3B Conversation Lesson 3. Relationship & Dating. Lucy & Will

Question 1

we use this verb in informal British English to express our interest in someone romantically. It is also common to hear this verb used to express an interest in wanting, or wanting to do, something.

Answer 1

to fancy (somebody)

• I was definitely interested in you, I really fancied you.
• It seems like she fancies you, mate! Get over there and talk to her!

Question 2

the noun is used to refer to the situation of one person wanting to be romantically involved with another person who just wants to be friends.
We can also use this term as a verb to talk about the act of putting someone into this situation

Answer 2

to friend-zone
the friend-zone

• Coz I felt that we sort of friend-zoned each other when we first met.
• I thought Ashley and I really had a connection, but she totally friend-zoned me.

Question 3

idiom

used to talk about one’s effort to be or appear to be calm and collected, in control of one’s feelings and behaviour.

to behave in a calm, controlled way, often intentionally appearing not to be interested in the thing that you very much want to get:

Answer 3

to play it cool

• But I did not know if you felt the same way, so I tried to play it cool.
• I was so nervous in my interview, but I did my best to play it cool.
• Play it cool - don’t let them know how much you need that thing.

Question 4

idiom, informal (widely used in both UK and US)

taking some sort of action to advance a relationship to the next level.
This might be a kiss on the cheek or actually asking your significant other to become more serious.

Answer 4

to make a move (on)
to make the first move on (a girl)
to make the next move on (a girl)

• But it’s like we were both playing it too cool to actually make the next move.
• Jasper tried to make a move on me, but I’m not interested in him at all.
• He saw a girl he liked at a party but was too shy to make a move.
• We’ve been dating for a while, but I think it’s time to make the next move.

Question 5

idiom

this phrase tends to be a bit vague, but in general terms it means that you and your partner are defining the status of your relationship. When you do that, all of the guesswork about what you two are is cleared up.

Answer 5

to make it official

• But then eventually, on date three, we finally made it sort of official.
• Veronica and I made it official a few weeks ago. It feels good to be in a happy and healthy relationship.

Question 6

idiom
in a way that people in general are not aware of

Answer 6

behind the scenes /bɪˈhaɪndðəsiːnz/

• So, Will actually works behind the scenes at ‘English with Lucy”.
• A lot of negotiating has been going on behind the scenes.

Question 7

v
to try to reach an agreement

Answer 7

to negotiate (i)/nɪˈɡəʊʃieɪt/

• Will actually works behind the scenes at ‘English with Lucy’, but I had to do a lot of negotiating.
• We have been negotiating for more pay.

Question 8

n
to be in a romantic relationship with somebody

Answer 8

dating /ˈdeɪtɪŋ/

• We are going to be talking about dating, getting engaged and getting married.

Question 9

v phrase

having formally agreed to marry

Answer 9

to get engaged /get ɪnˈgeɪʤd/

• Did you hear that Jenny has got engaged?

Question 10

idiom
to ask to marry someone, traditionally when a man asks his girlfriend’s father to agree to their marriage

Answer 10

to ask for one’s hand in marriage /ɑːsk fə wʌnz hænd ɪnˈmærɪʤ/

• Will even asked my dad for my hand in marriage.
• I’m planning to ask her father for her hand in marriage.

Question 11

idiom
to say or express something in a very clear way, using few words

Answer 11

in a nutshell /ɪnəˈnʌtʃel/

• I bet people are going to be wondering, “What on earth is ‘Young Farmers’?” How can you describe it in a nutshell?

Question 12

n
a place located in the countryside
сельская местность

Answer 12

rural area /ˈrʊərəlˈeəriə/

• Young Farmers is a social group of friends who often live in rural areas, mainly made up of farmers but not necessarily these days, who like to meet up through events that are held throughout the year.

Question 13

prep
during the whole period of time of something

по всей
по всему
на протяжении
в течении
постоянно

Answer 13

throughout /θruːˈaʊt/

*… who like to meet up through events that are held throughout the year.

• The museum is open daily throughout the year.

Question 14

n
an area of the countryside that is far away from towns and cities

глубокая сельская местность
глубокая провинция
глубинка

Answer 14

deep countryside /diːpˈkʌntrisaɪd/

• Because when we were younger we both grew up in quite deep countryside and there was literally no social life available apart from Young Farmers.

*We’re getting into deep countryside, so we’re pretty far away from the nearest village.

Question 15

phr v

to help somebody, especially in a difficult situation

помогать

Answer 15

to help out /helpˈaʊt/

• When I left university, I spent three years helping out organising events and running social enterprises throughout the year; and fundraisers.
• He’s always willing to help out.

