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Tying the knot

Oops! Did I really say that? : Tying the kno

Do you remember Esteban Torres and Katie Barnes? After they met they continued theirlong-distance relationship and finally decided to tie the knot. They wanted an intimateceremony but planning it wasn!t as easy as Katie had e"pected.

#$ thought planning my own wedding would be a pieceof cake. After all $ often ha%e to organi&e big e%entsso $ deal with catering companies hire %enues sendout in%itations and so on. $ am used to planningorgani&ing and coordinating to get things working

smoothly. $ am %ery good at meeting deadlines andconsistently e"ecuting follow-ups as scheduled.'owe%er $ didn!t reali&e it would be so difficult to makedecisions for something so personal so $ spoke to myfriend (arah and this is the ad%ice she ga%e me aboutwedding planning#)

Now you can read the text for the listening activity.


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To tie the knot means to get married.

There is a suggestion that this e"pression deri%es from the nets of knottedstring which supported beds prior to the introduction of metal-sprungbedframes. The theory goes that in order to make a marriage bed youneeded to !tie the knot!. But there!s not a shred of e%idence to support thisidea.

$t isn!t clear whether this e"pression deri%es from an actual knot used inmarriage ceremonies or whether the knot is merely symbolic of a lastingunity. Knots ha%e a place in the folklore of many cultures and usuallysymboli&e unbreakable pledges.

$f you want to know more about this phrase %isit this link .

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". #edding Traditions

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'a%e you e%er wonderedwhy the bride stands tothe left of the groom orwhy the wedding ring isworn on the third finger

of the left hand? Theorigins and meaningbehind some of our mostcherished weddingtraditions may surpriseyou. There are of course multiplee"planations for eachpiece of wedding loreand few can bedefiniti%ely traced back

to their roots. Below are some of the more common and popular stories behind thesetraditions.

Tossing the $ou%uet

Tossing the bou/uet is a tradition that stems from England. 0omen used to try to rippieces of the bride!s dress and flowers in order to obtain some of her good luck. To escapefrom the crowd the bride would toss her bou/uet and run away. Today the bou/uet istossed to single women with the belief that whoe%er catches it will be the ne"t to marry.

&iving way the $ride

The tradition of the father gi%ing away his daughter has its roots in the days of arrangedmarriages. Daughters in those times were considered their father!s property. $t was thefather!s right to gi%e his child to the groom usually for a price. Today a father gi%ing awayhis daughter is a symbol of his blessing of the marriage.

The #edding 'ing

The wedding ring has been worn on the third finger of the left hand since 1oman times.The 1omans belie%ed that the %ein in that finger runs directly to the heart. The weddingring is a ne%er-ending circle which symboli&es e%erlasting lo%e.

The $est (an

$n ancient times men sometimes captured women to make them their brides. A manwould take along his strongest and most trusted friend to help him fight resistance fromthe woman!s family. This friend therefore was considered the best man among hisfriends. $n Anglo-(a"on England the best man accompanied the groom up the aisle tohelp defend the bride.

$ride on &roo)s *eft

Because grooms in Anglo-(a"on England often had to defend their brides the bride wouldstand to the left of her groom so that his sword arm was free.

+oething old, new, -orrowed and -lue...

The full wording of this popular bridal attire rhyme which dates back to the 2ictoriantimes is !something old something new something borrowed something blue and a sil%ersi"pence in your shoe.! (omething old refers to wearing something that represents a linkwith the bride!s family and her old life. 3sually the bride wears a piece of family ewelleryor maybe her mother!s or grandmother!s wedding dress.

0earing something new represents good fortune and success in the bride!s new life. The

bride!s wedding dress is usually chosen if purchased new but it can be any other newitem of the bride!s wedding attire.

0earing something borrowed which has already been worn by a happy bride at herwedding is meant to bring good luck to the marriage. (omething borrowed could be anitem of bridal clothing a handkerchief or an item of ewellery.


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0earing something blue dates back to biblical times when the colour blue was consideredto represent purity and fidelity. 5%er time this has e%ol%ed from wearing a blue clothing towearing a blue band around the bottom of the bride!s dress and to modern times wherethe bride wears a blue or blue-trimmed garter.

...and a silver sixpence in your shoe

6lacing a sil%er si"pence in the bride!s left shoe is a symbol of wealth. This is not ust tobring the bride financial wealth but also a wealth of happiness and oy throughout her

married life.

The Tiered #edding ake

The origin of the tiered wedding cake also lies in Anglo-(a"on times. 7uests would bringsmall cakes to the wedding and stack them on top of each other. 4ater a cle%er ,renchbaker created a cake in the shape of the small cakes and co%ered it in frosting. $t is nowknown as the tiered cake.

#edding $ou%uet

,lowers are incorporated into the wedding ceremony as a symbol of fertility. The firstbou/uets consisted of herbs and later orange blossoms.

The $ridal /eil

The bridal %eil has long been a symbol of youth modesty and %irginity and was used toward off e%il.

$ridesaids

The bridal partyis a traditionthat has beenestablished formany centuries.,or a long timethe purpose ofthe bridal party

was to fool e%ilspirits. Thebride!s friendsdressedsimilarly to herin order toconfuse any%irulent presences that might be lurking about. Today bridesmaids are there to supportthe bride in the stressful times during the wedding.

