{"id":17986,"date":"2021-04-26T06:02:55","date_gmt":"2021-04-26T04:02:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=17986"},"modified":"2021-07-14T17:09:01","modified_gmt":"2021-07-14T15:09:01","slug":"tie-the-knot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2021\/04\/tie-the-knot\/","title":{"rendered":"Tie the Knot"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>B1 &#8211; Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The phrase &#8220;tie the knot&#8221; is quite known globally which refers to marriage. There are a lot of theories where the origin of this phrase came from but one surely stands out. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tying the knot comes from centuries-old wedding tradition called the hand-fasting ceremony. In this ancient Celtic practice, the couple literally ties the knots of cloth around their hands binding them together making them one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let us hear more about the expression &#8220;tie the knot&#8221; on the video below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XoUTRZGfVRg\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>What does the phrase &#8220;tie the knot&#8221; mean? What other similar expressions related to marriage do you know of? <\/li><li>How important is marriage in your country?<\/li><li>What are the pros and cons of marriage?<\/li><li>Are there any interesting wedding traditions in your country?<\/li><li>What is the difference between being single and being married?<\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>B1 &#8211; Intermediate The phrase &#8220;tie the knot&#8221; is quite known globally which refers to marriage. There are a lot of theories where the origin of this phrase came from but one surely stands out. Tying the knot comes from centuries-old wedding tradition called the hand-fasting ceremony. 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