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the ARTICLE (for teachers)

Wanted: Wedding Guests!

In a sharing economy, people rent out goods, services, and expertise, and the trend has grown in recent years.

Many of the successful companies begin in the US, but soon expand around the world. After all, there are

resources everywhere, and everyone wants to earn more cash if they can fulfill a need.

Airbnb is one recognizable example. People rent out their homes or spare rooms to vacationers on a nightly,

weekly, or even monthly basis. Uber, which is an Internet taxi service, is also very popular, and anyone with a

car, accident insurance, and a driver's license can become a taxi driver or chauffeur. There's Elance too, where

professionals can freelance their skills as a writer, web designer, translator, accountant, and so on. However,

perhaps one of the more unique examples of the sharing economy comes from South Korea, where weddings

hire fake friends to attend the ceremony.

It might seem that hiring fake friends on such an important occasion is inconceivable. Weddings are a big deal

in South Korea, though. There is a lot of pomp in the ceremony, such as musical numbers, skits, and several

hundred guests in attendance. According to Korean tradition, the immediate family, extended family, and family

friends must all be invited. As such, it can be a problem if, for example, the groom has two hundred guests and

the bride has only fifty guests. In order to save face, the solution is to hire actors.

Fake guests get reimbursed roughly $20 per ceremony, and the actors might attend several weddings in one

day during the busy season. The service that offers wedding guests contains a database of 20,000 actors, and

these people can also be hired as fake bosses, office employees, family members, spouses, and even

mistresses.

Teacher's Notes:

* Underlined words in red typeface are the recommended vocabulary for this lesson.

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WARM-UPS

Select one or all of the following warm-up activities.

1: Define: What does "fake" mean? Can you use it in a sentence? Can you give examples?

2: Brainstorm: Brainstorm with a partner(s) words and ideas associated with "fake" for 2 minutes. Spend

another 5 minutes or less discussing the words and ideas together.

3: Title: Speculate and/or discuss the contents of today's article from its title: "Wanted: Wedding Guests!"

4: Speculate: Write in the missing word for today's article title: "Wanted: Wedding ( )!" Why did

you choose this word for the blank?

5: Do you agree or disagree? Why?

a. Honesty is very important.

b. People should be honest no matter the consequences.

c. I might lie to avoid being embarrassed.

d. A wedding is the most important day in anyone's life.

e. I might go to a wedding, even if I weren't invited.

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VOCABULARY

Select one of the following vocabulary acquisition activities.

1: Vocabulary match: Individually or in pairs/groups, match the words in column A (from the article) with the

best choice in column B.

a. expertise q. fad

b. trend r. husband or wife

c. fulfill s. beyond belief

d. recognizable t. show

e. unique u. strange

f. inconceivable v. knowledge

g. pomp w. well known

h. skit x. pay

i. reimburse y. succeed in doing

j. spouse z. showy

2: Fill in the Blanks: Fill in the blank with the correct word.

fulfill unique inconceivable spouses trend

pomp expertise reimbursed recognizable skits

a. In a sharing economy, people rent out goods, services, and ( ).

b. The ( ) has grown in recent years.

c. Everyone wants to earn more cash if they can ( ) a need.

d. Airbnb is one ( ) example.

e. One of the more ( ) examples of the sharing economy comes from South Korea

f. It might seem that hiring fake friends on such an important occasion is ( ).

g. There is a lot of ( ) in the ceremony

h. There are musical numbers, ( ), and several hundred guests in attendance.

i. Fake guests get ( ) roughly $20 per ceremony

j. These people can also be hired as fake bosses, office employees, family members, and ( ).

3: Define: Define each word, correctly pronounce it, explain the meaning and/or usage, and offer an example

sentence to the class.

a. expertise c. fulfill e. unique g. pomp i. reimburse

b. trend d. recognizable f. inconceivable h. skit j. spouse

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WORD RECOGNITION

1: Word Search: Find the target words (in bold). Time yourself, and see how many words you can find in three

minutes. In five minutes. In ten minutes.

fulfill unique inconceivable spouses trend

pomp expertise reimbursed recognizable skits

U R C E T G L E F Q R L E I U

S G E R C L K D S E M L S R N

Q P E G I I H W I J B I N E I

N N U F O O T M F A C F O C Q

D T L O F C B R V W K L V O U

I U Q P S U N I E W R L M G E

F U K A R E E I A P X U G N C

A H W S A C S P Z J X F K I Q

U W E I N S K X M E Z E V Z T

R D J O S T I K S O A T E A I

Z K C V S U O K R X P B D B B

T N E S I T R E P X E X L L P

I I N C O N C I E V A B L E K

V Q V T T E T O D A J S Y A F

S P O U S E S Q T C B I M S P

2: Target Word Pool: Find the target words (in bold) with their exact match. Time yourself, and see how many

words you can find in three minutes. In five minutes. In ten minutes.

