Unit 6. Relationships

Question 1

My friends and I like the same music but that’s _ _ thing we have _ _. (= единственное, что между нами общего)

Answer 1

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

Question 2

[pronunciation] I don’t like it when strangers start talking to me.

Answer 2

/ˈstreɪndʒəz/

Question 3

I generally get _ _ people of all different ages. (= хорошо лажу)

Answer 3

I generally get on with people of all different ages.

Question 4

I have _ _ _ (хорошие отношения) my cousins.

Answer 4

a good relationship with
/rɪˈleɪʃənʃɪp/

Question 5

I think you can only _ _ _ people _ when you live with them. (= хорошо познакомиться)

Answer 5

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

Question 6

I don’t need _ _ (= эмоциональная поддержка) from my friends. I just want to have fun with them.

Answer 6

I don’t need emotional support from my friends. I just want to have fun with them.

/səˈpɔːt frəm/

Question 7

[pronunciation - where’s the stress?] background

Answer 7

BACKground

Question 8

Most of my friends come from _ (того же background что и я).

Answer 8

Most of my friends come from the same background as me.

Question 9

[pronunciation] relatives
родственники

Answer 9

/ˈrelətɪvz/

Question 10

A lot of my relatives live in _ (том же городе, в котором живу я).

Answer 10

A lot of my relatives live in the same town as I do.

живу = do (don’t repeat the same verb)

Question 11

I can be friends with anyone who has the same _ _ _ as me. (чувство юмора)

Answer 11

I can be friends with anyone who has the same sense of humour as me.

pronunciation: /’sensə ˈhjuːmə/

Question 12

I’m not very good at _ _ _ _ friends who live far away. (= поддерживать контакт с)

Answer 12

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

Question 13

I have _ interests with most of my close /s/ friends. (общие интересы)

Answer 13

I have shared /ʃe:d/ interests with most of my close /s/ friends.

Question 14

She’s _ (крепко спит).

Answer 14

She’s fast asleep.

Question 15

[pronunciation] Have you ever experienced a major change in your life?

Answer 15

/st/

/ɪkˈspɪəriənst/

Question 16

I had 50 lessons as part of the course, and I had 10 more lessons _ (сверх этого).

Answer 16

I had 50 lessons as part of the course, and I had 10 more lessons in addition to that (сверх этого).

Question 17

He gave me a job because he was really impressed with my p_ (= упорство).

Answer 17

He gave me a job because he was really impressed with my persistence (= упорство).

Question 18

How to pronounce ‘sew a blanket’?

How to pronounce ‘sue my ex for stealing my silver spoons?’

Answer 18

How to pronounce ‘sew a blanket’? /səʊ/ - the same as ‘so’.

How to pronounce ‘sue my ex for stealing my silver spoons?’ /sjuː/

Question 19

Present perfect or past simple?

When _ (you / realize) that you’d left your keys at home?

Answer 19

Present perfect or past simple?

When did you realize that you’d left your keys at home?

a question about a specific time in the past => past simple

Question 20

I’ve bought a very expensive cross-stitching kit, and _ (я уже об этом пожелела)

Answer 20

I’ve bought a very expensive cross-stitching kit, and I’m regretting that already.