Text 2 Wedding

So Mary and David had been engaged for a year before their wedding. It was a special time. Both of them tried to do their best at their University and did even better than before. They had very little time to spend together, that's why those short periods which they could devote to each other were particularly valuable to them. The parents also had to give in. The date of the wedding was fixed and all the necessary arrangements were under way. They did not mean to have a lot of guests, they wanted to see only those whom they loved, but their parents made them do it in the way which they considered reasonable, as they did not want to hurt any relatives' feelings. In due time the invitation cards were sent out to the distant and close relatives and friends. The young couple chose the catholic church of St. Charles' for the ceremony. The fiancee was busy preparing her wedding gown. She wanted to look her best as any girl would on her wedding day. The fiance also took care of his outfit.

The night before the wedding David decided to celebrate his last evening as a bachelor in the company of his close friends. So they went to a pub and drank a lot of beer there. You know, David is keen on beer and knows a lot about it.

The church ceremony was fixed for eleven in the morning. So the bridegroom hired a Rolls Royce for the occasion and all the other relatives and friends arrived in their own cars. When the bride got out of the car, she walked to the church on her father's arm. Mary was strikingly beautiful in her white dress and looked so fresh and tender that the guests could not take their eyes off her.

The organ played a ceremonial melody. The beautiful couple stood before the altar. The priest delivered his sermon and the faces of the bride and the groom were as solemn as the moment itself. The ceremony was over within an hour.

When the newly married couple were leaving the church, there were cheers and shouts and a storm of confetti.

At five o'clock all the guests got together at a small restaurant in Prescott Street. The tables at the restaurant were beautifully laid, they were full of delica­cies, champagne in buckets and a huge wedding cake, which looked like a work of art. There were a lot of witty speeches, good wishes and all the evening the guests enjoyed the Beatles' music. The bride and groom cut the cake together reluctant to destroy this creation. The cake was extremely delicious as all the other food. So all the guests enjoyed the meal and the atmosphere of the wedding.

At about nine o'clock the young couple bade good-bye and left for Speke air­port. From there they would fly to Heathrow and then on to their honeymoon to Malaysia.

Ex. 3. Work on the Text.

I. Ask each other questions based on the text. Do it in pairs.

II. Tell the group whether these statements are true or false. Start your answer with the following formulas of politeness:

I'm afraid that's wrong; you are not quite right; that's not quite so; I think you are mistaken; as far as I know; on the contrary; I don't think so; accord­ing to the story.

1. Mary and David had been engaged for two years before their wedding.

2. The parents never gave in.

3. They invited a lot of guests to their wedding party.

4. David decided to meet with his close friends in his bachelor's company the night before the wedding.

5. The church ceremony was fixed for eight o'clock in the morning.

6. The priest delivered a sermon, but Mary and David didn't listen to them as they were deep in thought with their own problems.

7. The tables at the restaurant were beautifully laid, but there was no wine on the tables, as the newly weds, their parents and guests thought drinking wine was a bad habit.

8. Everything was fine on the table except the cake, it was too small for the company.

9. The guests enjoyed the meal and the atmosphere at the wedding.

10. At midnight the young couple left for the airport.

Ex.4. Read the dialogue. Dramatize it with the partner.