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Elementary - I’m Sorry, I Love You III (B0036)

A: Steven! Where have you been? I’ve been trying

to get a hold of you for hours!

B: I... um... there was an emergency at work, so...

A: I was waiting for you in the restaurant for three

hours! And you didn’t even have the decency to

call me! Do you have any idea how embarrassed

I was?

B: Honey, I promise this won’t happen again, it’s just

that I...

A: Yeah, right. I’ve heard it all before. I’m not going

to take any more of your empty promises. This

is the 5th time you’ve stood me up in two weeks!

You need to get your priorities straight. I’m tired

of you putting your job first all the time!

B: Come on, Veronica, that’s not fair. I do care about

you a lot, you know that. I tried to ...

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c 2008 Praxis Language Ltd.A: You know what? Maybe we should just take a

break. I need some time to think about where this

relationship is heading.

B: But...Veronica, would you just listen to me? There

was a fire alarm at my office building today and I

was stuck...

Key Vocabulary

get hold of Verb find or contact someone

decency Noun (noncount)

polite or moral behavior

do you have any

idea

Phrase do you know

stand (someone)

up

Verb fail to keep the appointment to meet someone

get your priorities

straight

Phrase realize what is more important

head Verb go towards a specified

direction or place

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c 2008 Praxis Language Ltd.Supplementary Vocabulary

break up Verb end a relationship

cheat on (someone)

Verb kiss or have sex with

someone who is not

your boyfriend, girlfriend, wife or husband

get back together Phrase restart a relationship

that ended

ex-boyfriend Noun (singular)

person who used to be

your boyfriend

person who

used to

be your

girlfriend

ex-girlfriend

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c 2008 Praxis Language Ltd.