Listen and repeat the phrases in the box. Then translate them.

meet somebody fancy somebody ask somebody out go out with somebody

fall in love have an argument split up make up

get engaged get married get divorced

Read the story. Match seven of the underlined

phrases with the pictures.

Joe met Ellen at a party at a friend’s house in July 2009. He

fancied her the first moment he saw her. They chatted and danced
together. At the end of the evening, Joe asked Ellen out. They went
out for six months and fell in love. Then they had an argument and
split up. But a week later they made up and they started going out
again. A year later they got engaged and in the summer, they got
married. They were married for two years, but then they got
divorced.

Look at the pictures.

Then write their story
with your own words.
Use the verbs in exercise 1 and 2.

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 ask (somebody) out fall in love with fancy
Complete the conversation below. Use have an argument meet go out
the words and phrases in the box. split up

Sue: How did you and Tim (1) ________ meet _________?
Emily: We were both at my cousin’s Christmas party last year.
Sue: Did you (2) ____ fancy _____ him when you first saw him?
Emily: Yes, I thought he was attractive.
Sue: When did he (3) ________ ask ______ you _____ out ____________?
Emily: He didn’t – I did it! I phoned him the day after the party.
Sue: Well done! Did you (4) ____ fall in love with ______ on the first date?
Emily: Not really, but we had a good time. We went for a burger. After that, we started to
____ go out ________ every weekend – to the cinema, parties, discos...
(5)
Sue: Why aren’t you together now? Why did you (6) ___ split up _______?
Emily: I’m not sure. We didn’t (7) ___ have an argument __ or a fight – we just got bored with each other, I think. We
went for a walk and decided to end the relationship.

Complete the story of Emily and
Tim. Use the Past Simple of the
following verbs:
 get engaged  make up 
 get divorced  get married 
Emily and Tim (1)  make up _ in the spring and started to go out
again. They went on holiday to Paris and they (2)  get engaged _
in front of the Eiffel Tower. A few months later, they (3) get
married at a beautiful castle by a lake. They were married for a
year, but then they (4) _ get divorced __.

Across Complete the crosswords about relationships.

1 Suzie has always … Steven, but he’s Use the Past Simple or the Past Participle to
already got a girlfriend. complete the verbs.
4 The band played together for 6 years,
but then they … up. 1

6 John and I … together for a few 2 3

months, but now we’re just good
friends. (2 words) 4
7 My uncle and aunt aren’t married now
They got … a few years ago. 5

Down 6

1 I … with you the first time I saw you.

(3 words)
2 I … Liz out last Saturday, but she said
she couldn’t go.
3 They had a big …, but later they made
up.
7
5 Nick bought a ring for Cathy when
they got ….
 1) in love with somebody
a) ____ to ask
2) an argument with somebody
b) ____ to go out
3) up with somebody
c) ____ to get married
4) somebody out
d) ____ to have
5) with somebody
e) ____ to split
6) to somebody
f) ____ to fall
7) somebody
g) ____ to meet

Here are some other verbs connected with relationships. Match the verbs and explanations.

1) when you break up your marriage with somebody

a) ____ to fancy somebody
legally.
2) when you have a good relationship with somebody.
b) ____ to chat somebody up
3) when you make a formal announcement that you are
c) ____ to divorce somebody going to get married to somebody.
4) when you think somebody is very attractive.
d) ____ to get on well with somebody 5) when you talk to somebody to try to convince them to
go out with you.
e) ____ to get engaged to somebody

 get
  asks
get   out
asks   meets
out  meets 
Complete the text with these  arguments
 arguments  to  splits
to   falls
splits  falls 


Every time my friend Naomi (1) ____________________ a

handsome boy, she (2) ____________________ in love with them.
When a new boy (3) ___________________ her out, she always
accepts the invitation. The problem is that at first she’s always
happy in a relationship, but then she starts to have (4)

_____________________ with her boyfriends and she (5)

___________________ up with them. Poor Naomi goes (6)

_____________________ with lots of boys, but I don’t think she

will ever (7) ________________ married (8) ______________ any of
them.