9 LUCK AND FORTUNE

VOCABULARY ' ' '

Luck
Put t h e l e t t e r s in b r a c k e t s in t h e c o r r e c t o r d e r to m a k e C o m p l e t e t h e p h r a s e s mtU luck. •
words.
1 I h o p e d l'd w i n t h e c a r d g a m e b u t n 0_
1 S o m e p e o p l e b e l i e v e in iastk4-__(stydine) - t h a t s JJJr^'h. I J^,_c-_K. E r i k b e a t m e a g a i n !
o u r f u t u r e Uves c a n o n i y h a p p e n o n e w/ay. B u t I b e l i e v e
2 I h a v e t o do a big p r e s e n t a t i o n at w o r k t o m o r r o w -
süccpj, 6 (sussecc) or j;;;\')ie (afeluri)
w 1_ Í „ V L m e I _u. !
d e p e n d s on h o w hard you w o r k .
3 O K , y o u c a n go t o t h e party, b u t d o n ' t
2 O n New/ Y e a r ' s E v e in Italy, s o m e p e o p l e s e r v e l e n t i i s t o
p Jl LJL y A 1 _ I J i C _ )<„. M a k e s u r e y o u ' r e h o m e
represent^^^¡(Piiev[t<L(sopiprerty) b e c a u s e l e n t i i s look
by m i d n i g h t .
like c o i n s .
4 1 left m y s c a r f o n t h e t r a i n , b u t w A_ \L a II
3 l\Ay p a r t n e r a n d I m e t in t h e s u p e r m a r k e t by
1 , s o m e o n e w i l l h a v e h a n d e d it in t o t h e lost
c.Vi^y-^CP, ( c a c h e n ) . I t h i n k it w a s __£ai£.(tefa) - w/e
property office.
v/ere m e a n t t o be t o g e t h e r !
5 A l l o f m y e x a m s w e n t w e l l e x c e p t f o r t h e last o n e . I g u e s ]
4 P e o p l e s a y t h a t h e a l t h , ___LsiealiVí (ehiawt) and
I had r v ^ r^, o .y. of I ü •
h a p p i n e s s a r e t h e k e y t o a g o o d life, b u t I t h i n k h e a l t h
6 I j u s t found € 1 0 inside this library book - w h a t a
and happiness are much more important than money!
S Í Y 0')(e 0-^ \
5 Last year I had the good %oihyc.e ( n u t f e r o ) t o be
o f f e r e d a newí Job. I've n e v e r b e e n h a p p i e r !

Sport
M a t c h 1-7 t o a - g .

1 W e w/anted t o g o r u n n i n g t o d a y , b u t •a it's p r o b a b l y n e x t t o t h e c o u r t w h e r e s h e l a s t u s e d it.

2 S h e l i a h a s lost h e r r a c q u e t , b u t -b w e s a t r i g h t n e x t t o t h e p i t c h i
3 l l d i k o h a s s o m e k n e e p a d s f o r ice h o c k e y , butN 'C the track's closed.
4 To j o i n t h e b a s e b a l l t e a m , e v e r y o n e n e e d s a hejf d I r e n t t h e m w h e n l'm at t h e c o u r s e . r
5 We had great seats for the football match - ' -e it's b e s t t o w e a r g o g g l e s a n d a c a p . ,. .-rv^ .-
6 T h e r e ' s a lot o f c h i o r i n e in t h e pool s q ^ f t h e i r o w n bat. .,,pH &

7 I d o n ' t o w n a n y golf clubs ^ - r - - s w .<;- g s h e n e e d s t o b o r r o w s o m e s k a t e s t o play. WOH S

Verb collocations r i ; t a »íno ''^w ítiní^ J t ^ J •

4 Choose the correct options to complete the conversations.

1 A l'm r u n n i n g d o i v n / / o w ' o n c a s h . 4 A l'll be l a t e h o m e t h i s e v e n i n g .

8 T h e r e ' s a c a s h m a c h i n e r o u n d t h e córner. Y o u c a n 8 W e l l , b e a r in head / fninS^aí your grandparents are

get s o m e m o n e y there. visiting tonight. T h e y w a n t to see y o u , too.

