Family: It's Complicated (Phrasal Verbs, Collocations)

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Lesson Steps:

• Watch the dialogues 1 and 2, practice reading lines out loud

• Check your understanding after each dialogue with the quiz

• Last task: record yourself reading the passages provided

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1. She told me ​

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in front of everyone, even though I didn't do anything wrong. 2. Jake and Nathan used to be best friends, but over time they ​

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apart and now they hardly speak. 3. After a big fight, they decided to ​

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and put the past behind them. 4. I know she made a mistake, but I can't help but ​

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a grudge against her. 5. It takes courage to ​

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up in a meeting and disagree with your boss.

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off

grew

make up

hold

speak

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1. If your decision is important to you, you need to ​

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your ground and defend it. 2. You can't avoid your problems forever, sometimes you just have to ​

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it. 3. Whenever my boyfriend and I have a problem, we ​

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things through to find a solution. 4. She needs to ​

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up her mind about whether or not she wants to stay in college. 5. Stop ​

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every little thing I do!

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stand

face

talk

make

nitpicking

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1. The boss is ​

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my authority by giving orders directly to my staff. 2. I can't ​

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it anymore, I need a break! 3. The last ​

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was when he forgot our anniversary. 4. It's not a big ​

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if you can't come to the party. 5. I will always ​

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up for my family and friends.

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undermining

take

straw

deal

stand

Multiple Choice

It's so ___ when my computer doesn't work properly!

• frustrating

• frustrated

• frustrate

Multiple Choice

He was ___ with the slow customer service.

• frustrating

• frustrate

• frustrated

Dialogue nb. 1
I can't stand it anymore!

Multiple Choice

What is Maria's main complaint about Tom's parents?

• They criticize everything they do.

• They never visit them.

• They don't help them enough.

• They are too strict with their grandson.

Multiple Choice

Why does Maria decide to stay

with her sister for a while?

• She wants to avoid conflict with Tom's parents-in-law.

• She wants to visit her sister.

• She needs some space from Tom.

Multiple Choice

Who does Tom go to for advice?

• His father-in-law.

• His own father.

• His mother-in-law.

• His friend.

Match

Match the questions with the correct answers:

• What does Tom realize he has been doing wrong?

• What do Tom and Maria agree to do?

• Main point of the conversation between Tom and Maria:

• What advice does Steve give to Tom?

Depending too much on his parents' approval.

Move to a new house away from Tom's parents-in-law.

They need to learn to communicate and stand their ground.

To talk things through with Maria.

• Depending too much on his parents' approval.

• Move to a new house away from Tom's parents-in-law.

• They need to learn to communicate and stand their ground.

• To talk things through with Maria.

Multiple Choice

John is Tom's father-in-law.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

John is Tom's father.

• True

• False

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Type in the name of Maria's father (Tom's father in law).

Multiple Choice

What advice does Steve give Tom?

• To move away without telling Maria.

• To talk things through with Maria.

• To ignore the problem.

Multiple Choice

Maria decides to stay with her parents for a while.

• Trrue

• False

Multiple Choice

Tom thinks that Maria is overreacting.

• True

• False

Multiple Select

^{Find ALL synonyms (same meaning) for:}

overreact

• get upset over nothing

• stay cool

• exaggerate

• be calm

• make too much of

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^{Find ALL antonyms (opposite meaning) for:}

criticize

• disapprove

• praise

• approve of

• blame

• find fault

Dialogue nb. 2
4 Opinions

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I think it's just their ​

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of showing love for us. They want to make ​

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that we're doing things right and not getting into ​

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. In fact, my parents-in-law have helped me ​

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a lot when I was starting my business. Their advice turned out ​

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useful.

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way

sure

trouble

out

quite

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It really depends ​

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the situation. If ​

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criticisms are constructive, then I'm all ​

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it. But if it's just constant ​

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and undermining, that's ​

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story.

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on

their

for

nitpicking

another

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It's not their ​

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to tell us ​

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to live our lives. It's so ​

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! Just last week, they were criticizing me for working ​

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hours when I really had no ​

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.

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place

how

frustrating

long

choice

Reorder

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• I

• can't

• stand

• it

• anymore

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2

3

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5

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• 5

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They think I'm not capable of taking care ​

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my own family. I don't need this kind of negativity ​

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my life. I had a disagreement ​

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my in-laws which turned ​

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an argument ​

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dinner once.

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of

in

with

into

at

Reorder

Rearrange words to make a sentence:

• it

• really

• hurt

• my

• feelings

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2

3

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5

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Labeling

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privacy

advice

raise

down

standing

approval

frustrating

on

break

Audio Response

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Tom's father was always telling them what to do.

He would tell them how to decorate their house,

how to raise their kids, and even what to cook for dinner.

It was frustrating for Maria, but Tom didn't seem to mind.

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Audio Response

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Tom's father told Maria off for not disciplining her son enough.

Maria was furious and told Tom she couldn't take it anymore.

Tom didn't understand why it was such a big deal.

He thought that Maria was overreacting.

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