Unit 3 - Relationships

Palabra

Ejemplo

background

Most of my friends come from the same background as me

friendship

My longest friendship started when I was at primary school

get on with sb

I generally get on with people of all different ages

get to know sb

I think you can only get to know people well when you live with them

have a good relationship with sb

I's always had a good relationship with my brother

have in common

My friends and I like the same music but that's the only thing we have in common

keep in touch

I'm not very good at keeping in touch with friends who live far away

personality

Your personality type influences your friendships, your relationships and your career

relationship

I have a good relationship with my cousins

twin

What's it like to have a twin?

bring sb up

My grandmother brought me up, so I'm very close to her

cut sth off

We saw that we'd both cut all our hair off!

get together

We usually speak on the phone two or three times a day, and we get together as often as we can

grow apart

We didn't use to argue much, but in our teenage years we started to grow apart

grow up

As we grew up, we created our own identities

hang out

We wanted to hang out with each other more

mix sth/sb up

We looked so similar – our parents used to mix us up

take after

I think I mainly take after my dad

believe

You'll never believe what just happened to me!

guess

Guess what I saw earlier today