Fancy dress funerals

6 Minute English

语言学习

2017-08-10

6 分钟
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  • Hello, I'm Neil and welcome to Six Minute English,

  • where today we bring you a serious topic and six items of vocabulary.

  • And hello, I'm Rob.

  • Now, here's a serious question for you, Neil.

  • Have you thought about what you'd like to happen when you die?

  • Oh, interesting way to start the show, Rob.

  • No, I haven't.

  • Well, nobody really likes to talk about death, do they?

  • Well, it isn't a fun topic.

  • So can we talk about something else, please?

  • Afraid not, because today's topic is funerals.

  • A funeral is a ceremony we hold for a dead person.

  • And a ceremony is a formal event performed on special occasions,

  • like a wedding or a graduation, or in this case, a funeral.

  • Okay, well, let's start with a quiz question.

  • According to a UK survey, how many of us would like our funerals to be more of a party or celebration?

  • Is it A, 5%, B, 25%, or C, 50%.

  • Well, I think it's 25%.