Couple get married in Shrek costumes

The Reading / Listening - Level 4

A dream came true for a woman who wanted a fairy tale wedding. Amanda Gibbs, from England, married her fiancé of eight years on Saturday in a fairy-tale ceremony. The happy couple painted themselves green to look like Shrek and Princess Fiona. They wore the same clothes as the cartoon characters. Guests also dressed as animation characters. The couple wanted to remember their special day. They tied the knot in an unforgettable way.

The wedding also had a serious side. They raised money for a cancer charity. Guests donated to the charity instead of buying wedding presents. They had both lost friends to cancer. The groom said: "We hope to inspire others to give money to the charity when they read our story." He added: "We've had a great day today and it's fantastic to think the money raised will…support those with cancer and their families."

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Sources

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/real-life-stories/shrek-wedding-amanda-nathan-gibbs-2949780#ixzz2oH2OezeF
http://news.sky.com/story/1185899/shrek-wedding-going-green-for-cancer-charity
http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/local-news/what-fairy-tale-wedding-dudley-6438569

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MATCHING

PARAGRAPH ONE:

1.	A dream	a.	the knot
2.	her fiancé	b.	came true
3.	The happy	c.	way
4.	The couple wanted to remember	d.	of eight years
5.	They tied	e.	their special day
6.	in an unforgettable	f.	couple

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PARAGRAPH TWO:

1.	The wedding also	a.	friends to cancer
2.	They raised money	b.	others to give money
3.	They had both lost	c.	day today
4.	We hope to inspire	d.	had a serious side
5.	We've had a great	e.	support those with cancer
6.	the money raised will	f.	for a cancer charity

LISTEN AND FILL IN THE GAPS

A (1) ___________________ a woman who wanted a fairy tale wedding. Amanda Gibbs, from England, married (2) ___________________ years on Saturday in a fairy-tale ceremony. The (3) ___________________ themselves (4) ___________________ Shrek and Princess Fiona. They wore the same clothes as the cartoon characters. Guests also dressed as animation characters. The (5) ___________________ remember their special day. They (6) ___________________ unforgettable way.

The wedding also (7) ___________________. They raised money for a cancer charity. Guests (8) ___________________ charity instead of buying wedding presents. They had (9) ___________________ cancer. The groom said: "We hope (10) ___________________ to give money to the charity when (11) ___________________." He added: "We've had a great day today and it's fantastic to think the money raised will…(12) ___________________ and their families."

WEDDINGS SURVEY

Write five GOOD questions about weddings in the table. Do this in pairs. Each student must write the questions on his / her own paper.

When you have finished, interview other students. Write down their answers.

	STUDENT 1 _____________	STUDENT 2 _____________	STUDENT 3 _____________
Q.1.
Q.2.
Q.3.
Q.4.
Q.5.

Now return to your original partner and share and talk about what you found out. Change partners often.

Make mini-presentations to other groups on your findings.

WRITE QUESTIONS & ASK YOUR PARTNER(S)

Student A: Do not show these to your speaking partner(s).

a)	________________________________________________________
b)	________________________________________________________
c)	________________________________________________________
d)	________________________________________________________
e)	________________________________________________________
f)	________________________________________________________
g)	________________________________________________________
h)	________________________________________________________

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Student B: Do not show these to your speaking partner(s).

a)	________________________________________________________
b)	________________________________________________________
c)	________________________________________________________
d)	________________________________________________________
e)	________________________________________________________
f)	________________________________________________________
g)	________________________________________________________
h)	________________________________________________________

FREE WRITING

Write about weddings for 10 minutes. Comment on your partner's paper.

_____________________________________________________________________________

Answers

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