Weddings Stage 1

Before Reading Chapter 7 WHILE READING

1 + h, 2 + d, 4 + e, 7 + f, 8 + b

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Graham proposed to Kendra on a mountain in Bosnia.
BEFORE READING ACTIVITIES (PAGE 44)
She had a hen day in Regents Park in London.
Activity 1 BEFORE READING Their wedding was in London in July 2009.
1c  2e  3h  4g  5b  6a  7f  8d The bridesmaids wore dark blue dresses.
Their wedding cake had little flags on it.
Activity 2 BEFORE READING
Open answers. 3 + g, 5 + a, 6 + i, 9 + j, 10 + c
Karl proposed to Eri in Paris.
Their wedding was in Kyoto in April 2008.
While Reading The bride and groom wore traditional kimonos for the
ceremony.
Chapters 1 and 2 WHILE READING
Their wedding cake was taller than the bride and
1 They had lots of food, and they sang and danced.
groom.
2 There was a party at the home of the bride and
After the wedding, they visited places in Japan with
groom, and people gave them presents.
Karl’s family.
3 A matchmaker finds the right groom for a bride, or
the right bride for a groom. Chapter 8 WHILE READING

4 In the 1500s. 1 F About one couple in five in the USA has a

5 On Leap Day, 29 February. destination wedding.
6 Mary of Burgundy in 1477. 2T
7 The groom’s family pays the bride price to the 3T
bride’s family, because the bride is leaving them. 4 F Couples from the UK usually go to places by the
8 After the engagement and before the wedding. sea, like Bali, Fiji or Barbados.
9 In Japan. 5 F Central Park in New York is a popular place for
weddings.
Chapter 3 WHILE READING
6T
1 China
2 Spain ChapterS 9 aND 10 WHILE READING

3 India 1 sea
4 Hawaii 2 train
5 Korea 3 a happy wedding
6 matron of honour 4 Some friends
7 flower girl 5 six small cakes
8 groomsmen 6 tree
9 best man 7 fire
8 wine
ChapterS 4 AND 5 WHILE READING
9 carries
1c, 2a, 3b, 4b, 5c, 6b, 7a, 8c, 9a
10 fifty
Chapter 6 WHILE READING
1 What – The reception.
2 Who – The bride’s parents.
3 Where – On the bride’s dress.
4 Why – Because he is taking her away from them.
5 What – Thirteen gold coins.
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6 How many – More than ten thousand.

7 What – He gave them food.
8 How much – Between 30 and 70 million dollars.

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After Reading 5+c

Queen Victoria wore a white dress for her wedding and
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then other brides began to wear white dresses too.

Activity 1 AFTER READING
1 Activity 4 AFTER READING
t h r e a d
Open answers.
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c o u p l e
Activity 5 AFTER READING
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r i n g Open answers.
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c a k e
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b a b y
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d i a m o n d
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t h r o w
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c o i n s
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d a n c e

The hidden word is HONEYMOON. It is a holiday for

the bride and groom after the wedding.
Activity 2 AFTER READING
When a couple get married, everybody wants good
luck for them. People do different things in different
countries to bring good luck to the wedding. In China,
some brides wear a ring with jade in it. This green
stone brings good luck.
The tradition of 1,000 little paper birds comes from
Japan. The bride makes these birds before the wedding.
This is now popular in Hawaii and in the USA.
Colour can be very important, too. In China and
India, the bride often wears a red dress, and in Japan
red food is popular at wedding receptions.
Of course, some things bring bad luck too. On the
day of a western wedding, the groom does not see the
bride before the ceremony – because it’s bad luck!
Open answers.
Activity 3 AFTER READING
1+d
Graham and Kendra had their wedding in the summer
because lots of people have their holiday then.
2+a
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Sara and Matt’s wedding did not cost a lot of money

but they had a wonderful day.
3+e
Eri and Karl wore kimonos when they had their
traditional wedding ceremony.
4+b
The Roy brothers had thousands of guests so their
wedding cost millions of dollars.

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