Question 16

n

a business that uses its profits to try and help the community or for another social purpose

социальное предприятие

Answer 16

social enterprise /ˌsəʊʃlˈentəpraɪz/

• I spent three years helping out organising events and running social enterprises throughout the year;
• It’s a social enterprise aiming to help poor uneducated people find work.

Question 17

n
a social event or entertainment held in order to collect money for a charity or an organisation

фандрейзер
сбор средств
сбор пожертвований
благотворительный вечер
мероприятие по сбору денег

Answer 17

a fundraiser/ˈfʌndreɪzə(r)/

I spent three years helping out organising events, social enterprises, and fundraisers.

• The church is doing a fundraiser to raise money to fix the roof.

Question 18

phr v
where the idea for a theme comes from

Answer 18

to be based around /beɪstəˈraʊnd/

• I organised a fundraiser that was based around dating.
• The whole film is based around the events of that weekend.

Question 19

phrase
to organise an event to which others are invited and make all the arrangements for them

Answer 19

to host an event

• Originally, I was just going to host the event.
• David has been asked to host an event at the school next month.

Question 20

phrase

an act of trying to do something, especially something difficult, often with no success

Answer 20

to have an attempt /əˈtempt/

also “make an attempt”

• And when you said yes, I thought, “Well, I’m not going to let anybody else have an attempt essentially at going on a date with you, so I participated as well.
• I’ve decided to have an attempt at making a curry, but I’m not confident it will be good.

Question 21

idiom

used when telling a story to say that you do not need to tell the end of it, because everything that happened since then is well known

Answer 21

the rest is history /ðərest ɪzˈhɪstri/

• So I participated as well. And the rest is, I’m not going to say history
• And so I agreed to meet him, and the rest is history.

Question 22

v
to send somebody a written message using a mobile phone

Answer 22

to text sb. /tekst/

• And we were just texting each other as friends.
• Text me when you’re on your way.

Question 23

phrase

to send someone a spoken message through a social media app

Answer 23

to send a voice note /send ə ˈvɔɪsnəʊt/

• We were sending a lot of voice notes on WhatsApp and you made me laugh so much
• I’m gonna send a voice note because it will take too long to write it out as a text.

Question 24

n phrase
a type of TV show where people choose or are chosen to go on a date with someone that they have just met

Answer 24

dating show /ˈdeɪtɪŋʃəʊ/

• So, it was really nice to have this dating show to go on this date.
• Have you seen that new dating show from the BBC?

Question 25

притворились перед нами - what prep?

Answer 25

pretended to us

Question 26

phrase
when you have decided to become a romantic partner with someone else
начать официально встречаться

Answer 26

to be officially seeing sb. /əˈfɪʃəlɪˈsiːɪŋ/

• And I didn’t have the opportunity to go out and see you as much as I probably would’ve wanted to have done if we were officially seeing each other at that time
• Sandy is now officially seeing Robbie.

Question 27

adj
behaving in a proud, unpleasant way, showing little thought for other people
высокомерный
надменный
заносчивый

Answer 27

arrogant /ˈærəgənt/

• When I first met you, I was worried you’d be arrogant because I thought you were really good-looking.
• The way that he said that made him sound so arrogant.

Question 28

adj
not enough or something or uncommon
скудный
дефицитный
редкий

Answer 28

scarce /skeəs/

• • But we rarely went out when we were on the farm.
• Well, we weren’t able to.
• It was really scarce actually. We just had no free time.
• That type of weather is scarce in this country.

Question 29

phrase
for something to be decided based on the weather conditions because it is to be done outdoors

Answer 29

determined by the weather /dɪˈtɜːmɪndəˈraʊndðəˈweðə/

• because when you’re farming, your life is determined around the weather mainly. (around is correct from that text, but usually the prep. “by” is used)
• As landscape gardeners, our jobs are determined by the weather.

Question 30

adj
to rely on the weather

зависит от погоды

Answer 30

weather-dependent /ˈweðədɪˈpendənt/

• Whether we go to the beach or not this weekend is weather-dependent.

Question 31

phr
used to say that something happens on normal working days and not weekends

Answer 31

from Monday to Friday /frɒmˈmʌndɪtəˈfraɪdɪ/

• And in England, it seems to be sunny on the weekends and rain from Monday to Friday.
• The bank is open from Monday to Friday.

