Family. Ильичева Н.М - 32 стр.

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Of course, there are also records for (5)____, or marrying more than one person
at the same time.
In each category there is a lot of (6)_____.
Exercise 2. Listen for the meaning. Look at the topics below.
As you listen, find the topics you hear about.
a) where people get married
b) how long people were engaged
c) marriage in Brazil
d) the cost of weddings
e) the longest ceremony
f) the age at which people marry
g) records for re-marriage
h) illegal marriage (bigamy)
i) Queen Victoria's marriage
Exercise 3. Listen for details.
Listen again. While you listen, answer the questions.
1. Name four unusual places where people have been married.
2. What are the three conditions for a legal marriage in North America?
3. What is the record for the longest engagement?
4. Why did the couple wait so long?
5. Why did the two lawyers write their own wedding vows?
6. How long did the wedding ceremony take?
7. What happened to the guests?
8. What is the average age for people to marry in Canada?
a) for men
b) for women
9. How old were the oldest couple?
10. How old was the oldest bride on record?
11. Why did the youngest couple marry so young?
12. What was the result?
13. Who married eight times?
14. What is the record for the most marriages?
15. How many times did the couple in Arizona marry and divorce each other?
16. How many people did the bigamist marry?
17. What did he say in court?
18. How did the judge react?
19. What did Queen Victoria do when she wanted to get married?
20. How many children did she have?
21. Why did she think that she had to propose?
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