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Vocabulary
1 How many big life events can you think of, e.g.
getting married? Make alist.
2 Complete the sentences with the pairs of words in
the box.
ceremony/remember _engagement/married
separated/divorced retire/mortgage graduate/year
partner/anniversary relationship/ive
pregnant/birth
11 Myson and his girlfriend have just announced their
“They'e planning to get in the spring.
2 Every year they hold a big those
‘who died in the war
3 really didnt enjoy being -butafter! gave
tomy son, everything completely changed!
4 ‘first met my. five years agonow. It's actually
our. next Friday.
5 Idortwont to
6 Oncel,
to
Lnilt've paid off my
from university Im going to take a
off and travel around Asia,
7 Wwebeen ina serious. for quite a long time. We
together and have two cats.
8 Myparents: when! was ten, but they only
last year.
3 What's the noun form of the words in the box?
engaged - engagement
engaged die divorce graduate married
pregnant retire separated
4 Workin pairs. Think of examples of life events from
Exercises 1, 2and3.
Prince Harry and Meghan Mac
ceremony was held at Windsor C
ust got married. A big
Reading
5 Read the website article. Which is the biggest life
eventin your opinion?
6 Read the article again and answer the questions.
1. Who didsomething later than they wanted?
2 Whohas had todeal with two dificult situations?
3 Whois lacking forward to something?
4 Whois not looking forward to something?
5 Who gotsome financial help?
‘final year at university and |
‘think graduating wil be the
biggest thing ever for me.
1'm studying Business
‘Management and doing my degree really hasn't been
easy, I'd never lived away from home uniil | started
here, so that was tough, and the course has been
teally hard work as wel. Honestly, as soon as | finish
my last exam, I'm going to go out and party for the
whole weekend. It'll be great! Max.
| got married last year and
maniage has definitely been Se
the biagest thing in my ite.
‘We'd been ina serious
‘elationship fora long time,
bul we didn't lve together
before we were married. After
the ceremony, we moved into
a flat that my father bought
for us, and the fist few weeks
were amazing, However, after
thal, | started missing my own
space and my freedom ~ and
I started finding his habits a bit annoying, I'm
sure get used to ital, though. Emmita
Without a douib, the most
important event in my ffe was
the birth of my daughter.
was 41 at the time, quite old,
and we'd wanted chien
for years, but we'd had lots
of problems, 90 when | fist
held her in my arms, it was
just amazing. Words can't
really daserina that fealing
Iwas just pure love, Pure
Unconditional love. She's 18
now and getting ready to
leave home. The house will
‘eel so empty once she's gone. Lina