Cambodia International Cooperation InstituteCultural Studies

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Cambodia international cooperation instituteLecturer’s name: prean sopheak subject: cultural studies

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Courtship and Marriage

I. Vocabulary section (15 Pts)Match the words in column a with defnitions in column b

A B

1. Courtship (n)

2. Marriage (n)

3. Affair (n)4. Slip back  

5. Bolt (n)

. !"le chat

#. $laborate (%)&. 'ran" (a")

. Marr* off  

1+. Broker (n)11. ,o-r* (n)

12. Astrologer (n)

13. ro/inent (a")14. 0eect (%)

15. Back off 

a. he relationship bet-een t-o people -ho are /arrie"

 b. ock a /etal bar that sli"e across a "oor or -in"o- to lock it

c. Chat -ithout useful or specific purpose". Sb -hose ob is to bu* an" sell propert* insurance or stock

for sb

e. a%ing a lot of s/all "etails or parts that are connecte" to

each other in a co/plicate" -a*f. he perio" of ti/e "uring -hich a /an an" a -o/an ha%e a

ro/antic relationship before getting /arrie"

g. !f parents /arr* off their son or "augher the* -ill fin" ahusban" or -ife for the/

h. roperties or /one* that a -o/an gi%e to her husban" -hen

the* get /arrie" in so/e societ*i. Sb -ho uses astrolog* to tell people about the character life

or future

 . o /o%e 6uickl* back-ar"k. A secret se7ual relationship bet-een t-o people -hen at

least one of the/ is /arrie" so/eone else

l. 8ell kno-n an" i/portant

/. Big an" %er* i/pressi%en. o refuse to accept an offer or suggestion

o. o stop supporting or being in%ol%e" in sth

rite your answers here!

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II. "rue or #alse $tatements (1% Pts)

1( Courtship is the time )hen people ha*e a romantic relatioship )ith intentionof +ettin+ marria+e(

2( ,arria+e is a le+all- accepted relationship bet)een a man and a )oman in)hich the- li*e as husband and )ife(

( A courtship ma- start b- a -oun+ man or )oman( An-)a- a -oun+ man ma-ha*e a.airs )ith se*eral +irls before decidin+ )hom he )ill marr-(

/repared and 0au+ht b- /rean Sopheak /a+e 1

 

Cambodia International Cooperation InstituteCultural Studies

!( In man- tribal +roups in Asia people do not look do)n on unmarried mother(

"( In most Asian countries courtship before marria+e is not allo)ed moreo*erha*in+ se3 before marria+e is considered a sin(

#( 0he process of courtship and marria+e:

a( A -oun+ man ma- send a lo*e letter to the +irl he admires(

b( 0he +irl +i*es a si+n to a+ree b- repl-in+ the letter(

c( A man *isits and talk to the +irl directl-(

d( 4amilies of both sides meet each other

e( Arran+e the )eddin+ part-

$( In 0hailand and Burma a )eddin+ is a reli+ious a.air )hile some countriessuch as in 5urope and American is not reli+ious a.air(

%( 6eddin+ part- usuall- takes place at bride+room’s house( 0he couple sit inthe corner of a room sometimes a lar+e tent is put up or a hall is rented forthe )eddin+ part-(

&( In other parts of Asia marria+es are not onl- arran+ed b- the parents but thebride or +room is chosen b- themsel*es as )ell(

1'( 7o)ada-s more and more -oun+ Asians prefer to choose their o)npartners but parents are still in*ol*ed in marria+e ne+otiations(

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/repared and 0au+ht b- /rean Sopheak /a+e 2