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The document discusses changing trends in wedding preferences, noting that many couples now choose to marry abroad, often in exotic locations, which may affect the longevity of their marriages. It emphasizes the importance of family and traditions in weddings, contrasting them with honeymoons, which are seen as personal escapes. Additionally, it touches on how leisure activities have evolved over time, with traditional pastimes being replaced by modern ones, particularly among younger generations.

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Test Family Relationships

The document discusses changing trends in wedding preferences, noting that many couples now choose to marry abroad, often in exotic locations, which may affect the longevity of their marriages. It emphasizes the importance of family and traditions in weddings, contrasting them with honeymoons, which are seen as personal escapes. Additionally, it touches on how leisure activities have evolved over time, with traditional pastimes being replaced by modern ones, particularly among younger generations.

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Form 7(11) Family Relationships

Task 1. Read the article and complete the gaps with the following words.
groom people wedding honeymoon tie traditions marriage white family couple
In Britain, the traditional (1) … wedding in a village church, with in-laws wearing silly hats, is going out of
fashion. One in six couples now prefer to get married abroad, and the more exotic or eccentric the location, the
better. But are they making a terrible mistake? First and foremost, a wedding, with all its (2) … and rituals, is a
rite of passage to be shared with (3) … and close friends. Understandably, there are those who want to avoid the
stress and expense of a big (4) … and opt instead for a low-key affair. I have no problem with that – it's a matter
of personal choice. But in my view, a couple who opt for a holiday instead of a wedding, are running away from
reality. Celebrities are renowned for their short-lived marriages, but not surprisingly, marriages that began in
exotic locations appear to have even less chances of surviving. Britney Spears, for instance, married a childhood
friend in the Little White Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas and their (5) … was annulled after 55 hours. Photos of
Renee Zellweger and her country singer (6) … exchanging vows on a Caribbean beach looked idyllic, but they
separated after four months. It is worth considering the list of top wedding destinations — Cyprus, Italy, Greek
islands, Caribbean, Mauritius. What strikes me is that these are (7) … destinations and personally, I think that
the honeymoon has a completely different function from the wedding. Honeymoons are for the (8) … , a
welcome escape from everyday life, a once-in-a-lifetime holiday. A wedding, on the other hand, is all about
family and friends. In my opinion, marriages for life need to be rooted in life, not in fantasy. However lavish or
modest the wedding, it has no meaning if the (9) … who are there for you every day of your life cannot afford
the airfare to the chosen exotic location. My advice to a couple who are tempted to (10) … the knot on a
Caribbean beach is this: don't do it unless you can afford to pay for your nearest and dearest to go with you.
Task 2.Write one word in each gap.

Arranged Marriages

Task 3.Use the word given in capitals to form a word that fits in the space.
Task 4.Read the text about how spare time activities have changed. Some of the lines are correct. Some
have a word that shouldn’t be there. Write this word in the box next to the line. If the line is correct put a
tick (✓) in the box. The first two lines have been done for you.

1 Free time activities have been changed over the past been

2 decades. Traditional activities, like collecting and reading, ✓

3 have been substituted over with modern activities, for

4 instance playing computer games or surfing the internet.

5 Collecting items, like stamps or coins, is being popular

6 among such children or teenagers as they see parents or

7 grandparents engaged themselves in such activities.

8 However, as time goes on, they get bored and stop doing.

9 Reading, on the other hand, is a leisure activity which is

10 hardly influenced by your parents. When parents encourage

11 young people to read, they often continue later in the life.

12 Today, modern activities can't rely on technology. Teenagers'

13 rooms are full of electronic devices, like computer games,

14 iPads and cell phones. But such usual pastimes are not

15 only for young people. While adults have also found that

16 playing games on cell phones can never be enjoyable

17 and when browsing the net can be useful in order to find

18 information and make life easier.

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