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.

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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.

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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.

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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

English Vocabulary Exercises | Love

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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.

 

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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.

 

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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.

 

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ANSWERS

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

English Vocabulary Exercises | Friends

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Exercise 3

Complete the sentences with the following words:

a. made
b. true friends
c. made friends with
d. met him through
e. pleased
f. friendly with
g. got to know
h. introduced

1. “How do you know Susan?” “Rachel and Peter  me to her.”

2. “How do you know Paul?” “I Steve and Peter.”

3. I really enjoyed my time at university. I  so many new friends.

4. People say that Philip is a bit reserved but I  him quite well when we had to work on that report together.

5. We had a great time on holiday in Spain. We a nice couple who were staying in the apartment next to ours.

6. I didn’t know you were the people next door to us. I saw you there last night.

7. lt’s when you are having a difficult time that you know who your really are.

8. “Anna, can I introduce you to an old friend of mine? This is Zoe. We were at college together.” “Hi, Anna, to meet you.”

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ANSWERS

• 1h
• 2d
• 3a
• 4g
• 5c
• 6f
• 7b
• 8e

English Vocabulary Exercises | Friends

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Exercise 2

Match the words on the left with the sentences on the right:

1. workmate → —We study together.We work for the same firm.We write every month.We share a flat.We live together, but aren’t married.

2. partner → —We study together.We work for the same firm.We write every month.We share a flat.We live together, but aren’t married.

3. classmate → —We study together.We work for the same firm.We write every month.We share a flat.We live together, but aren’t married.

4. pen-friend → —We study together.We work for the same firm.We write every month.We share a flat.We live together, but aren’t married.

5. flatmate → —We study together.We work for the same firm.We write every month.We share a flat.We live together, but aren’t married.

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ANSWERS

1. workmate → We work for the same firm.

2. partner → We live together, but aren’t married.

3. classmate →  We study together.

4. pen-friend → We write every month.

5. flatmate → We share a flat.

English Vocabulary Exercises | Friends

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Exercise 1

Complete the sentences with the following words:

lifelong | mine | old  | acquaintance | close | best

1. I hear you work with Peter. Did you know he was a friend of —lifelongmineoldacquaintanceclosebest?
2. I suppose Sandra is my —lifelongmineoldacquaintanceclosebest  friend. We ring each other most evenings.
3. I’m going up to see some —lifelongmineoldacquaintanceclosebest  friends in Scotland next week. I haven’t seen them for over 30 years!
4. I wouldn’t say he was a —lifelongmineoldacquaintanceclosebest friend. We used to work together and we go for a drink now and again.
5. I met Martin at university. It was the start of a —lifelongmineoldacquaintanceclosebest friendship.
6. I wouldn‘t really call Sam a friend. He’s just an —lifelongmineoldacquaintanceclosebest I know him through Kirsty and Paul.

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ANSWERS

1. mine
2. best
3. old 
4. close
5. lifelong
6. acquaintance