Invitations arrive for Royal wedding

The Royal wedding on April 29 will be a regal affair, with more than 50 members of the Royal Family and 40 members of foreign royal families in attendance. The guest list will include 60 leaders of countries such as Australia, Canada, and New Zealand and over 200 members of Government and Parliament.

Of the 1,900 people who will watch Prince William 28, and Miss Middleton, 29, exchange their marriage vows in the morning service at Westminster Abbey, the majority will be from the couple's circle of family and friends. The guest list for the Abbey will be whittled down to 600 for the lunch time reception at Buckingham Palace hosted by the Queen, and just 300 of the couple's closest family and friends will go on to attend the "intimate" dinner hosted by the Prince of Wales.

There will be two versions of the invitation sent to guests for day-time events - one inviting them to the ceremony at the Abbey only and other also including details of the Buckingham Palace reception. A separate invitation will be sent to the couple's close friends and family for the dinner.

Royal historian Hugo Vickers said that details of the guest list released suggested ordinary members of the public will not have a front line role. "It strikes me as an entirely sensible and predictable type of list, looking to balance the need to invite all the people who should be there -- because William will one day be king -- with inviting those who they want to be there."

Ordinary well-wishers will instead throng the capital's streets, watching Middleton arrive at Westminster Abbey by car, but leave with her new husband in a horse-drawn carriage to parade through the heart of London to Buckingham Palace.

Millions more will watch the ceremony and celebrations on live television -- crowded around screens in their homes, at street parties in towns and villages and at major landmarks.

Question 1 [2 points]
Indicate whether the following statements are true or false and write down which part of the text justifies your answer.
a) Many people from different monarchies will be at the wedding on April 29th.
b) There will be more people at dinner than at lunch.
c) Three different invitations have been sent out.
d) The bride will arrive and leave in the same form of transport.

Question 2 [2 points]
Answer the following questions in your own words.
a) Who will be at the wedding in Westminster Abbey?
b) Where will people who are not invited to the wedding watch it?

Question 3 [1.5 points]
Find words or phrases in the text that correspond in meaning to the words and definitions given.
a) event (paragraph 1)
b) reduce (paragraph 2)
c) pack, fill (paragraph 5)

Question 4Complete the following sentences without changing the meaning.

a) Hugo Vickers said: It strikes me as an entirely sensible and predictable type of list because William will one day be king “
Hugo Vickers said that
b) The celebrations will be broadcast live by TV channels around the world and millions of people are expected to watch them.
TV channels …….............. and they ……................
c) There have been 14 royal weddings at Westminster Abbey since 1100, but there were none between 1382 and 1919.
Although

Question 5 Write a short essay (between120-150 words) on the following topic:
How important do you think it is to celebrate important occasions in our lives?

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