Question 32

n
an agreement to marry somebody; the period during which two people are engaged

помолвка

Answer 32

engagement /ɪnˈgeɪʤmənt/

• So let’s talk through engagements in the UK. How is it meant to go?
• Their engagement was announced on live TV

Question 33

phr

to express that there is no standard way to do something

Answer 33

there’s no textbook when it comes to /ˈtekstbʊk/

• Well, I’ve always said there’s no textbook when it comes to love.
• I’d like to give you some advice, but there’s really no textbook when it comes to fashion.

Question 34

n
the order in which things happen

хронология
хроника
линия событий

Answer 34

timeline /ˈtaɪmlaɪn/

• There’s no textbook when it comes to love and who you meet and how long you take to be boyfriend/girlfriend, get engaged and get married. Everyone has their own timeline.

Question 35

phr v
​to fail at something or do it badly

Answer 35

to mess up /mesˈʌp/

• So when we got engaged after 18 months, we would’ve got married not long after that. But COVID messed up a lot of our plans
• I’ve really messed up this cake. I put too much sugar in the mix.

Question 36

v
to arrange for an event to take place at a later time or date than originally planned -

Answer 36

to postpone
/pəˈspəʊn/ US /poʊstˈpoʊn/ or /pəʊˈspəʊn/

• Yeah, we postponed twice. We had to do it a third time.
• The meeting has been postponed until Friday.

Question 37

idiom
used when you have failed to do something twice and hope that you will succeed the third time

Answer 37

third time lucky /θɜːdtaɪmˈlʌkɪ/

• We postponed twice. Third time lucky in the end.
• After two defeats, I hope that they’ll be third time lucky.

Question 38

idiom
to rain heavily

Answer 38

to chuck it down /ʧʌkɪtˈdaʊn/

• We were so happy because it absolutely chucked it down on the two days that we would have got married. And it was glorious sunshine on our final wedding day.
• When I went outside, it was chucking it down out there.

Question 39

phr
when the sunshine makes you feel very happy

Answer 39

glorious sunshine /ˈglɔːrɪəsˈsʌnʃaɪn/

• And it was glorious sunshine on our final wedding day.

Question 40

adj
to be against the ideas of feminism; have a traditional view on the roles of men and women in society

Answer 40

anti-feminist /ˌæntɪˈfemɪnɪst/

• Because I think a lot of people would be quite shocked at that and think it’s very anti-feminist.
• His views on marriage are a little anti-feminist.

Question 41

n
a bitter wild fruit like a small plum that grows on a bush called a blackthorn
терновая ягода

Answer 41

sloe berry /sləʊˈberɪ/

• A tradition we used to have was that every year we would go around picking sloe berries.
• We saw some wild sloe berries growing in the woods nearby.

Question 42

n
an alcoholic drink that is made using sloe berries

Answer 42

sloe gin n/sləʊˈʤɪn/

• Every year we would go around picking sloe berries and making our own sloe gin.
• Sloe Gin is not a gin but a liqueur based on the sloe berry.

Question 43

idiom

to do something or make a decision at that exact time; immediately

Answer 43

to do sth. there and then/then and there /ðeə ənd ðen/

• So I decided to do it there and then at the beginning. I don’t think you were expecting it all.
• We decided then and there to get married.
• I suggested he call his wife and he did it there and then.

Question 44

phr
to plan secretly with other people to do something bad, illegal, or against someone’s wishes

Answer 44

to conspire with sb. /kənˈspaɪə wɪð/

• We’d designed our ring together, and I was told it wouldn’t be ready for months and months, and you’d conspired with this woman.
• As girls, the sisters used to conspire with each other against their brother.

Question 45

idiom
used to say that everyone likes different things; or has their own ideas or choices in life

Answer 45

each to their own /iːʧtəðeərəʊn/

• I think as a life decision, it should really be something that you’re almost certain the other half is going to say yes.
• I try not to judge people who like different things from me - each to their own.
• I’m not personally a fan of model trains, but each to their own.

Question 46

phr
to ask someone if it is ok or if you are allowed to do something

Answer 46

to ask for sb’s. permission for sth or to do sth /ɑːsk fə pəˈmɪʃən/

• And then in terms of asking for your dad’s permission for your hand in marriage, it’s regarded AS a sign of respect here in the UK.
• ALSO: I should ask their/ your permission before making any changes to the script.

OR: to ask for permission from somebody to do something

• He had to get permission from his parents.

Question 47

phr
to be thought of or considered in a particular way

Answer 47

to be regarded as sth or sb /rɪˈgɑːdɪd æz/

• It is regarded as a sign of respect here in the UK.
• He is regarded as the father of modern medicine.

