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Contenidos
Debo saber
- Simple present
- Present continuous
- Simple past
- Past continuous
Relationships
Types of relationships
Here is a scale showing closeness and distance in relationships in different contexts.
- Be attracted to - Fancy
- She doesn’t just like Bob she idolizes him! I can’t stand him.
- I really fancy Lisa, but her friend just turns me off.
Fancy and turn off are informal. Repel is very strong and rather formal.
2. How many relationships can you find between the people in column A and column B, using
words from the left – hand page?
Example: John Silver and Lorna Fitt were once colleagues.
A.
John Silver: owns a language school for business people in Bath. Worked at the Sun School,
Oxford, 1984 – 5
Josh Yates: politician was married to Eve Cobb 1973 – 1980. Met Bill Nash a couple of times.
Ada Brigg: was married to Bill Nash 1981 – 4. Swam for Britain in 1982 Olympics.
Ana Wood: has lived as a couple (unmarried) with Bill Nash for the last five years.
B.
Nora Costa: was in UK Olympic swimming team in 1982. Was in same class at school as Ada
Brigg.
Bill Nash: works every day with John Silver. Shared a flat years ago with Eve Cobb.
Fred Parks: politician. Knew Ada Brigg years ago, but not very well.
Lorna Fitt: taught at Sum School Oxford 1980 – 7. Lives with Josh Yates.
3. Liking and disliking. Using the verbs, phrases and idioms opposite, what sort of relations do
you think the people on the left might have with the people on the right?
2. How many relationships can you find between the people in column A and column B, using
words from the left – hand page?
3. Liking and disliking. Using the verbs, phrases and idioms opposite, what sort of relations do
you think the people on the left might have with the people on the right?
a. A teenage music fan might not see eye to eye with his / her parents, might worship or
idolize a pop star, might dislike, but might (secretly) respect a strict teacher, and
probably likes or even loves his / her mates.
4. The person who typed this book has got some of the phrases and idioms opposite mixed up
with one another. Correct them.
a. Jo and Phil don’t see eye to eye. Or … don’t get on with each other.
b. I fell out with my parents.
c. We had a quarrel but now we’ve made it up.
d. Do you think Jim and Nora are having an affair?
e. I get on very well with my colleagues at work.
f. She should learn to respect her elders.
g. Jo’s attractive, but her mate just turns me off completely.