VOCABULARY BANK

Relationships
1 P E O P LE
a M a t c h th e w o r d s a n d d e f in it io n s . 1 couple _________ t w o p e o p le w h o a re m a r r ie d o r in a r o m a n t ic r e la t io n s h ip
partner
2 _______________ y o u r h u s b a n d , w ife , b o y fr ie n d , o r g ir lf r ie n d
classmate /'k lte sm e it/
fiancé(e)
3 _______________ th e p e r s o n th a t y o u a re e n g ag ed to b e m a r r ie d to
close friend k lo u s fre n d /
colleague /'ka lig / couple .'kA.pl/ 4 roommate
_______________ a p e rs o n th a t y o u s h a re a n a p a r t m e n t o r h o u s e w it h
ex /eks/ fiancd T iu n'sci/ (female fiancee) colleague
5 _______________ a p e r s o n th a t y o u w o r k w it h
partner /'part nor/ roommate /'ru m m e it/
6 ex
_______________ (colloquial ) a p e r s o n t h a t y o u u se d to h a v e a r e la t io n s h ip
w it h
b 3 19))) L is t e n a n d c h e c k . C o v e r th e
d e f in it io n s a n d lo o k a t th e w o r d s .
7 close friend
_______________ a v e r y g o o d f r ie n d th a t y o u c a n t a lk to a b o u t a n y t h in g

R e m e m b e r th e d e f in it io n s . 8 classmate
_______________ a f r ie n d f r o m s c h o o l o r c o lle g e

2 VERBS A N D VERB PHRASES

a C o m p le t e th e s e n t e n c e s w it h a v e r b o r v e r b p h r a s e in th e p a s t te n s e .

be together become friends break up get along get in touch get married
get to know go out together have something in common lose touch meet
propose

1 1 met_______ M a r k w h e n I w a s s t u d y in g at B o s t o n U n iv e r s ity .
got to know
2 W e ________ e a c h o th e r q u ic k ly b e c a u se w e w e n t to th e s a m e cla sse s.
became friends had common . F o r
3 W e s o o n _________ , a n d w e d is c o v e re d th a t w e _________ a l o t __________
e x a m p le , w e b o t h lik e d a r t a n d m u s ic .
4
went out together
W e _________ i n o u r s e c o n d s e m e ste r, a n d w e f e ll in lo v e.
were together
5 W e _________ f o r t w o y e a rs, b u t w e a rg u e d a lo t, a n d in o u r la s t se m e s te r o f
broke up.
s c h o o l, w e _________
lost touch
6 A f t e r w e g ra d u a te d f r o m c o lle g e , w e _________ b e c a u s e I m o v e d to C h ic a g o ,
a n d h e sta y e d in B o s to n .
got in touch
7 F iv e y e a rs la te r, w e _________ a g a in o n F a c e b o o k . W e w e re b o t h s t i l l sin g le ,
a n d M a r k h a d m o v e d to C h ic a g o , to o .
8 got alongb e tt e r th a n b e fo re , m a y b e b e ca u se w e w e re o ld e r.
T h is t im e w e _________
9 proposeda n d I a cce p te d .
A f t e r t w o m o n th s M a r k _________
got married
10 W e _________ la s t s u m m e r. A lo t o f o u r o ld c o lle g e f r ie n d s c a m e
to th e w e d d in g !

b 3 20))) L is t e n a n d c h e c k .

c L o o k a t th e p ic t u r e s . T r y t o r e m e m b e r th e s to ry .

^ 3 Colloquial language
I went out last night with some buddies. (= friends)
I’m really into a girl I met in class last week. (= I’m attracted to her) be really into
Jane dumped her boyfriend last night! (= told him th a t their relationship
was over) dump
My younger sister has a crush on Justin Bieber! (= be madly in love with
when you are young)
Phrasal verbs
My sister and her boyfriend broke u p /s p lit up last month. (= ended
their relationship) break up
My brother has been going out with Ns girlfriend for two years. (= dating)
go out with
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