A. Romance
I had my first date1 when I was 16, and it was terrible. I took a girl to the cinema
but she didn’t like the film and looked bored all evening; it was a bad start. Then,
when I was 17, I went out with2 a girl for three months, but we broke up3 when
she met a boy who was two years older than me, and had a car. My first serious
relationship4 was when I went to university. I got to know5 Melanie because
we were on the same course. At first we were just friends, then we started going
out with each other, and after a few months we realised we were in love. We got
engaged6 a couple of7 years after we left university and then …
B. Marriage*
… we got married1 the following year. We didn’t want a big ceremony2,
so we had the wedding3 in the local church near Melanie’s home with just
family and a few friends. afterwards we had the reception4 in a small hotel
nearby, and then went on our honeymoon5 to Greece.
Common mistakes
She got to know Darren at university. (NOT She knew Darren at university.)
Now they plan to get married. (NOT They plan to get marry; or They plan to married.)
She’s getting married to Darren next year. (NOT She’s getting married with Darren next year.)
C. Children
Just over three years later Melanie got pregnant, and our first child, Cal,
was born just two days after our fourth wedding anniversary1. We had a
big celebration2.
1 a day that is exactly one or more years after an important event
2 a time when you do something you enjoy because it is a special day
D. Divorce*
Things started to go wrong1 when I got a job as manager of a
sportswear company. I was working six days a week and I had to do a lot
of travelling. It was difficult for Melanie as well. She was working during
the week, then at weekends she was often alone / on her own2 with two
young children. I felt I couldn’t give up3 my job, and in the end Melanie
decided to leave4 me. The following year we got divorced5.
* when a marriage officially ends
1 become a problem
2 without other people
3 stop doing
4 stop living with me
5 the marriage officially ended
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