B - ENRICH YOUR VOCABULARY 2: FRIENDS and RELATIONSHIPS Basic vocabulary best friend close friend acquaintance ex- boyfriend ex- girlfriend partner fiancÐ male fiancÐe female husband
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A - ENRICH YOUR VOCABULARY 1: OCCUPATIONS
Exercise 1: WHO ARE THEY?
1) Ask the shop where the washing powder is
2) That sells very good meat
3) If my tooth doesn't stop hurting, I'll go and see my
4) Not many buses have a You usually have to pay the driver
5) Look! The is feeding the lions
6) The is showing them his plans of the new buildings
7) She wants the to make a special cake for her daughter's birthday
8) My always comes early so I get my letters before I go to work
9) The boss wants her to take some dictation
10) The gives the patient his medicine twice a day
11) I hope the can repair our car quickly
12) After your eye test, the will tell you if you need glasses or not
13) The wanted to write an article about me in the paper
14) The will take your suitcases to your room
Exercise 2: Definitions Who is it?
1) One who keeps and examines business accounts
2) One who learns a trade while working for someone
3) One who kills animals, cuts them up and sells the meat
4) One who draws plans for buildings and looks after the work of building
5) One who studies the star
6) One who saves and cuts the hair of customers
7) One who makes things out of iron
8) A head male cooking in a hotel, restaurant, etc
9) One who prepares and sells medical goods
10) One who finds out about criminals and catches them
11) One who gives advice in matters of law
12) One who is in charge of a library
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Exercise 3: Choose the correct word in each sentence
1) Mrs Grant is a good employee / employer and pays her staff well
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3) Tom works in a local garage as a car engineer / mechanic
4) I want to borrow some money, so I’m seeing the bank boss / manager
5) Little Jimmy has got a new professor / teacher at his primary school
6) Helen joined the army as an officer / offical, and is now a captain
7) The house really needed decorating so I called a painter / wallpaper
8) Please ask the cash / cashier for a receipt
9) Have you thought about getting a job as a typewriter / typist?
10) I waited for my letters, but the poster / postman was late as usual
B - ENRICH YOUR VOCABULARY 2: FRIENDS and RELATIONSHIPS
Basic vocabulary
best friend close friend acquaintance (ex-) boyfriend (ex-) girlfriend partner fiancÐ (male) fiancÐe (female) husband / wife single parent
be keen on be attracted to fancy flirt (with) fall in love (with)
be in love (with) go out (with) split up (with) break up (with) make up (with) VERBS & VERBS PHRASES:
respect admire (get / be) engaged to get on with = be friendly with
fancy adore (get / be) married to fall out with = stop being friendly with
like dislike (get / be) divorced stand up for = support or defend
hate can’t stand (be) separated (from) look up to = admire
look down on = think you are better than Are you in a relationship at the moment?
It was love at first sight
They drifted apart
In formal British English young men often call
their friends mates You can say somebody is
your best mate In the United States men
sometimes call their male friends buddies
Exercise 1: HE’S MY BEST FRIEND
lifelong acquaintance mine close old best
1) I hear you work with Peter Did you know he was a friend of _?
2) I suppose Sandra is my friend We ring each other most evenings
3) I’m going up to see some friends in Scotland next week I haven’t seen them for over 30 years!
4) I wouldn’t say he was a _ friend We used to work together and we go for a drink now and again
5) I met Martain at university It was the start of a _ friendship
6) I wouldn’t really call Sam a friend He’s just an I know him through Kirsty and Paul
Exercise 2: WHY PEOPLE ARE FRIENDS
1) I didn’t like Jenny at first but now we get on
2) We live in different towns now but we still try to see
3) Mark and I get on very well We’ve got so much
4) Lucy’s my best friend I know I can always rely on
5) Even if we move to different countries, we’d always stay
6) Mike and I do everything together We really enjoy
7) I think we’re friends because we come from
8) I’ve known Susan since we were at school We go back
a similar backgrounds
b in common
c in touch
d each other’s company
e a long way
f very well
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h each other whenever we can
Exercise 3: MAKING FRIENDS
made true friends made friends with met him through pleased friendly with got to know introduced
1) How do you know Susan? – Rachel and Peter _ me to her
2) How do you know Paul? – I Steve and Peter
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4) People say that Philips 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) It’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
Exercise 4: Complete each sentence with one of the verbs from the list
cheer
complain
nod
cry
shake his head
shout
smile
whistle
a Please look at the camera and Say “cheese”!
b If you agree with what I say, jut
c The food in the restaurant was terrible so we decided to
d I had to Ann’s name three times before she heard me
e The little boy fell over and then started to
f At the end of the President’s speech, the crowd began to
g Paul hardy ever says “no” He tends to instead
h When I try to I put my lips together but I can’t do it!
