1、Wedding gift grief,Issue No. 894(Extra Credit),Pre-reading questions,What would you choose if you are invited to a royal wedding?What would you consider before you send a wedding gift ?Do you know what will happen on April 4th in Britain?,General comprehension,Is the writer invited to the wedding?Is
2、 he a friend of the royal couple?,Why not common gifts?,small kitchen appliances,too mundane,toaster,electric knife,blender,Why not common gifts?,towels,what color do they like?,Why not common gifts?,coffee maker,unconvenient,bridal registry?,Started in the US in the 1920s.Provided by a website or r
3、etail store For wedding guests to know what kind of gifts the engaged couple would like.,the couple,make a list,the store,wedding guests,offer the list,buy gifts,send gifts,why no bridal registry?,Hard to imagine,an average Joe such as myself,a soon-to-be princess,dashing about with a scanner,her pr
4、ince in tow,excitedly tags spatulas, trivets and appetizer plates,printing off the official royal registry,waltzing into a home living store,Wedding gifts for Prince Charles and Lady Diana,request,garden furniturea wine coolerceramic candlesticks a pair of breakfast-in-bed trays.,given(by Cambridge
5、University ),a copy of The Complete English Traveller (1771),practical,dispiriting,Final choices of the writer,1. matching terry cloth robes monogrammed “Mr” and “Mrs”,does not work,completely loses the giggle factor of Mr and Mrs.,monograms would have to be “P” and “P” for “prince” and “princess,Final choices of the writer,2. a pygmy goat,does not work,making the couple embarrassed to talk about it,After-reading question,Why does the writer write such an article?,Assignment,Search for information about the traditions in royal weddings in the UK and write a report,Thanks for your attention!,
