Man Ties Knot With Stranger
MAN TIES KNOT WITH STRANGER
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Warm-up
Talk about these questions with your teacher.
선생님과 이야기해 보세요.
- When was the last time you went to the hospital for a checkup?
마지막으로 건강검진을 받으러 병원에 간 것은 언제인가요? - Do you do anything special to maintain your health?
건강을 유지하기 위해 특별히 하는 것이 있나요?
Vocabulary
Listen and repeat after your teacher.
선생님을 따라 읽어보세요.
Reading
Read the passage with your teacher.
선생님과 함께 지문을 읽어보세요.
Minneapolis, MN, USA--David Weinlick, 28 and still single, was sick and tired of the question, "When are you going to get married?" So he set a date for his wedding--June 13--and began to get ready for it. He handed out wedding invitations, got a tuxedo and bought the wedding rings.
There was only one problem: David didn't have a bride. He wasn't even going out with anyone! So he began to organize a bridal contest. It would take place on June 13 at a shopping mall, and he would marry the winner immediately afterwards. He invited his friends and relatives to come and choose the perfect wife for him. Some people thought he was out of his mind, but only his father
refused the invitation. "I think a bridal contest makes light of something serious," he said.
On June 13, the wedding day, 25 single women showed up at the mall. David’s friends interviewed the women and then they voted. The winner was Elizabeth Runze, who, like David, is a student at the University of Minnesota. Moments later, Elizabeth and David tied the knot. The lucky bride was flying high. "This is the most incredible day of my life," Elizabeth told the crowd of friends,
shoppers and reporters. David is happy, too. He and his new bride have it off. "She is marvelous," he says.
Answer the questions:
Comprehension Check
Answer the questions about what you read.
읽은 내용에 대한 질문에 답해 보세요.
- Why did David Weinlick decide to get married?
- What did he do to get ready for his wedding?
- What was David's one big problem?
- When did the bridal competition take place?
- What did his friends think about David's plan?
- Why did his father refuse to come?
- Who showed up?
- Who was the winner? How did she feel?
- What do you think of David’s wedding? Was he out of his mind? Complete the idioms.
- Petra and Boris just tied the ___________ and they're flying _______________.
- Jared went _______________ with his girlfriend last night to a party, which took ______________ at the Red Hot Pepper Club.
- The teacher is handling _______________ a test which her students are _____________ to take. Complete the story. Use the idioms below. Put the verbs in correct form and tense. tie the knot get ready out of their minds show up hit it off take place Couple Has Wedding in the Skies Perris, CA, USA --Scott Gehrke and Lorrie Kilgore met while they were taking skydiving lessons. They ________________ immediately. A year later, they decided to _________________ in the sky! On their wedding day, they went up in a plane with a parachuting preacher and _____________ to jump. The ceremony ________________ as they fell 13,000 feet (3962 meters). Preacher Rick Lemons used hand signals to conduct the one-minute ceremony in the skies. The bride and groom kissed before pulling the ripcords on their parachutes. About 100 friends and family members’ ____________________ to watch from the ground, including Kilgore's two daughters from a previous marriage. Afterwards, the bride and groom were all smiles. Some people thought they were _________________ but Kilgore, 31 said, "We are rebels. This made sense to us. We fell for each other, literally!" INCREDIBLE: so extraordinary as to seem impossible; hard to believe; unbelievable MARVELOUS: Of the highest or best kind or quality; first-rate; superb; excellent CROWD: a large number of things or people considered together Examples:
- A crowd of insects assembled around the flowers.
- The plot of the book is incredible
- He has a marvelous collection of rare books. New Idioms and Expressions: tie the knot with someone -- marry someone be sick and tired of something - feel unable to tolerate something longer get married to someone - marry someone get ready for something - prepare for something hand something out - distribute something go out with someone - have a romance with someone; go somewhere with a friend take place - happen be out of one's mind - be crazy; irrational; silly make light of something - act as if something is unimportant be flying high - be very happy hit it off with someone - quickly become good friends with someone
- Are you married? If not, are you going out with someone? Do you want to tie the knot?
- Has anyone ever told you that you were out of your mind?
- What kind of people do you hit it off with?
- Tell about a time when you were flying high.
- What job do you have in mind for your future? How can you get ready for the job?
- What are you sick and tired of?
Korean Trap! / 한국인 실수 교정
Common mistakes Korean speakers make.
한국인이 자주 하는 실수를 알아봅시다.
"marry"는 타동사이므로 "with"를 쓰지 않습니다. 결혼하다 = marry + 사람
Discussion
Share your thoughts with your teacher.
선생님과 의견을 나눠보세요.
- Do you think modern medicine can eventually cure all diseases?
현대 의학이 결국 모든 질병을 치료할 수 있다고 생각하시나요? - Is prevention really better than cure? Give examples from your experience.
예방이 정말 치료보다 나은가요? 경험에서 예를 들어주세요. - Should people trust doctors completely, or seek alternative treatments?
의사를 완전히 믿어야 할까요, 아니면 대체 치료를 찾아야 할까요? - How has the COVID-19 pandemic changed your view on health?
코로나19 팬데믹이 건강에 대한 당신의 관점을 어떻게 바꿨나요?
Lesson Summary / 수업 요약
Today's Topic: MAN TIES KNOT WITH STRANGER
Level: High Intermediate (H.I)
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