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ffi Explain this stightly altered quotation from the ffi Worl<in pairs. Answerthe questions and justify
lrish writer Oscar Wilde in your own words. What does it tell your answers.
you about his attitude to marriage?
1 Would you pay for any beauty treatments before your
Bigamy is having one husband or wedding day? Would you want or expect your fianc6(e) to?
wife too many. So is monogamy. 2 lf you get married, which celebrity woutd you most Iil<e
to resembte on your wedding day? Which cetebrity would
you most Iike your fianc6(e) to resembte?
Britain. Present the information it contains to another pair.
$ f ,f S Listen to six people tatl<ing about different aspects
WEDDING VENUES of weddings and marriage. Choose the correct answers.
1 A man is tatking about weddings. What often spoils
them, in his opinion?
church a the music during the evening
b the standard of food at the reception
licensed venue
c a family argument
abroad 2 A woman is tatking about the age you can legally marry in
the Ul(. What is her opinion of the taw?
Registry Office
a She thinks the age shoutd be raised.
b She doesn't think parental consent should be needed.
c She believes the existing law should remain.
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I licensed venue = a non-religious venue (e.g. hotel or restaurant) | A man is complaining about couptes who choose to
marry in a church. Why is he criticat?
, which has been granted a licence to pedorm wedding ceremonies i
i Registry Office (or Register Office) = a municipal office which i a He thinks everyone should have a civiI ceremony.
i performs non-religious wedding ceremonies and also officially i b He thinl<s they choose it for the wrong reasons.
i:_""'1*:lE:*15iIa?'.,9: __*l c He doesn't betieve in mal<ing retigious vows.

ffi Work in pairs. Compare the information in exercise A woman is discussing superstitions surrounding
2 with your own country. Answer the questions. marriage. What is her attitude to them?
a She is determined to follow them as much as possibte.
1 Are the basic choices of venue the same? Exptain any
b She doesn't believe in them but thinl<s they're worth
differences.
fottowing as part of tradition.
2 Do you think church weddings are more or less popular in
c She thinl<s they're ridicutous and refuses to fotlow
your country? Why?
them.
$ f , t Z Listen to a news report. What is it chiefty about? A man is explaining the traditionaI order of speeches at
a British wedding reception. Which three people give
a the rising cost of weddings in Britain
speech es?
b British habits and attitudes concerning weddings
a the best man, the bride and the groom
c the dectining popularity of weddings in Britain
b the bride's father, the groom and the best man
['] f .t f Listen again. Are the sentences true or false c the bride, the bride's father and the best man
according to the report? Correct the false ones. A woman is talking about unusualwedding venues.
7 42 per cent of men and women woutd like to lose weight What is her attitude to them?
before their wedding. a She thinks that the more unusuaI the venue is,
2 Couptes getting married intend the wedding to cost, on the better.
average, f10,600. b She thinks it's very romantic.
3 The survey only inctuded men and women between the c She thinks people just do it for pubticity.
ages of 20 and 34.
4 Nearly a quarter of brides pay more towards the wedding ffi Work in pairs. Answer the questions.
than the groom does. 1 What is the ideaI age to get married, in your opinion?
5 Younger couptes tend to have shorter engagements than 2 Do you know any superstitions connected to weddings in
older couples. your country?
5 A tot of men said they would most tike their bride to took 3 What happens at a typical wedding in your country?
(Think about the ceremony, the reception, the guests,
tike l(ate Winslet on their wedding day.
gifts, etc.)
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