Modul 4: Story 47 The Bridesmaid
Video 01 Story Presentation 01.
Video 02 Story Presentation 02.
Audio 01 The story
The Bridesmaid
Jennifer was the maid of honour for her sister’s wedding. She wore a light blue dress, which had a wide neckline, short sleeves and a long bow that ran down the back of the dress, almost reaching the floor. The bride and her bridesmaids had got to the church before the guests and groom arrived to take photos with the photographer. The photos came out looking very classy, and Jennifer was relieved that there would at least be some photos of their hair and makeup looking fresh.
They were waiting in a room at the back of the church until everyone had arrived and taken their seats. The girls all bundled into the toilets to touch up their makeup and replace any stray strands of hair. Due to the capacity of the bridesmaids trying to crowd around the mirrors, Jennifer did her make up sitting on one of the toilets.
They all exited and made their way to the back of the church ready to enter before the bride. Every single one of them looked gorgeous. There were six bridesmaids including Jennifer, and being the maid of honour, she was the last to walk down the aisle, just before the bride herself. The guests all sighed in awe at the radiance of the girls.
“Oh, don’t they look beautiful,” one lady whispered.
“The dresses are lovely,” said another towards the front.
The comment that Jennifer could never forget however was, “oh dear.”
That comment started at the back and slowly echoed down through each of the guests as she neared the front. She knew something was the matter but had no idea what.
“Why does everybody look pitiful towards me? What on earth could be so wrong with the way I look?” she thought over and over.
And then she sat down, at which point there was a loud squelch. It all suddenly made sense to her. When she had sat on the toilet to do her makeup, her beautiful long bow had gone down the toilet and had completely soaked the back of her dress!
Video 03 Simple statements
Audio 02 Simple statements
1. Jennifer – maid of honour – sister’s wedding
2. dressed up – beautifully
3. bride and bridesmaids – got to church
4. wanted to take photos – photographer.
5. photos – classy
6. Jennifer – relieved
7. would be photos – them looking fresh
8. girls – waiting – back room
9. everyone arrived
10. everyone – took seats
11. All girls – bundled – toilets
12. wanted to touch up make-ups – fix hair
13. girls crowded – mirrors
14. Jennifer – sat – one of toilets
15. did make-up there
16. they all exited – returned – back of church
17. ready for entrance – before bride
18. bridesmaids – looked gorgeous
19. guests sighed – awe – radiance of girls
20. Jennifer – nearing front
21. heard – “Oh, dear!” – over again
22. knew – something wrong
23. not exactly know – what matter
24. sat down.
25. heard – loud squelch
26. suddenly – made sense – her.
27. sat – on toilet.
28. long bow – gone down – toilet.
29. soaked – back of dress
Audio 05-6 Story versions
The story (version A)
Jennifer was the maid of honour for her sister’s wedding, so she dressed up beautifully.
When the bride and her bridesmaids got to the church, they wanted to take photos with the photographer. The photos looked classy, so Jennifer was relieved as there would be some photos of them looking fresh.
While the girls were waiting in a back room, everyone arrived and took their seats. All the girls bundled into the toilets because they wanted to touch up their make-ups and fix their hair. Since the girls crowded around the mirrors, Jennifer sat on one of the toilets to do her make-up there, and then they all exited and returned to the back of the church ready for the entrance before the bride.
The bridesmaids looked gorgeous, and the guests sighed in awe at the radiance of the girls. While nearing the front, Jennifer heard “Oh, dear!” over and over again and knew something was wrong but didn’t exactly know what the matter was.
As soon as she had sat down, she heard a loud squelch, and it suddenly made sense to her. She had sat on the toilet, and her long bow which had gone down the toilet had soaked the back of her dress.
The story (version B)
Jennifer, who was the maid of honour for her sister’s wedding, dressed up beautifully.
As soon as the bride and her bridesmaids had got to the church, they wanted to take photos with the photographer. As the photos looked classy, Jennifer was relieved knowing that there would be some photos of them looking fresh.
The girls were waiting in a back room until everyone had arrived and taken their seats. All the girls bundled into the toilets so that they could touch up their make-ups and fix their hair. As the girls crowded around the mirrors, Jennifer sat on one of the toilets and did her make-up there. When they all exited and returned to the back of the church, they were ready for the entrance before the bride.
The bridesmaids looked gorgeous, and the guests sighed in awe at the radiance of the girls. However, just as Jennifer was nearing the front, she heard “Oh, dear!” over and over again. Although she knew something was wrong, she didn’t exactly know what the matter was.
When sitting down, she heard a loud squelch. It suddenly made sense to her. When she sat on the toilet, her long bow went down the toilet and soaked the back of her dress.