55. Relationship CHECK YOUR ENGLISH VOCABULARY FOR FCE

CHECK YOUR ENGLISH VOCABULARY FOR FCE

55. Relationship

Task 1. A LOVE STORY: part 1 Complete the first part of the story below using the words and expressions in the box.

tie the knot	split up	engagement	got engaged	courting	living in sin
got on	wined and dined	attracted to	proposed	chatted her up	fallen in love
asked her out	drift apart	cohabiting	go out

Laurence first met Carol at a party and was immediately 1.___________ her. He 2.___________ and at the end of the evening 3___________ to dinner at a nearby restaurant. She accepted his offer and the next evening he 4.___________ her in style, with champagne and delicious, exotic foods. They 5.___________ well with each other, decided to meet again and then started to 6.___________ on a regular basis. Laurence's granny was delighted that he was 7.___________ at last. It wasn't long before they realised that they had 8.___________ with each other. A few months later, they bought a flat and moved in together. Laurence's granny disapproved of them 9.___________, but Laurence explained that 10.___________ was quite normal these days. One day, Laurence decided to ask Carol to marry him, so after a romantic meal, he got down on one knee and 11.___________ to her. They 12.___________ and the next day announced their 13.___________ to their friends and family. Their parents were delighted that they had decided to 14.___________. Laurence's friends weren't so sure, however, and all agreed that they would 15.___________ and 16.___________ long before the wedding

Task 2. A LOVE STORY: part 2 Read the second part of the story and choose the correct word for each number.

A week or so before the wedding, Laurence went out on a 1.stag night / bull night / lion night with his male friends, while Carol enjoyed her 2.chicken party / duck party / hen party with her female friends. At last, the big day arrived. Laurence and Carol had wanted to get married in a 3. registered office / registry office / regimental office, but their parents insisted on a traditional church wedding. The church was packed, friends and family of the 4. bride / bright / blight on the left, friends and family of the 5. gloom / groom / doom on the right. Laurence sat nervously at the front with his 6. beast man / bent man / best man, who was carrying the 7. wedding rings / wedding rinks / wedding rims in his pocket. The organist started playing the 8. Wedding March / Wedding Crawl / Wedding Stagger and Carol walked up the 9. aisle / I'll / ail, accompanied by her father and followed by the 10. brightmaids / bridesmaids / bride's mates. The priest conducted the ceremony and, after Laurence and Carol had exchanged 11. cows / vows / vowels, pronounced them husband and wife.

Task 3. THE PEOPLE IN YOUR LIFE Match the words in the box with the definitions 1 - 10

best friend	acquaintance	fiancé/ fiancee	housemate	workmate	ex-girlfriend/ boyfriend
ex-husband/ wife	roommate	classmate	colleague	relative/ relation	(steady) girlfriend/ boyfriend
flatmate

1	Somebody you are going out with.
2	Somebody you used to go out with.
3	Somebody you used to be married to.
4	Somebody you are going to marry.
5	Somebody you work with (two possible answers)
6	Somebody you share accommodation with (three possible answers)
7	Somebody you know well and get on very well with.
8	Somebody you share lessons at school with.
9	Somebody you know, but not very well.
10	A member of your family.

Task 4. IDIOMS, COLLOQUIALISMS AND OTHER EXPRESSIONS Match the sentences on the left with a suitable response on the right. Use your dictionary to look up the meanings of the words and expressions in bold.

1	They were going to get married, but at the last moment Allison broke it off.		A	Me too. We have similar feelings and get on really well.
2	I've got lots of friends, but only one real soul mate		B	She certainly is. She likes attracting the attention of all the men in the office.
3	How do you get on with your in-laws?		C	Not yet, but we are separated.
4	Didn't you meet your future wife on a blind date?		D	Yes. My friends arranged it for me.
5	I'm sorry you and Melanie have split up, but don't worry; there are plenty more fish in the sea.		E	That's true; I should get out a bit and meet more people.
6	Don't go out with him; he's a real ladykiller		F	Although we don't go out together any more, we're still good friends.
7	Sally came to the party with her latest toy boy.		G	Poor Ian! He must have been really upset.
8	Your new secretary is a bit of a flirt, isn't she?		H	Really? I thought they were getting on so well together.
9	Is Meg still on the shelf?		I	I know. He seems to spend all his time chatting up women.
10	Chris and Jo's marriage is on the rocks.		J	Not well, I'm afraid. They've never forgiven me for marrying their son.
11	How do you get on with your exboyfriend?		K	No. Haven't you heard? She met the man of her dreams a few weeks ago.
12	Are you divorced?		L	I'm not surprised. She's always preferred younger men.

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