{"id":1510,"date":"2025-03-31T16:16:58","date_gmt":"2025-03-31T08:16:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rainyjames.com\/?p=1510"},"modified":"2025-03-31T16:36:42","modified_gmt":"2025-03-31T08:36:42","slug":"english-pod-17-here-comes-the-bride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rainyjames.com\/?p=1510","title":{"rendered":"English Pod 17 &#8211; Here Comes the Bride"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dialogue<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/api.frdic.com\/api\/v3\/media\/mp3\/3409453f-2c7e-11e6-8e87-000c29ffef9b?type=mp3&amp;cdn=auto\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A: I can\u2019t believe that Anthony is finally getting <strong>married<\/strong>!<br>B: Yeah well<strong> it\u2019s about time<\/strong>! He\u2019s been living with his parents for 40 years!<br><br>A: Don\u2019t be mean. Look here come the <strong>bridesmaids<\/strong>! Their dresses look beautiful!<br>B: Who are those kids walking down the <strong>aisle<\/strong>?<br><br>A: That\u2019s the <strong>flower girl<\/strong> and the<strong> ring bearer<\/strong>. I\u2019m pretty sure they\u2019re the <strong>groom\u2019s <\/strong>niece and nephew. Oh, they look so cute!<br>B: I just hope the priest makes it quick. I\u2019m starving. I hope the food\u2019s good at the <strong>reception<\/strong>.<br><br>A: That\u2019s all you ever think about, food! Oh, I think the <strong>bride\u2019s <\/strong>coming now! She looks <strong>gorgeous<\/strong>. Wait, what\u2019s she doing? Where\u2019s she going?<br>B: Oh great! Does this mean that the reception is canceled?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Explain<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/api.frdic.com\/api\/v3\/media\/mp3\/54c1bbbf-1e6f-11e7-be40-000c29ffef9b?type=mp3&amp;cdn=auto\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key Vocabulary<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>married<\/strong> \u2014 Adjective joined in marriage<br><strong>it\u2018s about time<\/strong> \u2014 Phrase finally<br><strong>bridesmaid<\/strong> \u2014 Noun (plural) female friends or relatives who helps the bride at a wedding<br><strong>aisle <\/strong>\u2014 Noun (singular) a passage between sections of seats<br><strong>flower girl<\/strong> \u2014 Noun (singular) a girl at a wedding that throws flower petals down the aisle<br><strong>ring bearer<\/strong> \u2014\/\u02c8ber\u0259r\/ Noun (singular) a boy at a wedding that holds the wedding rings<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>reception<\/strong> \u2014 Noun (singular) party held to celebrate something or to welcome people<br><strong>groom<\/strong> \u2014 Noun (singular) a man who is about to be married<br><strong>bride <\/strong>\u2014 Noun (singular) female who is about to get married<br><strong>gorgeous<\/strong> \u2014 Adjective very beautiful or atractive<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Example<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>it\u2019s about time=finally<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Voice: Example one.<br><\/strong>A: Dinner ready.<br>B: It\u2018s about time! I\u2019m starving!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Voice: Example two.<\/strong><br>C: Guess what? I finally got a job.<br>D: It\u2018s about time! You\u2019ve been unemployed for two years!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Voice: Example three.<\/strong><br>E: We\u2018re almost there. Just a couple more minutes.<br>F: It\u2018s about time. We\u2019ve been driving for twelve hours<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>marry.<\/strong><br><br><strong>Voice: Example one.<\/strong><br>A: Honey, let\u2019s get married.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Voice: Example two.<\/strong><br>B: We got married four years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Voice: Example three.<\/strong><br>C: When I get married I wanna huge wedding.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dialogue A: I can\u2019t believe that Anthony is finally getting married!B: Yeah well it\u2019s about time! He\u2019s been living with his parents for 40 years! A: Don\u2019t be mean. Look here come the bridesmaids! Their dresses look beautiful!B: Who are those kids walking down the aisle? A: That\u2019s the flower girl and the ring bearer. 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