Viewing

 

1. Try to recall the speech of the Judge at the ceremony and fill in the gaps with correct words:

"Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to ... this man and this woman in ... . Do ... of you have any ... why you should not ... be joined in ... ? Is there anyone present who can show any ... why these two people should not be legally joined in marriage? Then, Harry Bennet, do you ... Susan Stewart to be your wife ... , ... ? And you, Susan Stewart, ... ... ... Harry Bennet to be ... ... , ... … ?

By the power ... ... me by the laws of the State of New York, I now ... you husband and wife. You may kiss the bride now, Harry.

 

2. As a rule, the bride's parents are responsible for the press announcement and printed invitations.

Write the possible variants of a) an invitation card; b) a newspaper announcement.

Do not forget about their formal language.

You will need the following information: Mr. and Mrs. Philip Stewart live at 26 Linden Street Riverdale, New York; the cere­mony will take place at their home on Sunday, June 23d, two o'clock. Susan is a vice-president at the Universe Toy Company in New York City. Harry Bennet is a certified public accountant. He is from Fort Lee, New Jersey.

 

FAMILY MATTERS

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READING

Pre-reading task

 

1. Match the words in Column A with their definitions in col­umn B.

 

	A	B
A	Divorce rate	1. easily injured broken or destroyed;
B	Irreversible	2. the number of divorces in relationship to a period of time or a number of people;
C	Fulfillment	3. underprivileged;
D	Decline	4. gradual or continued loss of strength;
E	To assume	5. shortcoming;
F	Deprived	6. development of one's gift or character to the full;
G	Explicitly	7. to take as true before there is proof, to suppose, to consider a true;
H	Downside	8. clearly or fully;
I	Fragile	9. that cannot be turned the other way round;

 

2. Look at the title of the article. Can you predict its con­tents?

Reading

This is an article from THE WEEK (November 21, 1998) which discusses the problems modern family is faced with. Search in the text for the answers to the following ques­tions.

a) What are the reasons for the decline of the family?

b) In what way can families be helped?