Unit 16: Love & Promises

1. Vocabulary: Love and Marriage

Key Terms:

Wedding: A ceremony for a couple who is getting married.
Groom: A man who is getting married. He often wears a suit.
Bride: Awoman who is getting married. She often wears a white dress.
Honeymoon: A vacation couples take after they get married.
Anniversary: A celebration for each year of marriage.
Reception: A big party with food and dancing after a wedding.

When two people fall in love, they may decide to get married. This is a special bond between people. After the wedding ceremony, they are husband and wife.

Exercise 1: Match the Definition

Match the words on the left with their meanings on the right.

Honeymoon _____ (A) A man getting married.
Groom _____ (B) A celebration of a past event’s date.
Reception _____ (C) A vacation for a new husband and wife.
Anniversary _____ (D) A party after the wedding.
Bride _____ (E) A woman gettingmarried.
Couple _____ (F) Two people together.
Guest _____ (G) A person who comesto visit or attend a party.
Bond _____ (H) Astrong feeling of friendship or love uniting people.

2.Grammar: Past Continuous

We use the Past Continuous (was/were + verb-ing) to talk about actions in progress at a certain time in the past.

Examples:
– I was sleeping when you called.
– They were watching TV all evening.
– She wasn’t working yesterday.

Exercise 2: Complete the Sentences

Fill in the blanks using the Past Continuous form of theverb in parentheses.

I ____________ (wait) for the bus when it started to rain.
She ____________ (cook) dinner when the phone rang.
They ____________ (not / listen) to the teacher.
We ____________ (walk) in the park at 4 PM.
He ____________ (play) soccer with his friends.
The sun ____________ (shine) brightly yesterday morning.
You ____________ (sleep) on the couch.
It ____________ (rain) heavily last night.

3. Grammar: Will / Won’t for Promises

We use will and won’t (will not) when we make promises or offers to someone.

Examples:
– “I will help you with your homework.” (Promise/Offer)
-“I won’t tell anyone your secret.” (Promise)

Exercise 3: Making Promises

Complete the promises using will or won’t.

Don’t worry, I ____________ (forget) to call you.
I ____________ (love) you forever.
I ____________ (buy) you a new toy if you are good.
We ____________ (be) late, I promise.
I ____________ (pay) you back tomorrow.
She ____________ (tell) him the truth.
I ____________ (always / be) there for you.
He ____________ (not / leave) the door unlocked again.

Exercise 4: Multiple Choice Vocabulary

Choose the correct wordto complete the sentence.

My sister is getting (married / single) next Saturday.
The (groom / bride) wore a beautiful white gown.
We are going to Paris for our (reception / honeymoon).
They celebrated their 25th wedding (anniversary / engagement).
The guests ate food at the (luncheon / bond).
He wants to ask her to (marry / divorce) him.
It is a special (celebration / shelter) for the couple.
They sent out invitations to all their (relatives / ancestors).

Exercise 5: Past Continuous or Past Simple?

Choose the correctform to complete the story.

I (walked / was walking)home when I saw my friend.
She (was cooking / cooked) when she burned her hand.
They (were playing / played) cards when the lights went out.
He (was driving / drove) fast when the accident happened.
While I (studied / was studying), my brother was watching TV.
The phone (rang / was ringing) whilewe were eating.
We (were sleeping / slept) when the storm began.
She (was writing / wrote) an email when the computer crashed.

Exercise 6: Unscramble the Promises

Put the words in the correct order to form a promise.

always / I / love / will / you /.
won’t / I / secret / tell / your /.
buy / I / dinner / will / tonight /.
be / won’t / We / late /.
help / I / you / will / tomorrow /.
never / I / will / leave / you /.
clean / I / room / my /will /.
forget / won’t / I / birthday / your /.