Ielts Speaking Vocabulary Friends And Family Ielts Podcast Flashcards ionicons-v5-c

A lifelong friend

– A friend that you have had for most of your life

A relationship of trust

– a connection with another in which you have faith and confidence

Arrange a dinner date

– Plan to share an evening meal

A shoulder to cry on

– Someone to sympathize with you

Close knit family

– A close family with common interests

Dear to my heart

– Someone that I care about

Distant cousins

– People who share a common ancestor but are not closely related

Extend the hand of friendship

– Reach out to someone in a friendly manner

Extended family

– Uncles, aunts and cousins form part of the extended family

Face to face

– In person

Get to know one another

– Learning different aspects of each other

Get together

– Meet up

Immediate family

– Spouse, parents, children, grandparents

Long lost friend

– A friend that you have lost contact with

Long-term relationships

– A committed relationship between partners

Nurture our friendships

– Looking after our relationships with friends

Professional relationships

– The relationships that we have in the workplace

Relationship problems

– Difficulties with people with whom we interact regularly

Share a common background

– The share a similar heritage or culture

Share the same ideas

– To have similar opinions and views

Stand the test of time

– To last a long time

Struck up a friendship

– To make friends

To enjoy someone’s company

– To enjoy spending time with someone

To have a good working relationship

– To work together well

To have a lot in common

– To have shared interests

To hit it off

– To like each other straight away

To keep in touch with

– To keep in contact

To lose touch with

– To lose contact

immediate family

extended family

extended family

close-knit family

close-knit family

keep in touch

keep in touch

with one another, so birthdays, and other celebrations, are noisy crowded affairs.

got together

very dear to my heart

very dear to my heart

healthy relationships

healthy relationships

with the whole family, so it was a happy occasion that we all enjoyed.

got to know each other quite well

nurture our friendships

nurture our friendships

, so they encouraged me to bring my friend along when we took a seaside holiday last year.

a lot in common

hit it off

hit it off

lost touch

lost touch

lifelong friend

lifelong friend

arrange a dinner date

arrange a dinner date

enjoy each other’s company

enjoy each other’s company

share the same ideas

share the same ideas

we share a common background

we share a common background

struck up a friendship

struck up a friendship

a relationship of trust

a relationship of trust

that time and distance cannot break.

a good working relationship

extend the hand of friendship

extend the hand of friendship

professional relationships

professional relationships

should extend into the domestic domain as this may affect office politics.

build up relationships

distant cousins

distant cousins

long lost friends

long lost friends

face to face

nurture our friendships

long-term relationship

long-term relationship

stand the test of time

stand the test of time

relationship problems

relationship problems

a shoulder to cry on

a shoulder to cry on

. In my view, too many people abandon their friends when they become involved in relationships.