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Transcript

Expressions

Mexican Weddings

BritisH and Indian Weddings

Accent and vocabulary

Rebeca Arantza Trejo Campos

England

  • Cat got your tongue.
  • Snug as a bug in a rug.
  • To go te extra mile.
  • You get butterflies in your stomach.
  • To go down in flames.
  • Once in a blue moon.

Some Expressions

American:

  • Gasoline
  • Truck
  • Flashlight
  • Soccer

After te division between UK and USA the Americans get rid of the "U" like colour-color

Also the British have the Received Pronunciation or How the King wouls speak

Some words changes in British and American English

British:

  • Petrol
  • Lorry
  • Torch
  • Football

  • Queen Victoria 1st was the first one of using a white drees, now is also used of that color as a meaning of purity.
  • Men carry women into home because it's cosider bad luck if you trip on your wedding dress.
  • The father transfering his daugter to the man was as a meaning of business
  • In India marriage is still a business deal, so is usually based on class, religion, status or how much money you have.

Some of the points that Claire, sared with us:

Weddings

  • Puebla: The bride has a typical white wedding dress, the guest also throw rice at the couple after a mass, and then they have a party with their loved ones, in which also plays regional music.
  • Oaxaca: Traditional, the man has to ask for the hand of the woman, after a religious ceremony, they celebrate with family and friends, they also do a dance, not only "Flor de Piña", in wich the guests have to dance with the gifts they gave to the couple.
  • Jalisco: Music and dance are essentials, the man's costume is the one of the "charro", wich consist in pants, shirt and vest, wile the woman wears a dress called "chinela", that usually has bright colors and elaborate embroidery.

Points sared by our classmates