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DATING
Funky Phrasals brings you some useful ways of talking about dating.

To make things easier, we have broken the phrasal verbs down into two parts.

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Funky Phrasals • to stand someone up • to let someone down

Part 1A - Listening
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Part 1B - Reading
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VICKI:Picture this:You’re standing in the rain waiting for your date
MATT:You’ve been waiting for a long time.
VICKI:Where are they?

It looks like they've stood you up

VICKI:It looks like they’ve stood you up!
MATT:Yup. They’ve arranged a date, but they’re not coming - they’ve stood you up.
VICKI:It’s horrible being stood up.
MATT:You feel that they’ve let you down!
VICKI:They’ve not done what they said they’d do.


Part 1C - More examples
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Funky Phrasals • to fall out • to break up • to make up • to get over

Part 2A - Listening
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Part 2B - Reading
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VICKI:So, if someone’s stood you up, the next time you see them, you’ll probably argue!
MATT:You’ll fall out!
VICKI:That’s right you’ll argue or quarrel, you'll fall out. And you might even decide to end the relationship.
MATT:You might decide to break up.
VICKI:But sometimes, people break up, and then they make up again!

You fall out; you break up; you make up

MATT:Yes, even though they decided to end the relationship, they stop arguing and think they’ll give it another try.
VICKI:Yes some couples seem to be breaking up and making up again all the time!
MATT:You fall out; you break up; you make up… And then you fall out again....
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VICKI:So the relationship’s over....
MATT:Yeah. That’s it. It’s the end. You never want to see them again as long as you live!
VICKI:It’s not easy though is it? If someone was really special to you.
MATT:No. You need time to get over them!
VICKI:That’s right - you need some time to get used to life without them, to accept the end of the relationship.


Part 2C - More examples
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