English Vocabulary Exercises | Wedding

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Exercise 4

Put the sentences in order (put the numbers in the boxes):

a. Their friends throw confetti at them. → 

b. They cut the cake and make speeches. → 

c. Her father walks down the aisle with her. → 

d. They leave for their honeymoon. → 

e. They spend ages taking photographs! → 

f. The bride arrives at the church late. → 

g. The couple make their wedding vows. → 

h. They go to a hotel for the wedding reception. → 

i. The happy couple walk back up the aisle, man and wife! → 

ANSWERS

• f. The bride arrives at the church late.
• c. Her father walks down the aisle with her.
• g. The couple make their wedding vows.
• i. The happy couple walk back up the aisle, man and wife!
• a. Their friends throw confetti at them.
• e. They spend ages taking photographs!
• h. They go to a hotel for the wedding reception.
• b. They cut the cake and make speeches.
• d. They leave for their honeymoon.

English Vocabulary Exercises | Wedding

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Exercise 3

Complete with the following words:

bride | groom | best man | clergyman | guests | bridesmaids

1. The two people getting married are the —bridegroombest manclergymanguestsbridesmaids and the —bridegroombest manclergymanguestsbridesmaids.
2. They are being married by the —bridegroombest manclergymanguestsbridesmaids.
3. The two little girls are the —bridegroombest manclergymanguestsbridesmaids.
4. The man standing on the groom’s right is his —bridegroombest manclergymanguestsbridesmaids.
5. The wedding —bridegroombest manclergymanguestsbridesmaids are watching the ceremony.

ANSWERS

1. The two people getting married are the bride and the groom.
2. They are being married by the clergyman.
3. The two little girls are the bridesmaids.
4. The man standing on the groom’s right is his best man.
5. The wedding guests are watching the ceremony.

English Vocabulary Exercises | Wedding

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Exercise 1

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the following words and verbs:

get engaged | propose to | set a date | arrange | ask

1. I’ve got some news. I’m really excited. Mark —get engagedpropose toset a datearrangeask me to marry him last night. I said yes!

2. I remember the day my husband —get engagedpropose toset a datearrangeask me. We were on holiday in Greece. It was very romantic.

3. Have you heard? Martin and Lisa have just —get engagedpropose toset a datearrangeask. They’re planning to get married next year.
> Really? That’s fantastic. Have they —get engagedpropose toset a datearrangeask?

4. In some countries parents —get engagedpropose toset a datearrangeask their children’s marriages. They look for a suitable partner for their son or daughter to marry.

ANSWERS

1. I’ve got some news. I’m really excited. Mark asked me to marry him last night. I said yes!

2. I remember the day my husband proposed to me. We were on holiday in Greece. It was very romantic.

3. Have you heard? Martin and Lisa have just got engaged. They’re planning to get married next year.
> Really? That’s fantastic. Have they set a date?

4. In some countries parents arrange their children’s marriages. They look for a suitable partner for their son or daughter to marry.

English Vocabulary Exercises | Love

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Exercise 6

Complete the answer in four different ways:

Paul and Sarah have split up. Sarah found out that Paul was . . .

1. being —somebody else.unfaithful.on her.an affair.

2. seeing —somebody else.unfaithful.on her.an affair.

3. having —somebody else.unfaithful.on her.an affair.

4. cheating —somebody else.unfaithful.on her.an affair.

ANSWERS

1. being  unfaithful.
2. seeing somebody else.
3. having an affair.
4. cheating on her.

English Vocabulary Exercises | Love

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Use the expressions in the following situations:

• finished with | never stop fighting | split up | had a huge row | weren’t right for

1. Do you think I should invite Jeff and Sue to the party?
> Haven’t you heard? They’ve finally decided to —finished withnever stop fightingsplit uphad a huge rowweren’t right for

2. Didn’t you know I’m not seeing James any more? I —finished withnever stop fightingsplit uphad a huge rowweren’t right for him last week. It was line while it lasted, but I think we both knew we —finished withnever stop fightingsplit uphad a huge rowweren’t right for each other.

