Ex.7. Put one or more words into each gap to complete the sentences.

1. You know that Margaret and I have been unhappy for a while, so we've decid­ed to ______ up.

2. The wedding ceremony was nice but I think everybody enjoyed the _____ afterwards most.

3. Before she got married, Helen invited about twenty friends out on her__________.

4. In Britain the _____________ usually arrives for the wedding before the bride. He's usually very nervous, too.

5. Look. We've been ___________ for years and now I want a divorce so that I can marry Emily.

6. Every year we have a big party on our __________

7. Before he got married, Bill went out on a ___________with all his friends.

8. The groom's friend is called the___________.

9. It was a beautiful wedding. The bride wore white and the _______wore love­ly pink dresses.

10. How long were you ___________before you got married?

11. They've been married for forty years. It's a very successful_________.

12. Victor ________his first wife on Friday and married Carla on Saturday.

13. After we got married we had a wonderful ________in the Caribbean.

C). Listening: Arranged Marriage

Pre-listening task

You will hear an interview with an Indian lady, RajkumariKejriwal, known to her family and friends as Raj. In the interview she talks about her arranged marriage, and the day she was introduced to her future husband. Work in pairs. Write questions. What information would you like to learn?

Listen to the interview, and see if your questions are answered.

Comprehension check

1 How did Raj's father find the two men?

2 Was it difficult to find a husband for Raj?

3 Describe the day that Raj met the two men.

4 Why did her father choose Shyam?

5 What happened between that day and their marriage?

Summary: In the following summary there are some factual mistakes and some gaps. Correct the mistakes and complete the gaps.

Raj's father arranged her marriage when she was still at school. He chose her husband by _____. In Raj's case, this, didn't take long, but sometimes ______. Two men were introduced to Raj and her family, and together they decided _______. The men were of similar background, but one of them_____, and this was the one____ Raj didn't agree with her father, but she had no choice. She has now been married for twenty two years, and in fact ______. Most marriages in India are still _______ and the usual age______.

Discussion: What do you think?

1 What was Raj's attitude to her arranged marriage? Did she accept it or resent it?

2 How do you think she felt on the day she met the two men?

3 Raj says that her husband's family wasn't wealthy, but they owned a village and were like princes. What does this tell us about Raj?

4 What else would you like to know, either about Raj's marriage, or about arranged marriages?

5 What advantages does she see to arranged marriages?

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