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Why do relationships |
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grandparents
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In the
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families are more |
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Decide whether the following
comments are
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negative
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
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He's fallen for |
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9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16.
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He walked out on her. |
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He's constantly |
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I'll always stand by you._ |
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I'm quite fond |
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We've fallen out. |
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They're like chalk and cheese! |
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Make
some true statements
about
yourself using some
of
the above expressions:
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Can you
list
any
other ways
of
describing successful and unsuccessful relationships?
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television
channels can
you
receive
in
your country? What
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country? media?
Most
people can receive
channels.
If
you
have
cable
television
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satellite
dish,
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One channel
broadcasts
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STUDY TIP |
Reading articles |
and |
news reports in English will help you to prepare |
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newspapers and |
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