- •I. Make friends with your new groupmates. Discuss the following questions.
- •II. Read the e-mails. Which person would you like to make friends with? Why? b)Write an e-mail about yourself.
- •III. Read the text and fill in the headings. Memorize the words in bold.
- •Vocabulary
- •IV. Read and memorize the words.
- •‘Family’ Vocabulary
- •V. Complete the gaps.
- •VI. Make up dialogues and act them out.
- •1) Greeting a friend
- •6) Conversational openings
- •VII. Discuss the following questions. Use the leisure activities below.
- •IV. Read the text. Memorize the words in bold. A Day in the Life
- •Vocabulary
- •V. Read and memorize the definitions.
- •VI. Answer the questions.
- •VII. Read the text. Memorize the words in bold. Get Fit at Home.
- •Vocabulary
- •VIII. Read and memorize the definitions.
- •IX. Answer the questions.
- •X. A) Make up sentences and phrases using the table below.
- •XI. Look at Mike’s daily routine. Say when you do these things.
- •XII. Match the sentence beginnings in a with the endings in b, then put the sentences in the most logical order.
- •XIII. Fill in the gaps with the words in the box. Use the correct verb form.
- •XIV. Write a paragraph about your ordinary day.
- •XV. A) Make up sentences using the table below.
- •XVI. Match the synonyms.
- •XVII. Match the opposites.
- •XIII. Match the two columns to form collocations.
- •XIV. Match the verbs and nouns.
- •XV. Match the words and expressions on the left with the definitions on the right.
- •XVI. Complete the text with the expressions from Exercise XV. Remember to write the verbs in the past tense. Having a bad day
- •I. Complete the sentences with the words from the box.
- •II. Look at the age groups. At what age do you think you move from one to another?
- •III. Read the text. The Life of a Princess
- •Vocabulary
- •IV. Read and memorize the definitions.
- •V. Answer the questions.
- •VI. Memorize the following collocations.
- •VII. Match the antonyms.
- •VIII. What stage of life are these people at?
- •IX. Match the sentence beginnings from a with the endings from b and construct Rebecca’s life.
- •X. Birth, death and marriage.
- •1. Fill in the gaps with one of the following words.
- •2. Fill in the gaps with one of the following words.
- •3. Put one of the followings words into each gap. Sometimes more than one is possible.
- •XI. What do you think is the happiest time of a person’s life – when they are young or when they are old? Why? Write 10-15 sentences using the vocabulary words from this unit.
- •I. Discuss the following questions.
- •II. A) Put the sentences in the most likely order. Work in pairs. Explain and memorize the words in bold. Love story
- •III. Read the text. The Cliche Expert Testifies on Love (by Frank Sullivan)
- •Vocabulary
- •IV. Read and memorize the definitions.
- •V. Explain what the following clichés mean.
- •VI. Read the text and fill in the headings.
- •Dating and Marriage Customs in Britain.
- •Vocabulary
- •VII. Read and memorize the definitions.
- •IX. Complete the following text with the words and phrases below.
- •In love
- •X. A) Match the beginnings and endings of the expressions below. Use one of the endings twice.
- •XI. Read the following sentences and put the words and phrases in bold into the correct column below.
- •XII. Match the beginnings and the endings of the sentences below.
- •XIII. Use the correct form of these words and expressions:
- •XIV. Julie and Dave are getting married next month. Match the beginnings of the phrases with their endings. Pay attention to the active vocabulary.
- •XV. Use these words to fill the gaps.
- •XVI. Here are the marriage vows that a man says in Britain. Complete them using these words.
- •XVII. Use these expressions in the situations below:
- •XVIII. Complete the response in four different ways.
- •I. Read the text and answer the questions below. Agatha Christie
- •II. Read the text. Changing Values and Norms of the British Family
- •III. Read the text. Explain and memorize the words in bold. The American Family
- •IV. Read the text
- •V. Read the text. Explain and memorize the words in bold. Domestic Chores
- •VI. Read the text.
