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3.9 Planning the Wedding


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Published: 23 Feb 2018   [ UPDATED SEP 2025 ]
Level 3 (B1)   |   Time: 2:34
Accent: American

Marie helps Cheryl and Bob plan their wedding.


Directions 이용안내 Direcciones Instruções Інструкції


  1. READ the VOCABULARY + BACKGROUND

    It is important to read the vocabulary and background before you watch the video. This will improve your ability to understand the video. It will also help you understand how the new vocabulary is used naturally.

  2. WATCH the VIDEO

    The first time you watch the video, just try to understand the overall situation.

  3. ANSWER the QUESTIONS

    First, try to answer all the questions from memory. Then rewatch the video and try to answer the questions that you missed.

  4. WATCH and READ the SCRIPT

    Watch the video again while you read the script. Reading and listening at the same time will help you hear each individual word and improve your listening accuracy.

  5. DO the ACTIVITIES

    There are several different activities that focus on listening accuracy, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and sentence structure.

  1. LEA el VOCABULARIO y ANTECEDENTES.

    Es importante leer el vocabulario y los antecedentes antes de ver el video. Esto mejorará su capacidad para comprender el video. También le ayudará a comprender cómo se usa el nuevo vocabulario de forma natural.

  2. VER el VIDEO

    La primera vez que vea el video, intente comprender la situación general.

  3. RESPONDE a las PREGUNTAS

    Primero intente responder todas las preguntas de memoria. Luego, vuelva a ver el video e intente responder las preguntas que se perdió.

  4. MIRAR Y LEER

    Mire el video nuevamente mientras lee el guión. Leer y escuchar al mismo tiempo lo ayudará a escuchar cada palabra individual y mejorará su precisión auditiva.

  5. HACER LAS ACTIVIDADES

    Hay una serie de actividades diferentes que se centran en la precisión auditiva, la pronunciación, el vocabulario, la gramática y la estructura de las oraciones.

  1. 어휘와 배경 읽기

    비디오를 보기 전에 어휘와 배경을 읽는 것이 중요합니다. 이렇게 하면 비디오를 이해하는 능력이 향상됩니다. 또한 새로운 어휘가 어떻게 자연스럽게 사용되는지 이해하는데 도움이됩니다.

  2. 비디오 보기

    비디오를 처음 볼 때 전체 상황을 이해하려고 노력하세요.

  3. 문제에 답하기

    먼저 모든 질문에 답을 해보세요. 그런 다음 비디오를 다시보고 놓친 질문에 답해보세요.

  4. 비디오 보면서 대본 읽기

    대본을 읽는 동안 비디오를 다시 보세요. 읽기와 듣기를 동시에 하면 각각의 단어를 듣고, 듣기 정확도를 향상시킬 수 있습니다.

  5. 액티비티 하기

    듣기 정확도, 발음, 어휘, 문법 및 문장 구조에 초점을 맞춘 다양한 액티비티가 있습니다.

  1. LER o VOCABULÁRIO + FUNDO

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  2. ASSISTA ao VÍDEO

    Na primeira vez que assistir ao vídeo, tente entender a situação geral.

  3. RESPONDA às PERGUNTAS

    Primeiro, tente responder todas as perguntas de memória. Em seguida, assista novamente ao vídeo e tente responder às perguntas que você errou.

  4. ASSISTA e LEIA o SCRIPT

    Assista ao vídeo novamente enquanto lê o roteiro. Ler e ouvir ao mesmo tempo ajudará você a ouvir cada palavra individualmente e a melhorar sua precisão auditiva.

  5. FAÇA as ATIVIDADES

    Existem várias atividades diferentes que se concentram na precisão auditiva, pronúncia, vocabulário, gramática e estrutura da frase.

  1. ПРОЧИТАЙТЕ СЛОВНИК і ОСНОВНУ ІНФОРМАЦІЮ

    Важливо прочитати словник і основну інформацію перед переглядом відео. Це покращить вашу здатність розуміти відео. Це також допоможе вам зрозуміти, як нова лексика використовується природно.

