“Dear Abby” is a daily advice column. Readers who have problems write to Abby for advice, and Abby advises them. She gives advice on how to solve the problems. She also includes readers’ opinions about her advice.
There are other columnists who give advice. “Miss Manners” gives advice on how to be polite and how to act in social situations. “Beth” gives teenagers advice on teen problems.
One important note is this: People who write their letters to Abby never sign their real names. Instead, they sometimes sign the place they live in along with a made-up name referring to the problem.
Potluck weddings aren’t so bad is from the San Francisco Chronicle is a “Dear Abby” from Thu., July 17, 2008.
(1) Look at the headline: POTLUCK WEDDINGS AREN’T SO BAD.
(2) Ask yourself, “Are there any new words? What are they?
Do you know what a “potluck” is? What is a “potluck”? _______________________________________
(3) Is this headline a complete sentence? _______ What’s the verb? What’s the subject? ________ _______
(4) This headline sounds like a conversation? Try this with a partner.
A: I think potluck weddings are a bad idea.
B: You think they’re a bad idea?
A: I sure do.
B: In my opinion, potluck weddings aren’t so bad. I think they’re a good idea.
A: Why do you say that?
B: Potluck weddings can save the bride and groom a lot of money.
A: Maybe you’re right.
VOCABULARY (words and expressions)
(1) “I had to laugh” doesn’t have anything to do with “funny” and “laughing.” It really means –“Ha, you’re kidding. How can you think that? I disagree with her.”
(2) What word from the article means “to pause” or “not to do something right away.” _______________________________
(3) “a potluck” is (a) dutch treat (b) lucky money (c) a party for which every guest brings something (usually food) .
(4) “Wedding clothes” is the same as “wedding ________________.”
For work, we wear work clothes or work ________________
For swimming, we wear “swim wear” or swim clothes or swimming _______________
For school, we wear school clothes or school ________________
For example, Party dresses and high-heel shoes are not proper school attire.
Bathing suits are swimming attire.
Jeans and T-shirts are proper work attire.
(5) a. “Let your hair down.” = Don’t be so proper. Don’t follow all the rules. Relax and enjoy yourself.
b. “Get with the program.” = Come on. Do what everybody else is doing.
c. “a hoot” = a lot of fun (and a little bit different from the ordinary kind). “The wedding was a hoot.
but
d. another meaning . . . “I don’t give a hoot.” = I don’t care about that. It’s not interesting to me at all.
(6) What idiom in the story means “to help do something”? ________________________________
(7) “In today’s economy” = (a) in our house (b) the amount of money we have to spend nowadays (c) today I went shopping
(8) We say, “do dishes” (or “do the dishes”. We also use “do” when we say “do laundry,” “do gardening,” “do homework,” “do shopping,” and “do the cooking,“ and “do ____________________”
Please write two sentences, using these expressions: ______________________________________________________________
In Abby’s response “Dear Quaker Girl,”
(9) Potluck weddings “have become the norm” means (a) morning weddings (b) normal or common (c) Norman’s wedding
GRAMMAR
(1) hesitate about ( ing noun)
She hesitated about attending the wedding.
or hesitate to do something (to = infinitive)
She hesitated to say anything bad.
You write a sentence using hesitate .
______________________________________________________
CONVERSATION
1. Have you ever been to a potluck? What did you bring?
__________________________________________________________________________________________
2. What kind of people get married at the courthouse?
_____________________________________________________________________________________
3. What is the usual Western wedding attire for the bride and groom?
4. What is the usual wedding attire for the bride and groom in your native country?
______________________________________________________________________________________
5. How would you feel if the bride asked you to bring food and help do the dishes at the wedding?
(insulted? comfortable? uncomfortable? happy to do it? )
I_______________________________________________________________. #2 & #3 DEAR ABBY
VOCABULARY
(1) “have the good sense” means
a. have a lot of cents
b. be a good senator
c. capable of knowing what to do
(2) “spend a fortune” means
a. fortune cookies are good
b. pay a lot of money
c. feel lucky
(3) “lavish” is an adjective. It describes the wedding reception as
a. inexpensive’
b. fancy and expensive
c. lovely
(4) “practical” means
a. useful
b. perfect
c. practice
#4 DEAR ABBY
VOCABULARY
(1) What do we call the place where the reception takes place? the _______________________
(2) In a formal wedding, who usually gives the rings to the bride and groom, and how does he deliver them to the couple?
_________________________________________________________________________
(3) What are the gifts that the couple gives to the guests? ________________________________________
CONVERSATION
1. What’s the difference between a close friend and a casual acquaintance?
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
2. Do you think having a POTLUCK WEDDING is “a money issue” or do you think the couple wants to “share their values” with their guests?
3. What’s the Mexican wedding tradition regarding guests paying for things?
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
#5 DEAR ABBY
VOCABULARY
1. What is a “catered” wedding?
a. you pay someone to make the food
b. a terrible wedding
c. a wedding in a chapel
#6 DEAR ABBY
CONVERSATION
“cheap is a word when describing things means either “inexpensive” or “made of poor quality materials.”
“cheap” is a word when describing people means that they are people who don’t like to spend money.
They are “thrifty” and “frugal.”
(1) Do you think that a bride and groom who have a potluck wedding are “cheap”? Why or why not?
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
(2) What is your opinion of elaborate (expensive) weddings? Could you afford an expensive wedding?
