Стр.79 Unit 9 ГДЗ Вербицкая Forward 8 класс

Read the text again and answer the questions. Use the Present Perfect and the time expressions below.

Christmas; 1977; 1953; 18 years; 50 years

1. How long have Norm and Jean known each other?
2. How long have they lived in Stretford?
3. How long have they lived in their house?
4. Have they had a serious argument recently?

Read the sentences and answer the questions.

1. Ian has been my boyfriend for five months. Leo was my boyfriend for five years.
   Who is my boyfriend?
2. Pat has lived here for ten days. Pam lived here for ten years.
   Who still lives here?
3. Karen has been married for two years. Kevin was married for ten years.
   Who is still married?

Decide if these expressions take for or since. Then choose four expressions and make sentences.

In pairs, answer the questions about yourself. Then interview your partner.

How long have you:

1. been a student at this school/college?
2. known your best friend?
3. lived in your house/flat?
4. liked your favourite band/artist?
5. had your pullover/this book …?

Match the phrasal verbs in sentences 1–5 with definitions a–e. Use a dictionary if you need to.

1. He’s fallen out with his girlfriend. They’re not talking to each other anymore.
2. She’s the most popular girl in the class. She gets on with everyone.
3. He’s clever, good-looking and generous. I’d love to go out with him.
4. Oh, no! My parents want me to look after my baby brother on Friday night.
5. I split up with Jim because we were always arguing.

1. to take care of
2. to have a serious argument
3. to have a good relationship with someone
4. to end a romantic relationship with someone
5. to have a romantic relationship with someone

Complete sentences a–c with the correct forms of the phrasal verbs in Exercise 1.

1. I 1 get on with my girlfriend really well. It’s the perfect relationship.
2. Have you heard? Nicole 2 has split up with Tom. He’s depressed because she’s the best girl he’s ever 3 gone out with.
3. I 4 ’ve fallen out with my mum again. We’re not talking to each other! She wants to 5 look after me all the time. It’s ridiculous! I’m not a baby!

T071 Listen to the speakers and choose the people they are speaking about.

Speaker 1: his sister

Speaker 2: her mother

Speaker 3: his girlfriend

In pairs, talk about one of your relationships. Use these expressions and the phrasal verbs from Exercise 1. Guess who your partner is talking about.

She’s very unfair/so easy to talk to/got a great sense of humour.

She trusts me/gives me a lot of freedom/irritates me.

We have a good relationship/a lot in common.

We used to argue quite often.

I used to get on with her really well.