{"id":33045,"date":"2026-09-14T17:13:46","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T15:13:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=33045"},"modified":"2026-09-14T17:13:48","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T15:13:48","slug":"ceo-loses-case-to-get-back-gifts-from-ex-girlfriend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2026\/09\/ceo-loses-case-to-get-back-gifts-from-ex-girlfriend\/","title":{"rendered":"CEO Loses Case to Get Back Gifts from Ex-girlfriend"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

B1 \u2014 Intermediate<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Giving presents is a way to show love and care. We give gifts to make others happy. A simple gift can have a special meaning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, a CEO who wanted his ex-girlfriend to return the gifts that he had given and the money that he had loaned her while they were together.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He filed a case, but lost. The judge decided that the gifts were given out of love, so she did not have to return anything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read the article about the man who lost the case against his ex-girlfriend to retrieve the gifts and money that he had given her when they were still in a relationship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/breakingnewsenglish.com\/2609\/260914-lavish-gifts-4.html<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vocabulary Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. What does \u201clavish<\/strong>\u201c mean? \u201dThe judge said the man had “displayed a consistent pattern” of showering his ex with “<\/em>lavish<\/em><\/strong> gifts”.<\/em>\u201d Use the word in a sentence. Give a synonym.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. What does \u201cto have an affair<\/strong>\u201d mean? \u201cThey split up after he thought she <\/em>was having an affair<\/em><\/strong>.\u201d <\/em>Use the idiom in a sentence. Give a synonym.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. What does \u201cto split up<\/strong>\u201d mean? \u201cThe judge concluded that after they <\/em>split up<\/em><\/strong>, the man was determined to get money back from his ex.\u201d<\/em> Use the phrasal verb in a sentence. Give a synonym.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. What is your opinion about the man\u2019s action to take his ex to the court so she would return everything he had given her?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. If you were the man\u2019s situation, would you do the same? Why?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. Do you agree with the judge\u2019s decision that the woman did not need to return anything to the man? Why?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. The woman said \u201cAll gifts were “made out of love and affection.<\/em>\u201d What do you think about this?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    5. What is the most expensive present you have ever given a partner or anyone? \u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      B1 \u2014 Intermediate  Giving presents is a way to show love and care. We give gifts to make others happy. A simple gift can have a special meaning. However, a CEO who wanted his ex-girlfriend to return the gifts that he had given and the money that he had loaned her while they were together.\u00a0 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[294,376,496,295,289,293],"class_list":["post-33045","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-homework","tag-b1-intermediate","tag-people","tag-people-and-human-interest","tag-preliminary-pet","tag-reading","tag-text"],"yoast_head":"\nCEO Loses Case to Get Back Gifts from Ex-girlfriend | phone english blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2026\/09\/ceo-loses-case-to-get-back-gifts-from-ex-girlfriend\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"CEO Loses Case to Get Back Gifts from Ex-girlfriend | phone english blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"B1 \u2014 Intermediate  Giving presents is a way to show love and care. 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