유닛 9: The big wedding
Present continuous and 'going to' for future
유닛 고르세요
- 1Nice to meet you!
- 2What to wear
- 3Like this, like that
- 4The daily grind
- 5Christmas every day
- 6Great achievers
- 7The Titanic
- 8Travel
- 9The big wedding
- 10Sunny's job hunt
- 11The bucket list
- 12Moving and migration
- 13Welcome to BBC Broadcasting House
- 14New Year, New Project
- 15From Handel to Hendrix
- 16What's the weather like?
- 17The Digital Revolution
- 18A detective story
- 19A place to live
- 20The Cult of Celebrity
- 21Welcome to your new job
- 22Beyond the planets
- 23Great expectations!
- 24Eco-tourism
- 25Moving house
- 26It must be love
- 27Job hunting success... and failure
- 28Speeding into the future
- 29Lost arts
- 30Tales of survival
세션 4
Time to sit back and enjoy a film about Indian weddings in this session. Don't worry, there's also some work to help you practise 'going to' and the present continuous!
How to have a wedding on a budget
Weddings can be expensive. Very expensive. So how can you save money?
In this week's News Report hear about a way to cut the cost of your wedding by 50%.
You'll hear examples of the present continuous and going to for future plans. If you need extra help, there's a transcript to read while you listen – or if you're feeling brave, listen without the transcript.
After you've listened, why not try being a newsreader yourself? Read the transcript out loud, record yourself and play it back. Try to copy the newsreader's pronunciation – you can do it!
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Up to a-quarter-of-a-million couples will get married in the UK this year. On average, this will cost them £21,000 each - not including a honeymoon or the rings.
Tessa O'Sullivan is getting married in a few months, and she's surprised at how much anything wedding-related costs.
"Every time I call a supplier – for example, a florist, or the printers - the quotes are always much higher than I expect," she says.
But experts say such pricing is justified.
"There's so much more emotion and work involved in a wedding than for any other party," says Sandy Moretta, a wedding planner.
However, it's possible to plan a wedding on a budget, without losing any of its emotional impact.
Negotiating with suppliers is essential, and reducing the guest list is another great way to cut the final bill.
One of the best ways to limit costs is to have a winter wedding. A wedding on a Tuesday in November could be up to 50% cheaper than a Saturday in June.
Finally, you can often save money by asking friends to supply flowers and make-up.
But Tessa is going to pay the high prices. "I've dreamt of my wedding for years and I want it to be perfect," she says.
Download
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Vocabulary
couple
(here) two people who are in a romantic relationship
honeymoon
a holiday, which a couple takes immediately after they get married
supplier
a person or an organisation that sells something or provides something
florist
a person or a shop that sells flowers
quote
(here) a statement of the price of some goods or services, so the customer can decide whether to buy them or not
justified
if there is a good reason for something, we can say that it is ‘justified’
emotional
having strong feelings
impact
effect
on a budget
with a limited amount of money available to spend
negotiate
have a discussion about something, and try to reach an agreement
essential
necessary
Related story
This story is based on an original BBC News story.
End of Session 4
That's the end of this session. We hoped you enjoyed it! In Session 5 we join Phil and friends in our drama, The Race. Phil goes shopping for souvenirs in Tahiti before setting sail for the incredible Panama Canal. Everything's going according to plan... or is it?
Session Vocabulary
couple
(here) two people who are in a romantic relationshiphoneymoon
a holiday, which a couple takes immediately after they get marriedsupplier
a person or an organisation that sells something or provides somethingflorist
a person or a shop that sells flowersquote
(here) a statement of the price of some goods or services, so the customer can decide whether to buy them or notjustified
if there is a good reason for something, we can say that it is ‘justified’emotional
having strong feelingsimpact
effecton a budget
with a limited amount of money available to spendnegotiate
have a discussion about something, and try to reach an agreementessential
necessary