  2. ПЕРЕГЛЯНЬТЕ ВІДЕО

    Коли дивитеся відео вперше, просто намагайтеся зрозуміти загальну ситуацію.

  3. ВІДПОВІДАЙТЕ НА ЗАПИТАННЯ

    Спочатку спробуйте відповісти на всі запитання з пам'яті. Потім перегляньте відео ще раз і спробуйте відповісти на запитання, які ви пропустили.

  4. ПЕРЕГЛЯНЬТЕ і ПРОЧИТАЙТЕ СЦЕНАРІЙ

    Перегляньте відео ще раз, читаючи сценарій. Читання і слухання одночасно допоможе вам почути кожне окреме слово і покращити точність сприйняття на слух.

  5. ВИКОНАЙТЕ ЗАВДАННЯ

    Існує кілька різних завдань, які зосереджені на точності сприйняття на слух, вимові, лексиці, граматиці та структурі речень.

Vocabulary 어휘 Vocabulário Vocabulario Словник


Check the words you already know. Marca las palabras que ya conoces. Marque as palavras que você já conhece. 이미 아는 단어에 체크하세요. Позначте слова, які ви вже знаєте.

  • ☐ ☐ ☐ I'd love to! exp. - Sure!
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ relatives n. - family (uncles, aunts, etc.)
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ indoors [adj/adv] - inside (not outside)
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ contemporary music n. - modern music
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ the ceremony n. - the actual wedding
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ the reception n. - the party after the wedding

n. - noun,    v. - verb,    phv. - phrasal verb,    adj. - adjective,    exp. - expression



Background 배경 O fundo Antecedentes Контекст


Marie Cheryl Bob
Marie Cheryl Bob
  • Marie, Cheryl, and Bob all work in a travel agency.
  • They are having lunch together.
  • Cheryl and Bob are engaged. They are trying to plan their wedding.

Questions 문제 Questões Preguntas Запитання


  1. What does Bob want in the wedding?
    Just a few guests
    Hundreds of guests
    A wedding inside
    A wedding outside
    A short ceremony
    A long ceremony
    A small reception
    A big reception
    Chocolate cake
    White cake

  2. What does Cheryl want in the wedding?
    Just a few guests
    Hundreds of guests
    A wedding inside
    A wedding outside
    A long ceremony
    A short ceremony
    A big reception
    A small reception
    Chocolate cake
    White cake

  3. Who is worried about the weather?
    Bob
    Cheryl

  4. Who wants to have a big party?
    Bob
    Cheryl

  5. Who has a big family?
    Bob
    Cheryl

  6. Who prefers traditional music?
    Bob
    Cheryl

  7. What ideas does Marie suggest?
    A wedding with only a few people
    An outdoor wedding
    An indoor wedding
    Both types of music
    Two types of cake
    No reception

  8. Why does Marie look upset?
    She is hungry.
    Bob and Cheryl don't thank her.
    Bob and Cheryl don't take her advice.

  9. How does Marie want Bob and Cheryl to thank her?
    By paying her
    By paying for lunch
    By introducing her to a guy

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Grammar 문법 Gramática Gramática Граматика (adjective clauses)


Directions: 1) Read these sentences from the video and choose the word or expression that you think fits best. 2) Listen again and check your answers.

Instrucciones: 1) Lea la conversación y elija la palabra o expresión que crea que es mejor. 2) Escuche y verifique sus respuestas.

Instruções: 1) Leia a conversa e escolha a palavra ou expressão que você acha melhor. 2) Ouça novamente e verifique suas respostas.

지시 사항 : 1) 대화를 읽고 가장 적절하다고 생각되는 단어나 표현을 고르세요. 2) 답변을 듣고 확인합니다.

Інструкції: 1) Прочитайте ці речення з відео і виберіть слово або вираз, який, на вашу думку, підходить найкраще. 2) Прослухайте ще раз і перевірте свої відповіді.


  • Three hundred? Yesterday you said two hundred!
  • I have a lot of relatives want to come.

