E4-1DetRelationshipsEVU10PP

Unit 10 Relationships

•A. Types of relationships

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Anita : Are you and Holly b_____ f_____?


Anita : Are you and Holly best friends?


Pamela : She’s a g_____ f_____ - she’s not my best friend.


Pamela : She’s a good friend- she’s not my best friend.


Anita : But she’s more than just a ca_____ acq_____ (= a person you have met but you don’t know well), right?


Anita : But she’s more than just a casual acquaintance (= a person you have met but you don’t know well), right?


Pamela : Oh, yes. We were h__________ (= a person you share something with) at university.


Pamela : Oh, yes. We were housemates (= a person you share something with) at university.


Other people you share something with :

A cl_____A roo_____A fl_____In informal contexts : A wo_____In formal contexts : A coll_____


Other people you share something with :

A classmateA roommateA flatmateIn informal contexts : A workmateIn formal contexts : A colleague


Anita : Really? So how did you first meet her?Pamela : I met her through my e_____ /e_____ husband. She wasn’t in a st_____ (= fixed) relationship with anyone at the time, and she was looking for someone to share a room.


Anita : Really? So how did you first meet her?Pamela : I met her through my ex /ex- husband. She wasn’t in a steady (= fixed) relationship with anyone at the time, and she was looking for someone to share a room.


Anita : Uh-huh. Is that Andy who’s now Julia’s pa_____ (= someone you live with but are not married to, or for a business relationship where you share the ownership or running of a company)?


Anita : Uh-huh. Is that Andy who’s now Julia’s partner (= someone you live with but are not married to, or for a business relationship where you share the ownership or running of a company)?


Pamela : Yes, that’s the one. They’re not just partners, they’re married and they’re coll_____ too. They’re saving to buy a house now, so Andy’s living with his parents- _____ - _____ (= his wife’s parents) at the moment.


Pamela : Yes, that’s the one. They’re not just partners, they’re married and they’re colleagues too. They’re saving to buy a house now, so Andy’s living with his parents- in -law(= his wife’s parents) at the moment.

•B. Internet relationships


If you join a social network, you acquire fr_____ (= people you share personal information with). You can choose to acc_____ a new friend and then you can intera_____ with them by exchanging messages or posting comm_____ on their page, of if you want to finish the relationship, you can unf_____/defr_____ that person.


If you join a social network, you acquire friends (= people you share personal information with). You can choose to accept a new friend and then you can interact with them by exchanging messages or posting comments on their page, of if you want to finish the relationship, you can unfriend/defriend that person.


In email and mobile phone address books, you list your cont_____.


In email and mobile phone address books, you list your contacts.

•C. Liking and not liking someone


• I li_____ her.• Stronger : • I lo_____ her. I ad_____ her. I

idol_____ her.• Negative :• I disl_____ her. I can’t st_____ her.

I loa_____ her.


• I like her.• Stronger : • I love her. I adore her. I idolise

her.• Negative :• I dislike her. I can’t stand her. I

loathe her.


• He resp_____ her.• Stronger : • He lo_____ u_____ to her. He

adm_____ her. • Negative :• He l_____ down _____ her. He

despi_____ her.


• He respects her.• Stronger : • He looks up to her. He admires

her. • Negative :• He looks down onher. He

despises her.


• She is attr_____ to him.• Stronger : • She fan_____ him. (= informal)• Negative :• He l_____ her c_____./He doesn’t

d_____ any_____ for her.


• She is attracted to him.• Stronger : • She fancies him. (= informal)• Negative :• He leaves her cold./He doesn’t

do anything for her.

•D. Phrases and idioms for relationships


• Jane and I g_____ on w_____ (with each other). (= have a good relationship)

• Adrian and Orla don’t see e_____ to e_____.(= often argue/disagree)

• I’ve f_____ out with my parents again.(= had arguments)


• Jane and I get on well (with each other). (= have a good relationship)

• Adrian and Orla don’t see eye to eye.(= often argue/disagree)

• I’ve fallen out with my parents again.(= had arguments)


• Stephen is ha_____ an aff_____ with his boss.(= a sexual relationship, usually secret)


• Stephen is having an affair with his boss.(= a sexual relationship, usually secret)


• Let’s try and m_____ it u_____.(= be friends again after a row/quarrel)


• Let’s try and make it up.(= be friends again after a row/quarrel)


• He’s dating a Spanish girl. They’ve been s_____ e_____ oth_____ for a couple of months (= meeting and spending time together).


• He’s dating a Spanish girl. They’ve been seeing each other for a couple of months (= meeting and spending time together).


• They met at a party and g_____ tog_____ soon after (= started a romantic relationship).


• They met at a party and got together soon after (= started a romantic relationship).


• It’s often difficult to _____ new friends when you move to another city.


• It’s often difficult to make new friends when you move to another city.

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