CHAPTER THREE Reading Page 40 and 41
PLANNING FOR THE PERFECT WEDDING
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Menus
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Every bride wants her wedding to be the most wonderful day of her life.
But perfect weddings require careful planning,
whether the bride and bridegroom are planning a traditional wedding
or just a registry office ceremony.
Paying for the wedding which is always a problem,will partly decide the choice.
The bride's clothes,which are usually expensive,require careful selection.
Many brides choose to a wear a white wedding dress for a registry ceremony,
and a red Chinese wedding gown for a traditional evening banquet.
Both are costly to buy but there are shops from which they can be hired.
These can also supply the groom's outfits:
a dinner jacket for the western ceremony,
and traditional clothes for the banquet.
Flowers are important in most weddings.
The bride and the bridesmaid whom she has chosen usually carry bouquets.
Centuries ago,western brides carried bunches of flowers,
some of which were very bad smelling,to keep evil spirits away.
Nowadays,couples prefer more fragrant flowers,
so they should contact a good florist
The wedding stationery may include invitations,photo albums,menus,etc.
The couple need to consult a specialist printer,
who can give helpful advice.
Many people travel to a wedding by car.
It would be terrible if the car broke down on the way to the ceremony,
so the couple should remember to book a good and reliable car.
After the wedding,the bride and groom
may have a traditional banquet or a western style reception.
They need to reserve the restaurant
and select the menu months before the wedding.
People who want to be different could hold the event in a park or on a boat.
Years afterwards,
the married couple will want to look back at their wedding photos.
They should resist the temptation to ask a favourite uncle to take the photographs.
He may be good with his pocket automatic,
but he may also forget to put in a roll of film.
It is better to book a photographer who specializes in weddings.
The couple should also think about the place where the photographer will take the photos.
It does not always have to be on the steps of the registry office.
For example,one couple decided to have theirs taken in a swimming pool!
LISTENING SKILLS pages 43 to 45
Locating specific information
In these exercise you will hear a question,followed by a statement or short conversation.
Look at the information provided and the four possible answers.
Choose the best answer.
Question 1
Which package of photographic services
does the woman want to have for her wedding?
A:Have you decided about the photos for your wedding yet,Idy?
B:Well,Dad.I really like a Video,but it's so expensive.
A:I'll take care of that.I just want everything to be right for you.
B:Well,then I'd like this one.
If photographers come to the wedding and reception,
and we get photos and half our Video.
That would be wonderful.
Question 2
Which present does the woman choose for her friend's wedding?
A:Can I help you,madamB:Yes,please.I'd like to choose a wedding present for my friend's wedding.
Her name's Mary Hopkins,I believe your organizing her wedding list.
A:Yes,that's right.I'll just get it for you.
Here,most things have already been chosen by the other guests,
these are the ones that have left.
B:I see.Well,I'd like to give her some cutlery really.
But I can't give her knives.So I'll give those silver ones.
A:Thank you very much madam.
Now if I can just take your details,I'll arrange it all for you.
Question 3
A:Where do these people decide to go for the Honeymoon?
Look,darling,here are some ideas for our honeymoon.
Where shall we go?
I don't think we can afford a fortnights'holiday.
What about Egypt?Do you feel like having a bit of culture?
B:No,not really.Not on our honeymoon.
Look let's go to this place,I've never been to Europe before.
Question 4
What is the name of the woman who is speaking?
A:Excuse me,can you tell me where I'm sitting?
Here's my invitation.
B:Let me just check the plan.Yes,here we are,you are on table 17.
And you are sitting between Alan Smith and T.K.Li.
You are opposite Mrs Nathan.
A:Oh,thank you.
Question 5
How many years will the man's parents have been married,
when they celebrate their wedding anniversary next month?
A:My parents have been married a long time,
it's their wedding anniversary next month
B:Which one is it?
A:Well,last year it was twenty four years since they got married.
So it must be a special one this year.
We are arranging a big party for them.
B:Then I must given them something made out of silver as a present.
SPEAKING page 51
A Intonation of adjective clauses
Remember that non defining clauses are adding extra,none essential information.
They are marked by one or two commas.
