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Lesson 18

Preparation

Love

Love is the most romantic word in the

world.
People become blissful when in love.

However, love alone is not sufficient for
marriage.

As people become mature, they learn

how to love each other.

Grammar

*Reduced clauses with when : It is often possible to leave out subject + be
verb after when, especially when it means ‘whenever’.
► People become happy when in love.
(= … when they are in love.)
*Simultaneous long actions : as
As is used to talk about two situations which develop or change
together.
► As I get older, I get more optimistic. Keywords

romantic / in love /
Questions sufficient / become
mature
1. What do you think of love and marriage?
2. Who was your first love?
3. Do you believe that the first love always fails?
4. Are you in love now? If so, tell me about your Vocabulary &
sweetheart. Expressions
5. What do you think is the most important thing in
love? blissful: Extremely happy
or enjoyable
sufficient: As much as is
Sample Answers needed for a particular pur-
pose (= enough)
1. I believe you marry for love but destined to be mature: Fully grown and
developed
married at the same time. simultaneous: Happening
2. My first love was my high school sweetheart. or done at exactly the same
3. Not really. I saw many people get married to time
destiny: The things that will
their first love. happen to someone in the
4. Yes, my sweetheart is very generous and future, especially those that
cannot be changed or
intelligent. Above all, he loves me a lot. controlled
5. I think the most important thing in love is trust.

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