V O C A B U L A R Y B A N KRelationships

1 PEOPLE

a M a tc h the w o rd s a n d d e f in it io n s .

classmate /'kltesm eit/ close friend k lo u s frend/ colleague/'kalig/ couple .'kA.pl/ ex /eks/ fiancd Tiun'sci/ (female fiancee) partner /'part nor/ roommate /'rum m eit/

b 3 19))) L is te n and check . C o v e r the

d e f in it io n s a n d lo o k at th e w o rd s .

R e m e m b e r th e d e f in it io n s .

1 couple_________ tw o peop le w ho are m a rr ie d o r in a ro m an t ic re la t io n sh ip

2 _______________ y o u r husband , w ife , b o y fr ie n d , o r g ir lf r ie n d

3 _______________ the p e rso n th a t you a re engaged to be m a rr ied to

4 _______________ a pe rson tha t you share an ap a rtm en t o r house w ith

5 _______________ a p e rso n tha t you w o rk w ith

6 _______________ (colloquial) a pe rson th a t you used to have a re la t io n sh ip

w ith

7 _______________ a ve ry good f r ie n d tha t you can ta lk to abou t a n y th in g

8 _______________ a f r ie n d fro m sch o o l o r co llege

2 V E R B S A N D V E R B P H R A S E S

a C o m p le te the sen ten ce s w ith a v e rb o r v e rb p h ra se in th e p a s t tense.

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 hen I w as s tu d y in g at B o s to n U n ive rs ity .

2 W e ________each o th e r q u ic k ly because w e w en t to the sam e classes.

3 W e s o o n _________ , and w e d iscove red tha t w e _________ a l o t __________. F o r

exam p le , we b o th l ik e d a rt and m us ic .

4 W e _________ in o u r second sem ester, and we fe ll in love.

5 W e _________ fo r tw o years, bu t w e a rgued a lo t, and in o u r la st sem ester o f

sch oo l, w e _________ .

6 A f t e r w e g raduated f ro m co llege , w e _________ because I m oved to C h icag o ,

and he stayed in B o ston .

7 F iv e years later, w e _________ aga in o n Faceboo k. W e w ere b o th s t i l l s ing le ,

and M a r k had m oved to C h ic ag o , too.

8 T h is t im e w e _________ b e tte r th a n before, m aybe because w e w ere o lder.

9 A f te r tw o m o n th s M a r k _________ and I accepted.

10 W e _________ la st sum m er. A lo t o f o u r o ld co lleg e f r ie n d s cam e

to the w ed d ing !

b 3 20))) L is t e n a n d che ck .

c L o o k a t th e p ic tu re s . T ry to r em e m b e r th e s to ry .

^ 3 Colloquial languageI 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)Jane dumped her boyfriend last night! (= told him that their relationship was over)My younger sister has a crush on Justin Bieber! (= be madly in love with when you are young)

Phrasal verbsMy sister and her boyfriend broke up/sp lit up last month. (= ended their relationship)My brother has been going out with Ns girlfriend for two years. (= dating)

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