The representative of each group reports 2 examples. Use 5 of the words from the text to write true sentences about you. Mary’s husband stopped being nice to her. He used to help her with the housework, but later when he started drinking, Mary had to do all the …………by herself. They got married, but they didn’t have any children. Mary suddenly caught …… of her would-be husband at a birthday party. in love Complete the following text with words from the above exercise: Match these words to form collocations: Words definitions 1. Vocabulary practice What parts of speech are these words: Words Parts of speech 1.

A dirty or untidy state of things or of a place. Checking Match the words with their definitions: Words Definitions 1. Read the text and try to understand the meaning of the underlined words from the context. She asked for a divorce because she got depressed.Who used to do the housework at the beginning of their marriage? Are these statements true or false?.When did Mary and her ex-husband meet for the first time?.

Comprehension (reading & comprehension activities) Answer these questions I got depressed and ended up asking for divorce which occurred six months later. Then, when he started getting drunk after work, he started beating me. He stopped helping me with the housework, so I had to do all the chore by myself. He became workaholic and started working late at night and paying less attention to me. He always made a mess when he did the cooking, but I didn’t mind because the dishes were always delicious.Įverything changed after a few years when he got a new job in Manchester we made the decision to move there, so he wouldn’t have to take the train to work every day. We did the housework together I did the washing-up and made the beds and he did the cooking and the shopping. At first, everything was perfect he was flawless. Then, on the third anniversary of our first meeting, he proposed and we got married six months later in London. We had a fantastic relationship for three happy years. I met my ex-husband on January 1st, 1995 at a birthday party. Then ask them to skim the text and check their predictions. Vocabulary lesson plan (marriage problems) Mary’s marriage storyīefore reading ask the students to read the title of the passage and predict what the text will be about. and a follow up that consists of a writing activity.

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