{"id":18364,"date":"2021-05-30T16:15:22","date_gmt":"2021-05-30T14:15:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=18364"},"modified":"2021-06-09T09:36:48","modified_gmt":"2021-06-09T07:36:48","slug":"marriage-preparation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2021\/05\/marriage-preparation\/","title":{"rendered":"Marriage Preparation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Weddings are major celebrations that require a lot of time, energy, and money from the would-be couples and their families. Most of the time, people are so absorbed in the wedding preparation that they forget the more important preparation, the marriage preparation. After all the bliss and glamour of the wedding, couples have to endure the challenges of the married life. For future brides and grooms, better be ready for the marriage life too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Listen to the audio and read the transcript on this conversation about wedding preparations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-randall-039-s-esl-cyber-listening-lab wp-block-embed-randall-039-s-esl-cyber-listening-lab\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"xaMgd1HDAy\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.esl-lab.com\/intermediate\/marriage-preparation\/\">Marriage Preparation<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Marriage Preparation&#8221; &#8212; Randall&#039;s ESL Cyber Listening Lab\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esl-lab.com\/intermediate\/marriage-preparation\/embed\/#?secret=yt4bA4Ihve#?secret=xaMgd1HDAy\" data-secret=\"xaMgd1HDAy\" width=\"580\" height=\"327\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>What are your thoughts on marriage prep classes?<\/li><li>What is Randall&#8217;s big news? How does his sister find out about it?<\/li><li>Who is Jasmine? How does his sister describe her?<\/li><li>What pieces of advice does she have for them about the marriage preparation? Do you agree with these?<\/li><li>How do would-be couples in your country usually prepare for marriage?<\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate Weddings are major celebrations that require a lot of time, energy, and money from the would-be couples and their families. Most of the time, people are so absorbed in the wedding preparation that they forget the more important preparation, the marriage preparation. 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