  • Then there's the location. I always thought I would get married in a park or at the beach.
  • That's so romantic!
  • I would like to get married indoors, I won't get wet if it's raining.
  • That makes sense.

  • How are we ever going to agree on this?
  • Don't hurt yourself. Here's an idea that might work. Plan a wedding is big enough to include all of Cheryl's family ... sorry Bob ... in the park on Oak Street has that building you can go if it rains. You can have traditional music in the ceremony and contemporary music at the party. And you could have two cakes at the reception — one white and one chocolate.
  • Sounds okay to me.

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Sentence Building 문장 만들기 Construção de sentença Construcción de oraciones Побудова речень


Directions: Write sentences about the video clip using the words given. You can change the word form or add words, but you cannot change the word order.
Use a present time frame (tense).
( ) = optional   [ ] = necessary

Instrucciones: Escriba oraciones sobre el videoclip usando las palabras dadas. Puede cambiar la forma de la palabra o agregar palabras, pero no puede cambiar el orden de las palabras. Usa el tiempo presente.
( ) = opcional   [ ] = necesario

Instruções: Escreva frases sobre o videoclipe usando as palavras dadas. Você pode alterar a forma da palavra ou adicionar palavras, mas não pode alterar a ordem das palavras. Use o tempo presente.
( ) = opcional   [ ] = necessário

지시 : 주어진 단어를 사용하여 비디오 클립에 대한 문장을 씁니다. 어형을 변경하거나 단어를 추가할 수 있지만 어순은 변경할 수 없습니다. 현재 시제를 사용합니다.
( ) = 선택 사항   [ ] = 필수 사항

Інструкції: Напишіть речення про відеокліп, використовуючи подані слова. Ви можете змінювати форму слова або додавати слова, але не можете змінювати порядок слів.
Використовуйте теперішній час.
( ) = необов'язково   [ ] = обов'язково



Sentence 1

Cheryl / Bob / not / agree / wedding / plan / so / they / ask / Marie / advice

Cheryl and Bob can't agree on their wedding plans, so they ask Marie for (some) advice.



Sentence 2

Bob / want / small / wedding / but / Cheryl / want / large / one

Bob wants a small wedding, but Cheryl wants a large one.



Sentence 3

Cheryl / explain / she / have / many / relative / who / want / come

Cheryl explains (that) she has many relatives who want to come.



Sentence 4

Bob / want / get / marry / outdoors / while / Cheryl / prefer / indoors

Bob wants to get married outdoors, while Cheryl prefers indoors.



Sentence 5

they / also / disagree / about / music / ceremony / cake

They also disagree about the music, (the) ceremony, and (the) cake.



Sentence 6

Bob / wonder / how / they / will / ever / agree

Bob wonders how they will ever agree.



Sentence 7

Marie / suggest / go / park / that / have / building / where / they / can / go / if / it / rain

Marie suggests going to a park that has a building where they can go if it rains.



Sentence 8

she / also / suggest / both / type / of / music / and / two / cake

She also suggests both types of music and two cakes.



Sentence 9

Bob / Cheryl / agree / and / congratulate / other

Bob and Cheryl agree and congratulate each other.



Sentence 10

Marie / remind / them / she / make / plan / and / insist / they / pick / up / check

Marie reminds them (that) she made the plan and insists (that) they pick up the check.

* pick up the check pay the bill





Directions: Play the audio clip and try to repeat what you hear. Click "Show" to see the text.

Instrucciones: Reproduce el clip de audio e intenta repetir lo que escuchas. Haga clic en "Show" para ver el texto.

Instruções: Reproduza o clipe de áudio e tente repetir o que você ouve. Clique em "Show" para ver o texto.

지시 사항 : 오디오 클립을 재생하고 들리는 내용을 반복해 보십시오. 텍스트를 보려면 "Show" 를 클릭하십시오.

Інструкції: Увімкніть аудіокліп і спробуйте повторити те, що чуєте. Натисніть "Show", щоб побачити текст.


Clip 1
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I didn't know that planning a wedding would be so hard.



Clip 2
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Could you give us your opinion on a few things?



