10
English
Vocabulary in Use Elementary
Birth, marriage and death
2
Birth
Anna
had a baby
yesterday.
He
was born
at 1.15 yesterday morning.
He
weighed
3 kilograms.
They are going to
call
him John –
after
John, his
grandfather. His grandfather’s
birthday
is June
16th too – but he was born in 1957!
The baby’s
parents
were born
in 1986.
A
Marriage
If you do not have a partner, you are
single
.
If you have a husband or wife, you are
married
.
If
your husband or wife dies, you are
widowed
.
If your marriage breaks up, you are
separated
/
divorced
.
[
the
marriage has legally ended
]
Harry and Sarah
got married
.
They (
got
)
married
in 2001.
(
married
without
got
is more formal)
They went on their
honeymoon
to Italy.
They
were married
for 15 years.
B
Death
Then Harry became
ill
.
He
died
last year.
He
died
of
a heart attack.
C
The
wedding
(bride)
groom
The
funeral
Common
mistakes
Sarah
got married
to Harry [
NOT
with Harry
].
Common
mistakes
Harry is dead [
NOT Harry is died
or
Harry is death
].
Common
mistakes
Anna
had a baby
[
NOT Anna got a baby
].
He/She
was born
[
NOT He/She born or He/She is born
].
bride
The
wedding
Exercises
11
English Vocabulary in Use Elementary
Think of people you know. Where were they born? When?
1
2
3
4
5
Find a word on the opposite page which means …
1 the name for a woman on her wedding day.
bride
2 the name for a man on his wedding day.
3 what you are if you haven’t got a partner.
4 to be 57 kilograms.
5 what you are if your marriage has legally ended.
6 a religious service for a dead person.
7 a holiday after a wedding.
8 what you are if your husband or wife dies.
Complete the sentences with words from the box.
in after of to born on
1
2003 Anne got married
2
Daniel Smith. Unfortunately, Daniel’s
grandmother,
Lydia Smith, died
3
old age soon after their wedding. Daniel and Anne were
4
their honeymoon when she died. Anne’s baby daughter was
5
two years
later.
They called the baby Lydia,
6
Daniel’s grandmother.
When were these people born and when did they die? Write sentences.
1 Genghis Khan (1162–1227)
Genghis Khan was born in 1162 and died in 1227.
2 Christopher Columbus (1451–1506)
3 Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519)
4 Princess Diana (1961–1997)
5 Heath Ledger (1979–2008)
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