What do you think happened in this story?

Why would someone marry another person much younger or older than them?

A woman in England has just had a baby and she is already a grandmother. She is only 21. This is a few years after tying the knot with a granddad.

Becca Keeley married 56-year-old Mark after they got engaged on holiday on a beautiful Spanish island. And their 7 month old baby is already an aunt.

The couple hooked up at a rock concert. Her husband Mark was the singer in the band that was performing. At that time she was just 16 and he was 51.

She's eight years younger than one of his children from a previous relationship and six years younger than his oldest.

Last October they had their own baby. Their four-month-old daughter  is called Presley.

Mark's other kids are Aaron, 27, Jake, 21, Luke, 16, and Emma, 13.

Becca is a former office manager and doesn't mind being called a grandmother. This is despite Mark initially advising her to go find someone younger and her own age.

Becca said: “Mark said I won’t want to be called Grandma, but his family are my family.”

Mark said: “A lot of people thought it was wrong. That Mark was a cradle snatcher. I told her to find someone her own age but we made each other so happy we decided to try and conquer it.”

They married at a government office in front of 300 guests in August 2018. They regularly share love selfies photos on social media.

Rock singer Mark has just released a new music album called Return to Sender and still regularly performs live.

Try to guess the meaning of the words in bold and match them with their closest meaning from the choices in the right. Some of the answers are very close and have similar meaning. The meaning of these words is how they are used in the reading. Some of these words have different meanings in the dictionary depending on how they are used.

 The answers are below the table.

A=5, B=1, C=7, D=8, E=2, F=3, G=6, H=4

Some example sentences using the new words or phrases from the meaning of how they are used in the reading to help you understand better.

1. A lot of people tie the knot in springtime when the days are beautiful.

2. Many students hook up in the freshman year of university.

3. My mother doesn’t mind if we stay out late but we must phone or text her.

4. Despite the heavy rain we had a fun time.

5. Initially, the price was high but after some time it became cheaper.

6. I would feel embarrassed to be a cradle snatcher. She looks like my daughter.

7. The Spanish conquered most of South America 500 years ago.

8. Everyone takes selfies now and posts them on social media.

    

    

    

Some questions using the new words/phrases. Try to use the words/phrases in your answer.

1. How did most people tie the knot in your country?

2. How do most young people hook up in Korea?

3. Would your family mind if you hooked up with someone much older or younger than you?

4. Despite a big age difference, would you hook up with someone if you loved them? And initially, how would you friends and family think?

5. Do you know/know of someone who cradle snatched? Talk about it.

6. How do you conquer someone to love you?

7. Are you a big fan of taking selfies? Talk about why you are or are not.