Exercise 5. In the extracts from the text below, fill in the blanks, paying special attention to the words expressing sequence of events.
A ... (1) the bride and the bridegroom are together ... (2) the altar the priest ... (3) the wedding service. The words that ... (4) said... (5) the wedding service are ... (6) well known to most people. ... (7) the service, the bridegroom gives ...(8) bride a wedding ring. ... (9)... (10)... (11) of the ceremony, the priest or ...(12) says: ‘I pronounce you man and wife’, ...(13) means that they are officially married. The ... (14) and bridegroom ... (15) sign the register. (which, at the end, bride, minister, then, when, at, the, during, begins, very, are, during.)
В The bridegroom is not supposed to ...(1) the bride on the day of the wedding ...(2) they meet in church as this ...(3) considered to be bad luck. The ... (4) arrives at the church ... (5) and waits inside, near the altar with the best man. The families of ... (6) bride and bridegroom, and the wedding ... (7) sit in rows in the church ... (8)... (9) the wedding ceremony begins, the bride ... (10) at the church in a car ...(11) her father. (the, guests, just before, with, arrive, at, first, bridegroom, is, see, until.)
Exercise 6. Can you guess what the text is about judging by the title? What do you know or what have you heard about the subject you are going to read about?
Text 6
Exercise 1. Read the text and choose the appropriate title for each passage:
1. Before the ceremony.
2. The reception.
3. The main people at the wedding.
4. After the ceremony.
5. After the reception.
6. The ceremony.
In Britain people get married either in church or in a registry office. In the US people often get married in a house, a garden, a park, a hotel, or in a wedding chapel as well as in church. Most people, when they of a wedding, think of people getting married in church and the customs that go with this type of wedding, called a white wedding. Even people who are not religious often want to have a traditional white wedding in a church.
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There are special names for some of the people in the wedding ceremony. The woman who is getting married is called the bride and the man is called the bridegroom or groom. The man has a male friend with him called the best man and the bride has some female friends called the bridesmaids. It is traditional for the bride to wear a long white dress and a white veil and to carry flowers in a bouquet. She is also supposed to wear 'something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue' because this will bring her luck. The groom wears a suit or sometimes a tuxedo (in the US) or morning suit (in Britain). Everyone else wears their best clothes and the women often buy hats specially.
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The bridegroom is not supposed to see the bride on the day of the wedding until they meet in church as this is considered to be bad luck. The bridegroom arrives at the church first and waits inside, near the altar, with the best man.
The families of the bride and bridegroom, and the wedding guests, sit in rows in the church.
Just before the wedding ceremony begins, the bride arrives at the church in a car with her father. The car is usually an expensive car, such as a Rolls Royce or a limousine, hired for the occasion and decorated with ribbons.
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It is a custom for the bride's father to give her to the bridegroom. The bride and her father walk slowly up the aisle of the church, with the bridesmaids. When the bride and bridegroom are together at the altar the priest or the minister begins the wedding service. The words that are said during the wedding service are very well known to most people. During the service, the bridegroom gives the bride a wedding ring (a plain gold ring) and says 'With this ring I thee wed' ('With this ring I marry you.').Sometimes the bride also gives a ring to the bridegroom. The priest or the minister asks the bride and bridegroom in turn: 'Will you have this man/woman to be your wedded husband/wife?' The bride and bridegroom each say 'I will'. At the end of the ceremony, the priest or minister says, 'I pronounce you man and wife', which means that they are officially married. The bride and bridegroom then sign the register.
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Outside the church, the friends of the bride and bridegroom throw confetti or rise over them. Photographs are usually taken of the bride and bridegroom and their families and friends.
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After the photographs everyone usually goes to a hotel for the wedding reception, which is a special meal (wedding breakfast) and party to celebrate the wedding. During the meal the bride and groom cut the wedding cake and give it to their guests. At the end of the meal there are speeches, usually made by the bride's father, the groom and the best man. It is traditional for the best man to make a speech in which he talks about funny and embarrassing things that have happened to the bridegroom in the past.
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Before the reception ends the bride and bridegroom usually drive to another hotel to spend their wedding night before beginning their honeymoon. The car the couple drive away in has usually been decorated by their friends. There is often a sign saying 'Just married' and sometimes tin cans are tied to the back of the car. Before she leaves, the bride throws her bouquet to her friends to catch. According to custom, the woman who catches it will be the next one to get married.
Exercise 2 . After having read the text say if your ideas were right. How much do American and British weddings differ from ones in Belarus? What are typically British and typically American features of the event:
· before the ceremony;
· during the ceremony;
· after the ceremony?
Exercise 3 . Correct the statements:
1. In Britain people get married only in church.
2. People who are not religious always have their wedding in a registry office.
3. To see the bride on the day of the wedding is considered to be good luck.
4. The families of the bride and bridegroom, and the wedding guests, stay outside the church.
5. The groom and his mother walk slowly up the aisle of the church, with the best man.
6. It is traditional for the best man to make a speech in which he talks about the negative features of the groom’s character.
7. Before the reception ends the bride and bridegroom drive directly to the airport.
8. Before he leaves, the groom throws his shoes to his guests to catch.
9. According to custom, the woman who catches them will be his next wife.
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