GETTING TO
KNOW
SOMEONE
2022
1 People you know
Match the words on the left with their definitions on the right:
1. close friend a. a friend of two people who may or may not know each other
2. colleague - coworker b. a person who is connected to you by blood
3. acquaintance c. a person who is in the same class as you at school
4. classmate d. a person who shares an apartment with you
5. flatmate - roommate e. a person who works with you
6. stranger f. a person who you do not know
7. mutual friend g. a person who you have met but do not know well
8. relative h. a person who you know very well and who you like a lot
Now complete the sentences below with appropriate words from above.
1. I don’t know him that well. He’s just an _____________________.
2. My _____________________ never does any cleaning. It’s very annoying.
3. My grandfather came from Greece, and I have many _____________________ living there
at the moment.
4. I can talk to her about any problem. We are _____________________.
5. One of my _____________________ was on sick leave, so the manager gave me some
additional duties.
6. ”How do you two know each other?” ”We met through a _____________________ .”
7. Charlie forgot to bring his coursebook, so he had to borrow one from a
_____________________.
8. I’ve never seen him before. He is a complete _____________________.
MJSV English teacher