Relationships and Weddings in the us

Enough was enough; we kept fighting, so we decided to call it a day.

To be on the rocks

After he found out about her affair their marriage has been on the rocks.

To have a stormy relationship

Katherine and Sam argue all the time: they have such a stormy relationship.

Sayings

• Marry in haste, repent at leisure.
• Love is blind.
• Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
• Letting your heart rule your head.

Wedding Activity Role Play: Directions

• List the different roles in the wedding party.
• Read the wedding invitation and your card that tells you what role you play in the wedding party. The bride and groom are not assigned to anyone, because you all will be gossiping about them. The objective is to tell the gossip you know and to find out the other gossip.
• For each conversation: (1) Introduce your self and greet the other person, (2) Make small talk using phrases from Appendix A, (3) Share your gossip using phrases from Appendix B, (4) Listen to the other person’s gossip and react using phrases from Appendix C.

Phrases to use during role play

Appendix A: Questions to make small talk at a wedding

Are you a friend of the bride or the groom?

What do you do then? (informal, asking about work)

Have you known the bride/groom long?

It’s a lovely wedding isn’t it?

I don’t think we’ve met, my name is…

Isn’t it a beautiful day for a wedding?

Doesn’t the bride look wonderful?

Appendix B: Sentence stems for a surprising aspect or a secret

I shouldn’t really say this but…

I know this isn’t the time to talk about it, but…

Well, between you and me…

Did you know that…

You may not believe this but…

Well, I heard that…

Please don’t tell anyone I told you…

Somebody told me that…

Appendix C: Reacting to surprising news

Really!

No way!

I can’t believe it!

You’re kidding!

That’s terrible!