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Words
as, cute, ever, far, has (base form: have), introduce, neighbor, orphan, weird
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Phrases
Has he ever been…
As far as I know…
that’s weird = that is weird
he’s got = he has got
introduce meВ to
28.В Did your best friend have aВ happy childhood?
Did your best friend have aВ happychildhood?
No, her real mother abandoned her as an infant.
Why did she doВ so?
Nobody knows. Multipleattempts toВ contact the mother were not successful.
Who brought up your friend?
She grew up inВ an orphan home. Luckily, aВ married coupleadopted her as aВ teenager.
How old was she at that time?
Thirteen. She had toВ establish new family bonds. Justimagine for aВ moment how hard it was for aВ teenage girl!
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Words
abandon, adopt, attempt, bond, brought (base form: bring), childhood, contact, couple, establish, friend, grew, happy, hard, imagine, just, luckily, moment, multiple, nobody, real, successful, teenage, teenager, thirteen
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Phrases
best friend
aВ happy childhood
as an infant
nobody knows
attempts toВ contact
bringВ up
broughtВ up
growВ up
grewВ up
aВ married couple
as aВ teenager
family bonds
Just imagine…
for aВ moment
29.В Are you going toВ marry your girlfriend?
Are you going toВ marry your girlfriend?
Yes, I’m engaged to her.
When is your weddingВ day?
We haven’t settled on a date yet.
Does she have aВ family?
Yes, her parents and aВ twin sister.
Can you distinguish the sisters from each other easily?
It was hard when IВ first made their acquaintance. Now the differencebetween them is obvious!
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Words
acquaintance, between, difference, distinguish, easily, engage, girlfriend, haven’t = have not, made, obvious, settle, twin, wedding, yet
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Phrases
toВ marry your girlfriend
engaged toВ her
your weddingВ day
haven’t (= have not) settled on a date
aВ twin sister
from each other
made their acquaintance
the difference betweenВ them
30.В Were there many guests at the marriage ceremony?
Were there many guests at the marriage ceremony?
A few dozen. The bride’s and groom’s families and friends.
Did young and old folksattend the wedding,В too?
Yes, there were all generations, from the juniors toВ the seniors.
The ceremony cost them a fortune, didn’t it?
Indeed, they exceeded their householdbudgets.
Did they have toВ borrowmoney for the wedding?
ToВ my knowledge, yes. Everybody was happy, though!
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Words
attend, borrow, bride, budget, ceremony, cost, didn’t = did not, dozen, everybody, exceed, few, folk, fortune, generation, groom, guest, household, indeed, junior, knowledge, money, senior, though
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Phrases
many guests
at the marriage ceremony
aВ few dozen
the bride’s and groom’s families
