Lee atentamente este artículo acerca de
las costumbres de una boda argentina, probablemente muy similares a las
de otros países. Completa luego los dos ejercicios de lecto-comprensión.
In Argentina, as in
most countries all over the world, before a man and a
woman get married, they usually date each other. That's no surprise, of course,
but this article will help you learn a lot of new words.
And when they decide to get engaged, they send
announcements to their
friends and the couple usually offers a small party. During this intimate ceremony a ring
is given and worn as a sign of betrothal (a mutual promise to marry). The woman who is engaged to be married
is called a bride-to-be
or a fiancée. And the man is called a groom-to-be or a fiancé.
When
the time of thinking about marriage comes, the woman's female friends often give her a
bridal shower and the man's male
friends throw a bachelor party, usually at tea-rooms or restaurants.
Bachelor parties are stag
meetings - for men only - held on the night before he is married. And many
tricks are generally prepared to play on the bachelor himself.
The marriage is the formal event performed at the local Registry Office.
The social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed is called
wedding often held in a church or
temple. The woman is then called a bride and the man, a groom. Relatives
and friends start buying wedding presents, usually from a specialized store which the couple
has selected carefully.
For
the wedding ceremony, the bride usually wears a bridal
gown or wedding dress together with a
bridal wreath, a bouquet made of delicate small white flowers.
A bridesmaid attends the bride at a
wedding and the bride's father escorts her. The groom wears a tuxedo or
a dark suit and his mother escorts him.
During
the ceremony, a plain gold wedding ring is given to the
bride and sometimes another one is given to the groom.
There
is a traditional
reception, a formal party held after the ceremony. Abundant
food and a special bridecake -a rich cake with several tiers and covered with frosting and
decorations- is generally
served.
After the wedding reception, the couple usually goes on their honeymoon. They usually
leave before the guests do, and they usually change into everyday clothes
before leaving.
Although
newlyweds - as newly married couples are called in the US- like to be alone, after they come back from their honeymoon many
of them have to live with their relatives (Oh, home sweet home!!). They can only live in a place of their own when they have enough
money to pay for it. But that's another story ...
AQUÍ
ESTOY !!! ESTE GLOSARIO BILINGÜE TE VA A AYUDAR... all
over the world: en todo el mundo; get married:
casarse; date each other: salen juntos, se citan; get
engaged: comprometerse para casarse; announcements:
participaciones, invitaciones, anuncios; couple: pareja; engagement
ring: anillo de compromiso; betrothal / bitróudal
/: compromiso para casarse; bride-to-be:
novia (también fiancée, vocablo de origen francés); groom-to-be:
novio (también fiancé, vocablo de origen francés; bridal
shower: despedida de soltera; bachelor party:
despedida de soltero; stag meeting: reunión para hombres;
to play tricks on someone: hacerle bromas o chistes a
alguien; marriage: casamiento civil; Registry Office:
Registro Civil; wedding: casamiento por iglesia o templo;
ceremony: ceremonia; bridal gown = wedding dress:
vestido o traje de novia; bridal wreath: bouquet o ramo
de novia; bridesmaid: dama de honor; escort: acompañar,
escoltar; tuxedo = dinner jacket: esmoquin o traje de
gala; plain gold: de oro macizo o puro; reception:
recepción, fiesta; bridecake: torta o pastel de bodas; tiers:
pisos de una torta; frosting: mazapán o cobertura de una
torta; honeymoon: luna de miel; guests: invitados;
newlyweds: los recién casados; married couples:
parejas casadas; Home Sweet Home: Hogar Dulce Hogar; of
their own: propio, de su propiedad; to pay for it:
para pagarlo, para afrontar los gastos.
Activity
54: Después de leer el artículo
selecciona de los menúes las mejores opciones para los MOMENTOS o
ETAPAS propuestas. Verifica luego las respuestas correctas ...
1
ENGAGEMENT
2
SHOWERS
& PARTIES
3
MARRIAGE
4
WEDDING
5
RECEPTION
6
AFTER
HONEYMOON
Activity
55: Este es un ejercicio de
LECTO-COMPRENSION sobre el artículo anterior. Debes COMBINAR el
comienzo de las oraciones (primera columna) con el FINAL (segunda
columna). SELECCIONA del menú en rojo el NUMERO del final con el cual
combina cada una de ellas. Verifica luego las respuestas correctas ...
A
To
live in their own place ...
1
is
generally made of plain gold.
B
The
couple usually put on everyday clothes ...
2
buy
presents at stores chosen previously.
C
An
engagement ring ...
3
before
leaving the reception.
D
Relatives
and friends usually ...
4
newlyweds
must have enough money.
E
The
wedding ring ...
5
means
a mutual promise to marry.
¡FELICITACIONES!
Acabas de finalizar la
LECCION 9
del curso Intermedio. Antes de pasar a la siguiente lección, por favor asegúrate de
repasar todo lo que has aprendido aquí.
