Lesson 6: Wedding customs

A. Match the words in the box to their definitions.

• A formal event to celebrate a special occasion ceremony
• The man who is getting married groom
• The mother of the person you marry mother-in-law
• The celebration when people get married wedding
• A plant that is used to decorate thee skin or color the hair henna
• The woman who is getting married bride

B. Answer these questions using information from the text.

1. In which country do people get married in group ceremonies?

In the UAE.

2. What are the bride's hands and feet often decorated with?

Henna.

3. In Morocco, where do the groom's friends take him before the wedding?

They take him to the barber's.

4. What do men do at traditional Bedouin ceremony?

They dance with swords and whips.

5. What does a white dress symbolize in Iraq?

It symbolizes purity.

Determiners few, some, both, all

هذه الكلمات توضح الاسم الذي يتبعها وتكون كما يلي:

1. all وتعني الكل

All students in my school study English

2. few وتعني القليل من وتأتي فقط مع المعدود من الأسماء

Few students at my school study French

3. some وتعني بعض وتأتي مع المعدود وغير المعدود من الأسماء

Some mobiles are expensive

4. both وتعني كلاهما تستخدم للحديث عن اثنين

Both mobiles in the shop are expensive

لاحظ الأمثلة:

1. (some- both- few) my parents are teachers.
2. (some - both) people get married in group ceremonies.
3. Wedding are a time of joyful celebration for (few- both- all) people.

D. Complete these sentences with the correct word from the box.

1. Both cars are new.

Which one shall I buy.

2. We can go to the cinema either at six o'clock or at eight.

3. I would like some cakes, please. No, actually, I'd like all.

E. Write a paragraph about wedding customs in Iraq. Write between 75 and 100 words.

• In Iraq wedding customs are very special. The wedding is important to the bride and groom and also to both families.
• In Iraq before the wedding day the family of the bride makes a special party which is called (Al-Henna).
• The bride's hands and feet are decorated with dance with the bride.
• At the wedding day. The bride goes to the hair stylist with her relatives. She wears the white dress and makes her hair.
• In the afternoon the groom comes to the bride's house with a lot of cars and a musical group (Al-Zeffa).
• They take the bride and they sing and dance all the way.