大学英语口语教程 Marriage.ppt

* * * * * * * * * How much do you know about wedding? bride bridegroom groom best man bride bridesmaid bride bridesmaid a happy couple Choose the correct answers: 1. fiancee 2. fiance future husband/husband to be A woman who is about to be married or has recently been married. 4. bridegroom A man who is about to be married or has recently been married. future wife/wife to be 3. bride A woman who attends the bride at a wedding. 5. bridesmaid The bridegrooms chief attendant at a wedding. 6. best man Two people united, as by or marriage. 7. couple TASK A: VOCABULARY The legal union of a man and woman as husband and wife. 10. marriage The ceremony or celebration of a marriage. An offer of marriage. 13. proposal 9. wedding Money or property brought by a bride to her husband at marriage. 12. dowry One who arranges or tries to arrange marriages. 11. matchmaker A young girl who carries flowers in a procession, especially at a wedding. 8. flower girl 14. marriage certificate 结婚证书 15. civil marriage ceremony 公证结婚 16. mixed marriage 跨国婚姻 证婚人 结婚周年 17. wedding anniversary 18. witness different countries, different kinds of weddings Think about weddings in your hometown and describe it as specific as possible. Such as 1.Where is the wedding held? 2.Are all weddings the same? 3.Who will attend the wedding? TASK B: Thinking and Speaking TASK C: Group WORK: You and your fiancee are famous actors (John Travolta and Goldie Hawn, for example). You are going to be interviewed by the editor of a gossip column. She wants to find out everything about your wedding plans. She will ask you questions about your wedding plans. Here are some questions that the editor might ask: *