You should use regarded with “as” which has meaning of “to consider” or “have an opinion about something” or someone.

For example:

• Her parents always regarded her as the smartest of their children.
• He regards e-commerce as an indivisible part of modern retail.
• He rarely used taxis, which he regarded as extravagant.

She’s regarded as an expert, BUT She’s considered an expert. You can sometimes hear “considered as”, but it is redundant.

So, ALWAYS USE “REGARDED AS” BUT “CONSIDERED STH”
In short, the “considered as” construction is almost always redundant. If you use “considered” to describe what people think of someone or something, you simply don’t need “as.” For instance, “LeBron James is considered one of the best basketball players of all time.” “This programme is considered fast.”
You can say “She’s cosidered to be an expert.” - but that “to be” is not necessary. You can say “The programme is considered to be fast, but “to be” here is unnecessary.

Question 48

phr
an action or words that show that you respect someone

Answer 48

a sign of respect /saɪn əv rɪsˈpekt/

• it’s regarded as a sign of respect here in the UK.
• Standing up when elders enter the room is considered a sign of respect in this country.

Question 49

an official ceremony or informal activity that marks an important stage or occasion in a person’s life, especially becoming an adult

обряд посвещения
обряд перехода
ритуал посвещения
ритуал перехода

Answer 49

a rite of passage /raɪt əvˈpæsɪʤ/

• But he’s not a very, very traditional man. I just think it’s almost like a rite of passage. It’s something that, as a dad of a daughter, lots of people want to have that experience.
• Going to Sac State really was a rite of passage for the beginning of the rest of my life.

Question 50

phr
to have a feeling that something is true or likely to happen, although you are not certain:

Answer 50

to have an inkling /həv ənˈɪŋklɪŋ/

• But funnily enough, he had an inkling that something like this was actually coming
• I had an inkling that they had broken up based on the fact that I hadn’t seen them together for a while.
• I didn’t have the slightest inkling that she was unhappy.
• He must have had some inkling of what was happening.

Question 51

phs
to end a situation which is causing someone to suffer, usually by telling them something they have been waiting anxiously to hear

Answer 51

to put sb. out of their misery /aʊtəvðeəˈmɪzərɪ/

• So my dad almost put you out of your misery,is that true?
• I suppose that I’d better put them out of their misery.

I’d better - is I had better put.

Question 52

phr
-to use one word to express your feeling about something

Answer 52

describe sth. in one word /dɪsˈkraɪb ɪn wʌn wɜːd/

• If I could describe it in one word for myself, happyness.
• If I could describe it in one word - heaven.

Question 53

adj
-to feel or show a lot of excitement and interest about somebody/something -

Answer 53

enthusiastic /ɪnˌθjuːzɪˈæstɪk/

• I started off really enthusiastic. I went all in. And then by the second cancellation I was a little bit done with it. How did you feel?
• The children were very enthusiastic about going to the park.

Question 54

phr v

to put all your energy or enthusiasm into something

Answer 54

to go all in /gəʊˈɔːlɪn/

• I started off really enthusiastic. I went all in. And then by the second cancellation I was a little bit done with it. How did you feel?
• When I was decorating my new house, I went all in with it.

Question 55

phr
the feeling that you don’t want to continue doing something

Answer 55

to be done with sth. /ˈdʌnwɪð/

• I started off really enthusiastic. I went all in. And then by the second cancellation I was a little bit done with it. How did you feel?
• With all your behaviour, I’m really done with it now.

Question 56

n

a situation that keeps changing very quickly

Answer 56

a roller coaster /ˈrəʊləˌkəʊstə/

• The last few weeks have been a real roller coaster.

Question 57

adj

very exciting and fun

волнующий, захватывающий

Answer 57

exhilarating /ɪgˈzɪləreɪtɪŋ/

• Doing a bungee jump was an exhilarating experience for me.

Question 58

phr

to think about something in the past

Answer 58

looking back /lʊkɪŋˈbæk/

• I mean, looking back now, I think I actually really enjoyed it

Question 59

v

to tell someone that they can’t attend an event that they were previously invited to

Answer 59

to uninvite /ʌnɪnˈvaɪt/

• When we realised that the hall wasn’t big enough for all the guests, we had to uninvite some people.

Question 60

adj

embarrassed

Answer 60

awkward/ˈɔːkwəd/

• we had to uninvite lots of people. Which was awkward at the time because, if everything was normal and before COVID restrictions came into place, we would’ve had this big wedding that we probably always imagined.
• It felt quite awkward when he said that.

