Civil reception honeymoon propose toast
One evening, although he was nervous, Joe decided to (a) _____ to his girlfriend, Linda. She accepted his proposal, they became (b) ___________ and he gave her a ring. After a year they had saved enough money to get married (they were both over 18 so they did not need their parents’ (c) __________. Some people have a religious ceremony with a priest, but Joe and Linda decided on a (d) ___________ ceremony in a registry office. On the day of the (e) ______ Linda, the (f) _______, was very calm, but Joe, the (g) ________, was nervous. Afterwards, at the (h) __________, speeches were made and the guests drank a (i) _______ to the happy couple, who finally left for a (j) ____________ in Spain.
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(a) to be fond of – to be in love with
(b) separated – divorced
(c) a fiancé – a fiancée
(d) mother – mother-in-law
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in with out to of
1. Bob and Leanne are going _____ together.
2. Bob is going ______ ______ Leanne.
3. He was too nervous to ask her _____.
4. She’s very fond ___ him.
5. We drank a toast ___ their future happiness.
6. He fell ____ love _____ her at once.
7. He’s getting married _____ Liz next month.
8. She’s engaged ______ a policeman.
9. His parents don’t approve ____ her.
10. Have confidence ____ me!
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At the age of 21, persons of both sexes in England come of age. Boys and girls are permitted to become “engaged” or betrothed when still in their ‘teens’. A boy can, with his parents’ consent, propose to a girl and then marry her before he is twenty-one years of age. As a pledge of good faith he presents his bride-elect with an engagement ring, which is worn on the third finger of the left hand.
In ordinary speech, a man who is engaged but not yet married to a lady, when speaking of her, will say: “My intended,” or “My fiancée”. The young lady, on a similar occasion, will say almost the same “My fiancé.”
Generally, English girls receive no marriage portion (wedding dower) on marrying, as a man is obliged to maintain his wife and children himself.
On the day of the wedding, the bridegroomand the bride with the best-men and bridesmaids, family and friends, go to church for the wedding service. There they are joined in matrimony by the clergyman. After both have said individual vows like “I, (Bride/Groom), take you (Groom/Bride), to be my (wife / husband), to have and to hold from this day forward, for better or for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish; from this day forward until death do us part.”, they may wish to say something in unison such as: “Entreat me not to leave you, or to return from following after you, For where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people, and your God will be my God. And where you die, I will die and there I will be buried. May the Lord do with me and more if anything but death parts you from me.” Then they exchange wedding-rings,slipping them on each other’s ring-finger. These rings are to be worn for the rest of their life.
When the ceremony is over, all go back to the house, where the lady has been living, to the wedding breakfast. The prominent feature of the wedding breakfast is a highly-decorated “wedding-cake” (in some places of the US you can ‘rent’ a wedding cake now!). After the guests have drunk the bride’s and bridegroom’s healths, the happy newly-married couple (newly-weds) take leave and depart on their honeymoon or to their new home.
According to an old English custom, they get pelted at the moment of leaving the room with handfuls of rice or with old shoes and slippers which is supposed to bring them good luck.
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Family Fortunes
Scientists and psychologists agree that although many factors
contribute to forming your personality, for example, your sex,
class, culture, or lifestyle, one of the most important is your
position in the family. So how have you been affected?