Answer — Exercise 3
13 - From the cradle to the grave·Outcomes Upper-Intermediate - Student's Book
Question
Listen and find out what ceremony or rites each person talks about and how the worlds in Exercise 2 are used.
Answer
- a wedding: there was a lot of singing during the reception; Anyone could make a toast and speak. And when the groom left the room for whatever reason, male guests would leap up and kiss the bride; when the couple exchange vows, the person who says ‘I do’ ...
- a coming-of-age ceremony: Everyone who turns 20 that year is invited to a big reception; The girls wear traditional Japanese outfits; there’s a lengthy speech by the local mayor; Family and friends usually gather outside the town hall
- a funeral: the funeral company usually preserves the body so it can be displayed in the coffin; everybody can pay their respects; we also visit the graves of loved ones
- a birth: the father brushes a mixture of honey and butter on the baby’s lips; He then whispers special holy words as a blessing for his future life; I had quite a difficult labour; a priest consults an astrological chart to find the position of the stars