Unit 28: AN ENGLISH WEDDING

Vocabulary

all	/ɔːl/	adj
beach	/biːtʃ/	n
bikini	/bɪˈkiː.ni/	n
both	/bəʊθ/	n
bride	/braɪd/	n
cake	/keɪk/	n
church	/tʃɜːtʃ/	n
cry	/kraɪ/	v
cut	/kʌt/	v
flower	/ˈflaʊ.əʳ/	n
fly	/flaɪ/	v
get into	/’get ˌɪntu/	v
groom	/gruːm/	n
hold	/həuld/	v
honeymoon	/ˈhʌn.i.muːn/	n
left	/left/	n
morning suit (= morning dress)	/ˈmɔːnɪŋˌsuːt/	n
present	/ˈprez.ənt/	n
reception	/rɪˈsep.ʃən/	n
right	/raɪt/	n
sea	/siː/	n
speech	/spiːtʃ/	n
spend	/spend/	n
top hat	/ˌtɔp ‘hæt/	n
traditional	/trəˈdɪʃ.ən.əl/	adj
tree	/triː/	n
villa	/ˈvɪlə/	n
wear	/weəʳ/	v
wedding	/ˈwedɪŋ/	n

Expressions

- In a few minutes  = a few minutes from now = in a few minutes’ time
- For ever and ever  = forever
- At the top
- At the bottom
- In the middle
- On the left
- On the right
- To make a speech
- By the sea

People’s names

First names		Last names
Female	Male
Patricia	Simon	Ford

Other proper names

Rolls-Royce	/ˌrəʊlzˈrɔɪs/
Heathrow Airport	/’hiːθrəʊ ˈeəpɔːt/
Bermuda	/bɚˈmjuːdə/

Listening

1 This is an English wedding. They’re standing on the steps outside the church. The bride is wearing a long white dress and is holding some blue flowers in her left hand. The groom is wearing a traditional morning suit and is holding a top hat in his right hand. They’re both smiling because they’re very happy. Listen, repeat and answer the following questions. 1. What is this? - This is an English wedding. 2. Where are they standing? - They’re standing on the steps outside the church. 3. What’s the bride wearing? - The bride is wearing a long white dress. 4. What’s she holding? - The bride is holding some blue flowers in her left hand. 5. What’s the groom wearing? - The groom is wearing a traditional morning suit. 6. What’s he holding? - He is holding a top hat in his right hand. 7. Why are they smiling? - Because they’re very happy.

2 In a few minutes, they’re going to get into a Rolls-Royce and drive to a big hotel for the reception. At the reception they’re going to cut the cake and drink champagne. Then they’re going to open all their presents. Some people are going to make speeches and both of the mothers are going to cry. Listen, repeat and answer the following questions. 1. What are they going to get into? - They’re going to get into a Rolls-Royce. 2. Where are they going to drive? - They’re going to drive to a big hotel for the reception. 3. What are they going to cut? - They’re going to cut the cake. 4. What are they going to drink? - They’re going to drink champagne. 5. What are they going to do? - They’re going to open all their presents.

3 At three o’clock they’re going to leave the reception and drive to Heathrow Airport. They’re going to fly to Bermuda. They’re going to spend their honeymoon in a villa by the sea. They’re going to be happy forever and ever and have a lot of children. Listen, repeat and answer the following questions. 1. What time are they going to leave the reception? - They’re going to leave the reception at three o’clock. 2. Where are they going to drive to? - They’re going to drive to Heathrow Airport. 3. Where are they going to fly to? - They’re going to fly to Bermuda. 4. Where are they going to spend their honeymoon? - They’re going to spend their honeymoon in a villa by the sea. 5. How many children are they going to have? - They’re going to have a lot of children.

Language Summary

I	‘m am ‘m not am not	standing on the steps outside the church. holding some blue flowers.
He She It	‘s is ‘s not is not
We We You You They	‘re are aren’t are not

Am	I	standing on the steps outside the church? holding some blue flowers?
Is	he she it
Are	we we you you they

Yes,	you are.	No,	you aren’t.
	he is. she is. it is.		he isn’t. she isn’t. it isn’t.
	you are. we are. I am. we are. they are.		you aren’t. we aren’t. I’m not. we aren’t. they aren’t.

I	‘m am ‘m not am not	going to	get into a Rolls-Royce. cut the cake. drink champagne. fly to Bermuda. have a lot of children.	tomorrow. next week. next year.
He She It	‘s is isn’t is not
We You They	‘re are aren’t are not

Am	I	going to	get into a Rolls-Royce? cut the cake? drink champagne? fly to Bermuda? have a lot of children?
Is	he she it
Are	we we you you they

Yes,	you are.	No,	you aren’t.
	he is. she is. it is.		he isn’t. she isn’t. it isn’t.
	you are. we are. I am. we are. they are.		you aren’t. we aren’t. I’m not. we aren’t. they aren’t.