Arakin 4 kurs new 001 176. indd

1. Do the following variety of exercises to practice the thematic vocabulary 
items
(A) Fill in the gaps in the text with the suitable words (in appropriate forms) 
from the box below
ENGAGED
RELATIONSHIP
LIVE
GIRLFRIEND
AFFAIR
DATING
AVERAGE
SPOUSE
PERSONAL
OTHER
AGENCY
MARRIAGE
ELOPE
LONG-TERM
PARTNER
LOVE AND ROMANCE
Young people generally start to have romantic (1) … at school or 
college. In the US this is called (2) …, and in Britain going out to-
gether or seeing somebody. It is common for young people to hold 

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hands with their boyfriend or (3) … and to kiss in public. People who 
find it difficult to get a boyfriend or girlfriend may use a dating (4) 
… or advertise in the (5) … column of a newspaper.
If a relationship becomes serious the two people may get (6) … and 
then get married. But it is also common for a couple to decide they 
want to have a permanent relationship and to (7) … together without 
getting married. In Britain and the US this is now socially acceptable, 
though in the US living together is generally seen as a step towards 
(8) … . 
Marriage is still popular, though people tend to be older when they 
get married. People can marry at 18, or at 16, if their parents agree, 
but the (9) … age is, in the US, 23 for women and 26 for men, and in 
Britain 26 and 28 respectively. In past time, if parents didn’t approve 
of a marriage, the couple (10) … .
Marriage has some economic benefits. In Britain, for example, there 
are tax advantages and in the US only a (11) … can be covered by a 
health insurance policy. Whether a couple are married or are living 
together, they normally expect each other to be loyal and not to have 
an (12) … with anyone else.
In Britain people who are in a (13) … relationship often refer to 
their boyfriend or girlfriend as their (14) … , but the word can also 
refer to a business partner. In the US the latter terms are preferred. 
Other words occasionally used include ‘significant (15) …’, a person 
who is special and important, and also POSSLQ. This humorous name 
comes from the way the government refers to people living together 
as ‘persons of the opposite sex sharing living quarters’.