Topic 3 Part 3 Vocabulary Practice + Listening Relationships A Phrases Correct the mixed up phrases and idioms. 1 Jo and Phil don’t get on eye to eye with each other. 2 I fell up with my parents last night. It wasn’t my fault. 3 We had a quarrel but now we’ve made it well. 4 Do you think Jim and Nora are making an affair? I do. 5 I see very well with all my colleagues at work. 6 She should learn to respect her olders. 7 Jo’s attractive, but her mate just turns me up completely. B Verbs relating to liking and not liking someone - match the verbs 1 - 9 with their meanings a - i VERBS MEANINGS 1 adore a love or admire sb/sth very much 2 despise b cause a feeling of horror or disgust in sb 3 idolize c consider sb/sth to be worthless; hate sb very much 4 fancy d feel great love and admiration for sb/sth 5 loathe e lose or make sb lose interest 6 repel f feel great dislike or disgust for sb/sth 7 turn sb off g love and respect sb very much 8 turn sb on h excite or stimulate sb 9 worship i find sb attractive Taken and adapted from: McCarthy, M. O’Dell, F. English Vocabulary in Use. Cambridge: CUP, 1994. p. 71 ISBN 0-521-42396-1 C Match the phrases or words in bold to the definitions below. - John and I fell out one day because he was rude to me. We put up with each other but I really cannot stand him. - Did you hear that Nick and Sandra split up the other day? Nick decided he wanted to go out with Liz. He and Sandra had a huge row. I don’t think they’ll make it up. - Mr Peters is my boss. I respect him. He’s someone I can look up to. 1 fall out a dislike or hate 2 put up with b have a relationship with 3 can’t stand c have a big argument 4 split up d respect and admire 5 go out with e stop having a relationship 6 have a huge row f become friends again 7 make it up g tolerate or accept sb 8 look up to h stop being friendly with Personality - adjectives D Match the adjectives and their definitions. ambitious, bossy, charming, lazy, moody, reliable, self-confident, selfish, sensible, sensitive, shy, sociable 1. He wants to become boss for the whole department. 2. Bob always does what he has promised. 3. She has a lot of common sense. 4. He only thinks about himself. 5. She´s good at making people like her. 6. Helen likes being with other people. 7. Ann feels things quickly and deeply. 8. He doesn´t like working. 9. She feels very sure of herself. 10. He´s happy one moment and sad the next. 11. Jack´s always telling other people what to do. 12. She finds it difficult to talk to new people. 1 ………………..; 2 …………….; etc Find Czech equivalents of the adjectives. Adapted from Oxenden, C. Latham-Koenig, Ch. English File Intermediate. Student’s Book. Oxford: OUP, 1999. p.130 ISBN 0-19-436678-2 E Agree with the opinions below using an appropriate adjective from the list. There are more words than you need. ambitious, cheerful, honest, inflexible, insensitive, punctual, sensible, unpleasant 1 A: She’s always wanted to get to the top in her career, hasn’t she? B: Yes, she’s very ____________ 2 A: His wife was horrible, wasn’t she? B: Yes, very ____________ 3 A: He’s happy and smiling whenever you see him. B: I know, he’s always ____________ 4 A: The problem is that she can’t change any of her ideas and adapt to new ones. B: No, she is very ____________ 5 A: He never thinks about other people’s feelings, does he? B: You’re right, he’s ____________ Taken and adapted from: Redman, S. Gairns,R. Test Your English Vocabulary in Use – pre-intermediate + intermediate. Cambridge:CUP, 2000, p. 47 ISBN 0-521-77980-4 F Listening Still best friends? Look at the picture and guess where those young people are. Listen to Craig talking about an argument he had with his friend, Andy. a What was the argument about? Are they still best friends? https://is.muni.cz/auth/el/1441/jaro2011/SZ7BP_1AB1/um/11644474/12260278/index.qwarp Poslech 2 b Listen for more details. Discuss your answers with your partner. 1 Where did they meet Tessa? 2 Who spoke to her first? 3 What happened at the end of the party? 4 Who phoned first? What happened? 5 Who phoned second? What happened? 6 How did Andy feel? 7 What was the ‘funny thing’? 8 How long did Craig go out with Tessa for? Taken from: Oxenden, Clive. Latham-Koenig, Christina. English File Intermediate. Oxford:OUP, 2001, ISBN 0-19-436678-2, p.10 In the end some quotations about best friends. Choose one of them which you like most. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZFhV9fIJ6s