2 J W e ' r e a r r a n g i n g a c o n f e r e n c e a n d we n e e d t o f i n d 5 A D i d y o u h a v e a g o o d t i m e in I n d i a ? D i d y o u s e e a n y
hotel r o o m s for 5 0 guestsl tigers?

B D o n ' t w o r r y , l'll make /{tákpcare o f it f o r y o u . I know/ s Y e s , we c a u g h t sighf I view of o n e f o r a m o m e n t , b u t

lots of h o t e l s . t h e n it d i s a p p e a r e d into t h e j u n g l e . T h e y ' r e q u i t e
shy, really.
3 A T h i s w a s h i n g m a c h i n e is u s e l e s s ! It n e v e r w/orks
A properiy. 6 A Have y o u g o t j e r e m y ' s p h o n e n u m b e r ?

B why d o n ' t you('ge?)/ have rid of it a n d b u y a n e w o n e ? B No, I h a v e n ' t . I've k i n d ^ lo^ missed t o u c h w i t h
him.

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VOCABULARY EXTENSION
Sport collocations
a M a t c h s p o r t c o l l o c a t i o n s a - h t o p h o t o s 1-8.

a break a record 3 b blow the whistie 8 c hit a shot "í- d m a k e a t a c k i e

e s e n d off ( a p l a y e r ) ¿f toss a coin <^g take a penalty % h warm u p

b ^ 9-1 L i s t e n a n d c h e c k .

Complete the t w o emails with the correct form of

BRING IT TOGETHER
the collocations from 5a.

7 P u t t h e letters in brackets in t h e correct order t o complete t h e

Hi Nuria text.
The football match last night was a disaster! It was 0-0
In most Jobs, ,5DcfaSS {cussces) doesn't come from luck, but
after 80 minutes. One of the other team was running at
sport is different. Hitting a lucky 5Kol [hosf) in tennis or
our goal and I ^.''^.lagcle,. and took the hall off her. The
next thing I knew, the referee J^^£V"Iand stopped the making a last-minute ^pckle {ketla¿¡ in football could mean

game. She gave me a red card and f "T^ m e „ j ' the difference between winning and losing. This means that athletes

Because the foul was in our goal área, the other team the worId over are fond of carrying lucky charms to ensure their good

were allowed to ' ' * V " ~ ' i s o of course they won the ^"^I^IBIIPÍÍ. {tournefj. One of the most famous was basketball player

game 1-0, It was so unfair!
Ashiey
Hey Barry
You won't believe the golf match we had yesterday I
was '^':!!íüE!l^&efore going to play because 1 have
a bad leg. While I was doing that, this new guy at
the club asked me if 1 wanted to play with him. We
itl^-^ to see who would start, and it was me. So 1
]QÍL my first ••• and the ball went in the
hole! A hola in one! My first ever.We couldn't believe
it! Then I just played brilliantly and I
course ^ J i i o v ó - no one has ever got a better score
than me. It was amazing - such a lucky day!
Yuudai
Michael Jordán, who always wore his lucky college shorts underneath
his team shorts! He did this for every NBA game he played, hoping
they would bring him a •
' ^^ °.VioKe {oktrse) of luck that would win
the match.
Scientists in Germany wanted to find out whether using lucky charms
could really change your ¿e?Vít\'v) {sdytnei). They gave golfers a
lucky' ball and a normal ball. All the players used the same
^^LA\y_k_„ {bules), but they all played better with the lucky ball. The '
scientists' explanation is that when people believe in lucky symbols,
it gives them confidence. When sports people are confident, they play
better and have a better cVst^ce {echanc) of becoming winners.
So this really works!
.£j ^'the Michael Jordán is a ciassic example. His lucky shorts helped him avoid
bad luck on the basketball tooY^. {eruto) - he b<olce
{rekbo) the record for the highest season average score, and became
one of the most successful players in history
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G R A A A M A R

Adding emphasis: cleft sentences w th is

1 Complete t h e w o r d s to m a k e cleft sentences. 2 a C o m p l e t e t h e s e c o n d s e n t e n c e s o t h a t it m e a n s t h e s a m e a s t h e

first s e n t e n c e .

