{"id":6045,"date":"2017-03-01T04:45:31","date_gmt":"2017-03-01T02:45:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=6045"},"modified":"2021-10-11T09:28:07","modified_gmt":"2021-10-11T07:28:07","slug":"running-away-to-escape-a-marriage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2017\/03\/running-away-to-escape-a-marriage\/","title":{"rendered":"Running Away to Escape a Marriage"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em><strong>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I is rather unfortunate that the practice of arranged marriages is still very much alive in some traditions. Certain Indian communities are continues to strongly practice it, even if the child firmly goes against it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read the article below to know the story of one Indian girl who escaped her arranged marriage but had to face the consequences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/magazine-38833804\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/magazine-38833804<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>What did you think of Jasvinder Sanghera&#8217;s story? How was she able to escape her arranged marriage?<\/li><li>According to the article, why did Jasvinder dislike being in an arranged marriage? What were the struggles she had to endure?<\/li><li>How do you view this custom? What are the good and bad things about it?<\/li><li>What would you do if your parents fixed your marriage up with someone you barely know?<\/li><li>Discuss other family traditions that you think should be discontinued.<\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate I is rather unfortunate that the practice of arranged marriages is still very much alive in some traditions. Certain Indian communities are continues to strongly practice it, even if the child firmly goes against it. 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