Love and Marriage

Unit 1: Video and Photograph

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photograph: waiting at the airport

1. What happened in the video?
2. Do you think that love and marriage has changed since Cary Grant's time (the man in the video)?
3. What is happening in the photograph?
4. Discuss how relationships are formed in your country.
5. If you were to give someone three tips on how to make a relationship last, what would you tell them?

An Idiom

A Dear John Letter
A Dear John letter is written by either a woman or man to inform their partner that their relationship is over.

Jenny left a Dear John letter for Robert, because she fell in love with another man.

Unit 2: Reading Comprehension

Most young couples nowadays like to date for several years before they decide to tie the knot. Traditionally, the man will ask permission from the womans parents before he makes a marriage proposal. He will then try to arrange a special date and pop the question the question to her. If the woman agrees, they will both wear the engagement ring as a sign that they are both engaged to each other. Traditionally couples like to hold their wedding in a church. People with less money can also decide to hold their wedding ceremony at the local registry office. On the day of the wedding, the bridegroom does not get to see the Bride until the ceremony begins.
A reception is usually held after the wedding, where a toast is made to the new happily married couple. Afterwards the couple drive off and get ready for their honeymoon and a new life together.

Vocabulary Practice

Date - a social meeting where two people from the opposite sex try to get to know each other.
Tie the knot - to get engaged.
Proposal - to offer marriage.
Pop the question - to ask someone to marry you.
Engaged - to be committed to marriage.
Wedding - a social event to enter into marriage.
Registry - a place that officially records and recognizes a legal marriage.
Bridegroom - another term for the man to be married.
Bride - another term for the woman to be married.
Reception - a formal party after a marriage ceremony.
Honeymoon - a holiday taken by newly married couples.