M o r n i n g rituals 1 I c h o s e this profession because I love p e r f o r m i n g .

The reason w h y :1_CVIÜ¿€AV«^^
J a c k i e OK everyone. Today's question is
2 M a k i n g p e o p l e l a u g h is t h e b e s t t h i n g a b o u t t h i s j o b .
'w/hat's your morning ritual like?' For example,
W h a t I really love about this j o b
i ^^^w._ V i i k I love to do i_6 read
the paper on my way to work. Most people
^£ don't enjoy commuting, but I find it quite 3 I a i s o like t r a v e l l i n g t o d i f f e r e n t p l a c e s w i t h t h e s h o w .
Annthprthing Xi^G \¡> ^<&\)e'\Vin9 ¿ i f f e t e r t t ^>\aces m\lVl
l! relaxing.
4 I d o n ' t like m y c o s t u m e . It's n o t v e r y c o m f o r t a b l e . '
A n w a r The ^^"-t V;,;;ft,a_, .t The thing 'ÜYP. \t mx c a s U ^ w c I t e je<.^ co'Trt-foj-^H..
I always do is drink a strong, black 5 S e e i n g m y f r i e n d s in t h e a u d i e n c e m a k e s m e f e e l a n x i o u s .
coffee.That's a ritual here in Jordán! The It's Rpew^ vnv) •?<\ein¿s >
' n " ^ e aoá'.ewg ^ a t : >^afec 4,eJ
^^^p,^?iat\_, t„V:5.i I buy it from is a 6 Strangely, m y girlfriend m a k e s m e t h e most nervous!
friend of mine, so we always have a chat too S t r a n g e l y , t h e p e r s o n viVo y s - t e -IVe masl neropRS t'y rr'i
(normally about football!).
Look at photos a - c . W h i c h j o b d o e s t h e p e r s o n in 2 a do?

L e t i c i a I live in Rio and every morning I

go for a run at 6 a.m.The ^'^r^e^j^
w_ V^i I go so early is that it's nice and
cool at that time of day AIso, there aren't
many people about - ^^^i_Vl the
peaceandquiett V a h reallyclearsmy
head.

B r u c e The first ^"^H^L'^^., t. V a i I

do in the morning is go to bed! l'm a security
guard and I work night shifts. But beíore I go
to sieep, I always have a meal with my kids
- they eat breakfast, but for me it's more like
an evening meal!

Making comparisons • • -
3 Choose the correct options to complete the C o m p l e t e t h e s e n t e n c e s w i t h t h e correct f o r m of t h e w o r d s in
sentences. brackets. Y o u m a y need to a d d e x t r a w o r d s .

1 T h a t w a s t h e more / ( ñ ^ ^ i f f i c u l t t e n n i s m a t c h 1 E m m a n u e l is STLJÉÍÍ a t h l e t e w e ' v e e v e r h a d in t h i s s c h o o l . ( g o o d )