(ources) http)88www.weddingguideuk.com8articles8planning8traditions.asp

http)88www.infoplease.com8spot8weddinglore9.html


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0hat about(panish weddingtraditions? Do youknow the origins ofgi%ing thirteencoins ;#arras#


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".". /oca-ulary on love and arriage

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0hat is the differencebetween weddingand arriage ?

0atch out)

$ arried my best friend$ got arried to the man ne"t door.

#hat do these words and expressions a-out arriage ean? (atchwords and definitions -y writing the correct nu-er in the gap.

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6roposal.=9. A chest in which household linen ismarriage.

Bridegroom. =>. A girl or woman who accompanies a bri

Bride. =. A special page who carries the wedding ri

1eception. =@. A formal social occasion held to welcom

Bridesmaid.=. A ser%ice pro%ided by a website or retailcommunication of gift preferences to wedding

Best +an. =. An offer of marriage.

1ing Bearer. =C. 6roperty or money brought by a bride t

'oneymoon. =. A man on his wedding day or ust befor

2ows. =. A woman on her wedding day or ust be

Bridalregistry.

9=. (olemn promises.

Bridalshower.

99. A formal agreement to get married.

(peech. 9>. A holiday taken by a newly married cou

Engagement. 9. The chief assistant to the groom at a weattendance after the bride and groom.

Dowry. 9@. A formal address deli%ered to an audien

'ope chest. 9. A gift-gi%ing party held for a bride-to-be

,iancFfiancFe

9. A person to whom another is engaged to

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weddingswith the(panishtranslation.And in thislink you willfindpictures to

describe the

words .,inally youcan readthis te"tdescribing aweddingthatincludessome of thewords ande"pressions we ha%e seen and a few new ones.


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".1. +tag and 2en 3arties

Do you know what a stag orhen party are? A stag or henparty also know as a bacheloror bachelorette party is a partyheld for a man or a womanshortly before he or she entersmarriage. A stag ;for a man< orhen ;for a woman< party is

usually planned by the bestfriend of the bride ;the womanwho!s getting married< or thegroom ;the man who!s gettingmarried


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2egas with no memory of the night before. 0ith the room in a wreck they find that theyha%e a baby in the closet and a grown tiger in the bathroo m. 5ne of them has a missingtooth an d a #harlot# for a bride and the groom is missing. 'ilarious chaos results asthe trio head out to re-trace their steps as well as try to locate the groom and bring himhome in one piece before the wedding. 0atch the trailer)

'ere you ha%e The 4os Angeles Times re%iew of The 'ango%er .

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1. (aking, accepting and refusing

invitations

Do you know how to in%ite someone to your house for dinner or to go to themo%ies? 0hat do you say in English when someone in%ites you? 'ere aresome common e"pressions you can use when making or responding toin%itations both for accepting and turning down.

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$n%iting)

#hat are you doing ne"t (aturday? 0e!re ha%ing some people o%er for ameal. #ould you like to come?

Do you want to go to the mo%ies tonight?

re you free ne"t Thursday?

re you doing anything ne"t weekend?

#ould you like to go to the theatre tomorrow?

#ould you -e interested in going to the the football match ne"t (unday?

2ow do you fancy going to the the restaurant for dinner?

2ow a-out going to the mo%ies?

are to come o%er for lunch?

I was 5ust wondering if you would like to come o%er for a drink.

#e)d -e delighted to ha%e you o%er for my birthday party.

Acceptingin%itations)

+ure. #hattie?

I)d love to,thanks.

That)s verykind of you,thanks.

That soundslovely, thankyou.

#hat a greatidea, thank you.


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Declining in%itations)

That)s very kind of you, -ut actually $!m doing something else on(aturday

I can)t. I have to work.

This evening is no good. I have an appointent.

I) -usy toorrow. an I take a rain check on that? ;rain check) you

cannot accept in%itations now but would like to do so at a later time and >e> sounds

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$n many accents in England the letter #r# is not pronounced after a %owel. $n other placesit is pronounced for e"ample in most parts of Gorth America. But in both cases the letter

#r# makes the %owel before it sound different.

The 8O8 sound may be spelled #eer# ;beer


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4isten to #This $ 6romise Hou# by G!(HG *ustin Timberlake!s former band. $tis one of the top >= songs for weddingsM These are the top 9== .

#And $ will take

Hou in my armsAnd hold you right where you belong

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@. $itesiAe

$n *esson ", you ha%e practised your four skills)

- 0e ha%e read about wedding traditions.

- The *istening acti%ities in the lesson ha%e ranged from tips for a writing a speech toideas for weddings and e"cerpts from films.

- $n order to impro%e your +peaking you ha%e practised talking about (panishtraditions regarding weddings stag and hen parties. Hou ha%e also deli%ered a speech andmade and responded to in%itations.

- $n the #riting section you ha%e learnt how to write in%itations and speeches.

$n order to impro%e those skills we ha%e studied)

- language functions in%ol%ed in making accepting and refusing in%itations and makingpromises.

- %ocabulary) marriage lo%e and ceremonies.

- grammar) using modal %erbs for deduction in the present and in the past.

- pronunciation) diphthongs 8O8 and 8eO8.

0ith regards to culture we ha%e learnt about wedding traditions typical songs forweddings and the famous #$ ha%e a dream# speech by +artin 4uther King *r.

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