Question 61

idiom

when something like a law or policy is officially introduced

Answer 61

to come into place /kʌm ˈɪntuː pleɪs/

• if everything was normal, and before COVID restrictions came into place, we would’ve had this big wedding that we probably always imagined.
• When the smoking ban came into place, a lot of pubs began to lose business.

Question 62

idiom

to make a mistake or mishear what someone had said before they made it clear

Answer 62

to think sth. for a minute /θɪŋkfərə ˈmɪnɪt/

• Ithought you were swearing for a minute there.
• I thought for a minute that you were insulting me.

Question 63

n
machines described as a group

Answer 63

machinery /məˈʃiːnərɪ/

• Your dad is a farmer; doesn’t want to wear a ring near machinery.
• It’s important to always keep safe around machinery.

Question 64

n

a machine that shapes pieces of wood or metal

токарный станок

Answer 64

lathe /leɪð/

• My dad is an engineer, and he uses machines like lathes.
• I have a lathe in my workshop.

Question 65

phr v

to tear or pull something which detaches it from the person or item

Answer 65

to be ripped off /rɪptˈɒf/

• He desn’t want the risk of having his finger ripped off.
• The group of fans nearly ripped the singer’s shirt off.

Question 66

adj

feeling or showing horror, shock or disapproval

Answer 66

appalled /əˈpɔːld/

• Tell me about your decision not to have a ring? Because some people areappalled.
• The public are appalled by this scandal.

Question 67

n
another choice from the current one

Answer 67

the alternative /ɔːlˈtɜːnətɪv/

• Some people are, until I tell them the alternative and then they’re very jealous.
• I know that the oven doesn’t work very well, but the alternative is the microwave which isn’t great either

Question 68

adv phr

the passage in the centre of a church that is used for the bride to enter at a wedding; a way to describe getting married

Answer 68

down the aisle /daʊn ðiː aɪl/

• I surprised you with it on the morning before we met on the aisle, down the aisle.
• The bride looked gorgeous when she walked down the aisle.

idiom informal - to get married:

to go/walk down the aisle

Question 69

n

a friend of the couple at a wedding who helps show people to their seats

швейцар
билетер
провожать

Answer 69

usher /ˈʌʃə/

• We asked our cousins to be ushers at the wedding.

Question 70

adv phr

not often; only done on special days

Answer 70

on special occasions /ˈspeʃələˈkeɪʒənz/

• I only wear iton special occasions
• We sometimes have steak on special occasions.

Question 71

n

a young woman or girl who helps a bride before and during the marriage ceremony

They are members of the bride’s party

Answer 71

bridesmaid /ˈbraɪdzmeɪd/

• I had two bridesmaids.
• I asked my best friends to be my bridesmaids.

Question 72

n

the best, most interesting, entertaining or most exciting part of something

Answer 72

highlight /ˈhaɪlaɪt/

• What was the highlight of the wedding for you, or a few of the highlights?
• One of the highlights of our trip was watching the sunset on the beach.
• Or you watch the highlights of the last night’s game.
• And so today, we are unpacking the best of the highlights from our past Halloween videos for you.

Question 73

n

the ability to control your movements well

Answer 73

coordination /kəʊˌɔːdɪˈneɪʃən/

• • I really enjoyed dancing with you on the dance floor, our first dance.
• I have no rhythm. No coordination.

Question 74

n
a small biscuit or piece of bread with cheese, meat, fish, etc. on it, usually served with drinks at a party

Answer 74

canapé /ˈkæn.ə.peɪ/

• I think my highlight, well, one of them was the canapés that we had before the dinner.

Question 75

n

an event at which people can try different kinds of food and drink, especially wine, in small quantities

Answer 75

tasting /ˈteɪstɪŋ/

• Ironically we had more canapés at the actual tasting.
• We’ve been invited to a wine tasting event next weekend.

Question 76

phr v

to be asked to leave or go somewhere quickly in order to do something

Answer 76

to get rushed off /rʌʃtˈɒf/

• • When you get rushed off for wedding photos.
• Yes. Another highlight for me was my outfit change.
• The couple got rushed off to change while the guests moved to the dining hall.

Question 77

n

a large tent used at social events

Answer 77

marquee /mɑːˈkiː/

• Yeah. And how often does that happen? You never get to see everyone who’s important in your life together in one marquee.
• -The wedding reception was held in a marquee.

Question 78

n

a Christian /ˈkrɪs.tʃən/ ceremony in which a baby is is given a name and made a member of the Christian Church

Answer 78

christening /ˈkrɪsnɪŋ/

• We’re going to my nephew’s christening on Saturday.