I've e v e r p l a y e d ! 2 O u r s w i m m i n g t e a m is t e r r i b l e - a n d w e ' r e g e t t i n g Jj}£]^ and
2 S o m e a t h l e t e s b e l i e v e t h a t t r a i n i n g hard and ^ y M i l all t h e t i m e ! ( b
harder tfxdrderaMfi^Ssr will guarantee 3 T h a t w a s tíÉJí5i:-football m a t c h I've e v e r s e e n ! O u r t e a m w a s a w f u l !
success. (disappointing)
3 T h e c g u ^ ^ / íju/'cWy y o u d r i v e , t h e f a s t e r w e ' l l 4 ^Vlkííi.^] s p e n d in t h e gym,&?r.^^-^l g e t ! ( l o n g , h u n g r y )
arrive. 5 I o n i y s t a r t e d p l a y i n g golf t w o m o n t h s a g o . B u t l'm f e e l i n g W M £ _ „
I t h i n k s h e is t h e í i S ' / better s w i m m e r I've and vftoi'^ J e a c h tir^e^l^l^^jj(confident)
evertrained. 6 B r e n d o n is J i o d ^ í b a s e b a l T f a n I've e v e r m e t - h e n e v e r m i s s e s a
T h e h a r d e r y o u t r a i n , ^ÉMoreluEce^fh} / game! gedicated)^^
most successful y o u will be. 7 y o u skate,¿.aixR^oyn: b e c o m e s . Y o u r e a l l y m u s t w e a r a
Tickets for sports events are b e c o m i n g j T O ^ helmet. (fast, dangerous)
<^ñdmd^ I more and most e x p e n s i v e . ^ , ' v e e v e r r u n is 12 k i l o m e t r e s . I w a s e x h a u s t e d a f t e r w a r d s !
(far)
Modifying comparisons
5 Complete the words in the oniine interview. 6 Rewrite t h e sentences using t h e words in bold.
Keep the same meaning.
Today's oniine chat is wit
1 P l a y i n g f o o t b a l l i s e a s i e r t h a n p l a y i n g golf,
competitions gurú Mia
not / nearly
Join US live from 12.00
Playing football is not nearly as hard as playing
í M í a , y o u ' v e w o n o v e r 2CJ0 golf.

competitions, How? 2 Cricket bats and t e n n i s racquets are equally

expensive. just / expensive
M I t ' s n o t t h a t l ' m a ^^^1
luckier t h a n o t h e r people, b u t I do have s o m e s t r a t e g i e s
3 W a t c m h g golf is n o t n e a r l y a s m t e r e s t m g a s
f o r p e o p l e w h o w a n t t o b e c o m e a <^'b 1J:_ b e t t e r a t
watching athletics. nowliere / interesting ^
winning competitions.
--Ji_,v4)a3i^l:iú^^
I T e l l US m o r e .
4 M y n e w h e l m e t is s l i g h t i y b i g g e r t h a n m y oíd
M I f y o u e n t e r l o t s o f c o m p e t i t i o n s , y o u a r e '•^'f L_ m o r e one. n o t / quite
likely t o w i n s o m e t h i n g . A n d don't f o r g e t c o m p e t i t i o n s by
l o c a l b u s i n e s s e s . S o m e t i m e s o n i y a f e w p e o p l e e n t e r t h e m ;;o l 5 Y e l l o w golf balls are as e a s y to see as w h i t e
y o u r c h a n c e o f w i n n i n g i s ''*^m I X L ^ \ higher t h a n in other ones. a n y / easier
c o m p e t i t i o n s . Y o u ' r e '^^n A JJJ V L , X £ _ n e a r a s l i k e l y t o w i n Jk]kB_jiall_kUL3^^
a n a t i o n a l c o m p e t i t i o n - e s p e c i a l l y o n e f o r a big p r i z e .
6 Volleyball isn't nearly as popular a s football.
I OK, far / m o r e

M In n a t i o n a l c o m p e t i t i o n s , y o u o f t e n h a v e t o a n s w e r
7 O u r s e a t s in t h e s t a d i u m a r e n ' t q u i t e a s g o o d a s
a q u e s t i o n in 25 w o r d s . T h e c o m p e t i t i o n j u d g e s s e e
your ones. bit/worse
h u n d r e d s o f s e n t e n c e s , s o i f your one is f u n n y , y o u have
a *^^s J L 1 _ ^ A b e t t e r c h a n c e o f w i n n i n g . If you
can't think o f anything f u n n y then m a k e your entry rhyme. 8 Tlíe other'"prayers o n t h e t e a m a r e a littie f i t t e r
T h a t ' s ''^^j J l J L ' L , a s g o o d a s a j o k e b e c a u s e t h e j u d g e s c a n t h a n US. q u i t e / a s
remember it.
9 M y r a c q u e t w a s c h e a p , b u t it w a s n ' t a s c h e a p a s
A n y other advice?
m y m u m ' s . slighitly / m i n e
M Yes. S o m e t i m e s you c a n e n t e r m a n y t i m e s . I once w o n a
h o l i d a y l i k e t h a t - i t ' s n o t *^'n i _ J L 4, a s d i f f i c u l t a s |
you t h ink !