III. Read the text. The Cliche Expert Testifies on Love (by Frank Sullivan)
(abridged)
Q: Now, Mr. Arbuthnot, what’s love?
A: Love's blind.
Q: Good. What does love do?
A: It makes the world go round.
Q: Whom does a young man fall in love with?
A: With the Only Girl in the World.
Q: Whom does a young woman fall in love with?
A: With the Only Boy in the World.
Q: When do they fall in love?
A: At first sight.
Q: How?
A: Madly.
Q: And he..?
A: Whispers sweet nothings in her ear.
Q: When the Only Man falls in love, madly, with the Only Girl, what does he do?
A: He walks on air.
Q: What happens after that?
A: They get married.
Q: What is marriage?
A: A lottery.
Q: Where are marriages made?
A: In Heaven.
Q: What does the bride do at the wedding?
A: She blushes.
Q: What does the groom do?
A: Forgets the ring.
Q: After the marriage, what?
A: The honeymoon.
Q: Then what?
A: She has a little secret.
Q: What is it?
A: She is knitting a tiny garment.
Q: What happens after that?
A: Oh, they settle down and raise a family and live happily ever afterwards.
Vocabulary
IV. Read and memorize the definitions.
at first sight = at first glance - immediately
blind - unable to see; sightless
bride - woman who is about to be married or has recently been married
fall in love with smb - begin to love smb
get married - become united as husband and wife
groom = bridegroom - man who is about to be married or has recently been married
honeymoon - holiday or trip taken by a newly married couple
raise a family – bring up children
wedding ring – ring (often one of a pair) of plain gold given during the wedding ceremony by the groom or bride to his or her future spouse
settle down - begin living a stable and orderly life
wedding - the ceremony or celebration of a marriage
READING COMPREHENSION
V. Explain what the following clichés mean.
Love's blind.
Love makes the world go round.
The Only Girl / the Only Boy in the World
He whispers sweet nothings in her ear.
He walks on air.
Marriage is a lottery.
Marriages are made in Heaven.
She has a little secret.
She is knitting a tiny garment.
TEXT 2
VI. Read the text and fill in the headings.
Marriages
Weddings
Dating
Wedding Superstitions
Honeymoon
Dating and Marriage Customs in Britain.
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Dating usually starts in the teenage years, although some kids at primary school age are now having boy and girl friends from the age of 8 years and upwards.
Traditionally, girls used to wait for the lads to make the first move, but these days equality rules.
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In England and Wales people cannot marry if they are aged 16 or 17 and do not have parental consent. In Scotland both parties must be at least 16 years old and parental consent is not required.
The trend nowadays is to marry later. Many couples are living together first for all sorts of reasons such as finance.
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Most weddings take place on Saturday afternoons, this is very much the “peak period” in any week for getting married.
Brides have hen nights and bridegrooms have stag parties.
The groom chooses a best man who will look after the couple rings during the wedding ceremony.
It is unlucky for the groom to see the bride on the wedding day before the service. Traditionally the bride wears a white dress and the groom wears a suit. The bride may be attended by bridesmaids and pageboys.
During the wedding ceremony the groom and the bride say their vows. They give each other rings and sign a wedding register.
After the ceremony guests are invited to attend a meal and further celebrations. This is known as the Wedding Reception. Guests leave presents for the bride and groom on a table in the room where the reception takes place. The best man, bride’s father and the groom give a speech at the wedding reception.
It is traditional at weddings to have a special wedding cake at the reception, often with three tiers - each tier may be made of a different type of cake to satisfy the tastes of all your wedding guests.
……………………………………………………………………………………………… After the wedding has taken place, the bride and groom go away on a holiday called a honeymoon. Centuries ago it was customary for the bride and bridegroom to drink mead made from honey, for a month (a month was known as a moon) after the wedding.
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The bride and the groom must not meet on the day of the wedding except at the altar.
For good luck the bride should wear “something borrowed, something blue, something old and something new”.
The bride should never wear her complete wedding clothes before the day.
The husband should carry his new wife over the threshold of their home.
(abridged from: http://www.projectbritain.com/dating.htm)