Match the verbs in italics in sentences 1-8
with the correct definitions (a-h).
Example: 1 h
1 My brother left home when he was 24.
2 We're moving house next week. Here's my
new address,
3 Jenny's parents split up when she was five.
4 I ran away when I was 16 - I didn't like my dad,
5 We'll set off now before it gets dark,
6 I've worked here for over ten years. I think it's
time to move on now.
7 Some students drop out of college in the
first year
8 Anna slipped out while nobody was looking,
a) to change to a different or new stage in your life
b) to leave somewhere quickly and quietly
c) to leave your husband/wife/partner
d) to leave and start a journey
e) to leave school or university before you have
finished
f) to sell your house and go to live in a different
house
g) to leave a place without telling anyone because
you are unhappy there
h) to leave your family (in their house) and go to
live in a different house
2
1 Complete what these two people say with
the correct form of the verbs in italics in
Exercise 1.
A When I was a child, my family
(1) ..................... a lot
because my dad got jobs in
different places. I didn't like
it much because I really
missed my friends. When |
was about 12, my parents
(2) ................... and my dad
went to live in the USA. I decided that I
wanted to live somewhere else too, and one
time I even (3)
from home. But
as soon as I (4)
down the road,
I realised I had done the wrong thing.
So I turned round and went home!​