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OPEN YOUR HEART A. Endless Love
THEME 6

3 & Read Boris and Anna’s corner and match
the letters with the problems. One is extra.
a. lack of communication
b. lack of trust
c. lack of responsibility

4 Look at the highlighted words in the text.
Write their numbers next to their def nitions.

: to become less close to someone
: to ignore a problem until you are able to solve it
: to end a romantic relationship
: to stop owning, doing or trying something
Dear Boris and Anna,
2
: to invite someone to go with you somewhere.
When we got married four years ago, we had
butterf ies in our stomach. We still love each
other for sure but ours isn’t a match made
5 & Read the letters again. Fill in the blanks
in heaven. My husband and I will never see
eye-to-eye about household chores. We are with 1 and 2.
1. The writer of letter ............... is closer to end
struggling over housework all the time. I hate
the relationship and seems more desperate.
home chores and my wife loves keeping home
clean and tidy. We both work outside and when
2. The couple in letter ............... didn’t fall for
we get home, we are really tired. After a hard
each other when they met for the f rst time.
day, an argument concerning chores is really
3. The couple in letter ............... should have
bad. Last night, we shouted at each other again.
imagined what it would be like to be in each
And this time we’re so sure that we don’t want
other’s situation.
any other chore wars. We are too busy to talk to
an expert, that’s why I’m writing to you. Please
help us. 4. The couple in letter ............... should have
shared domestic duties long ago.
Chore Warriors
5. In letter ............... the couple can't have
known each other less than f ve years.

Dear Chore Warriors,
6 & Read the statements and write true (T) or
You should have known that real life
false (F) looking at the underlined expressions
had chores. It is really important to
in the text.
fairly divide the labour at home. You
should have written all jobs down and
1. Hopeless and her husband loved
shared them long ago. You must put
spending time together while they were
all the criticisms aside (5) and learn
dating.
to have calm conversations to create
2. Boris and Anna criticised Hopeless and
solutions. You shouldn’t have stopped
her husband about not having told their
listening to each other. All you need is
feelings to each other.
empathy. You need to know how your
partner feels about the problem. Share
3. Chore Warriors did not feel very excited
chores and have fun while doing them
at the beginning of their romance.
together. You will both feel appreciated
in the end.
4. Chore Warriors have the same
Boris & Anna
perspectives on tidiness.
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