You should make your voice go up before the commas,and then pause.
The bride who looked lovely,was married on her birthday.
The president,who is on a tour of Asia,visited Tokyo.
Defining clauses are not marked by commas.
You should not pause after the noun.
In fact,they are closely linked with their noun:
pretend that they are all joined by hyphens as in the examples.
These clauses become part of the intonation of the main clause in the sentence.
The woman who was shot last week is now recovering well.
Did the man who helped you tell you his name?
Exercise A1
1.The bridegroom,who is a millionaire,paid for the wedding
2.The wedding which we went to last week was really beautiful
3.The bride,who was wearing a yellow dress,arrived in a white car.
4.The tailor who made that dress is really skilful.
Exercise A2
1.In Seoul today over 30,000 couples were married.
The ceremony,which took place in the Olympic stadium,
was the world's largest mass wedding.2.The number of people who are getting married is going down.
As a result,two registry offices will close on 1st May.
Those staff members whose jobs will be lost will be moved to other offices.
3.Despite the fact that fewer people are getting married,
the cost of a wedding is getting higher and higher.
All of the details,from the service and banquet to the wedding dress and car,
add up to be very expensive.
Cassette 2 side A
MID0TERMPROGRESS FILE
pages 56 and 57
A Listening
Exercise A1
Listen and choose the best answer to each question.
Question 1
On which day will they have the dinner party?
A:Mum,when do you think would be the best day for our dinner party?
B:Well,when is the last examination?
A:Most of the exams finish this Tuesday,the 17th,
but there are some music exams which go on until the 23rd
B:I think you'd better wait until after then.
And when is the end of term?
A:That's on Thursday,26th.
B:Well,why don't you have it on the Saturday night after that.
A:Yes,that would be good.
Question 2 How many students will probably attend the dinner?
A:Do you think all of you classmates will attend the dinnerI know that is difficult to get people to come to the events.
Sometimes only half the total number will come.
B:Oh,I think most people will come.
At first I thought every single person would come,
but then I realized that some would be on holiday,
or might have other family dinners.
So then I thought only about a hundred might come.
Anyway I asked the class monitors to check with each class.
And they think that about 90% will turn up in the end.
A:Well,that would be a very good figure
Question 3
How much will Bely charge for coming to make a video film of the dinner party?
A:Did you ask Bely about making a video film?
B:Yes,he said he would be delighted to do so.
A:But,I don't know if we can afford it.
Look at his prices on this card.
$3,000 for a school event.
B:No,that's for a full day,like a sports Day.
Since he is our cousin,he said he would do it really cheaply.
He is prepare to make the film for half of his minimum price for a dinner party.
A:That's very good of him.
B:And afterwards he'll sell copies of the video
to your classmates for just $50 each.
Exercise A2
Listen and take notes of the main details on the forms
Conversation 1
A:So I was hoping your restaurant might be free on that night?
B:Well,yes.I suppose we could,you could come at 7 p.m.
but you would all have to leave by 9 p.m.
As we have another big party arriving later.
A:I see,and how much would it cost?
We're only students,so we can't afford an expensive meal.
B:Well,it would be our usual prices.
Our cheapest would be $120 for each person
A:120,right.I'll have to think about it.
B:Well,can you let me know by six o'clock tomorrow evening if you want to make a booking?
A:Right,I'll do that thanks very much.Good bye.B:Good bye.
Conversation 2 On Saturday night.
A:I'm ringing you because I know that your daughter Angela
is one of our students.
And she said that you might be able to help us.
B:Oh,yes,that's right.Yes,we'd be please to help you
We would really enjoy having your school here.
So we can often use special rate,$85 per person,
and we will give you a really good dinner for that price.A:That sounds very good.
B:Now,there is just one problem,we can't do it on the night you want.
But we could do it on Sunday the 29th July.
Then you could all come here at eight o'clock.
And we'll give you dinner,and you can stay till mid night.
We'll also include free soft drinks,and afterwards,
we can give you a karaoke show free.
A:Well,that would be wonderful.
Yes,I would definitely like to book that please.
B:Oh,good.We'll look forward to it very much.
Now,I'll tell you all about.