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WEDDING
CONTRACTS

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1 Warm up

In pairs, discuss the following questions.

1. What comes to mind when you first hear the word "wedding"?
2. What do you think of when you first hear the word "contract"?
3. Can you guess what a "wedding contract" might be?

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2 Reading skills: prediction

You are going to read about wedding contracts. Before you begin look at the wedding contract below
and try to complete the sentences with your own ideas.

3 Focus on vocabulary
Before checking your predictions let’s look at some vocabulary that will help your understanding of
the article.

Part A: Match the following vocabulary to the definitions.

cheat (v) follow up (phr. v) inherit (v)

rate (n) quirky (adj.) wealth (n)

1. describe something or someone as being a little strange, used in a positive

way
2. have a secret relationship when you are already involved in another one

3. add to something that you have just done

4. the ratio between the number of something happening with the overall
population e.g. divorce rates, marriage rates
5. a big amount of money that an individual, country owns

6. get money or property from someone when they die

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Note

a prenuptial agreement (n): a contract made by a couple before they get married deciding on how
they would divide money/ property should they get divorced

Part B: Put the vocabulary from Part A into the correct gaps in the following sentences. You may need
to change the form of the word.

1. The coffee shop was so and cute, and it had little toys all over the place.

2. She her grandmother’s expensive townhouse, but her sister got nothing.

3. Crime in certain parts of the city have started to go up.

4. Right after I talked to my client on the phone, I sent him a email to confirm our
next appointment.

5. The family had a huge because their grandparents discovered oil on their property.

6. I used to think that Gary was such a nice guy, so I was shocked when I heard he
on his wife.

Now with your partner, discuss the following questions.

• What would you do if you had a large amount of wealth?

• Have you been to any places that you thought were really quirky?

4 Skimming for general understanding

Read the following paragraph titles for the article on page four. Match them to the correct paragraph.
One is not needed.

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Wedding contracts
The story of wedding agreements

A. upset many people online who thought the idea of

something like this was shocking, due to this a follow
"Wedding contract" is a term that most people see
up video was made by the bride. In the video, she said
as negative and thoughts of agreements between
that it was her future husband who had suggested the
super famous celebrities or millionaire-related money
idea and it was all done as a joke.
problems but it doesn’t always have to be this way.
For example, why not have a little pizza in there? E.

B.
Now some may see the humor in the stories above,
The wedding contract of an Indian couple gained but others may see the idea of a wedding contract
attention recently as it included quite an unusual as a little aggressive, which moves us onto the more
point about a well-know Italian meal. Surprisingly, serious idea of a "prenuptial agreement".
right at the top of the contract, the words, "Only one
F.
pizza a month" were written. The reason being that
the bride is described by her friends as being a "pizza Often called "prenups" these money-related
freak" and that she should not be allowed to eat too agreements have become common in Hollywood.
much pizza while she is married. The contract itself Often due to high rates of divorce between the rich
was created by the couple’s friends as a joke, but it and famous, these couples want to protect their
makes you wonder if there any other quirky wedding huge fortunes.
contracts out there.
G.
C.
The most recent prenup to gain media attention
Another couple become popular online when the
was the arrangement between a soccer player’s son,
bride uploaded a video of a list of rules that she felt
Brooklyn Beckham and model/actor, Nicola Peltz.
her husband should follow. The contract included
The pair were said to have signed a contract to
points related to the number of times he should say
protect the Beckham family’s wealth of around $430
"I love you", the fact he should never tell her what
million and Peltz’ unbelievable riches of $1.4 billion,
happens in TV shows and that he should never eat
the majority of which would be inherited.
her favorite meal without her.

D. H.

Sometimes, wedding contracts can have a more It does seem that wedding contracts and prenups are
serious side. In a recent TikTok video a woman here to stay and it is an issue that seems to divide
showed a document that stated should her husband many. On one side there is the argument that it is
cheat on her during their marriage then he would unromantic, while on the other people think it is a
have to pay her bills. The video seemed to sensible thing to do as nobody can predict the future.

Sources: bbc.com; buzzfeed.com; independent.co.uk; freepressjournal.in; Wikipedia.org

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5 Reading comprehension
Read the following statements and decide if they are True (T), False (F) or Not Given (NG).

1. The mention of pizza was the third point on the contract.

2. In the second example the husband is not allowed to mention the storyline of some TV shows.

3. The video posted on Tiktok made many people angry.

4. The contract from the Tiktok video was created by the bride.

5. Prenups are mostly to do with money.

6. 50% of married Hollywood celebrities have a prenup.

