Act 2 Pre-viewing

Traditions are an important part of people's lives. A wedding isn't an exception. In this Act you will learn about an English-American wedding tradition. What traditions (Russian, English, French etc.), connected with engagement and marriage do you know?

Post-viewing

1. Decide which of these statements are false or true.

A. Ellen wore the wristband when she married Susan's fa­ther.

B. Ellen was given the wristband by her mother when she was 18.

C. Susan loved her Grandma's pearls very much, that's why she used to wear them.

D. Marilyn bought the veil for Susan in an expensive bou­tique.

E. Susan has got the wedding-day jitters.

F. Richard, Susan's brother, is going to take some wedding pictures before the ceremony.

 

2. Pair the sentences in the left-hand column with those in the right-hand column to make snippets of conversation.

 

	A	B
A	I bought the wristband in an an­tique shop when I was about eighteen years old. I saved it for my wedding day.	Help me with them, Marilyn. I've never worn them before.
B	Grandma's pearls? Oh, Grandpa will be so pleased that we're wearing them. I am sure he misses Grandma on a day like this.	That's all right, Susan. You've got the wedding-day jitters! In less than two hours, you will be Mrs. Harry Bennet.
C	What am I supposed to do?	And you saved it for me, didn't you mother?
D	Richard's going to take some wedding pictures before the ceremony. So just relax.	Take off the veil, kick off your shoes, and sit down.
E	When you said, "1 do," Marilyn, it suddenly became real.	Are you kidding? Relax? ... Susan Stewart you are about to become Susan Bennet – Mrs. Harry Bennet.

Pre-viewing

The wedding ceremony is usually accompanied by a wed­ding march. Listen to the march played in Act 3 and name its composer. Do you know any other wedding marches and their authors?