E4-1DetRelationshipsEVU10PP.pdf

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 classmate A roommate A flatmate In informal contexts : A workmate In 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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