# Funeral

## Common expressions

* _go to / attend_ a funeral
* wear black at a funeral
* arrange a funeral
* the _funeral service_ is held (in a church)
* the funeral was a **cremation**

## Exercise

### Common expressions

1. The funeral was _**held**_ last Friday morning. The actual funeral _**service**_ was wonderful.
2. In many countries, it is the custom to _**wear**_ black at funerals.
3. As the eldest son, I had to _**arrange**_ my mother's funeral.
4. Hundreds or mourners _**attended**_ the funeral of the two little boys who drowned in the river last week.
5. My uncle's funeral was a _**cremation**_. Everyone was surprised. The rest of his brothers and sisters were all buried.

## Note

1. **The people who attend a funeral are the&#x20;**_**mourners**_**. A funeral is organized by a firm of&#x20;**_**undertakers**_**.**
