Modul 3: Story 35 The Wedding Singer
Video 01 Vocabulary Presentation 1
Video 02 Story Presentation 01
Video 03 Story Presentation 02
Audio 01 The story
The Wedding Singer
Jacob is a fantastic singer. He travels through Europe performing at various occasions.
One day, he was asked to sing for the guests at a wedding while they were waiting for the entrance of the bride. He was very stressed on this particular day as he was running very late and knew that he didn’t have long before the bride was to arrive.
When he arrived at the church, he became alarmed when he saw four limousines parked outside the church. As he was worried that he had missed the bride’s entrance, he hurried inside the building. He didn’t see any of the bridal party, so he let out a sigh of relief and walked over to a microphone at the front of the church.
The guests all looked up at him as he strummed the first song. This song was a slow love song which he played beautifully. Or so he thought. The guests didn’t seem too impressed. He found it rather strange as he was used to big applause after finishing a song.
Without waiting too long, he began another. This one was a very upbeat, funky song about the joy of life. He sang of how brilliant it is to be alive, especially when you share life with the one you love.
Again, there was no response from the guests. Maybe, he needed to introduce himself, he thought.
“Hi everybody. My name’s Jacob. I’ve been asked to sing on this happy day so before the service starts, I’m going to carry on with a couple of happy, feel-good songs that I’m sure you all know.”
Before his hand met his guitar to carry on, a man dressed in a suit approached him.
“I think it’s best you stop young man.”
Almost insulted, Jacob replied, “Well, the bride and groom have asked me to play. I’m sorry, does it not sound good?”
The man looked at him in disbelief. “I don’t know if you’ve got the wrong date or the wrong church for that matter, but this is my wife’s funeral that you’ve walked into.”
Video 04 Part A
Audio 02 Questions Part A
1. Is Jacob a wedding planner?
2. Does he sing at weddings all over the world?
3. Was he asked to sing at a wedding while the guests were waiting for the wife’s entrance?
4. Did he think he was late when he arrived at the church?
5. Was he actually late?
6. Did he see the bride in the church?
7. Was his first song a slow love song?
8. Were the guests impressed with his performance?
9. Was the next song a happy, upbeat song?
10. Did anyone applaud Jacob?
11. Was Jacob going to carry on singing?
12. Was he going to sing well-known, popular songs?
13. Was he allowed to go on singing?
14. Had Jacob missed the location or the time of the wedding?
15. Was he at a funeral?
Video 05 Part B
Audio 03 Questions Part B
16. Who is a professional singer?
17. What sort of cars were parked outside the church?
18. Who stopped Jacob at the entrance of the church?
19. Who wasn’t impressed with the first song?
20. Who sang a song about the joy of life?
21. Who responded to the song with a big applause?
22. Who came to him to tell him to stop singing happy, upbeat songs?
23. Who was confused?
Video 06 Part C
Audio 04 Questions Part C
24. Is Jacob a decent singer or a fantastic singer?
25. Was he in time on the wedding day, or was he running late?
26. Did he talk to anybody when he arrived at the church, or did he walk straight over to the microphone?
27. Did Jacob sing over a playback soundtrack, or did he sing with a guitar in his hand?
28. Were the audience responsive, or were they stunned?
29. Did a man in a suit or a woman in a costume approach him to tell him to stop?
30. Was Jacob’s performance a success or a failure?
31. Was Jacob at a wedding or at a funeral?
Video 07 Part D
Audio 05 Questions Part D
32. Why was Jacob stressed on the wedding day?
33. Why was he alarmed when he arrived at the church?
34. What musical instrument was he singing along to?
35. What was the first song he sang like?
36. What was the second song like?
37. Why did he think that it was the right time to introduce himself?
38. What did a man in a suit tell him?
39. Who was this man?
Video 08 Part E
Audio 06 Questions Part E
40.
a. Ask me if Jacob sings at various occasions.
b. Ask me what sorts of occasions Jacob sings at.