3. We invited Dave and Kate over for dinner last Saturday. It was really embarrassing. They —finished withnever stop fightingsplit uphad a huge rowweren’t right for and Kate went home in the middle of the main course.

4. Julie and Dave —finished withnever stop fightingsplit uphad a huge rowweren’t right for I’m surprised they stay together.

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English Vocabulary Exercises | Love

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Exercise 4

Match the beginning of sentences with him or him:

1. She loves —himwith him.
2. She’s in love —himwith him.
3. She fell in love —himwith him.
4. She kissed —himwith him.
5. She lives —himwith him.
6. She married —himwith him.

ANSWERS

1. She loves him
2. She’s in love with him
3. She fell in love with him
4. She kissed him
5. She lives with him
6. She married him

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Exercise 3

Match the beginning and end of the following sentences:

1. Sarah’s very happy at the moment. She’s seeing —going out together.her for a date.with Samantha Smith, the singer.some guy she met on holiday.a lot of each other recently.

2. Have you heard about Oliver? He’s going out —going out together.her for a date.with Samantha Smith, the singer.some guy she met on holiday.a lot of each other recently.

3. Have you heard about Kate and Kevin? They’ve started —going out together.her for a date.with Samantha Smith, the singer.some guy she met on holiday.a lot of each other recently.

4. Apparently, John and Sarah have been seeing —going out together.her for a date.with Samantha Smith, the singer.some guy she met on holiday.a lot of each other recently.

5. Did Linda tell you about Paul? He asked —going out together.her for a date.with Samantha Smith, the singer.some guy she met on holiday.a lot of each other recently.

ANSWERS

1. Sarah’s very happy at the moment. She’s seeing some guy she met on holiday.
2. Have you heard about Oliver? He’s going out with Samantha Smith, the singer.
3. Have you heard about Kate and Kevin? They’ve started going out together.
4. Apparently, John and Sarah have been seeing a lot of each other recently.
5. Did Linda tell you about Paul? He asked her for a date.

English Vocabulary Exercises | Love

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Exercise 2

Match the right endings of sentences with its beginning:

with him | about him | in him | you  (note: one of the sentence ends is used twice)

1. She fancies —with him.about him.in him.you.

2. She’s not really interested —with him.about him.in him.you.

3. She’s absolutely crazy —with him.about him.in him.you.

4. I don’t know what she sees —with him.about him.in him.you.

5. She’s always flirting —with him.about him.in him.you.

ANSWERS

1. She fancies you
2. She’s not really interested in him
3. She’s absolutely crazy about him
4. I don’t know what she sees in him
5. She’s always flirting with him

English Vocabulary Exercises | Love

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Exercise 1

Complete the sentences with the following words:

in love | going out | boyfriend | kissed | girlfriend | romantic | relationship | date

• Peter had never had a —in lovegoing outboyfriendkissedgirlfriendromanticrelationshipdate.
• Anna had never had a —in lovegoing outboyfriendkissedgirlfriendromanticrelationshipdate.
• When they started —in lovegoing outboyfriendkissedgirlfriendromanticrelationshipdate together, they were both very nervous.
• For their first —in lovegoing outboyfriendkissedgirlfriendromanticrelationshipdate, Peter wanted to take her somewhere —in lovegoing outboyfriendkissedgirlfriendromanticrelationshipdate, so he booked a table at an Italian restaurant.
• He walked her home. When he left, they —in lovegoing outboyfriendkissedgirlfriendromanticrelationshipdate goodnight.
• The next day Anna told her best friend that she was —in lovegoing outboyfriendkissedgirlfriendromanticrelationshipdate with Peter and that this was the first really serious —in lovegoing outboyfriendkissedgirlfriendromanticrelationshipdate in her life.

ANSWERS

1. girlfriend
2. boyfriend
3. going out
4. date
5. romantic
6. kissed
7. in love
8. relationship