Engagement and marriagies

FAMILY RELATIONS

1. First name = Christian name

2. Patronymic

3. Surname =last name =family name

4. Full name

5. To support = to keep a family

6. To come from a rich family

7. Parents

8. Father = papa =dad =daddy

9. Mother =mummy = mum = mom (Am.)

10. Child

11. The only child

12. Childless

13. Childhood

14. Baby = infant

15. First-born

16. Twins

17. Son = sonny

18. Daughter

19. Brother

20. Sister

21. Favourite = pet

22. To pet

23. To spoil

24. A chip off the old block

25. To nurse

26. To bring up = to raise

27. Nursery

28. Kindergarten

29. To be like = to take after

30. To be alike

31. To resemble

32. Resemblance (to, between)

33. Grandparents

34. Grandfather = grandpa

35. Grandmother = granny

36. Great-grandfather = great-granddaddy

37. Grandson

38. Granddaughter

39. Grandchildren

40. Generation

41. To die (to be dead)

42. Orphan

43. To adopt

44. Adopted child

45. Foster child

46. Stepfather

47. Stepmother

48. Stepson

49. Stepdaughter

50. Widow

51. Widower

52. Heir

53. Heiress

54. Ancestors

55. Descendant

56. Close relative

57. Distant relative

58. Relation

59. Uncle

60. Aunt

61. Nephew

62. Niece

63. Cousin (sister, brother) = first cousin

64. Second cousin

65. Remote kinsmen

66. Marital status

67. To marry smb.

68. To be /to get married to smb.

69. Married

70. Single = unmarried

71. Bridegroom

72. Bride

73. Fiancée

74. Fiancé

75. Husband

76. Wife

77. Father-in-law

78. Mother-in-law

79. Son-in-law

80. Daughter-in-law

81. Brother-in-law

82. Sister-in-law

83. To propose to smb.

84. Proposal

85. To be engaged to smb.

86. Engagement

87. Registry office

88. Wedding

89. Wedding anniversary

90. Silver wedding

91. Golden wedding

92. Newly married couple = newly weds = just married

93. Honeymoon

94. To divorce

95. Divorce

96. Bachelor

97. Spinster

98. At the age of…

99. To be under age

100. To come to age

101. To look one`s age

102. To look young (old) for one`s age

103. To bear one`s age well

104. I`m not yet 19 = I`m under 19

105. I`m on the wrong side of 20

106. I`m on the right side of 30

107. She`s about 40

108. Older

109. Elder

110. To be of military age

111. Teenager

112. Youngster

113. Aged

114. Middle-aged

115. To grow old = to get older

116. Elderly

117. An old man (woman)

118. Grown-up = adult

119. Youth

120. Origin

121. Occupation

122. What are you? = What is your occupation?

123. Trade

124. To retire

125. Housewife

126. Domestic

127. Family man

128. For family reasons

129. Household

130. Maiden name

131. Nickname

132. Playfellow

133. Will

ZODIAC SIGNS

134. Gemini

135. Aries

136. Taurus

137. Cancer

138. Leo

139. Virgo

140. Libra

141. Scorpio

142. Sagittarius

143. Capricorn

144. Aquarius

145. Pisces

Read the following text and answer the questions after it.

ENGAGEMENT AND MARRIAGIES

At the age of 21, persons of both sexes in England come of age. Boys and girls are permitted to become `engaged` or `betrothed`, when still in their teens. A boy can, with his parents` consent, propose to a girl and then marry her before he is 21 years of age. As a pledge of good faith he presents his bride with an engagement ring, which is worn on the third finger of the left hand.

In ordinary speech, a man who is engaged but not yet married to a lady, when speaking of her, will say: `My intended` or `my fiancee`. The young lady on a similar occasion will say the same.

Generally, English girls receive no marriage portion (wedding-dower) on marrying, as a man is obliged to maintain his wife and children himself.

On the day of the wedding, the bridegroom and bride with the best-man and bride`s maids, family and friends go to church for the wedding service. There they are joined in matrimony by the clergyman who slips a wedding-ring on the bride`s ring-finger. This ring she wears for the rest of her life.

When the ceremony is over, all go back to the house, where the lady has been living, to the wedding breakfast. The prominent feature of the wedding breakfast is the holy decorated wedding cake. After the guests have drunk to the bride`s and bridegroom`s health, the happy newly-married couple leave and depart on their honeymoon or to their new home.

According to an old English custom, they get pelted at the moment of leaving the room with rice or with old shoes and slippers, which is supposed to bring them good luck.

1. When do people in England come of age?

2. What does it mean `to be engaged`?

3. Do English girls receive a wedding-dower? Why?

4. What is the prominent feature of the wedding day?

5. What wedding tradition do English people have?

6. Do the back-translation of the text.

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