41.
a. Ask me if he was asked to sing the anthem at a football match one day.
b. Ask me where he was asked to sing at.
42.
a. Ask me if the 4 parked limousines made him alarmed when he arrived.
b. Ask me why the 4 parked limousines made him alarmed.
43.
a. Ask me if he sang his first song beautifully.
b. Ask me how he sang his first song.
44.
a. Ask me if he had introduced himself before he started the second song.
b. Ask me when he introduced himself.
45.
a. Ask me if the audience were impressed.
b. Ask me why the audience weren’t impressed.
Audio 08 Story variations
The Wedding Singer
Jacob's Story
The husband's story
The story
Jacob, who is a fantastic singer, travels through Europe and performs at various occasions. One day, he was asked to sing at a wedding while the guests were waiting for the entrance of the bride.
As he was running late, he was very nervous. He became more nervous when he saw 4 limousines outside the church, but when he entered the building, he found the bride hadn’t arrived yet, so he went over to the microphone and sang his first song.
However, the guests weren’t impressed and didn’t applaud Jacob, which made him confused. As no one applauded him after the second song, he introduced himself to the audience, but this didn’t help the situation either.
In the end, before he could strum his next song, a man in a dark suit approached him and told him to stop as the occasion was not a wedding but his wife’s funeral.
Jacob’s story
I am a singer who travels through Europe and performs at various occasions. One day, I was asked to sing at a wedding while the guests were waiting for the entrance of the bride.
As I was running late, I was very nervous. I became more nervous when I saw 4 limousines outside the church, but when I entered the building, I found the bride hadn’t arrived yet, so I went over to the microphone and sang my first song.
However, the guests weren’t impressed and didn’t applaud me, which made me confused. As no one applauded me after the second song, I introduced myself to the audience, but this didn’t help the situation either.
In the end, before I could strum my next song, a man in a dark suit approached me and told me to stop as the occasion was not a wedding but his wife’s funeral.
The husband’s story
One day a young man was asked to sing at a wedding while the guests were waiting for the entrance of the bride.
When he entered the church, he went over to the microphone and sang his first song.
However, we weren’t impressed with the performance and didn’t applaud him, which made him confused. As no one applauded him after the second song, he introduced himself to the audience, but this didn’t help the situation either.
In the end, before he could strum his next song, I approached him and told him to stop as the occasion was not a wedding but my wife’s funeral.
Video 10 Vocabulary check (Extra)
The Wedding Singer
Part 1
Jacob is a fantastic singer. He travels through Europe performing at various occasions.
One day, he was asked to sing for the guests at a wedding while they were waiting for the entrance of the bride. He was very stressed on this particular day as he was running very late and knew that he didn’t have long before the bride was to arrive.
When he arrived at the church, he became alarmed when he saw four limousines parked outside the church. As he was worried that he had missed the bride’s entrance, he hurried inside the building. He didn’t see any of the bridal party, so he let out a sigh of relief and walked over to a microphone at the front of the church.
Part 2
The guests all looked up at him as he strummed the first song. This song was a slow love song which he played beautifully. Or so he thought. The guests didn’t seem too impressed. He found it rather strange as he was used to big applause after finishing a song.
Without waiting too long, he began another. This one was a very upbeat, funky song about the joy of life. He sang of how brilliant it is to be alive, especially when you share life with the one you love.
Again, there was no response from the guests. Maybe, he needed to introduce himself, he thought.
Part 3
“Hi everybody. My name’s Jacob. I’ve been asked to sing on this happy day so before the service starts, I’m going to carry on with a couple of happy, feel-good songs that I’m sure you all know.”
Before his hand met his guitar to carry on, a man dressed in a suit approached him.
“I think it’s best you stop young man.”
Almost insulted, Jacob replied, “Well, the bride and groom have asked me to play. I’m sorry, does it not sound good?”
The man looked at him in disbelief. “I don’t know if you’ve got the wrong date or the wrong church for that matter, but this is my wife’s funeral that you’ve walked into.”