Exercise 5: Complete this story life using a suitable verb (in the correct tense) in each gap
Marianne was 1) _ in a hospital just five minutes from the house where
her parents lived, and she 2) up in the same house When she was fifteen
she 3) _ Paul at a disco He became her first real boyfriend and she
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with him for over three years, but unfortunately they
5) when Marianne 6) to university She had lots of boyfriends
in her first year at university, then she 7) Alex They 8) _ in love
and 9) _ married the year after Marianne graduated They both went abroad
to work for a few years but returned when they decided to start a family And by a
happy coincidence, Marianne 10) their first baby, a boy, in the same hospital
where she was 11) Now, five years later, she is 12) a second child
Exercise 6: Complete the passage with some of these words
fiancÐe
marriage
bride
engagement reception bridegroom
get married honeymoon best man
engaged fell in love bridesmaids
wedding
go out with divorced
On the day Paul met Catherine, he asked her to 1) him They began to spend a lot of time together, and gradually they 2) _ Six months after they met, they decided to 3) Paul’s family were very pleased when he introduced his 4) _ to them, and Catherine’s parents were delighted that their daughter was 5) to such a nice young man The wedding 6) was going to be held
in a hotel and the young couple planned to spend their 7) _ on a romantic island in the Caribbean On the day of the 8) the church was full The 9) was waiting there, with his eldest brother, who was his 10) _ Why was Catherine so late? At home on the other side of town, the 11) _ was also waiting, with her 12) _, for the wedding cars to arrive Her father had booked them for the wrong time Fortunately the ceremony took place in the end!
C - Feeling and emotions: to feel / to be
angry (about, with) anger jealous (of) jealousy
disappointed (about, in, with) disappointment sad (about, for) sadness
disgusted (at, by, with) disgust shocked (at, by) shock
embarrassed (about, by) embarrassment sorry (about, for) sorrow
envious (of) envy surprised (at, by) surprise
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exhausted (by, from) exhaustion tired (of) tiredness frightened (of) fright upset (about, at, over, with) _
happy (about, for, with) happiness
Exercise 1: Basic vocabulary 1 (Match the situations with the feelings below)
1) I didn’t understand any of the questions
2) A huge dog came running towards me
3) We’re taking the kids to the zoo on Saturday
4) I’ve got my driving test tomorrow
5) I’ve been up since half past five
6) I forgot my Dad’s birthday again
7) My Mum and Dad arrived at the club and started dancing!
8) You only say you don’t like Steve because you haven’t got a boyfriend
a I’m starting to feel really tired
b You’re just jealous
c I was really scared
d I was really confused
e I feel so guilty
f I’m really nervous
g They’re really excited
h I was so embarrassed
Exercise 2: Basic vocabulary 2 (Match the situations with the feelings below)
1) I can’t believe I got so drunk
2) I didn’t expect the film to be so violent
3) Why didn’t you phone to say you’d be late?
4) There’s a huge spider in the bath!
5) They talked about computers all evening
6) I got the results back from the hospital today They are negative, thank goodness!
7) When my daughter became a doctor, I was really pleased!
8) She came home to find we’d organised a big party for her
a I’m really frightened of them
b I felt so proud
c We were very worried
d I was so bored
e I’m so relieved
f She was so surprised
g I feel so ashamed
h I was quite shocked by it Exercise 3: Choose the correct word underlined in each sentence
1) When her bicycle was stolen, Jill became extremely angry / nervous
2) Peter felt ashamed / embarrassed when he had to make a speech
3) I always write thank-you letters, just to be gentle / polite
4) You never do anything to help me! You’re so lazy / tired
5) Sue never does anything silly She’s very sensible / sensitive
6) The children had to stay in the house all day and felt bored / tired
7) Tina doesn’t worry about anything and is always cheerful / sympathetic
8) Mr Jackson is very annoyed / bad-tempered and often shouts at people
9) When he heard about the accident, Alan was very damaged / upset
10) I’ve got an important exam tomorrow and I’m a bit jealous / nervous
11) She’s a very cheerful / annoying person – always smiling and in a good mood
12) People enjoy his company because he’s extremely sympathetic / adorable
13) Most people feel nervous / happy before an examination
14) He’s a very bad-tempered / naughty person I wish he was a bit more easy-going