

a box

chocolate

sweater

a watcha statue of two love birds

2

7

Listen to Ben talking about special presents for married people and fill in the table.

Task C: LISTENING

TASK D:ORAL WORK:

You and your fiancee are famous actors (John Travolta and Goldie Hawn, for example). You are going to be interviewed by the editor of a gossip column. She wants to find out everything about your wedding plans. She will ask you questions about your wedding plans. Here are some questions that the editor might ask:

Questions that the editor might ask:

1. Are you planning a big wedding?2. How many people are you going to invite exactly?3. Where is the ceremony going to be?4. Do you intend to hold a reception afterwards?5. Where is that going to be?6. What are you planning to wear?7. Who is going to be the best man? Who are the bridesmaids?8. Where are you going to go on your honeymoon?9. Where are you going to live when you return?10. Are your parents going to live with you?11. Do you intend to have a large family?12. Are you going to work after you get married?