fulfill unique inconceivable spouses trend

pomp expertise reimbursed recognizable skits

fulfill

fulfilled

fulfilling

unfulfilled

fulfills

pomp

pompous

pump

pamper

pompom

pumps

unique

uniquely

uniqueness

unicorn

queue

expertise

expertly

expertize

experts

expert

inconceivable

inconceivably

ill-conceived

conceivable

conceived

reimbursed

reimburse

reimburses

reimbursement

reimbursing

spouses

spouse

sparse

spousal

supposes

recognizable

unrecognizable

recognized

recognizably

unrecognized

trend

trendy trends

trending

tend

skits

skit

skirts

skirt steaks

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pre- or post-COMPREHENSION

1: Word Association: Brainstorm words associated with today's topic for two minutes. Present to the class.

2: Brainstorm Questions: Brainstorm questions that you would like to ask about today's topic. Answer the

questions without looking at the article.

3: True or False?: Guess (before the article) or answer (after the article) whether the sentence is true or false.

If false, correct the sentence.

a. In a sharing economy, people exchange goods, services, and knowledge. T / F

b. In South Korea, you can rent people for weddings, and the service will spread elsewhere. T / F

c. A wedding in South Korea has singing, dancing, and hundreds of guests. T / F

d. Fake wedding guests get paid $20 per event. T / F

e. There was a wedding with 20,000 fake guests. T / F

4: Questions: Answer the questions to check comprehension.

a. What is a sharing economy?

b. What are some examples of the sharing economy?

c. What is the unusual example of the sharing economy given about South Korea in this article?

d. According to the article, what is a wedding like in South Korea?

e. Why would a wedding ceremony need fake guests?

5: Vocabulary: In pairs/groups, remember how the words were used in today's article.

a. expertise c. fulfill e. unique g. pomp i. reimbursed

b. trend d. recognizable f. inconceivable h. skits j. spouses

6: Fragments: Remember how the fragments were used, and complete the sentence from today's article.

a. In a sharing economy, people rent out goods, services, and expertise, and the trend...

b. Uber, which is an Internet taxi service, is also very popular, and anyone...

c. There is a lot of pomp in the ceremony, such as...

d. As such, it can be a problem if, for example...

e. In order to save face...

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post-COMPREHENSION

1: Vocabulary: Circle any additional unknown words/phrases in the article. In pairs/groups, use your

dictionaries to understand the meanings. Present to the class.

2: Class Questions: Read through the article once more, and write down any questions that you would like to

discuss in pairs/groups or as a class. Discuss.

3: Summarize: Work with a partner to summarize the article in your own words.

4: Discuss: Talk about the following questions in pairs/groups. Remember to support your answers!

a. Did you like this article?

b. What was your general impression after reading this article?

c. How would you feel about hiring fake guests to attend a wedding or another important event?

d. How would you feel about working as a fake guest to attend a wedding or another important event?

e. How would you feel about working as a fake boss? How about as a husband or wife?

f. Do you think that hiring fake wedding guests shows a problem with society? Why/not?

g. What do you know about the sharing economy and companies like Airbnb and Uber? Please explain.

h. What sort of jobs would you be able and willing to do in a sharing economy?

i. What are some examples of a sharing economy in your home country?

j. What is a wedding like in your home country?

5: Discuss: Think of other important events in a person's life, along with a reason. Then rank these events in

order of importance, with the most important event first. Share your ideas with the class.

Event Reason Rank

6: Google Search: Type "sharing economy" into Google news and read additional articles on this topic. Discuss

or write an essay about your findings.

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STUDENT HANDOUT (the article)

Wanted: Wedding Guests!

In a sharing economy, people rent out goods, services, and expertise, and the trend has grown in recent years.

Many of the successful companies begin in the US, but soon expand around the world. After all, there are

resources everywhere, and everyone wants to earn more cash if they can fulfill a need.

Airbnb is one recognizable example. People rent out their homes or spare rooms to vacationers on a nightly,

weekly, or even monthly basis. Uber, which is an Internet taxi service, is also very popular, and anyone with a

car, accident insurance, and a driver's license can become a taxi driver or chauffeur. There's Elance too, where

professionals can freelance their skills as a writer, web designer, translator, accountant, and so on. However,

perhaps one of the more unique examples of the sharing economy comes from South Korea, where weddings

hire fake friends to attend the ceremony.

It might seem that hiring fake friends on such an important occasion is inconceivable. Weddings are a big deal

in South Korea, though. There is a lot of pomp in the ceremony, such as musical numbers, skits, and several

hundred guests in attendance. According to Korean tradition, the immediate family, extended family, and family

friends must all be invited. As such, it can be a problem if, for example, the groom has two hundred guests and

the bride has only fifty guests. In order to save face, the solution is to hire actors.

