A Fight between Lovers
A: What's wrong? You look awful.
B: My boyfriend and I have just had another fight. I think I'm going to break up with him.
A: Hey, you've said that before. Calm down. Is that really what you want to do?
B: Yeah, I think so. I don't see any future in our relationship.
Put the sentences below in order:
(1) Hey, you've said that before.
(2) My boyfriend and I have just had another fight.
(3) Yeah, I think so. I don't see any future in our relationship.
(4) Calm down. Is that really what you want to do?
(5) I think I'm going to break up with him.
Correct Order: (2) (5) (1) (4) (3)
A: Is there anyone else you're interested in?
B: No, but there are some guys on the Internet who have sent me messages.
A: What? you've been online?
B: Sure, just for fun. It's nice to know that I can meet people if I want to.
A: Does your boyfriend know about it?
B: No, if he knew it, he'll be furious. He can be very jealous, and he has a violent temper.
Exercises:
1. He would be furious if he found out that she was getting messages from other men.
2. — Who sent her messages?
— some guys on the Internet
Repeat Sentences:
1. There are some guys on the Internet who have sent me messages.
2. My boyfriend and I have just had another fight.
3. I don't see any future in our relationship.
4. If he knew she was getting messages from other men, he would be furious.
5. She has said that she was going to break up with him several times before.
A: Anyway, what was your fight about?
B: Oh, it's just the way he talks to me. He never shows any interest in what I'm doing or in what I'm feeling. If I have a bad headache or anything he says nothing.
A: So who started the fight?
B: He came over and wanted to kiss me, and I turned away. I told him I didn't feel anything for him right then. So then he got angry and we both blew up.
Question:
— What was their fight about?
— She doesn't like the way he treats her.
Put the sentences below in order:
(1) So then he got angry and we both blew up.
(2) So who started the fight?
(3) I told him I didn't feel anything for him right then.
(4) He came over and wanted to kiss me, and I turned away.
Correct Order: (2) (4) (3) (1)
B: Now we're not talking to each other.
A: Oh, is that all? That kind of thing is normal. Maybe you're overreacting.
B: No, it's just that I'm beginning to realize that I don't feel anything for him anymore. Our relationship is getting cold. I don't feel appreciated.
Question:
— What does she come to realize about their relationship?
— She doesn't feel anything for him.
Repeat Sentences:
1. If I have a bad headache or anything he says nothing.
2. I told him I didn't feel anything for him right then.
3. Our relationship is getting cold. I don't feel appreciated.
A: Well then, maybe you should break up for a while and start seeing other man. But be careful. If I were you, I wouldn't start seeing anybody else until I break up first.
B: Why do you think so?
A: If he sees that you're serious about breaking up, he may change.
B: Maybe, but I doubt it.
A: It could be that he feels the same way about you. Maybe he has lost interest. So it's best to find out. You need to have a serious conversation with him.
B: Hmm,you're right. Maybe it's time to really find out.
Question:
— What advice does she give to her friend?
— She advises her to have a serious conversation with him before she does anything.
Fill in the blanks:
But be careful. If I were you, I wouldn't start seeing anybody else until I break up first.
Repeat Sentences:
1. If he sees that you're serious about breaking up, he may change.
2. You need to have a serious conversation with him.
3. If he knew she was getting messages from other men, he would be furious.
4. To blow up at someone means to explode with anger, for example, by shouting at them.
5. He would be furious if he found out that she was getting messages from other man.