Page 21 - Grasp English B1 (Student Book)

Famıly and Frıends 2

Reading and Vocabulary

A. Tell your partner about your family. Use the questions below to help you.
1. How many brothers and sisters have you got?

2. Who do you live with?
3. What do you enjoy doing with your family in the evenings and at weekends?
4. How often do you see your grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins?

B. Match the phrasal verbs with the correct meaning.
1. bring up a. become older

2. fall out (with) b. have a good relationship
3. get on (with) c. have an argument, stop being friends
4. get together (with) d. meet to spend time together, either socially or for work
5. grow up e. raise children
6. hang out f. spend time with socially
7. look after g. stop being in a relationship with your partner
8. split up (with) h. take care of

C. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in B.

1. Can you my rabbit for me when I go on holiday? He’s really friendly and he doesn’t bite.

2. Shall we after school to work on our science project? You can come to my house if you like.
3. in a different country means that you learn two languages really well.

4. I don’t really my sister. She never lets me borrow her clothes and stuff.
5. I don’t fancy going out to the cinema. Shall we just at home and watch films?
6. I my friend at school today. He said I copied his exam, but I didn’t.

7. My parents me to be polite and not to ask personal questions.

8. Ella’s really upset because she with her fiancé at the weekend.

fight like cat and dog:
to often argue with someone
keep someone at arm’s length:
to keep someone at a distance
sworn enemies:
to hate someone

get on like a house on fire:
to get on well with someone

have a soft spot for someone:
to be very fond of someone

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