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Competences for life: News stories p. 17

5 esercizi
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STEP 1 Warm-up
Choose the correct alternative. Then answer questions 3 and 4 in one or two sentences.
1 A page to help you plan your wedding.   ________
2 An information network of text, pictures, sounds, etc. that people can access using the Internet.  ________
3 What are wedding ceremonies like in your local culture?
4 Are you aware of different wedding traditions around the globe?
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STEP 2 Read a text about two special weddings
Read the text and say if the sentences are true or false.
A: The text is about weddings between couples of the same nationality.
B: Juanita and Hari have met attending the same faculty.
C: They wanted the ceremony to be inclusive of both the Mexican and the Philippine tradition.
D: When they paraded through the streets, Hari was wearing a white suit.
E: Arash met his future wife after graduating.
F: Arash and Maureen were never in disagreement about the organisation of the wedding.
G: The Claddagh Ring is worn for good luck.
H: During the 'sugar shower', sugar is thrown on a cloth over the head of the couple.
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STEP 3 Expand your vocabulary
Look at the words and phrases underlined in the text and match them to their definition. Write the correct words and phrases in the gaps.

1 make sweet   ________
2 a memorable day   ________
3 causing a feeling of pleasure and happiness   ________
4 belonging to a population or group   ________
5 a woman on her wedding day   ________
6 feeling an instant attraction to another person    ________
7 the belief that events are predetermined and inevitable   ________
8 clothes worn on particular occasions   ________
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STEP 4 What does it mean?
Read some sentences taken from the text and replace the verbs in bold with the correct synonyms.

1 However you look at it, life sometimes brings together people from the opposite sides of the world at just the right place and time!   ________
2 Read about how couples with different cultural and ethnic background managed to successfully plan their weddings.   ________
3 As the day of our wedding was a red-letter day for us, we wanted a special ceremony that combined the Mexican and Philippine cultures.    ________
4 So, following the Mexican tradition, we led a procession with a white donkey through the streets of my hometown in Mexico ...    ________
5 I met my future wife, Maureen, while attending university in Dublin.    ________
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STEP 5 Your turn: talk about it
Choose the correct alternative. Then answer questions 2-6 in one or two sentences.
1 A man on his wedding day is a ________.
2 Have you ever been to a wedding? What did you like best about it? The ceremony or the reception?
3 What kind of wedding would you like to have? Traditional or alternative?
4 Which celebrity wedding would you like to go to?
5 What do you think about TV programmes featuring weddings?
6 Do you think that a big budget is essential to plan a nice wedding?
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