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caught he said that he loved them all but the judge wasn't impressed and he was
fined and sentenced to 28 years in jail.
There have also been some unusual proposals over the years. When
Queen Victoria was crowned the Queen of England in1837 she was 18 years old
and was not married. She knew that she wanted to marry and have a fa-mily. So
she decided to take action. She invited her cousin, the German Prince Albert to
visit her and proposed marriage. Happily, he accepted and Victoria and Albert
had 13 children together. Later she wrote in a letter that she felt it was up to her
to propose marriage to Albert because no one would have proposed marriage to
the Queen of England.
Listening Activity 2. An Arranged Marriage.
I-Interviewer
R-Raj
I-How old were you when you met your husband, Raj?
R- Mm… I was … sixteen.
I-And what were you doing at the time?
R- Oh, I was at home. I had left school, and I was having private tuition
actually, at home, to prepare me for my exams.
I-And your father arranged your marriage, is that right?
R – Yes, that’s right.
I – Could you tell me how he did that?
R – Yes, he looked around for a suitable husband. He asked friends and
relatives if they knew anybody, and found out about their education, their
background, and most importantly, the family’s background. He got all the
information about them, you know.
I – And did this take a long time?
R – In my case, no, but it depends you see,….sometimes a father can see up to a
hundred men before he chooses one. My elder sister…. for my elder sister my
father saw over a hundred men. You know, sometimes it can be difficult to
decide. But for my brother he saw only one girl.
I – And for you?
R – He saw only two, one in the morning and one in the evening, and …he
chose the second one.
I –My goodness! Tell me about that day.
R – Yes…..well, in the morning the first man came. He was very wealthy, but
not very well- educated, but he had a lot of money. And he was well-dressed,
and he had very good manners.
I – And the other one?
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