IEC. Week of Nove. 12/13 Unit 25

LINKS to "marriage movies"

http://youtube.com/watch?v=eaP-UrmS6Ww (Monsoon Wedding trailer)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=U6O1lgMQXFw (Monsoon Wedding, first meeting)

http://youtube.com/watch?v=tnm9KYyc0B8 (My Big Fat Greek Weeding "she don’t want to get married!" )
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmPE7KSYw_c&NR=1 (MBFGW: "we are all fruit" )

Tapescript

M= Monica ; C= Carlos

M: Hi, Carlos.

C: Hi, Monica. What's up?

M: I saw a terrific movie last night - Monsoon Wedding. You should see it.

C: Really? Why?

M: It's all about families and marriage, and you're getting married soon, right?

C: Yes, next June.

M: Well, go see it... it's about this young woman, Aditi - oh - it takes place in India. Well, Aditi's parents think it's time for her to get married, and they've found the perfect man for her - an Indian guy who's working in Texas.

C: Her parents are choosing her husband? A guy who lives on the other side of the world?

M: Yes. Arranged marriages are still a tradition in many parts of the world. And, it's important for her to marry someone her parents like.

C: Isn't it more important to love the person you're marrying than to please your family?

M: Well, a lot of people who marry for love get divorced, so maybe it's a good idea to let your parents arrange things.

C: OK, so what happens?

M: Well, her parents find this handsome intelligent man who works in Texas and start to plan their wedding.

C: What? They start to plan the wedding before the couple even meets? It's crazy to get married to someone you don't know.

M: Well, they know his family and they are sure the the two families will get along. In India, it's important for the families to get along, not just the married couple. That way marriages last longer.

C: I still think it's absurd to marry someone you've never even met before.

M: Well, they do meet a few days before the wedding...