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1A. Good & Bad Feelings____An unhappy relationship____[Latinate]

Rewrite the text, using PHRASAL VERBS to replace the underlined words:

Veronica had always admired Philip. Before too long, he had got to like her as well. He was addicted to Italian food and she cooked him Lasagne every week.

Unfortunately, Philip's mother, Betty, regarded Veronica with contempt. The main problem was that Veronica smoked heavily wherever she went. This really annoyed Betty, but it didn't cause Philip to lose interest.

One day, Betty, who was afraid that Veronica wanted to have a physical relationship with her son, decided to talk to Philip directly.

"How can you tolerate someone who always has a cigarette in her mouth?"

she complained.

"Why does Veronica make you feel so upset? Whenever she tries to be friendly you always humiliate her," he answered.

A week later, Veronica and Philip quarrelled when he found a cigarette end in his Lasagne. She told him that he was as bad as his mother and he became very angry. They never ended the quarrel and decided never to see each other again. This pleased Betty, who decided that she would prepare Italian food for her son every week.


Admire

look up to

Regard with contempt

look down on

Get to like

take to

Annoy

get on one's nerves

Become attracted to

fall for

Depress

get down

Please

go down well with

(Feel) angry

(Feel) put out

Make love to

get off with

Cause to lose interest

put off

Addicted to

given to

Quarrel

fall out

End a quarrel

make up

Upset

cut up

Bear, tolerate

Put up with

Humiliate

put down