tradition and language

 

Siobhan

Hi everyone! My name’s Siobhan and I’m from Dublin, Ireland. My family and I have been living in Kazakhstan for six months now – my dad works for an international company in Aktobe. We’ve made a lot of friends here already, and one of them

1 _________us to her wedding, which is going to be this Sunday. I’m really excited, but I’m also a bit confused. I’ve been reading about Kazakh wedding traditions and I’ve found out the 2___________    is very different from the one in Ireland. And it seems there are several parties! Can you tell me more about the traditions and the different parties?

• veil

• invite

• contest

• guests

Siobhan

Hi everyone! My name’s Siobhan and I’m from Dublin, Ireland. My family and I have been living in Kazakhstan for six months now – my dad works for an international company in Aktobe. We’ve made a lot of friends here already, and one of them

1 _________us to her wedding, which is going to be this Sunday. I’m really excited, but I’m also a bit confused. I’ve been reading about Kazakh wedding traditions and I’ve found out the 2___________    is very different from the one in Ireland. And it seems there are several parties! Can you tell me more about the traditions and the different parties?

• Bride

• ceremony

• invitation

• presents

Kuanysh

When my eldest sister got married last month, we had a big party. I’d never been to a wedding before, and I was really looking forward to it. I wasn’t disappointed! It was a traditional wedding, so the 3__________wore a white dress, a 4_________anda special hat called saukele, which she’d made herself. My favourite part of the wedding was

‘Kyz uzatu’ – the goodbye party for the bride. Have you got an 5__________for the bride’s party, or are you only going to the main wedding?

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  bride

  
  

• veil

• envelope

• reception

Kuanysh

When my eldest sister got married last month, we had a big party. I’d never been to a wedding before, and I was really looking forward to it. I wasn’t disappointed! It was a traditional wedding, so the 3____________wore a white dress, a 4_________and a special hat called saukele, which she’d made herself. My favourite part of the wedding was

‘Kyz uzatu’ – the goodbye party for the bride. Have you got an 5_____________for the bride’s party, or are you only going to the main wedding?

• invite

• ceremony

• veil

• invitation

Kuanysh

When my eldest sister got married last month, we had a big party. I’d never been to a wedding before, and I was really looking forward to it. I wasn’t disappointed! It was a traditional wedding, so the 3____________wore a white dress, a 4_________and a special hat called saukele, which she’d made herself. My favourite part of the wedding was

‘Kyz uzatu’ – the goodbye party for the bride. Have you got an 5_____________for the bride’s party, or are you only going to the main wedding?

• invitation

• bride

• invite

• reception

Zukhra

The wedding usually starts around noon, when the bride arrives in the groom’s house and meets his 6______. There’s a song

7_______  , in which the guests sing the folk song Zhar-zhar. The most important ceremony is called ‘Neke qiyu’ and it only takes about half an hour. It’s a religious ceremony for Muslim couples. Later, they go to the registry office for another ceremony. After that, the 8_______ often go on a tour of the city’s sites and pose for photos.

This is followed by a wedding 9 ________ for family and friends.

• invite

• guests

• contest

• relatives

Zukhra

The wedding usually starts around noon, when the bride arrives in the groom’s house and meets his 6______. There’s a song

7_______  , in which the guests sing the folk song Zhar-zhar. The most important ceremony is called ‘Neke qiyu’ and it only takes about half an hour. It’s a religious ceremony for Muslim couples. Later, they go to the registry office for another ceremony. After that, the 8_______ often go on a tour of the city’s sites and pose for photos.

This is followed by a wedding 9 ________ for family and friends.

• contest

• invite

• veil

• newly-wed

Zukhra

The wedding usually starts around noon, when the bride arrives in the groom’s house and meets his 6______. There’s a song

7_______  , in which the guests sing the folk song Zhar-zhar. The most important ceremony is called ‘Neke qiyu’ and it only takes about half an hour. It’s a religious ceremony for Muslim couples. Later, they go to the registry office for another ceremony. After that, the 8_______ often go on a tour of the city’s sites and pose for photos.

This is followed by a wedding 9 ________ for family and friends.

• newly-wed

• reception

• invite

• guests

Zukhra

The wedding usually starts around noon, when the bride arrives in the groom’s house and meets his 6______. There’s a song

7_______  , in which the guests sing the folk song Zhar-zhar. The most important ceremony is called ‘Neke qiyu’ and it only takes about half an hour. It’s a religious ceremony for Muslim couples. Later, they go to the registry office for another ceremony. After that, the 8_______ often go on a tour of the city’s sites and pose for photos.

This is followed by a wedding 9 ________ for family and friends.

• reception

• contest

• veil

• invite

Aisulu

I’ve got a big family and I’ve been to more than ten weddings – the first one was when I was only five. There are always a lot of 10_______ (sometimes more than 600!), and one thing I find strange is that no one ever arrives on

time. If the wedding invitation says five o’clock, you shouldn’t go before six, because you’ll be the only person there! All guests must bring11_________– if you aren’t sure what to buy, you can just put some money in an 12 _________ .   .

• invite

• guests

• newly-wed

• veil