66 - The Wedding Day
Language for a wedding
The day has finally come - Anna and Tom are getting married. All their friends, work colleagues and business acquaintances are there but when the ceremony begins will Anna know what to say?
Intermediate · 171004 · 2017-10-04
The day has finally come – Anna and Tom are getting married. All their friends, work colleagues and business acquaintances are there but when the ceremony begins will Anna know what to say? Language for a wedding This episode focuses on the language that you might use during a wedding ceremony.
1. Thank you for your kind offer but I will have to decline.
US: Thank you for your kind offer but I will have to decline.
2. It's a deal.
US: It's a deal.
3. I do!
US: I do!
1. Narrator
Hello and welcome to English at Work where the day has finally come – it's Anna and Tom's wedding. All their friends, work colleagues and business acquaintances are there… such as Mr Lime…
US: Hello and welcome to English at Work where the day has finally come - it's Anna and Tom's wedding. All their friends, work colleagues and business acquaintances are there... such as Mr. Lime...
2. Mr Lime
Fantastic Anna, fantastic!
US: Fantastic Anna, fantastic!
3. Tom
Yuk, Slimey Limey, I never liked him. Sorry about the venue Anna – but it's all we could get at short notice.
US: Yuk, Slimey Limey, I never liked him. Sorry about the venue Anna - but it's all we could get at short notice.
4. Anna
I think the office at Tip Top Trading is an ideal place for a wedding and besides the…
US: I think the office at Tip Top Trading is an ideal place for a wedding and besides the...
5. Mr Socrates
Anna! My favourite girl. I got here as fast I could. I thought I was the only man for you but I guess Tom has stolen that title! Your choice Anna, your choice!
US: Anna! My favorite girl. I got here as fast I could. I thought I was the only man for you but I guess Tom has stolen that title! Your choice Anna, your choice!
6. Anna
Oh hello Mr Socrates, this is a nice surprise. Come over here and say hello to Tom.
US: Oh hello Mr. Socrates, this is a nice surprise. Come over here and say hello to Tom.
7. Mr Socrates
Hey Tom.
US: Hey Tom.
8. Tom
Oh hello Mr S. Nice to see you. You're not doing any firing today are you?
US: Oh hello Mr. S. Nice to see you. You're not doing any firing today are you?
9. Mr Socrates
Of course not Tom. In fact, as a kind of wedding present, I wondered if you wanted a new job? I'm offering you a chance to manage my new office in Paris.
US: Of course not Tom. In fact, as a kind of wedding present, I wondered if you wanted a new job? I'm offering you a chance to manage my new office in Paris.
10. Tom
Me?! Manager… in Paris! Well Mr S…
US: Me?! Manager... in Paris! Well Mr. S...
11. Anna
Tom… aren't we about to get married… start a life together?
US: Tom... aren't we about to get married... start a life together?
12. Tom
Oh yes.. erm, thanks Mr S for you kind offer but I will have to decline. I'm about to spend the rest of my life with this wonderful woman.
US: Oh yes.. erm, thanks Mr. S for you kind offer but I will have to decline. I'm about to spend the rest of my life with this wonderful woman.
13. Registrar
Ladies and gentlemen, please could you take your seats. The marriage ceremony is about to begin. Do you Anna Jane Wijaya...
US: Ladies and gentlemen, please could you take your seats. The marriage ceremony is about to begin. Do you Anna Jane Wijaya...
14. Mr Socrates
…out the way, give me that paper. Do you Anna Jane Wijaya take Tom Brian Farquhar Darcy … to be your lawfully wedded husband? To have and to hold from this day forward?
US: ...out the way, give me that paper. Do you Anna Jane Wijaya take Tom Brian Farquhar Darcy ... to be your lawfully wedded husband? To have and to hold from this day forward?
15. Anna
Ermm, errr…
US: Ermm, errr...
16. Narrator
Come on Anna. This is the most important phrase in the whole series! It's 'I do'!
US: Come on Anna. This is the most important phrase in the whole series! It's 'I do'!
17. Anna
Oh yes, of course… I do.
US: Oh yes, of course... I do.
18. Mr Socrates
And do you, Tom Brian Farquhar Darcy…
US: And do you, Tom Brian Farquhar Darcy...
19. Tom
…it's a deal… I do. Come on Anna, give us a kiss.
US: ...it's a deal... I do. Come on Anna, give us a kiss.
20. Anna
Oh Denise!
US: Oh Denise!
21. Narrator
Ahh. It looks like Tom has signed the best contract of his career but not without these phrases: Thank you for your kind offer but I will have to decline It's a deal I do!
US: Ahh. It looks like Tom has signed the best contract of his career but not without these phrases: Thank you for your kind offer but I will have to decline It's a deal I do!
22. Anna
Thanks to everyone for making this a special day. If it wasn't for Tip Top Trading I wouldn't be starting a new life as Mrs Wijaya-Darcy.
US: Thanks to everyone for making this a special day. If it wasn't for Tip Top Trading I wouldn't be starting a new life as Mrs. Wijaya-Darcy.
23. Tom
Wijaya-Darcy? Shouldn't it just be Mrs Darcy?
US: Wijaya-Darcy? Shouldn't it just be Mrs. Darcy?
24. Anna
I'm the boss now Tom at work… and at home!
US: I'm the boss now Tom at work... and at home!
25. Narrator
Congratulations to Anna and Tom. We have a happy ending – let's hope Anna's journey has inspired you to learn English at work.
US: Congratulations to Anna and Tom. We have a happy ending - let's hope Anna's journey has inspired you to learn English at work.
26. Everyone
Bye!
US: Bye!
Question
What does Mr Socrates offer Tom?
Answer
A job as manager at the office in Paris.