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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

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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.

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  • 1. Thank you for your kind offer but I will have to decline.

  • 2. It's a deal.

  • 3. I do!

Transcript
Speakers: Narrator, Mr. Lime, Tom, Anna, Mr. Socrates, Registrar, Everyone

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...

2. Mr. Lime

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.

4. Anna

I think the office at Tip Top Trading is an ideal place for a wedding and besides the...

5. Mr. Socrates

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.

7. Mr. Socrates

Hey Tom.

8. Tom

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.

10. Tom

Me?! Manager... in Paris! Well Mr. S...

11. Anna

Tom... aren't we about to get married... start a life together?

12. Tom

Oh yes.. um, 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...

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?

15. Anna

Ermm, errr...

16. Narrator

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.

18. Mr. Socrates

And do you, Tom Brian Farquhar Darcy...

19. Tom

...it's a deal... I do. Come on Anna, give us a kiss.

20. Anna

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!

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.

23. Tom

Wijaya-Darcy? Shouldn't it just be Mrs. Darcy?

24. Anna

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.

26. Everyone

Bye!

Listening Challenge
Check your understanding before looking at the answer.

Question

What does Mr. Socrates offer Tom?

Answer

A job as manager at the office in Paris.