Clip 3
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First, how many people should we invite?



Clip 4
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I have a lot of relatives who want to come.



Clip 5
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I always thought I would get married in a park or at the beach.



Clip 6
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I would like to get married indoors, where I won't get wet if it's raining.



Clip 7
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I prefer traditional music in the ceremony.



Clip 8
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I want a short ceremony and a huge celebration afterwards.



Clip 9
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How are we ever going to agree on this?



Clip 10
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Don't hurt yourself. Here's an idea that might work.



Clip 11
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Plan a wedding that's big enough to include all of Cheryl's family. Sorry Bob.



Clip 12
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In the park on Oak Street that has that building where you can go if it rains.



Clip 13
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Sounds okay to me.



Clip 14
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Hey! We did it!



Clip 15
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We couldn't have done it without you.



Discussion 논의 Questões de discussão Discusión Обговорення


  1. Cheryl and Bob want very different things for the wedding. What are the main differences?
    ↪ Use: Bob wants..., but Cheryl wants...
    ↪ Use: They also disagree about...
    ↪ Use: The two of them just aren't on the same page about...
  2. Do you like Marie's advice? What other ideas could she give?
    ↪ Use: I think her advice was... because...
    ↪ Use: She could also suggest...
  3. If you are married, tell us about your wedding. Would you change anything if you planned it again?
    ↪ Use: My wedding was...
    ↪ Use: If I could do it again, I would...
    ↪ Use: Honestly, I wouldn't change a thing.
  4. If you are not married, describe your ideal wedding — the ceremony, the party, the guests, the place, the music, and the food.
    ↪ Use: My ideal wedding would be...
    ↪ Use: For the ceremony, I would...
    ↪ Use: I'd love to tie the knot at...
  5. What is a typical wedding like in your country?
    ↪ Use: In my country, a typical wedding usually...
    ↪ Use: I'm not too familiar with weddings, but I think...
  6. Do you think it’s better to invite only close relatives and friends, or invite many people? Why?
    ↪ Use: I think it's better to... because...
    ↪ Use: I'd rather keep the guest list small because...
    ↪ Use: I'd say go all out and invite everyone because...
  7. Do you think it is easier to plan a big event alone or in a group? Why? Can you give a personal example?
    ↪ Use: I think it's easier to plan [alone/in a group] because...
    ↪ Use: For example, when I planned..., I...
    ↪ Use: I remember when I was about [age], I had to plan [event] and...

Script 대본 Roteiro Guion Сценарій


Bob: I don't know. I didn't know that planning a wedding would be so hard.

Cheryl: Marie, could you give us your opinion on a few things?

Marie: I'd love to.

Cheryl: First, how many people should we invite? Bob wants a small wedding.

Bob: Twenty guests would be nice.

Cheryl: I want a large wedding. About three hundred people.

Bob: Three hundred? Yesterday you said two hundred.

Cheryl: I have a lot of relatives who want to come.

Bob: Then there's the location. I always thought I would get married in a park or at the beach.

Marie: That's so romantic!

Cheryl: I would like to get married indoors, where I won't get wet if it's raining.

Marie: That makes sense.

Cheryl: I prefer traditional music in the ceremony.

Bob: Contemporary music.

Cheryl: I'd like a long ceremony and a short reception.

Bob: I want a short ceremony and a huge celebration afterwards.

Cheryl: I want a white cake.

Bob: And I want...

Marie: A chocolate cake. I know.

Bob: How are we ever going to agree on this?

Marie: Don't hurt yourself. Here's an idea that might work. Plan a wedding that's big enough to include all of Cheryl's family ... sorry Bob ... in the park on Oak Street that has that building where you can go if it rains. You can have traditional music in the ceremony and contemporary music at the party. And you could have two cakes at the reception — one white and one chocolate.

Bob: Sounds okay to me.

Cheryl: Me, too.

Bob: Hey! We did it!

Cheryl: Oh, yay! I'm so happy.

Marie: Excuse me.

Cheryl: Oh, Marie. Thank you so much.

Bob: You're amazing! We couldn't have done it without you.

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