BBC Learning English Quiznet Love and Marriage When did he ask you to marry him? He _ on my birthday, it was so romantic! a) propositioned b) presupposed c) presumed d) proposed We’re going to have a short _ We don’t want to wait a long time before we get married a) premarriage b) engagement c) fiancé d) pre-nuptial a) b) c) d) When I get married I want to walk up the in a beautiful white dress path corridor aisle gap a) b) c) d) After the ceremony we’re having a _ in a country hotel receiving reception receipt recipe I’m not nervous about the wedding, but I am nervous about having to _ a speech a) talk b) make c) say d) speak a) b) c) d) The day after we get married we’re flying off on our wedding trip retirement holiday romance honeymoon Quiznet © BBC Learning English 2008 Page of bbclearningenglish.com ANSWERS When did he ask you to marry him? He _ on my birthday, it was so romantic! d) proposed – this is the correct answer We’re going to have a short _ We don’t want to wait a long time before we get married b) engagement – this is the correct answer c) fiancé – this is not the right answer This is the word for a man who is going to get married d) pre-nuptial – this is not the right answer This is the word for a legal agreement between two people before they get married When I get married I want to walk up the in a beautiful white dress c) aisle – this is the correct answer It’s the word for a long narrow space between rows of seats and is used particularly when talking about getting married After the ceremony we’re having a _ in a country hotel b) reception – this is the correct word c) receipt – this is not right This is a piece of paper you get when you buy something d) recipe – this is not right This is the word for the instructions for how to make a particular meal I’m not nervous about the wedding, but I am nervous about having to _ a speech b) make – this is the correct word We use the expression ‘to make a speech’ The day after we get married we’re flying off on our d) honeymoon – this is the correct answer This is the word for the holiday taken after a wedding Try this quiz online at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?ContentType=text/html;quiz=1030_marriage Quiznet © BBC Learning English 2008 Page of bbclearningenglish.com ... quiz online at: http://www .bbc. co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?ContentType=text/html;quiz=1030_marriage Quiznet © BBC Learning English 2008 Page of bbclearningenglish.com