If you are married, what was your wedding like?
If you are not married, what kind of wedding would you like?
There are other columnists who give advice. “Miss Manners” gives advice on how to be polite and how to act in social situations. “Beth” gives teenagers advice on teen problems.
One important note is this: People who write their letters to Abby never sign their real names. Instead, they sometimes sign the place they live in along with a made-up name referring to the problem.
Potluck weddings aren’t so bad is from the San Francisco Chronicle is a “Dear Abby” from Thu., July 17, 2008.
(1) Look at the headline: POTLUCK WEDDINGS AREN’T SO BAD.
(2) Ask yourself, “Are there any new words? What are they?
Do you know what a “potluck” is? What is a “potluck”? _______________________________________
(3) Is this headline a complete sentence? _______ What’s the verb? What’s the subject? ________ _______
(4) This headline sounds like a conversation? Try this with a partner.
A: I think potluck weddings are a bad idea.
B: You think they’re a bad idea?
A: I sure do.
B: In my opinion, potluck weddings aren’t so bad. I think they’re a good idea.
A: Why do you say that?
B: Potluck weddings can save the bride and groom a lot of money.
A: Maybe you’re right.
VOCABULARY (words and expressions)
(1) “I had to laugh” doesn’t have anything to do with “funny” and “laughing.” It really means –“Ha, you’re kidding. How can you think that? I disagree with her.”
(2) What word from the article means “to pause” or “not to do something right away.” _______________________________
(3) “a potluck” is (a) dutch treat (b) lucky money (c) a party for which every guest brings something (usually food) .
(4) “Wedding clothes” is the same as “wedding ________________.”
For work, we wear work clothes or work ________________
For swimming, we wear “swim wear” or swim clothes or swimming _______________
For school, we wear school clothes or school ________________
For example, Party dresses and high-heel shoes are not proper school attire.
Bathing suits are swimming attire.
Jeans and T-shirts are proper work attire.
(5) a. “Let your hair down.” = Don’t be so proper. Don’t follow all the rules. Relax and enjoy yourself.
b. “Get with the program.” = Come on. Do what everybody else is doing.
c. “a hoot” = a lot of fun (and a little bit different from the ordinary kind). “The wedding was a hoot.
but
d. another meaning . . . “I don’t give a hoot.” = I don’t care about that. It’s not interesting to me at all.
(6) What idiom in the story means “to help do something”? ________________________________
(7) “In today’s economy” = (a) in our house (b) the amount of money we have to spend nowadays (c) today I went shopping
(8) We say, “do dishes” (or “do the dishes”. We also use “do” when we say “do laundry,” “do gardening,” “do homework,” “do shopping,” and “do the cooking,“ and “do ____________________”
Please write two sentences, using these expressions: ______________________________________________________________
In Abby’s response “Dear Quaker Girl,”
(9) Potluck weddings “have become the norm” means (a) morning weddings (b) normal or common (c) Norman’s wedding
GRAMMAR
(1) hesitate about ( ing noun)
She hesitated about attending the wedding.
or hesitate to do something (to = infinitive)
She hesitated to say anything bad.
You write a sentence using hesitate .
______________________________________________________
CONVERSATION
1. Have you ever been to a potluck? What did you bring?
__________________________________________________________________________________________
2. What kind of people get married at the courthouse?
_____________________________________________________________________________________
3. What is the usual Western wedding attire for the bride and groom?
4. What is the usual wedding attire for the bride and groom in your native country?
______________________________________________________________________________________
5. How would you feel if the bride asked you to bring food and help do the dishes at the wedding?
(insulted? comfortable? uncomfortable? happy to do it? )
I_______________________________________________________________. #2 & #3 DEAR ABBY
VOCABULARY
(1) “have the good sense” means
a. have a lot of cents
b. be a good senator
c. capable of knowing what to do
(2) “spend a fortune” means
a. fortune cookies are good
b. pay a lot of money
c. feel lucky
(3) “lavish” is an adjective. It describes the wedding reception as
a. inexpensive’
b. fancy and expensive
c. lovely
(4) “practical” means
a. useful
b. perfect
c. practice
#4 DEAR ABBY
VOCABULARY
(1) What do we call the place where the reception takes place? the _______________________
(2) In a formal wedding, who usually gives the rings to the bride and groom, and how does he deliver them to the couple?
_________________________________________________________________________
(3) What are the gifts that the couple gives to the guests? ________________________________________
CONVERSATION
1. What’s the difference between a close friend and a casual acquaintance?
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
2. Do you think having a POTLUCK WEDDING is “a money issue” or do you think the couple wants to “share their values” with their guests?
3. What’s the Mexican wedding tradition regarding guests paying for things?
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
#5 DEAR ABBY
VOCABULARY
1. What is a “catered” wedding?
a. you pay someone to make the food
b. a terrible wedding
c. a wedding in a chapel
#6 DEAR ABBY
CONVERSATION
“cheap is a word when describing things means either “inexpensive” or “made of poor quality materials.”
“cheap” is a word when describing people means that they are people who don’t like to spend money.
They are “thrifty” and “frugal.”
(1) Do you think that a bride and groom who have a potluck wedding are “cheap”? Why or why not?
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
(2) What is your opinion of elaborate (expensive) weddings? Could you afford an expensive wedding?
If you are married, what was your wedding like?
If you are not married, what kind of wedding would you like?
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