Cyber Romance Leads To Cross-Cultural Marriage

Comprehension Check

Answer the questions about what you read.
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1. Why were Figen and Dan in the same boat?
2. What did Figen realize soon after she and Dan met on the internet?
3. Why did it take ages for her to look at Dan's photo?
4. When Dan made the trip to Trabzon, how did he feel? Why?
5. How did Figen feel just before he arrived?
6. What happened when they set eyes on each other?
7. Why did Dan go back to Turkey later with his parents?
8. Why does Figen feel that dating on the internet is a good thing? Complete the story: ask for her hand take ages have a lot in common be disappointed before long be nerovus about make a trip set eyes on be in the same boat 56 Years of Correspondence Leads to a Happy Ending In 1942, Colleen Lee was 14 years old and living in Iowa. She had a pen-pal from England, Geoffrey Lake, who was also 14. Writing to each other was a school assignment. The teenagers did not _________________. Collen was an innocent girl who was happy on her father's farm. Geoffrey was growing up in the middle of a war. But the two teens found it wasy to write to each other. ______________________, they were writing almost everyday. However, when the war ended in 1945, they both got married and stopped writing. It __________________--almost 40 years--for Geoffrey to start writing again to Collee again. He was happily married bu the wanted to know what happened to her. When Collen got his letter, she was delighted and their correspondence blossomed again. Colleen was married, too, so there was no romance in their letters, only a strong friendship. In 1992, Colleen's husband died. Then in 1997, Geoffrey's wife died. Now they _______________________---widowed, lonely and almost 70 years old. Their letters became romantic, beginning with "My darling" and "My love". Still, the two had never met. After much persuasion from Geoffrey, Colleen agreed to ___________________ to New York to meet him. Of course, they ________________ the meeting because they didn't want to ______________________. But according to Geoffrey, when they first _______________ each other, they knew it was the real thing. "It was love at first sight. There was no tension or shyness. Geoffrey went down on his knees and _______________. The couple married in 1998 and they are now living happily in Iowa. "It seems like a fairy tale," says Colleen. wildly:in a wild and uncontrolled way nervous: uneasy,having a feeling of dread or apprehension Example He struck out madly in all directions. I was nervous about meeting his parents. Idioms and Expressions be in the same boat (as someone) - be in the same situation, with the same problems have a lot in common (with someone) - be similar in many ways (to someone) before long - in a short time; soon take ages - take a long time be disappointed by someone or something - feel that your hopes were not met by someone or something make a trip - travel someplace be nervous about something - feel afraid and a little excited about something be nuts - be crazy; insane be on the edge - be nervous set eyes on someone or something - see someone or something for the first time be the real thing - be genuine and authentic ask for someone's hand - ask for permission to mary someone read between the lines - guess at something that soemthing that has not been stated directly
9. Have you met interesting people on the internet?
10. Do you have any friends who are in the same boat as Figen and Dan were? Do you have any advice for them?
11. How do you know when love is the real thing?
12. Tell about a trip you made recenlty. Were you pleased or disappointed by the trip? Tell why.
13. What are you often nervous about? Why?