In this lesson you will ...

Talk about major events and how

they are celebrated
Vocabulary & Expressions Language Focus

(wedding) reception drawing Past perfect and past perfect

to be born toy progressive. For example: By the time
birth to tie (extension activity) we arrived, the party had already started.
They had been dating for three years
rite of passage knot (extension activity) when they got married.
bride to plunge (extension Euphemisms for pregnancy, marriage,
groom activity) and death (extension activity)
marriage license (wedding) vow (extension
maid (matron) of honor activity)
best man bun (extension activity)
wedding party pregnant (extension
activity)
bouquet
pregnancy (extension
petal activity)
cap and gown euphemism (extension
tassel activity)

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Warm-up Talk about major events and how they are celebrated

graduation wedding / getting birth of a child retirement

married

What major events have you celebrated?

Age Event Age Event

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Grammar Talk about major events and how they are celebrated

How long had they been together?

Two Years Ago  Now

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Three Years Ago     Last Year

Kevin started his first job. He got married.

Dawn moved to Argentina.  She retired last June.

Kevin had started his first job before he got married.

Kevin had been working for two years before he got married.
Dawn had moved to Argentina two years before she retired.
When Dawn retired, she had been living in Argentina for two years.

I ran into Ted Simmons yesterday. I hadn’t seen him since graduation!
We were really late. By the time we arrived, most of the guests had already left.
The Hammonds didn’t get married until they’d saved enough money to buy a house.
Shari hadn’t been waiting long when William arrived.
Pete had been looking for a job for six months before he found one.
Your turn!

1. The last guest left. We didn’t go home until then. 

→  .

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2. Mark and Andrea dated for two years. Then they got married. 
→  .

3. Steve got to the hospital. His wife gave birth to their baby girl before that. 
→  .

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Listening Talk about major events and how they are celebrated

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How do you celebrate?

1. Who is part of the wedding party?

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2. What do the best man and the maid of honor do? 

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3. What does the bride do before the couple leaves

for their honeymoon? 
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4. What do graduating students wear? 

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5. What do students sometimes do so their families can

recognize them? 
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6. What happens to the tassel when students receive their

diplomas? 
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7. What kind of party is a baby shower similar to? 

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8. What kinds of gifts do people give? 

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Performance Talk about major events and how they are celebrated

With a partner, choose an event that you have both celebrated at some point in your lives.
Then, compare how you celebrated your events. Were your celebrations similar or different?
 
Before you start your discussion, write some of the details you’d like to mention.

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Word Power

Euphemisms for life events

  marriage pregnancy death

1. expecting
2. have a bun in the oven
3. be in a better place
4. left us
5. passed away
6. say (their) vows
7. take the plunge
8. tie the knot

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Online Practice – Credits Talk about major events and how they are celebrated

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