Modul 3: Story 38 The Wedding Guest
Video 01 Vocabulary Presentation 1-2
Video 03 Story Presentation 01
Video 04 Story Presentation 02
Audio 01 The story
The Wedding Guest
Janet and Paul had been planning their wedding for two years. Janet had devoted all of her spare time to make sure that everything went perfectly. The cake, the flowers, the bridesmaids’ dresses and the best man’s tie all matched the colour scheme.
When the day came, everything ran just as Janet had hoped. The guests cried in the vows, the band were faultless, and it was time to go to the venue of the wedding reception.
They had two cocktails prepared for each of the guests who were invited to the meal, and some canapés were offered out on silver platters by the smartest looking waiters Janet and Paul had ever seen.
There was one thing, however, that wasn’t foreseen when Janet was planning the wedding: Timmy. Timmy was one of Paul’s old friends who he hadn’t seen in a long time. He was invited to the ceremony; however, he wasn’t invited to the wedding reception. Regardless, he showed up.
Politely, Janet approached him, “Timmy, it’s really nice to see you; unfortunately, you aren’t on the seating plan for the meal.”
“Oh, that’s ok, I’ll find somewhere to sit,” he calmly responded.
“But there aren’t enough chairs laid out for you!” Janet started to raise her voice.
“This will solve that,” Timmy said as he shuffled an ugly chair tightly between two delicate wooden chairs at one of the beautifully decorated tables.
Hopelessly, Janet turned away and looked for Paul to help her out. “You talk to him, Paul. He’s your friend!”
At that moment, the bell rang to call people to be seated.
“Ask the best man to do it, that’s what he’s for!” Paul replied lazily and walked up to his seat at the top table while Janet went to find the best man.
When she came back with the best man, her face was full of rage as she saw Timmy had sat in her chair at the top table.
“It’s OK, Janet, I’ve found a seat up here, next to Paul!” Timmy said with bright eyes.
Video 04 Part A
Audio 02 Questions Part A
- Were Janet and Paul planning their wedding for two years?
- Did Janet devote all her spare time to make wedding plan perfect?
- Was everything running smoothly during the ceremony?
- Was everything faultless at the wedding reception too?
- Was there an uninvited guest there?
- Was Timmy invited to the wedding ceremony?
- Was Timmy invited to the wedding reception as well?
- Did he show up at the wedding reception regardless?
- Was it rude of him?
- Did Janet approach him calmly at first?
- Did Janet raise her voice then?
- Did Timmy care about what Janet tried to tell him?
- Was there a spare chair at the wedding table for Timmy?
- Did Paul send Janet to the best man to solve the problem?
- Did Timmy sit on Janet‘s chair beside Paul at the wedding table?
Video 05 Part B
Audio 03 Questions Part B
- Who had their wedding?
- Who had been planning it for 2 years?
- Who was invited to the wedding ceremony?
- Who wasn’t invited to the wedding reception?
- Who showed up at the dinner?
- Who was trying to be polite with Timmy at first?
- Who wasn’t interested in correcting Timmy?
- Who couldn’t sit down at the wedding dinner?
Video 06 Part C
Audio 04 Questions Part C
24. Were Janet and Paul planning their summer holiday or their wedding for two years?
25. Did Janet use all her work hours to plan the perfect wedding, or did she use her spare time?
26. Did everything go according to her plan during the ceremony, or did anything go terribly wrong?
27. Were the band playing faultlessly or with a lot of mistakes during the ceremony?
28. Did Timmy show up uninvited at the wedding ceremony or at the wedding reception?
29. Was Janet polite or rude when she asked Timmy to leave?
30. Did Paul help Janet solve the problem, or did he tell her to ask the best man to help her?
31. Did Janet or Timmy sit next to Paul at the wedding table?
Video 07 Part D
Audio 05 Questions Part D
32. How long were Janet and Paul planning their wedding?
33. What did Janet wish her wedding to be like?
34. What did she plan to match in colours?
35. How did the guests feel during the vows?
36. Who was Timmy?
37. How did Timmy show up at the wedding reception?
38. Why didn’t Paul want to talk with Timmy?
39. Where did Timmy sit in the end?
Video 08 Part E
Audio 06 Questions Part E
40.
a. Ask me if Janet and Paul were planning their wedding for two years.
b. Ask me what they were planning for two years.
41.
a. Ask me if Janet carefully planned the colour scheme for the wedding.
b. Ask me how she planned the colour scheme for the wedding.
