UNIT 7 · LESSON 4 + REVIEW

Explain Wedding Traditions

Interactive English lesson about weddings, marriage customs, listening for details, and reviewing holidays and traditions.

By the end of this lesson, students can:

  • use wedding vocabulary correctly.
  • understand a lecture about traditional Indian weddings.
  • identify main ideas and details from listening tasks.
  • review Unit 7 language about holidays, traditions, and adjective clauses.
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Lesson Reference Pages

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Lesson Beginning · Warm-up

Think about weddings you know. People may get engaged, have a wedding ceremony, invite guests to a reception, and go on a honeymoon.

What usually happens after a wedding ceremony?
What do we call the bride and groom immediately after the wedding?
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Vocabulary · Getting Married

Audio 12 · Vocabulary
an engagementan agreement to marry someone; the couple gets engaged.
a marriage ceremonythe set of actions that formally makes two single people become a married couple.
a weddinga formal marriage ceremony, especially one with a religious service.
a receptiona large formal party after a wedding ceremony.
a honeymoona vacation taken by two newlyweds after their wedding.
the peoplefiancé, fiancée, bride, groom, and newlyweds.

Check the vocabulary

Which word means “an agreement to marry someone”?
A woman at the time she gets married is a...
A man at the time he gets married is a...
A vacation after the wedding is a...
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Wedding Customs · Quick Explanation

The bride throws the bouquet

The woman who catches it is believed to be the next to get married.

The newlyweds cut the cake

They usually cut the cake together at the wedding reception.

The groom carries the bride

In some traditions, he carries her across the threshold before the honeymoon.

Customs check

What does the bride throw after the ceremony?
What do the newlyweds cut at the reception?
Who does the groom carry across the threshold?
Where do the newlyweds go soon after the wedding?
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Listening Comprehension · Indian Wedding

Audio 13 · Listening A: Main idea
A. Which statement best summarizes Part 1?
Audio 14 · Listening B: Details
B1. A traditional Hindu wedding celebration can last for more than...
B2. The bride’s and groom’s birthdates are used to choose the...
B3. Before the wedding, musicians visit the...
B4. Who is washed with oil?
B5. An older relative offers the ___ money.
B6. Relatives spend a lot of time painting the ___ skin.
Audio 15 · Listening C: Main ideas
C. What is Part 2 mainly about?
Audio 16 · Listening D: Details
D1. Relatives wash the bride’s and groom’s...
D2. The bride is seated behind a cloth so the groom cannot see her.
D3. What do relatives throw at the bride and groom?
D4. The couple gives each other rings made of...
D5. The groom places a ___ necklace around the bride’s neck.
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Now You Can · Explain Wedding Traditions

Use these expressions to ask about local customs politely:

Is it customary to...?
Is it customary to bring a gift?
Would it be appropriate to...?
Would it be appropriate to bring flowers?
It’s common to...
It’s common to have a large reception.

Wedding sayings and proverbs

“Marry off your son when you wish. Marry off your daughter when you can.”Italy
“Marriage is just friendship if there are no children.”South Africa
“The woman cries before the wedding and the man after.”Poland
“Wear something old, something new, something borrowed, and something blue.”United Kingdom

Meaning check

Complete: Would it be appropriate to ___?
Which expression means “people usually do this”?
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Unit 7 Review

A. Vocabulary Review

Complete the holiday actions from the unit.

People ___ fireworks.
People ___ in parades.
People ___ picnics.
People ___ time with their families.
People ___ costumes.
People ___ gifts.
People ___ each other well.

B. Adjective Clause Review

A groom is a man...
Eid ul-Fitr is a religious holiday...
A honeymoon is a vacation...
A hanbok is a traditional dress...
A wedding reception is a party...
Chuseok is a holiday...

C. Oral Review Facts

Songkran Water Festival

Celebrated in Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia. People make offerings at temples, sing and dance in the street, and throw lots of water at each other.

Mexican Independence Day

Celebrated on September 15 and 16. People march in parades, perform traditional music and dances, decorate with Mexican flag colors, and set off fireworks.

Which festival includes throwing water?
Which holiday is celebrated on September 15 and 16?
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Final Quiz

Five important questions. Try until you get each one right.

1. A large formal party after a wedding ceremony is a...
2. What is the main idea of Part 1?
3. What is Part 2 mainly about?
4. Choose the relative pronoun: The woman ___ catches the bouquet may be next to get married.
5. Complete: People ___ each other well.

You’ve completed this lesson Awesome!

Review the listening parts again whenever you need more practice.