B R I N G IT TOG

7 Choose t h ecorrect options to complete t h e text.

T h e long j u m p competition i n the 1991 W o r l d b r o k e n nine times. T h i s w a s because o f i m p r o v i n g

i C h a m p i o n s h i p s i n T o k y o w a s t h e ^^^greater I
The end s p o r t s Science. T h e ^^^fit l ^ t t ^ h c a t h l e t e s b e c a m e ,
the b e t t e r t h e y p e r f o r m e d . H o w e v e r , s o m e s c i e n t i s t s
of
!;i;<^greíz?S?)competition I ' v e e v e r seen. T h e t h i n g
'^Plfíat)/ what m a d e i t s p e c i a l w a s t h e r i v a l r y b e l i e v e w e ' r e now r e a c h i n g t h e e n d o f s p o r t s r e c o r d s ,

records?
í between C a r i L e w i s andJVüke Powell. These W h a t t h e y s a y ^''^'it's / u í ^ h a t t h e r e ' s a l i m i t t o h o w
"V a t h l e t e s w e r e ^^^slightly /(¿zrjbetter t h a n a l l o f m u c h a h u m a n being c a n r u n o r j u m p , a n d they
t h e o i h e r s i n t h e c o m p e t i t i o n - n o o n e else '^^^ t h i n k that today's athletes are already a t that
c o u l d j u m p ^'^^near I ^áríyys f a r as them. limit.
L e w i s j u m p e d a n a m a z i n g 8.91 metres I T h i s p h e n o m e n o n i s ^^\jñs^ quite a s c o m m o n
b u t t h e n P o w e l l j u m p e d ^^hlight ¡(sHght^ *" i n w o m e n ' s s p o r t s a s i n m e n ' s . I n t h e w o m e n ' s
f u r t h e r - 8.95 m e t r e s , t o b r e a k t h e w o r l d 1500 m e t r e s , t h e ^^^^tep^'l fastest time ever
i record a n d w i n the gold m e d a l . Powell's r e c o r d e d i s 3 : 5 0 . 4 6 , a r e c o r d set b y C h i n a ' s Q u
J w o r l d r e c o r d h a s b e e n u n b e a t e n for o v e r Y u n x i a i n 1 9 9 3 . T h e r e a s o n ^'^ivhpl Qu's
20 y e a r s . * r e c o r d r e m a i n s the f a s t e s t a n d P o w e l l ' s r e c o r d

I n the past, records were broken a l l the r e m a i n s the l o n g e s t i s b e c a u s e t h e y m a y b e t h e

t i m e . I n the 1 9 6 0 s t h e l o n g j u m p r e c o r d w a s ? a b s o l u t e h u m a n m á x i m u m for t h o s e e v e n t s .
SKILLS DEVELOPAAENl

FUNCTIONAL LANGUAGE LiSTENiNG Identifying emotion

Arguing and making concessions 1 a ^4^'9-2 L i s t e n t o f o u r c o n v e r s a t i o n s . T i c k ( / ) if
o n e o f t h e s p e a k e r s is angry. C r o s s ( / ) if n e i t h e r
1 Choose the correct options to complete the
s p e a k e r is angry.
underlined phrases.
Conversation 1 Conversation 2 1 7 ]
1 M a t t e o ' s r e a l l y g o o d a t s p e a k i n g in p u b l i c , i s n ' t
Conversation 3 Conversation 4 0
he?
W h a t ? Y o u m u s t b e lauohinQ IJokJnQJ, I find h i s b Listen again a n d choose the correct a n s w e r
s p e e c h e s really boringi a , b o r c. , -

I've toid y o u a t h o u s a n d t i m e s t h a t we c a n ' t g o Conversation 1

t o t h e m a t c h n e x t week. 1 What does the m a n not have?