42.
a. Ask me if everyone was happy with the wedding ceremony.
b. Ask me how everyone felt about the wedding ceremony.
43.
a. Ask me if Timmy was invited to the wedding reception.
b. Ask me where Timmy was invited to.
44.
a. Ask me if Timmy had a chair at one of the tables.
b. Ask me what Timmy had at one of the tables.
45.
a. Ask me if Paul warned Timmy that he hadn’t been invited.
b. Ask me why Paul didn’t warn Timmy that he hadn’t been invited.
Audio 08 Story variations
The Wedding Guest
Janet's story
Timmy's story
The story
It was Janet and Paul’s wedding day. Janet had been planning it carefully for two years, and when the day came, everything was going smoothly until the wedding reception when Timmy, Paul’s friend, turned up uninvited.
Timmy had been invited to the wedding ceremony but not to the meal, so Janet approached him in order to politely ask him to leave. Janet told him they didn’t have enough chairs, but Timmy found an ugly chair to sit on. When Janet asked Paul to deal with his friend, he said it was the best man’s job, so Janet went for the best man.
As Janet and the best man were approaching the top table, Janet saw that Timmy had already taken her seat next to Paul, and this made her furious.
Timmy said, “It’s OK, Janet, I’ve found a seat up here, next to Paul!” with bright eyes.
Janet’s story
It was our wedding day. I had been planning it carefully for two years, and when the day came, everything was going smoothly until the wedding reception when Timmy, my husband’s friend, turned up uninvited.
Timmy had been invited to the wedding ceremony but not to the meal, so I approached him in order to politely ask him to leave. Then I told him we didn’t have enough chairs, but Timmy found an ugly chair to sit on. When I asked Paul to deal with his friend, he said it was the best man’s job, so I went for the best man.
As I and the best man were approaching the top table, I saw that Timmy had already taken my seat next to Paul, and this made me furious.
Timmy said, “It’s OK, Janet, I’ve found a seat up here, next to Paul!” with bright eyes.
Timmy’s story
It was Janet and Paul’s wedding day. Janet had been planning it carefully for two years, and when the day came, everything was going smoothly.
I had been invited to the wedding ceremony but not to the meal – by mistake -, so Janet approached me in order to help me find a seat. Janet told me they didn’t have enough chairs, but I found an ugly chair to sit on. When Janet asked Paul to help me, he said it was the best man’s job, so Janet went for the best man.
As Janet and the best man were approaching the top table, Janet saw that I had already taken a seat next to Paul, and this made her furious, but I assured her I was just fine.
I said, “It’s OK, Janet, I’ve found a seat up here, next to Paul!” with bright eyes.
Video 10 Vocabulary check (Extra)
The Wedding Guest
Part 1
Janet and Paul had been planning their wedding for two years. Janet had devoted all of her spare time to make sure that everything went perfectly. The cake, the flowers, the bridesmaids‘ dresses and the best man‘s tie all matched the colour scheme.
When the day came, everything ran just as Janet had hoped. The guests cried in the vows, the band were faultless, and it was time to go to the venue of the wedding reception.
They had two cocktails prepared for each of the guests who were invited to the meal, and some canapés were offered out on silver platters by the smartest looking waiters Janet and Paul had ever seen.
Part 2
There was one thing, however, that wasn’t foreseen when Janet was planning the wedding: Timmy. Timmy was one of Paul’s old friends who he hadn’t seen in a long time. He was invited to the ceremony; however, he wasn’t invited to the wedding reception. Regardless, he showed up.
Politely, Janet approached him, “Timmy, it’s really nice to see you; unfortunately, you aren’t on the seating plan for the meal.”
“Oh, that’s ok, I’ll find somewhere to sit,” he calmly responded.
“But there aren’t enough chairs laid out for you!” Janet started to raise her voice.
“This will solve that,” Timmy said as he shuffled an ugly chair tightly between two delicate wooden chairs at one of the beautifully decorated tables.
Part 3
Hopelessly, Janet turned away and looked for Paul to help her out. “You talk to him, Paul. He’s your friend!”
At that moment, the bell rang to call people to be seated.
“Ask the best man to do it, that’s what he’s for!” Paul replied lazily and walked up to his seat at the top table while Janet went to find the best man.
When she came back with the best man, her face was full of rage as she saw Timmy had sat in her chair at the top table.
“It’s OK, Janet, I’ve found a seat up here, next to Paul!” Timmy said with bright eyes.