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Woman marries a bridge (7th July, 2013)

PARAGRAPH ONE:

1.	same-	a.	went to the wedding
2.	fell	b.	nearby town
3.	Fourteen guests	c.	in love
4.	see the couple become	d.	white wedding dress
5.	The mayor of the	e.	large ring
6.	blessed	f.	sex marriage
7.	Jodi wore a	g.	the marriage
8.	a very	h.	bridge and wife

PARAGRAPH TWO:

1.	Jodi Rose visits	a.	at peace
2.	record their sounds and	b.	experimental music
3.	She makes	c.	of stone
4.	he said it was love	d.	bridges worldwide
5.	he is made	e.	in everything"
6.	I feel	f.	movement
7.	she loves "the spiritual vibration	g.	strong and silent
8.	The perfect husband…	h.	at first sight

LISTEN AND FILL IN THE GAPS

Countries (1) ___________________ marriage, but not marriage to a bridge. Last month, an Australian artist, Jodi Rose, (2) ___________________ a 600-year-old bridge in France and married it. France (3) ___________________ marriages between people and bridges. Fourteen (4) ___________________ the wedding to see the couple become bridge and wife. The mayor of the nearby town (5) ___________________. Jodi wore a white wedding dress. She gave (6) ___________________ large ring.

Jodi Rose visits bridges worldwide (7) ___________________ and movement. She makes (8) ___________________. She said it was (9) ___________________ for her bridge. She blogged that: "Although he is made of stone… (10) __________________ …He makes me feel connected to the earth," especially after travelling. Ms Rose said she loves "the spiritual  (11) ___________________ ". She said her new partner is: " (12) ___________________ … strong and silent".

PUT A SLASH ( / )WHERE THE SPACES ARE

From  http://www.BreakingNewsEnglish.com/1307/130707-marriage-1.html

Countriesdiscusssame-sexmarriage,butnotmarriagetoabridge.
Lastmonth,anAustralianartist,JodiRose,fellinlovewitha600-year-
oldbridgeinFranceandmarriedit.Francedoesnotagreewithmarriages
betweenpeopleandbridges.Fourteenguestswenttotheweddingtosee
thecouplebecomebridgeandwife.Themayorofthenearbytownblesse
dthemarriage.Jodiworeawhiteweddingdress.Shegavethebridgeaver
ylargering.JodiRosevisitsbridgesworldwidetorecordtheirsoundsand
movement.Shemakesexperimentalmusic.Shesaiditwasloveatfirstsi
ghtforherbridge.Shebloggedthat:"Althoughheismadeofstone…Ifeel
atpeace…Hemakesmefeelconnectedtotheearth,"especiallyaftertrav
elling.MsRosesaidsheloves"thespiritualvibrationineverything".Shes
aidhernewpartneris:"Theperfecthusband…strongandsilent".

WRITE QUESTIONS & ASK YOUR PARTNER(S)

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

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WRITING

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