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B2U14 The Wedding Story Text comprehension I. Decide which of the following beat states the purpose of the play. _____ To show what a perfect wedding in a fairy tale is like. To tell how far apart the true courting experience of a young couple and a idealized love story in a fairy tale can be. To tell the audience what ups and downs a young couples love undergoes. II. Judge, according to the text, whether the following statements are true or false. The original purpose of the storytellers is to tell children a nice bedtime story. The storyteller intends to tell the children a love story exactly the same as what a young couple have experienced. The woman accuses the man of being a racist. The young couple do not have a good understanding about each other. The storytellers second version of the love story is a miserable one, which is interrupted by the young man and the women. III. Answer the following questions. How is the setting of the ideal love story described? How do young couple feel about the first version of the wedding story? Pick up some sentences to support your answer. What evidence suggests that the couples relationship is far from the flawless fairy tale the storyteller describes? According to the bride, what are weddings and marriages like for ordinary people? Why does the storyteller give the second version of the wedding story? How does it differ from his fairy tale? IV. Explain in your own words the following sentences. How many of those kids will live up to your version of the story? None! They cant. Its too much pressure. Its like why Catholic women are all messed up. You cant be a virgin AND be a mother.(lines 125-127) Shes got a point there. Youre opening yourself up for multiple class-action suits...(lines 144-145) Vocabulary I. Explain the underlined part in each sentence in your own words. Good night, sleep tight, dont let the bedbugs bite. A young man stood by her side, smart as a whip and handsome as a polo horse. Now, before I was inter