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4 Family Ties

Collocations & Expressions

Complete the phrases with keep, fall, pay, g e t and have.
1 _______________a compliment / a visit
2 _______________a diary / a secret
3 _______________a family / sympathy
4 _______________married / divorced
5 _______________in love / to pieces
В Complete sentences 1-10 with collocations and expressions from A.

1 I'm not ready for children now, but I'd love to have___________________________ in a few years.
2 Shhh! You mustn't tell anyone about it! Can you keep__________________________ ?
3 I don't think I'll ever fall _ again. My divorce was very upsetting.
4 My husband paid m e__________________________ yesterday. He said I looked lovely.
5 Tom and I want to g e t_________________________ as soon as possible. We love each other.
6 I'd never keep------------------------My sister might read it!
7 Have some----------------------- Pete; your brother has just lost his job.
8 If they can't sort out their problems soon, they may g e t___________________________
9 Why not pay Grandma________________________ , Tom? She'll be pleased to see you.
10 It is difficult not to fall---------------------- when someone close to you passes away.
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the expressions from A.
1 After 20 years, Susie's parents are ___
Naturally she's very upset.
2 Sam's father left his mother. Sam's worried that she'll

3 I _________________a lot o f__________________ for
children of separated or divorced parents.
4 My grandmother's house is near here; let's
----------------her___________________
5 Mum, do you remember what it was that made you
__________________ with Dad?
6 Pam, can you----------------? Good, come here and I'll
whisper it in your ear.
7 A lot of my friends__________________ ; they write in it every
day.
8 My sister is---------------- at the end of the month
- she's having a very unusual wedding.
9 'Do you plan to __________________ when you grow up?'
'I want a big one with five children!'
10 My boyfriend__________________ me___________________
today; he said I was very clever!

Ideas Focus Do you think it is better to have a family when you are
young? Why? / Why not?
Do you think people can only really fall in love once in
their lives? Why? / Why not?
Do you think it is a good idea to keep a diary so you can
look at it when you are old? Why? / Why not?
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