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VOCABULARY

Let's see some vocabulary to speak about love & friendship! Match them to their meanings.

ROUND 1 - FRIENDSHIP

A) When two people have known each other for a long period of
1-CLOSE FRIENDS
time

B) Friends who have a good relationship and are fond of each

2- ACQUAINTANCES
other

3 - FALL OUT C) Someone you know but don’t regard as a friend

D) Spend too much time together, doing everything with the

4- GROW APART
other person (often with negative meaning)

E) Someone who is only a good friend when things are going

5- GO BACK A LONG WAY
well.

6- A FAIR-WEATHER FRIEND F) When two people become less intimate (friends, partners...)

7- LIVE IN EACH OTHERS’ POCKETS G) Argue

ROUND 2 - ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIPS

3- SPLIT UP A) Get married

8- HEAD OVER HEELS B) A sexual encounter that has only happened one night

13- POP THE QUESTION C) Madly in love

10- TIE THE KNOT D) Difficult relationship

11- FIX someone UP E) Help someone to find a partner (romantically)

9- ROCKY RELATIONSHIP F) Ask someone to marry you

12 - ONE-NIGHT STAND G) End a relationship

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Some neighbours have been gossiping again but some of their words are missing
because of the street noises! Can you help them?

Joe and Carly have been dating for ages! I’m sure he will ........................................... soon
and they will ......................................... next year. I hope they invite us to the wedding!
She’ll make such a lovely bride!

Have you seen how happy Gia is? I ..................... her ..................... with a colleague from work and
I heard they are engaged!

Apparently, Logan and Alex ..................................... last week and haven’t talked to each
other since! I heard their screams through the walls! I hope they don’t end up
..................................................... , they make such a nice couple!

It’s a pity Sarah and Ryan ................................ . They used to be ................................ when
they were teeangers, but they don’t have things in common now, so I guess
it’s just life!

What happened to Susan and her fiancé Noah? They were ........................................... in love
when they moved in, all day kissing and hugging! Now they don’t even look at each
other!

-Is he your boyfriend?

-Oh, no! We met in high school 10 years ago, we ......................................................................
but we’re just good friends!

It all began as a ................................................. last summer and they thought they

wouldn’t see each other ever again. Out of the blue, they ran into each other
last week and they’ll go on a date tomorrow! Isn’t it exciting?

Adrian and Noah have been in a .............................................................. for too long, it isn’t
healthy for either of them, they should just call it quits.

They are not capable of doing anything on their own, they

................................................................................................. and that may be a problem down the road,
they are too co-dependent!

bride - novia ( el día de la boda)

engaged - prometidos, comprometidos a casarse
fiancé - prometido fiancée - prometida
down the road - con el tiempo

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Story time
Write short stories (3-4 lines) combining the words from the box to use the
new vocabulary in context, it’ll help you remember them, TRUST ME!

CLOSE FRIENDS - GROW APART - TIE THE KNOT

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FIX someone UP - POP THE QUESTION - LIVE IN EACH OTHERS’ POCKETS

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HEAD OVER HEELS - ROCKY RELATIONSHIP - SPLIT UP

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Let’s have fun!

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Glossary
Friends, lovers & more

FRIENDSHIP & MORE

Use it in writings &
speaking!
Close friends - Amigos íntimos

Acquaintance - Conocido/a

Fall out - (Phrasal verb) - Reñir, discutir

Grow apart - (Phrasal verb) - Distanciarse

Go back a long way - Conocerse desde hace mucho

A fair-weather friend - Amigo/a que solo está cuando las cosas van bien

Live in each others’ pocket - Estar pegados, no separarse nunca (con sentido algo negativo)

LOVE, MARRIAGE & MORE

Be head over heels in love - Estar súper enamorado/a

Pop the question - Pedir matrimonio

Tie the knot - Casarse

Fix someone up - Juntar a dos personas, encontrarle pareja a alguien

Split up = Break up - (Phrasal verb) - Romper, acabar una relación

Rocky relationship - relación tortuosa, difícil

One-night stand - Lío de una noche

Bride - Novia ( el día de la boda) / Groom - Novio (Día de la boda)

Fiancé - Prometido / Fiancée - Prometida

Be engaged - Estar prometidos

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Answer key

1. B 1. G 1. POP THE QUESTION / TIE THE KNOT

2. C 2. C 2. FIXED her UP
3. G 3. F 3. FELL OUT / SPLITTING UP
4. F 4. A 4. GREW APART / CLOSE FRIENDS
5. A 5. E 5. MADLY
6. E 6. D 6. GO BACK A LONG WAY
7. D 7. B 7. ONE-NIGHT STAND
8. ROCKY RELATIONSHIP
9. LIVE IN EACH OTHER’S POCKETS

Suggested answer
CLOSE FRIENDS - GROW APART - TIE THE KNOT

Sally and Karl were close friends when they were teenagers. However, little by little they
grew apart after choosing different career paths: Sally was training as a professional
football player while Karl went to college to become a vet.
Years passed by and one fine day Sally adopted a dog and took him to the vet for his first
check-up. When she realized Karl was the vet she couldn’t believe her eyes. They started
dating then and they are planning to tie the knot very soon.

5- acquaintance 1- fall out

7- question 2- fiancé
8- apart 3 - bride
10 - pockets 4- fair-weather
11- heels 6- split up
9 - stand

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Reading time
How to write a great dating profile
Although I have never been on a dating app, I think they are useful tools in our hectic daily lives if
we’re single. For this reason, in case you’re thinking about it (or you are already on a dating app),
I’ve found this article with tips to create (or improve!) your profile on these apps.

Have a lovely week full of love!

Love,
Marta

Read the article here

Mini glossary
Compelling - Convincente, persuasivo Show off - Presumir

Luckluster - Aburrido, insípido Beholder - Espectador, observador

Put someone’s best foot forward - Esmerarse People pleaser - Persona complaciente

Skimp - Escatimar, tacañear Not the sharpest knife in the drawer -

Appealingly - De forma atractiva No ser el más brillante

Traits - Rasgo, atributo Rejection - Rechazo

Notas
No intentes entender todas las palabras, muchas las adivinarás por contexto. Lo importante es que
entiendas la idea general y además aprendas algo en el proceso.

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