1. T: Students, you have some the hand-outs with quountations about marriage.

Let’s read them one by one and then we’ll discuss them
1: For two people in a marriage to live together day after day is
unquestionably the one miracle the Vatican has overlooked. 
2: For a marriage to have any chance, every day at least six things should go
unsaid.
3: It is sometimes essential for a husband and a wife to quarrel - they get to
know each other better.
4: Marriage is a pretty amazing thing when you think about it. For two
people to live together for so long under the same roof is a big accomplishment.
5: It is not uncommon for slight acquaintances to get married, but a couple
really have to know each other to get divorced.
6: For marriage to be a success, every woman and every man should have
her and his own bathroom.
7: My wife and I were happy for twenty years. Then we met.
8: I don't think I'll get married again. I'll just find a woman I don't like and
give her a house.
9: I've had bad luck with both my wives. The first one left me and the
second one didn't.
10: Love is blind, but marriage restores its sight.
11: All weddings are similar, but every marriage is different.
12: Marriage is our last, best chance to grow up.

What quote do you like best?

Why do you think people get married?
Do there exist some age limits for marriage?

2. You need to translate some sentences.

Exercise:
1. We are happy for them to marry.
2. She is eager for us to come to her wedding.
3. It is important for the wedding party to be a success.
4. I thought it strange for her to be so sad today.
5. Can you arrange for the church to be booked soon?
6. It is time for everybody to give them presents.
7. It was a bad idea for them to organize the wedding in winter.
8. Is there anything for me to help with the ceremony?
9. Is there anybody for Alice to go for a wedding party with?
10.It is now too early for us to leave on honeymoon.
11.For us to break off the engagement now would be a disaster.
 3. Vocabulary:
to go down on one knee – ставати на коліна
to pop the question – освідчитись
to be engaged – бути зарученим
fiancée/fiance (bride/groom) – наречена/наречений
engagement ring (wedding ring) - обручка
to break off the engagement – розірвати заручини
civil ceremony – реєстрація шлюбу у РАГСі
Registry Office - РАГС
white wedding – весільна церемонія, на котрій наречена одягнена у біле
to draw up a guest list – скласти список гостей
reception venue – місце проведення церемонії
bridesmaid – подружка нареченої
best man - шафер
honeymoon – медовий місяць
wedding list – список подарунків
wedding dress – весільна сукня
train - шлейф
veil - серпанок
to walk smb down the aisle – вести когось проходом
altar - алтар
Wedding March – весільний марш
to rise to one’s feet - підвестися
hymns – церковний гімн
objections to the marriage – заперечення проти шлюбу
to speak or forever hold their peace – говорити або замовкнути навіки
exchange rings – обмінятися обручками
to be proclaimed "man and wife" – бути проголошеними чоловіком та
дружиною
to sign the marriage register – розписатися у реєстраційному журналі
confetti - конфетті
reception – прийом
speech - промова
evening reception - вечірка
happy couple – щаслива пара
to leave on honeymoon – поїхати у весільну подорож
pre-wedding nerves – хвилювання перед вечіркою
wedding bells – весільні дзвони (традиційна мелодія церковних дзвонів, коли
наречені виходять із церкви)
wedding vows – шлюбні обітниці
wedding cake – весільний торт
 4. Read and translate the text
It all starts with a proposal. Traditionally the man goes down on one knee to
pop the question.
If he receives a "yes", the couple are engaged. It is customary for the man to
buy his fiancée an engagement ring, most commonly a diamond ring.
Engagements can last for years, and if neither of the couple breaks off the
engagement, the next step is marriage.
Planning the wedding
Most weddings in the UK take the form of either a civil ceremony
(conducted at the Registry Office) or a traditional white wedding, held in a
church. (There are other ceremonies for different religions.) If the couple chooses a
church service, the planning can become quite complex. The church must be
booked, the service has to be chosen, flowers arranged and so on. Other
arrangements (for both traditional and civil) are to draw up a guest list, send out
invitations, book a reception venue (for after the ceremony), choose bridesmaids
(the girls who traditionally accompany the bride in the church) and the best man
(the bridegroom's friend who accompanies him to the ceremony), buy the wedding
dress, arrange a honeymoon (the holiday after the wedding), compile a wedding
list (a list of presents that guests can choose to buy the couple) and of course, to
select the wedding ring(s).
The big day
The groom and best man arrive at the church first, and then the guests arrive.
Last to arrive is the bride, normally dressed in a long white wedding dress with a
train (material from the dress that covers the floor behind her), her face covered in
a veil, carrying a bouquet of flowers, and accompanied by a couple of bridesmaids
in matching dresses. Usually the bride's father walks her down the aisle until they
reach the priest / vicar at the altar. The church organ plays the Wedding March,
and the guests rise to their feet to watch the procession. Once they reach the altar,
the bride stands with the groom, and the service begins. The service lasts for about
half an hour, and contains readings (extracts from the Bible) and a couple of
hymns (religious songs). The priest always asks if there are any objections to the
marriage (someone can speak or forever hold their peace = never have the
opportunity again to object), and at the end of the service, the couple exchange
rings and are proclaimed "man and wife". At that point, the groom is allowed to
kiss his wife. The guests leave and the couple then sign the marriage register.
When they come out of the church, the guests often throw confetti (small pieces of
coloured paper), and the photographer takes various formal photographs.
Next in the big day is the reception, which is often a formal lunch in a hotel.
After lunch there are various speeches. The bride's father normally gives a speech,
then the best man gives a speech (which is often a funny speech designed to
embarrass the groom), and the bridegroom and / or the bride give a short speech to
thank their guests.
Some couples also arrange an evening reception, and hire a disco or band to
play music for their friends.
At the end of the day, the happy couple traditionally leave on honeymoon.
 5. What is unusual in their wedding comparing with ours?

Is it compulsory to have two rings, engagement ring and wedding ring, in

Ukraine?

6. Your task is to fill in gaps with appropriate words from your vocabulary and
put the sentences in the right order.
Exercise:
1. Engagements can last for years, and if neither of the couple
__________________.
2. Last to arrive is the bride, normally dressed in a long white wedding dress
with a _______ (material from the dress that covers the floor behind her),
her face covered in a_________, carrying a bouquet of flowers, and
accompanied by a couple of bridesmaids in matching dresses.
3. Traditionally the man _______________ on one knee to _______ the
question.
4. Other arrangements (for both traditional and civil) are to ___________ a
guest list, send out invitations, book a reception venue (for after the
ceremony), choose _____________ (the girls who traditionally accompany
the bride in the church) and the _______________ (the bridegroom's friend
who accompanies him to the ceremony), buy the wedding dress, arrange a
_____________ (the holiday after the wedding), compile a _____________
(a list of presents that guests can choose to buy the couple) and of course, to
select the wedding ring(s).
5. Most weddings in the UK take the form of either a _____________
(conducted at the Registry Office) or a traditional white wedding, held in a
church.