Unit 26: It must be love
Present perfect and past simple
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- 1 Nice to meet you!
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- 22 Beyond the planets
- 23 Great expectations!
- 24 Eco-tourism
- 25 Moving house
- 26 It must be love
- 27 Job hunting success... and failure
- 28 Speeding into the future
- 29 Lost arts
- 30 Tales of survival
Session 1
Love is in the air! We listen to someone who has met the right person. But what does his friend think? Will he get hurt again? And we look at all the useful expressions they use for talking about love and romance.
Activity 2
Finding the right words
The language of love
When you fall in love, you want the whole world to know about your new relationship. But how do you express your feelings in English? Use the expressions from Activity 1 to talk about falling in and out of love.
Complete the activity
To do
Dave and Mike used a lot of new language to talk about falling in love. Try and use the new words and expressions in the quiz. Check the vocabulary box for some more new words that come up in the questions.
Finding the right words
7 Questions
How well can you use the new words and expressions to talk about love? Do the quiz to find out. Choose the best word or expression to complete the sentneces.
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Activity
How well can you use the new words and expressions to talk about love? Do the quiz to find out. Choose the best word or expression to complete the sentneces.
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It seems like it’s overQuestion 1 of 7
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How well can you use the new words and expressions to talk about love? Do the quiz to find out. Choose the best word or expression to complete the sentneces.
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It was the first time they saw himQuestion 2 of 7
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How well can you use the new words and expressions to talk about love? Do the quiz to find out. Choose the best word or expression to complete the sentneces.
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The speaker is not happyQuestion 3 of 7
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How well can you use the new words and expressions to talk about love? Do the quiz to find out. Choose the best word or expression to complete the sentneces.
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The speaker thinks looks are importantQuestion 4 of 7
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How well can you use the new words and expressions to talk about love? Do the quiz to find out. Choose the best word or expression to complete the sentneces.
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The speaker wants to go on a date with the womanQuestion 5 of 7
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How well can you use the new words and expressions to talk about love? Do the quiz to find out. Choose the best word or expression to complete the sentneces.
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He thinks the unknown woman finds him attractiveQuestion 6 of 7
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How well can you use the new words and expressions to talk about love? Do the quiz to find out. Choose the best word or expression to complete the sentneces.
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They have a very close relationshipQuestion 7 of 7
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Session Vocabulary
relationship
(here) a romantic or sexual friendship
express
to show or tell people about your feelings or opinions
falling out of love
to stop loving someone
split up
stop having a relationship with someone
dumped
(informal) ended a romantic relationship with someone, possibly quickly and unexpectedlydare
be brave enough to do something
staring
looking at somebody or something for a long time with wide-open eyes