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Listen and repeat the phrases in the box. Then translate them.

meet somebody

fancy somebody

ask somebody out

go out with somebody

fall in love

have an argument

split up

make up

get engaged

get married

get divorced

Read the story. Match seven of the

Joe met Ellen at a party at a friend’s house in July 2009.
He fancied her the first moment he saw her. They
chatted and danced together. At the end of the evening,
Joe asked Ellen out. They went out for six months and
fell in love. Then they had an argument and split up. But a

week later they made up and they started going out
again. A year later they got engaged and in the summer,
they got married. They were married for two years, but

Look at the
pictures.

Then write their

story

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Complete the conversation below.
Use

Sue:
Emily:
Sue:
Emily:
Sue:
Emily:
Sue:
Emily:
Sue:

Emily:

ask (somebody) out

fall in love with

fancy

have an argument
split up

meet

go out

How did you and Tim (1) ___________________________?
We were both at my cousin’s Christmas party last year.
Did you (2) _______________________ him when you first saw him?
Yes, I thought he was attractive.
When did he (3) ___________________ you _________________?
He didn’t – I did it! I phoned him the day after the party.
Well done! Did you (4) __________________________ on the first date?
Not really, but we had a good time. We went for a burger. After that, we started to
_______________________ every weekend – to the cinema, parties, discos...
Why aren’t you together now? Why did you (6) _____________________________?
I’m not sure. We didn’t (7) ___________________________ or a fight – we just got bored
(5)

with each other, I think. We went for a walk and decided to end the relationship.

Complete the story of Emily

and

Tim. Use the Past Simple of

the

following verbs:

Emily and Tim (1) ______________ in the spring and
started to go out again. They went on holiday to Paris and
they (2) ______________ in front of the Eiffel Tower. A
few months later, they (3) ____________________ at a
beautiful castle by a lake. They were married for a year,
but then they (4) __________________.

Across

1 Suzie has always … Steven, but he’s
already got a girlfriend.
4 The band played together for 6 years,
but then they … up.
6 John and I … together for a few
months, but now we’re just good
friends. (2 words)
7 My uncle and aunt aren’t married now
They got … a few years ago.

Down

1 I … with you the first time I saw you.
(3 words)
2 I … Liz out last Saturday, but she said
she couldn’t go.
3 They had a big …, but later they made
up.
5 Nick bought a ring for Cathy when

Complete the crosswords about
relationships.
1
2

3

4
5
6


7

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)

____
____
____
____
____
____
____

to
to
to
to
to
to
to

ask
go out
get married
have
split
fall
meet

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)

6)
7)

in love with somebody
an argument with somebody
up with somebody
somebody out
with somebody
to somebody
somebody

Here are some other verbs connected with relationships. Match the verbs and

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

____
____
____
____
____

to
to
to
to
to

fancy somebody
chat somebody up
divorce somebody
get on well with somebody
get engaged to somebody

1) when you break up your marriage with
somebody legally.
2) when you have a good relationship with
somebody.
3) when you make a formal announcement that
you are going to get married to somebody.
4) when you think somebody is very attractive.
5) when you talk to somebody to try to convince
them to go out with you.

Complete the text with


 get
get 
 asks
asks 
 out
out 
 meets
meets 



arguments

to

splits

falls
 arguments  to  splits  falls



Every time my friend Naomi
a handsome boy, she

(2)

(1)

____________________

____________________ in love

with them. When a new boy

(3)

___________________

her out, she always accepts the invitation. The problem is
that at first she’s always happy in a relationship, but then

she starts to have

(4)

boyfriends and she

_____________________ with her
(5)

___________________ up with

them. Poor Naomi goes

(6)

_____________________

with lots of boys, but I don’t think she will ever

(7)


Listen to three people talking about relationships.
Match their names and “words” below – a), b) or c).

Listen again to the three
people
1 How old were Megan’s parents when they met?

And answer these questions.

2 How long have they been together?
9 How long ago did Tessa get married?
3 What were they doing when they met?
10 How long has she known her husband?

11 When did they get engaged?
4 Who was Claire?

5 Has Claire a good sense of humour?

6 How old was Andy when he met her?

7 How long did their relationship last?

8 Why did they split up?

12 Have Tessa and her husband got divorced?


Exercise 1: />meet somebody

fancy somebody

ask somebody out

go out with somebody

fall in love

have an argument

split up

make up

get engaged

get married

get divorced

Exercise 6:


Listen to three people talking about relationships and answer these questions.
7 How long did their relationship last?
1 How old were Megan’s parents when they met?
8 Why did they split up?
2 How long have they been together?

3 What were they doing when they met?

9 How long ago did Tessa get married?

10 How long has she known her husband?
4 Who was Claire?
11 When did they get engaged?
5 Has Claire a good sense of humour?

6 How old was Andy when he met her?

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Megan

12 Have Tessa and her husband got divorced?

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I really admire my parents’ relationship. Do you know, they met when they were fourteen years
old and have been together since then. That’s about 42 years! My mum says she remembers the
day she fell in love with my dad. They met in their science class at school. She says they were
doing an experiment together, and it was love at first sight! How romantic! I don’t think that type
of thing happens nowadays.

Andy

I remember my first girlfriend really well. She was nineteen, and I was eighteen. We met at a
friend’s eighteenth birthday party. Her name was Claire, and she was lovely. I really thought I
was in love. She had gorgeous brown eyes and long dark hair. She had a great sense of humour and
always made me laugh. We split up after a year, because she went to university. Oh well. I still
think about her sometimes.

Tessa

I’m twenty-two now and I got married when I was twenty. Yes, I was young, it’s true. But I have
no regrets. I love my husband and know that he’s the right person for me. We met at work in 2001
and we’ve been together ever since. Yeah, I suppose it was love at first sight. I remember, we got
engaged after a month and then we got married the following summer. We still get on really well
together and are very happy.