Love and marriage

· to be married to somebody

· to marry somebody = to get married to smb

· to marry into smb’s family

· to be engaged, an engagement

· to go out with smb = to date smb

· to make a date with smb for … o’clock

· to court smb, courtship

· to have a steady girl/boy-friend

· to flirt

· love at first sight

· to fall in love with smb

· to be in love with each other

· to ask for a girl’s hand = to propose to smb

· a marriage proposal = a proposal of marriage

· to accept/to decline a proposal of marriage

· to meet with a refusal

· an engagement; an engagement ring

· a wedding; a wedding ceremony; a wedding reception; a white wedding

· a match, a love match

· a marriage of convenience

· to marry smb off

· a silver/golden wedding anniversary,

· a fiancée (a female); a fiancé (a male)

· a bride, a bridegroom

· a bridal pair

· a best man

· a bridesmaid,

· a witness

· a registry office

· to sign the register

· a married couple

· a spouse

· a newly married couple = newly weds

· a wedding ring; a wedding guest; a wedding gift; a wedding cake

· a honeymoon; to honeymoon,

· a dowry

· to live with smb

· to marry smb for his/her money, for security

· to divorce smb, to be/get divorced from smb

· to be separated from smb

· to get on well with smb

· to be widowed, a widow, a widower, a grass widow,

· an ex-husband/wife

· to be/remained single, a single man/woman

· a spinster = an old maid

· a bachelor

TASK 5. Sort the words and phrases given in the box into the categories below. Add your own words to each category.

a cot	a grave	a nappy	grief	a wedding	a pram
a wreath	a honeymoon	sympathy	to exchange rings	to get divorced	a best man
a bouquet	a maternity leave	a reception	to bury	a bonnet	mourners
a funeral	a godmother	a cemetery	a widow	christening	a coffin
to get engaged	to have a baby	pregnant	a bridegroom	a bouquet	vows

Categories

BIRTH	MARRIAGE	DEATH

TASK 6. Match word-combinations or idioms with their definitions or explanations.

Part 1

	marital status	a	a newly married couple
	newly-weds	b	to legally end one’s marriage
	a common-law marriage	c	a bride’s dowry
	a god child	d	a legal document between husband and wife outlining domestic responsibilities, material rights and obligations, and the division of property in the event of break-up
	to divorce	e	an agreement between two people to marry
	to separate	f	to find a husband or wife for someone; used in order to show disapproval
	the black sheep of the family	g	a family relationship
	a pedigree	h	whether a person is single, married, separated, divorced or widowed
	to marry smb off	i	the parents and other past family members of an animal or person, or an official written record of this
	kinship	j	a person for whom smb acts as a sponsor at baptism
	a prenuptial agreement	k	a person who has bad reputation in a company of people or considered a defect of fault; the worst member of the family
	an engagement	l	non-legalized marriage
	a marriage portion	m	to start living apart without legally ending one’s marriage

Part 2

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