BREAK UP

Mar 2, 2017

Study box. Read these sentences carefully.

1. It’s always-hard when a marriage breaks up, especially if there are children.
2. After three albums, the band broke up in order to have solo careers.
3. He’s just broken up with his girlfriend.
4. Why are you crying? ~ Chris thinks we should break up.
Use the sentences in the study box to help you do these exercises.

Complete the meanings with a word or phrase below:
- If a relationship breaks up, it . . .
  comes to on end
  .
  - is unhappy
  - comes to on end
- If people break up, they . . .
  end a relationship
  .
  - end a relationship
  - get divorced
- Which of these are grammatically possible?
  - They broke up.
  - He broke up.
  - He broke up with her.
  - The marriage broke up.
Complete the sentences with one of the subjects below, using each subject only once:
- . . .
  Her marriage
  broke up in 2017, leaving her to raise two children on her own.
  - Her marriage
  - Many bands
  - She
- . . .
  Many bands
  break up because of personality clashes between members.
  - Her marriage
  - Many bands
  - She
- Pat was very depressed after she broke up with John.
  - her marriage
  - many bands
  - she
Answer the following question in two ways, using ‘break up’:
- A: Are Mark and Liz still together?
  B: No, they weeks ago. (a few)
  B: Yes, they yet.