^ • a goggles (5}ahat c atowel
J o n ' t exüagerats I overestimate. I forgot that you
toId m e , O K ? 2 What happens at t h e end of the conversation?
( ¿ ) The m a n buys t h e thing that he needs.
l'd like t o s p e n d t h e r e s t o f t h e b u d g e t o n
b T h e m a n goes home to get t h e thing that he
building a skate park.
3íK>f K needs.
l'm n o t s u r é j aqreg'/ l'm apreem with you
c T h e m a n l e a v e s t h e s w i m m i n g pool a n d d o e s n ' t
t h e r e . H o w m a n y p e o p l e w i l l u s e it?
c o m e back.
You w a n t to g e t a n e w s e t of golf clubs? That'll Conversation 2 " ' ' ''Í^ >>k * c

cost a fortune! 3 W h i c h of these things does t h e person offer

I t a k e y o u r opimon l^yoM,. b u t it'll b e w o r t h it. It Mariam?
Vi
w i l l really i m p r o v e r f i y ^ m e . a c h e a p telephone calis b s a t e l l i t e televisión
( £ ^ a Wi-Fi c o n n e c t i o n
G e t t i n g i n t o t h e f i l m i n d u s t r y is i m p o s s i b l e if
4 H o w m a n y calis like this h a s M a r i a m h a d today?
your family isn't in t h e business.
a o n e (S)three c five
O h , c o m é j n ) / off! L o t s o f p e o p l e m a n a g e t o g e t
Conversation 3
into it w i t h o u t k n o w i n g a n y o n e .
5 W h y didn't Suresh w i n a n y money?
A iot o f a c t o r s r e f u s e t o g o o n s t a g e u n l e s s t h e y
a H e lost h i s l o t t e r y t i c k e t ,
have their lucky c h a r m with t h e m .
b H e changed his lottery n u m b e r s .
T h a t m a y b e t h e c a s ^ / way, b u t l'm s u r e
( T ) H e forgot to b u y a lottery ticket.
it 30"e?n"rmáT<é a n y d i f f e r e n c e t o t h e i r
6 What did Suresh buy yesterday?
performance.
a a lottery ticket ( b ) a c a r d c a lucky c h a r m
T h e best athletes are t h e most d e d i c a t e d , that's Conversation 4
all. T h e y j u s t t r a i n h a r d e r t h a n t h e i r o p p o n e n t s . 7 W h e r e w a s Joe's skateboard stolen?
B I propasé / ( g u i ó s e y o u ' r e righT) b u t d o n ' t y o u @ i n t h e road b at school
think s o m e athletes are j u s t naturally better c in t h e sports centre
than t h e rest?
8 H o w did Joe get t h e skateboard?
8 A I s n ' t C a r l a a b i t t o o oíd t o h a v e t h a t l u c k y a It w a s a p r e s e n t . ( £ ) l t w a s a prize.
teddy? She's nearly nine. c H e b o u g h t it w i t h m o n e y f r o m h i s j o b .
B I u n d e r s t a n d G j j j o ? ) ^ that y o u ' r e s a y i n g , b u t s h e ' d
be s o u p s e t if I t o o k it a w a y .
S T R A T E G Y W h e n y o u listen, t h i n k carefully
about how the speakers sound. Are they h a p p y
2 Complete the chart using the underlined phrases
P a n g r y or upset? Identifying a s p e a k e r ' s e m o t i o n c a n
from 1.
help y o u u n d e r s t a n d w h a t they're s a y i n g .
Dísagreeing Making concessions

