4. Read the article. Discus it. Best Age for 'I Do'
June 23, 2006. The best age to get married is shifting higher in the minds of Americans, with 25 now viewed as the ideal age for women, 27 for men.
That's up from an ideal age of 21 for women given in 1946. Americans then thought men should be 25, according to a new Gallup Poll reporting the change in attitudes.
The poll showed that America's opinion about the best time to get married has shifted dramatically over the last 60 years.
In 1946, 50% of Americans said women should be married by age 21, and only 4% said women should be over the age of 25 when they marry.
In contrast, this year's annual poll showed the number of Americans who favored women marrying by the age of 21 had dropped to 20%, while the number preferring an older age (30 years or more) for brides had tripled from 4% to 12%.
As for men, only 11% of Americans today say men should be married by the age of 21, while those who believe a man should be at least 30 before he walks down the aisle also nearly tripled, from 11% in 1946 to 30% in 2006.
In addition, only 44% of Americans said men should be married by age 25, compared with 70% who felt that way 60 years ago.
Researchers say that despite the age shifts since 1946, the belief that men should marry at a later age than women has been consistent over time.
They also found the ideal age voiced for marriage did not vary much by the respondent's gender, age, or religion.
However, those with a high school education or less were four times more likely than those with some college to say a woman should be married by 21.
5. Basic Vocabulary. Translate the following words into your language:
1. engaged ….
2. wedding …
3. married …
4. marriage …
5. wife …
6. husband …
7. divorce …
8. divorced ….
6. Getting engaged. Use the correct form of these words and expressions:
get engaged |
arrange |
propose to |
ask |
set a date |
I’ve got some news. I’m really excited. Mark … me to marry him last night. I said yes!
I remember the day my husband … me. We were on holiday in Greece. It was very romantic.
- Have you heard? Martin and Lisa have just … . They’re planning to get married next year. - Really? That’s fantastic. Have they …?
In some countries parents … their children’s marriages. They look for a suitable partner for their son or daughter to marry.
Do you know that …
The man you are engaged to is your fiancé. The woman you are engaged to is your fiancée. Nowadays these words are less common.
7. People at the wedding. Use these words to describe this picture.
bride |
groom |
best man |
clergyman |
guests |
bridesmaids |
The two people getting married are the … and the … . They are being married by the … . The two little girls are the … . The man standing on the groom’s right is his … . The wedding … are watching the ceremony.
8. The vows. Here are the marriage vows a man says in Britain. Complete them using these words.
health |
death |
worse |
poorer |
I (John Smith) take thee (Jane Brown) to be may wedded wife, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better, for (1) …, for richer, in sickness and in (3) …, to love and to cherish, till (4) … us to part.
Заняття 1.4 Зовнішність людини
1. Read and learn the following words:
beautiful |
гарний |
moustache |
вуси |
handsome |
вродливий (про чоловіка) |
jaw |
челюсті |
pretty |
симпатична(про жінку) |
pointed chin |
гостре підборіддя |
winsome |
привабливий |
even teeth |
рівні зуби |
even hair |
рівне волосся |
slender figure |
струнка фігура |
curly |
кудряве |
plump figure |
повна фігура |
plaited |
заплетене в косу |
soft hand |
м’яка рука |
wavy |
хвилясте |
legs |
ноги |
hair-cut |
стрижка |
shoulder |
плече |
hair-do |
зачіска |
skin |
шкіра |
plate |
лисина |
belly |
живіт |
beard |
борода |
eyelashes |
вії |
high forehead |
високий лоб |
to bite one’s lips |
кусати губи |
oval face |
овальне обличчя |
to purse one’s lips |
скласти губи бантиком |
round face |
кругле обличчя |
wrinkled |
зморшки |
dark circles |
темні кола під очима |
dimples in one’s cheeks |
ямочки на щічках |