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Raj’s father arranged her marriage when she was still at school. He chose her
husband by…………. . In Raj’s case, this didn’t take long, but
sometimes………… . Two men were introduced to Raj and her family, and
together they decided………… . The men were of similar background, but one
of them………… , and this was the one ………. . Raj didn’t agree with her
father, but she had no choice. She has now been married for 22 years, and in
fact …………. . Most marriages in India are still ………….. , and the usual age
…………… .
Exercise 5. Answer the following questions. What do you think?
1.What was Raj’s attitude to her arranged marriage? Did she accept it or resent it?
2. How do you think she felt on the day she met the two men?
3. Raj says that her husband’s family wasn’t wealthy, but they owned a village
and were like princes. What does this tell us about Raj?
4. What else would you like to know, either about Raj’s marriage, or about
arranged marriages?
5. What advantages does she see to arranged marriages?
Listening Activity 3. Wedding Upset
Exercise 1. Pre-listening task. You are going to hear a description of an
unusual wedding. Listen and answer the following questions.
1. What happened as the bride and groom were about to be married the first
time?
2. What happened just after they were finally married?
Exercise 2. Now you listen again and decide which of the people in the box
the following statements apply to. You will need to refer to some of the
people more than once.
the vicar the groom the wedding guests the bride the bride’s mother
the best man the bride’s parents the bride’s uncle the organist the
groom’s relations
1. They arranged the wedding.
2. Most of them were from London.
3. He was looking very handsome.
4. They were extremely surprised.
5. She fainted.
6. He shouted in church.
7. They were all talking to one another.
8. He was feeling very insecure.
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