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READING Scanninj
a E a c h q u e s t i o n 1-5 l i a s a w o r d in b o l d . F i n d t h i s w o r d b Read the whole text again. Have these
in t h e t e x t to a n s w e r t h e q u e s t i o n . Do n o t r e a d t h e parts of t h e Tajik w e d d i n g c e r e m o n y changed
whole text. recently? W r i t e a tick ( / ) for y e s or a cross (X)
1 H o w m a n y things does a British bride need on her for no.
wedding day? 1 T h e ritual that happens w h e n the
guests arrive.
W h a t do a T a j i k b r i d e a n d g r o o m e a t d u r i n g t h e 2 T h e clothing that the bride wears. B
wedding ceremony? 3 T h e p r e p a r a t i o n of d o u g h by t h e b r i d e . [V]
4 T h e n u m b e r o f g u e s t s at t h e w e d d i n g .
w h a t ritual does the bride do after the wedding? 5 T h e n u m b e r of c o u r s e s at the w e d d i n g . 0'
6 T h e r e c i p e of p/ov. ,-
4 W h a t is p/ov? 7 T h e length of the w e d d i n g .
5?
8 T h e cost of the w e d d n g .
W h y IS a g o v e r n m e n t official at t n e w e d d m g ?

o í d n e w

'Something oíd, something nev^, new home, where she

something borrowed, something performs an ancient
b l u e ' is o n e of the most famous ritual. She takes oil and
phrases i n the English language, flour a n d m i x e s t h e m to
representing the four things that make d o u g h , to show
e v e r y B r i t i s h bride needs for l u c k o n t h a t s h e is a n a b l e c o o k .
h e r w e d d i n g day. It's a t r a d i t i o n t h a t She even performs this
goes b a c k c e n t u r i e s , as weddings simple act in her w e d d i n g dress.
remain an unchanging part of M e a n w h i l e , outside, the guests enjoy a l s o o n l y a l l o w e d to s e r v e a s i n g l e

society. W e d d i n g s i n other p a r t s o f a huge festival of music and dance. course. M o s t people c o o k plov. the

the w o r l d , like Tajikistan, are j u s t traditional dish of Tajikistan, as the

From the outside, this event
a s t r a d i t i o n a l , a l t h o u g h c h a n g e is i n solé d i s h o f t h e day. T h i s d e l i c i o u s
seems almost timeless, but in
the air. d i s h is a m i x t u r e o f l a m b , rice a n d
fact, marriages in Tajikistan are
vegetables.
The first thing that happens in changing. There are hard times
a T a j i k w e d d i n g is the a r r i v a l o f across the country, and the less These restrictions have been a huge
the guests, w h o have their hands w o r k t h e r e is a v a i l a b l e , t h e h a r d e r departure from the traditional
w a s h e d by a m e m b e r of the family it i s t o p a y f o r w e d d i n g s o f t h i s s i z e . weddings, w h i c h w e r e once a m o n g
in the traditional way. T h e bride w i l l I n the past, the family might have the longest in the world, with
appear later, w i t h h e r face h i d d e n h a d to s p e n d a n e n o r m o u s a m o u n t festivities continuing for over a w e e k .
b e n e a t h a veil. T h e n she w i l l j o i n o f m o n e y to p a y f o r t h e b i g day. T o T o e n f o r c e t h e l a w , t h e r e is o n e e x t r a
the g r o o m for the ceremony. O n c e solve the problem, the government person attending, a government
they have made their promises, the has taken a stand. representative w h o ensures that the
couple d r i n k w a t e r a n d eat a littie rules are b e i n g f o l l o w e d . So far, it
In 2 0 1 1 , they introduced a series
m e a t w i t h a p a n c a k e to c o n f i r m t h e s e e m s to h a v e b e e n a s u c c e s s , a n d
of n e w rules. A w e d d i n g can have
marriage. it's s u r e l y g o o d n e w s f o r t h e p a r e n t s
a máximum of 150 guests, a n d the
Afterwards, the bride says farewell feast eaten by the guests m u s t only of Tajikistan, w h o no longer fear

to h e r f a m i l y a n d i s e s c o r t e d to h e r be three h o u r s l o n g . T h e f a m i l y are being bankrupted by celebrations.

S T R A T E G Y You don't a l w a y s need to read a n entire

text to get t h e i n f o r m a t i o n that y o u n e e d . If y o u are looking for
particular i n f o r m a t i o n , sean over t h e t e x t quickiy for key w o r d s .