Life events

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Life events

Birth, marriage, and death

Do you have an interesting story about your birth?

birth - pregnant - expecting - 

weighed - born - due

When did you last go to a wedding? Whose was it? What was it like?

Put the events in the correct order.

A get engaged

B go on honeymoon

C go on a date

D arrange the wedding

E have an anniversary

F get married

married - widowed - single - divorced - engaged

Would you marry when you are older?

yes

no

maybe

Complete the sentences with the words from the box.

1 'Are your grandparents still _____ ?'

'My grandmother is. My grandfather _____ before I was born.'

2 The _____ of his uncle came as a great shock. It was totally unexpected.

3 He _____ a heart attack. The _____ is next Thursday.

4 'Do you still have a dog?' 'No. He's been _____ a long time. I _____ him terribly.'

In 2003 Anne got married _____ Robert Smith.

1. to
2. for
3. with

Unfortunately, Robert's grandmother, Rosemary Smith, died _____ old age soon after their wedding.

1. to
2. with
3. of

They called the baby Rosemary, _____ Robert's grandmother.

1. for
2. after
3. from

Famous last words

Who said: 'Oh wow. Oh wow. Oh wow.'

1. Steve Jobs
2. Bill Gates

Winston Churchill’s final words were “Oh, I am so_______ with it all.” What is the missing word?

1. excited
2. happy
3. disappointed
4. bored

'I'm going to the bathroom to read' were the famous last words of Elvis Presley.

1. True
2. False

Write an epitaph

How to write an epitaph?

1) Choose a famous person who has deceased. Look up the full name and the date of birth and death.

2) Write a 4-line-poem about this person. The lines need to rhyme (AABB / ABAB)

Alternative ideas:

- write your own epitaph

- write an epitaph for a friend

Example

JONATHAN BLAKE

1969 - 1995

Here lies the body

of Jonathan Blake

Stepped on the gas

Instead of the brake.