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Lesson13: MAN TIES KNOT WITH STRANGER | |
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Minneapolis, MN, USA--David Weinlick, 28 and still single, was sick and tired of the question, "When are you going to get married?" So he set a date for his wedding--June 13--and began to get ready for it. He handed out wedding invitations, got a tuxedo and bought the wedding rings.
There was only one problem: David didn't have a bride. He wasn't even going out with anyone! So he began to organize a bridal contest. It would take place on June 13 at a shopping mall, and he would marry the winner immediately afterwards. He invited his friends and relatives to come and choose the perfect wife for him. Some people thought he was out of his mind, but only his father
refused the invitation. "I think a bridal contest makes light of something serious," he said.
On June 13, the wedding day, 25 single women showed up at the mall. David’s friends interviewed the women and then they voted. The winner was Elizabeth Runze, who, like David, is a student at the University of Minnesota. Moments later, Elizabeth and David tied the knot. The lucky bride was flying high. "This is the most incredible day of my life," Elizabeth told the crowd of friends,
shoppers and reporters. David is happy, too. He and his new bride have it off. "She is marvelous," he says. |
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Answer the questions:
1. Why did David Weinlick decide to get married?
2. What did he do to get ready for his wedding?
3. What was David's one big problem?
4. When did the bridal competition take place?
5. What did his friends think about David's plan?
6. Why did his father refuse to come?
7. Who showed up?
8. Who was the winner? How did she feel?
9. What do you think of David’s wedding? Was he out of his mind?
Complete the idioms.
1. Petra and Boris just tied the ___________ and they're flying _______________.
2. Jared went _______________ with his girlfriend last night to a party, which
took ______________ at the Red Hot Pepper Club.
3. The teacher is handling _______________ a test which her students are
_____________ to take.
Complete the story.
Use the idioms below. Put the verbs in correct form and tense.
tie the knot
get ready
out of their minds
show up
hit it off
take place
Couple Has Wedding in the Skies
Perris, CA, USA --Scott Gehrke and Lorrie Kilgore met while they were taking
skydiving lessons. They ________________ immediately. A year later, they
decided to _________________ in the sky!
On their wedding day, they went up in a plane with a parachuting preacher
and _____________ to jump. The ceremony ________________ as they fell
13,000 feet (3962 meters). Preacher Rick Lemons used hand signals to conduct
the one-minute ceremony in the skies. The bride and groom kissed before
pulling the ripcords on their parachutes. About 100 friends and family members’
____________________ to watch from the ground, including Kilgore's two daughters
from a previous marriage.
Afterwards, the bride and groom were all smiles. Some people thought they
were _________________ but Kilgore, 31 said, "We are rebels. This made sense
to us. We fell for each other, literally!"
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INCREDIBLE: so extraordinary as to seem impossible; hard to believe; unbelievable
MARVELOUS: Of the highest or best kind or quality; first-rate; superb; excellent
CROWD: a large number of things or people considered together
Examples:
1) A crowd of insects assembled around the flowers.
2) The plot of the book is incredible
3) He has a marvelous collection of rare books.
New Idioms and Expressions:
tie the knot with someone -- marry someone
be sick and tired of something - feel unable to tolerate something longer
get married to someone - marry someone
get ready for something - prepare for something
hand something out - distribute something
go out with someone - have a romance with someone; go somewhere with a friend
take place - happen
be out of one's mind - be crazy; irrational; silly
make light of something - act as if something is unimportant
be flying high - be very happy
hit it off with someone - quickly become good friends with someone
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1. Are you married? If not, are you going out with someone? Do you want to tie the knot?
2. Has anyone ever told you that you were out of your mind?
3. What kind of people do you hit it off with?
4. Tell about a time when you were flying high.
5. What job do you have in mind for your future? How can you get ready for
the job?
6. What are you sick and tired of? |
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