Fake guests get reimbursed roughly $20 per ceremony, and the actors might attend several weddings in one

day during the busy season. The service that offers wedding guests contains a database of 20,000 actors, and

these people can also be hired as fake bosses, office employees, family members, spouses, and even

mistresses.

Notes:

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STUDENT HANDOUT (fill in the blank)

Fill in the blank with the correct word.

unique skits freelance trend spouses

fulfill insurance recognizable pomp database

resources expertise reimbursed face inconceivable

Wanted: Wedding Guests!

In a sharing economy, people rent out goods, services, and (a. _______________), and the

(b. _______________) has grown in recent years. Many of the successful companies begin in the US, but

soon expand around the world. After all, there are (c. _______________) everywhere, and everyone wants

to earn more cash if they can (d. _______________) a need.

Airbnb is one (e. _______________) example. People rent out their homes or spare rooms to vacationers

on a nightly, weekly, or even monthly basis. Uber, which is an Internet taxi service, is also very popular,

and anyone with a car, accident (f. _______________), and a driver's license can become a taxi driver or

chauffeur. There's Elance too, where professionals can (g. _______________) their skills as a writer, web

designer, translator, accountant, and so on. However, perhaps one of the more (h. _______________)

examples of the sharing economy comes from South Korea, where weddings hire fake friends to attend the

ceremony.

It might seem that hiring fake friends on such an important occasion is (i. _______________). Weddings

are a big deal in South Korea, though. There is a lot of (j. _______________) in the ceremony, such as

musical numbers, (k. _______________), and several hundred guests in attendance. According to Korean

tradition, the immediate family, extended family, and family friends must all be invited. As such, it can be a

problem if, for example, the groom has two hundred guests and the bride has only fifty guests. In order to

save (l. _______________), the solution is to hire actors.

Fake guests get (m. _______________) roughly $20 per ceremony, and the actors might attend several

weddings in one day during the busy season. The service that offers wedding guests contains a

(n. _______________) of 20,000 actors, and these people can also be hired as fake bosses, office

employees, family members, (o. _______________), and even mistresses.

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STUDENT HANDOUT (extended listening)

Listen and fill in the missing sentences. Compare your answers with a partner, and

then listen once more.

Wanted: Wedding Guests!

a) _______________________________________________________, and the trend has grown in recent

years. Many of the successful companies begin in the US, but soon expand around the world. After all, there

are resources everywhere, and everyone wants to earn more cash if they can fulfill a need.

Airbnb is one recognizable example. People rent out their homes or spare rooms to vacationers on a nightly,

weekly, or even monthly basis. Uber, which is an Internet taxi service, is also very popular, and anyone with a

car, accident insurance, and a driver's license can become a taxi driver or chauffeur. There's Elance too, where

professionals can freelance their skills as a writer, web designer, translator, accountant, and so on. However,

b) _______________________________________________________, where weddings hire fake friends to

attend the ceremony.

c) _______________________________________________________. Weddings are a big deal in South

Korea, though. There is a lot of pomp in the ceremony, such as musical numbers, skits, and several hundred

guests in attendance. According to Korean tradition, the immediate family, extended family, and family friends

must all be invited. As such, it can be a problem if, for example, the groom has two hundred guests and the

bride has only fifty guests. d) _______________________________________________________, the solution

is to hire actors.

Fake guests get reimbursed roughly $20 per ceremony, e) _________________________________________

______________. The service that offers wedding guests contains a database of 20,000 actors, and these

people can also be hired as fake bosses, office employees, family members, spouses, and even mistresses.

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STUDENT HANDOUT (notes)

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ANSWER KEY

Vocabulary

1. Vocabulary Match: 2. Fill in the Blanks:

a. expertise f. inconceivable

b. trend g. pomp

c. fulfill h. skits

d. recognizable i. reimbursed

e. unique j. spouses

pre- or post-Comprehension

1. True or False: 2. Fragments:

Student Handout

1. Fill in the Blanks

a. expertise i. inconceivable

b. trend j. pomp

c. resources k. skits

d. fulfill l. face

e. recognizable m. reimbursed

f. insurance n. database

g. freelance o. spouses

h. unique

2. Extended Listening

a. In a sharing economy, people rent out goods, services, and expertise

b. perhaps one of the more unique examples of the sharing economy comes from South Korea

c. It might seem that hiring fake friends on such an important occasion is inconceivable

d. In order to save face

e. and the actors might attend several weddings in one day during the busy season

a. v f. s

b. q g. z

c. y h. t

d. w i. x

e. u j. r

a. F

b. F

c. T

d. T

e. F

a. has grown in recent years.

b. with a car, accident insurance, and a driver's license can become a taxi driver or chauffeur.

c. musical numbers, skits, and several hundred guests in attendance.

d. the groom has two hundred guests and the bride has only fifty guests.

e. the solution is to hire actors.