7. Nicola Peltz’s made all her own money.

6 Natural language
The article above includes the following examples, with your partner look at the expressions in bold
and discuss what you think they mean.

After discussing the meaning, use the conversation questions and talk to your partner, this activity
will help you remember the expressions for longer.

Conversation questions

1. Would you call yourself a pizza freak? What kind of things are you really interested in?
2. How do people end up with a huge fortune? What do they do to get that money?
3. Do you think that electric cars are here to stay?

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7 Talking point
Work in pairs and discuss the following questions.

1. How do you feel about the issues the article talks about?
2. Do you think that wedding contracts are funny?
3. Have you heard any stories about prenups? Are they common in your country?
4. Would you sign a wedding contract if you were getting married soon?

8 Writing: student-teacher contract (optional)

Wedding contracts are created between two people who are due to be married but you can also make
a contract between a student and a teacher. What kind of things would you like to put in a "Student-
Teacher" contract? Discuss it with your partner and then write down five to ten rules on the contract
paper.

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Key

1. Warm up

5 mins.
This gives the teacher an opportunity to set the context and allows the students time to talk about their previous
knowledge in relation to the meaning and nuance of the terms that will be the basis for the lesson. Monitor and
provide on the spot feedback when appropriate.

2. Reading skills: prediction

5 mins.
Tell your students that prediction exercises allow them to use their previous knowledge on the topic and will in
turn help them more actively interact with the text.
Wedding contract:
You can only eat one pizza a month.
You should say "I love you" 100 times a day.
You should never tell me what happened in my favorite TV show.
You should never eat my favorite meal without me.
You have to pay all my bills if you ever cheat on me.

3. Focus on vocabulary

5 mins.
Ensure students can correctly pronounce the target vocabulary. Ask students to complete the task by themselves
and then compare answers with a partner.

1. quirky (adj.) 2. cheat (v) 3. follow up (phr. v)

4. rate (n) 5. wealth (n) 6. inherit (v)
10 mins.
Ask students to identify which parts of speech could be used to fill the gaps before completing the exercise. When
they have finished, ask them to discuss the questions in order to practice using the vocabulary. Circulate and help
as needed.

1. quirky 2. inherited 3. rates

4. follow up 5. wealth 6. cheated

4. Skimming for general understanding

5 mins.
You may want to set a time limit and highlight the differences between skimming and scanning at this point.
Life is a lottery: not needed

A. A negative meaning
B. Italian agreement
C. Wife’s rules

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D. Pay my bills
E. Funny or not funny
F. Celebrity contracts
G. A family’s money
H. A two-sided debate

Sources for the article

www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-62147443
https://www.boredpanda.com/ - Man Signs A Contract With Fiancée Stating That He Will Be Legally Obliged To
Pay Her Bills If He Ever Cheats On Her
www.freepressjournal.in/viral/after-specially-themed-wedding-invitation-cards-quirky-marriage-contracts-hit-the-
trend-check-shaadi-agreements-that-went-viral
www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/celebs/a39625440/brooklyn-beckham-nicola-peltz-prenup
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prenuptial_agreement
www.buzzfeed.com/alexgurley/celebrities-who-didnt-sign-prenups

5. Reading comprehension

10 mins.
Ask students to read in more detail and complete the exercise. Ask them to underline where they find the answer.
If the information is not in the article then they should write Not Given.

1. False. "...right at the top of the contract..."

2. True. "...should never tell her what happens in TV shows..."
3. True. "...seemed to upset many people..."
4. False. "...it was her future husband who had suggested the idea..."
5. True. "...these money related agreements..."
6. Not given.
7. False "...riches of $1.4 billion the majority of which would be inherited."

6. Natural language

10 mins.
Clarify that students are clear on what they should do, if they find it hard to explain the meaning then tell them
about synonyms and perhaps that can make it easier for them.
Freak- a person with a very strong interest in something
Fortune- a large amount of money
Here to stay- something that is no longer seen as unusual and has come to be accepted
After the students have discussed the meaning, go through it as a class and then the students can have a conversation
using the questions below.

7. Talking point

10 mins.
Ask students to discuss the questions. Monitor and provide feedback where required.

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8. Writing: student-teacher contract (optional)

15 mins.
Set up the idea of different contracts with your students. Put them in pairs and ask them to come up with ideas
for a Student/ Teacher contract. Make it clear to them that they are doing it from the student’s perspective.
You may want to go through modals of obligations and show a couple of examples from the teacher’s perspective,
e.g.
-All students should listen to their partner when they are speaking.
-Students can’t smoke in the classroom.

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