Key Words

Question 1

responsibility

Answer 1

> something people expect you to do

>a duty or obligation you have towards someone or something

Question 2

commitment

Answer 2

> dedication and devotion towards someone or something
keeping an obligation or sticking to a promise
really trying your best at something

Question 3

conflict (in a relationship)

Answer 3

> things aren’t going right

>there is a tension or people can’t agree or even quarrel

Question 4

reconciliation

Answer 4

> people say sorry, make up and start again after there has been a disagreement
to ‘reconcile’ means to bring back together

Question 5

marriage

Answer 5

> two people commit themselves to each other by making vows to live together in partnership as a couple
these vows are witnessed by the community or society either in a registry office or a religious building
formal act of commitment that a couple make in front of witnesses to live in close partnership with each other, respect and loving and supporting one another and sharing family responsibilities

Question 6

cohabitation

Answer 6

> a couple living together as if they were married but are not officially married in the eyes of the law or in religious terms

Question 7

civil partnership

Answer 7

> people of the same sex are legally united as a couple

>many think that the word marriage shouldn’t be used as it implies different sex unions

Question 8

arranged or assisted marriage

Answer 8

> people have partners found for them by their families

Question 9

chastity

Answer 9

> people don’t have sex or stay virgin until you are married

>chaste means pure

Question 10

celibacy

Answer 10

> people decide never to have sex as a life long commitment

Question 11

fidelity

Answer 11

> married people being faithful to one another

>staying loyal to your partner

Question 12

adultery

Answer 12

> someone is unfaithful to their partner by having a relationship or sex with someone else

Question 13

extra-marital sex

Answer 13

> same as adultery

>sex outside the marriage or with someone else who isn’t your partner

Question 14

divorce

Answer 14

> two people decide they no longer want to stay married and take steps to end the marriage in an official way by doing all the legal paperwork

Question 15

vows

Answer 15

> promises people make during marriage

Question 16

rite of passage

Answer 16

> ceremony which marks the passing from one state in life to another
marriage is a rite of passage as it marks a person going from unmarried to married

Question 17

courtship

Answer 17

> a period of time when couples go on dates or go out with each other and often leads to engagement or marriage
a period of time before a couple is married

Question 18

family planning

Answer 18

> a couple plan out when they will have children and how many children they will have
to help the couple may use contraception

Question 19

contraception

Answer 19

> natural or artificial way of preventing the woman becoming pregnant
pill or condom are artificial ways
the Rhythm Method is a natural way

Question 20

casual sex

Answer 20

> people have sex outside a stable or permanent relationship in a casual way
no real commitment and purely as a physical thing

Question 21

sacrament

Answer 21

> an outward or visible sign of God’s love and blessing

Question 22

family

Answer 22

> a group of people living together in a close unit caring for each other’s physical and mental/spiritual well-being