Describe a wedding you have been to
• Where it was
• Who you went with
• What you saw
• and how you felt about the wedding

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• I have attended many weddings in my life.
• The wedding, I am going to talk about here is the wedding of my cousin.
• I attended this wedding on 15th January.
• My cousin’s name is Deepa.
• She is my maternal aunt’s daughter.
• All our relatives and friends were invited.
• Actually the whole week before 15th was busy in the pre wedding celebrations like tilak, sangeet, mehandi and haldi.
• On the day of the wedding, the marriage palace was decorated like a bride.My cousin also looked beautiful in her sequin spangled lehanga.
• The baraat came at 5 p.m.
• High tea was served in which there were lots of cakes and snacks.
• Then there was the jai mala in which the bride and groom exchanged fresh flower garlands.
• Then we all danced and enjoyed to the beat of music.
• After the sumptuous dinner all the guests departed and only the close family was left.
• Then the priest set up a *all fire and the remaining ceremony took place around the fire.
• The doli took place early morning.
• It was a very tearful moment for all of us but we were all happy from deep inside as my cousin was beginning her new life.
• Such celebrations are very common in my country.
• Since then I have not attended any such ceremony but there is another wedding in the family next month.

考官后续提问

1. Do you often attend weddings?
Yes, I often attend weddings. Whenever there is any wedding in the family, my whole family attends it. Whenever there is a wedding in the neighbourhood and we are invited, I go there too.

2. What wedding gifts are popular in India?
All sorts of wedding gifts are popular. Some people give household items, some give clothes and jewellery and some give cash.

3. How do you think of the perfect age for marriage?
The perfect age for marriage according to me is when the boy and girl are ready to shoulder the responsibility of such a commitment. They are earning enough. The legal age is 18 for girls and 21 for boys.

4. Why do Indian people like to go to celebrations like wedding ceremony?
Yes, Indian people like to go to celebrations like the weddings, because it is a very important event and people want to be part of it and bless the newly weds.

5. What the difference between a fancy wedding ceremony and an ordinary one?
A fancy wedding ceremony involves a lot of pomp and show. An ordinary one just focuses on the rituals.

6. Do women prefer to be single or be married?
Women prefer to be married because they take it as an important and new chapter of their life, which involves love, responsibilities and challenges.

7. Why do women want to get married?
Women prefer to be married because they take it as an important and new chapter of their life, which involves love, responsibilities and challenges.