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UNIT 7
Why did you….

SNAPSHOT

Lookatthefollowingpictures.Theyaregesturesfromdifferentcountries.Can you
guess what theymean?

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Do the gestures have the same meaning in your country?
Whataresomeuniquegesturesinyourcountry?Actthemoutandtellthe class
themeanings.

READING

Think of wedding receptions in Indonesia. What happens? How did people celebrate a
wedding in the past? How do they do it now? Are there many differences?

100 Years of Weddings in USA: Etiquette Then Versus Now

There are many of events in a wedding. Over the years, the traditions for these
events change. Here are some examples.

Events Then Now

Making the guest list Four people were chosen
to make the guest lists.
They then made a master
guest list: the bride, the
groom, the bride’s mother
(or family) and the
groom’s mother (or
family).
The bride and groom
make the guest list since
many couples pay most of
the cost of their wedding.
Therefore, they decide
who should be their
guests.

Who pays for what The bride’s family hosted The bride and groompay
the wedding. They paid for their wedding bill and
for the invitations, plan and organize their
decorations, food and honeymoon together.
drink, even the wardrobe
for the bride. The groom
paid for the marriage
license,therings,thegifts
for his bride, the bouquet
and planned and
organizedthe
honeymoon.
Buying the ring The bride went with the A man buys adiamond
 groom when he bought ring and surprises his
the wedding ring. Itwas girlfriend with it when he
becausehehadtomake asks her to marry him.
sure that the ring would
fit.

Buying bridal wear The bride’s family was The bride pays for her
responsible forpurchasing own dress.
the bride’s wardrobe such
as wedding gown,
nightgown and more.

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Exercise 1

List the unfamiliar words that you get from the text above. Try to guess the
meaning and write the possible meaning of each in the following table.

No New Vocabulary Possible Meaning

1 Guest Tamu

2 Couples Pasangan

3 Cost Biaya

4 Hosted Tuan rumah

5 Decorations Dekorasi

6 License Lisensi

7 Bouquet Buket

8 Organized Terorganisir

9 Honeymoon Bulan madu

10 Girlfriend Pacar (kekasih)

Exercise 2

Read the following statements. Check if they are true or false for modern
times.

No
No Statements True False Information
Given
1 Parents are fully responsible for the wedding ✔️
reception.
2 A bride and a groom usually pay for their ✔️
own wedding expenses.
3 The wedding is held in a ballroom. ✔️
4 The wedding is usually attended by family ✔️
and relatives.

GRAMMAR FOCUS

Simple PastTense

Function Itisusedtodescribeactivitiesoreventsthathappeninthe past

Exercise 3

Find 5 past events from the reading text.

1. It was because he had to make sure that the ring would fit

2. The bride's family was responsible for purchasing.......

3. The family hostes the wedding....

4. Planned and organizer the honeymoon.

5. They then Made a master guest list...

Exercise 4 1.hosted

Find and write 10 past tense verbs.

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2. Planned 7.

3.Organized 8.

4.made 9.

5. Bought 10.

Simple Past Tense

Past tense Subject + Verb II
Past tense (with be) Subject + was/were (as the verb)

Sentences with Auxiliaries (Was, Were) as the Verb

Subject Verb II
The bride’s family was responsible for. .
The sentence above uses wasas the verb since:

1. Thepronounofthebride’sfamilyisit.
2. Thereisnoactualverbinthesentencethereforeweneedanauxiliary.
3. Subject it should be paired with was notwere.

Sentences with VerbII

Subject VerbII
The bride’s family hosted the
wedding .
The sentence above does not use was/were since was/were are only used
when there is no actual verb. In the sentence, hosted is the verb II of host.
Therefore, we do not need to have anyauxiliaries.
 Negative Statements
Subject Verb with be/VII
The bride’s family was not responsible for. . .
The bride’s family did not host the wedding.

YES/NO Questions withBe

Be Subject +Object
Was the bride’s family responsible for. . .?
Be Subject + Verb I
Did the bride’s family host the wedding?

Wh-Questions
Wh-question + be Subject +Object
What was the bride’s family responsible for?
Wh-question + be Subject +Verb
Where did the bride’s family host the wedding?

Exercise 5

Write down the pronoun of each word and its past auxiliary.

Past Past
Word Pronoun Word Pronoun
Auxiliary Auxiliary
Bride She Was Parents They Were
Groom He Was Love It Was
Wedding It Was Invitations It Was
Family They Were Boxes It Was
Bridesmaids They Were Letters It Was
Ring It Was Drink It Was
Vow It Was Food It Was
Gift It Was Table It Was
Exercise 6
WritedowntheverbIIofeachwordbelow.Someareregularandsomeare
irregular. Use adictionary.
Propose -Proposed
Invite Invited Try Tried
Phone Phoned Love Loves
Buy Bbought Speak Spoke
Send Sended Drive Drove
Promise Promised Write Wrote
Receive Received Bring Brought
Meet Meeted Drink Drank
Spend Spended Tell Told

Exercise 7

What did you do last weekend? Did you have fun? Write down 10 activities
that you did.
Exercise 8

Write the sentences in Simple Past; Positive, Negative and Interrogative.

Tommy is responsible for returning the library books.

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Jessica is late today because she missed the last bus.
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The students write some articles for their teachers.
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English is a compulsory subject for all university students.
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Tiara presents her research proposal.
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The teacher does not believe the result of the school
questionnaire.
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Many Sports faculty students take part in the Mayor’s Cup.
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