G present simple
V describing people: appearance and personality
P final -s I -es
1 VOCABULARY describing people
a 9>)) Liste n to a man describin g his gi rlfriend a nd
tick (.I ) her picture.
b Listen aga in. What two questio ns doe Luke's frie nd
ask him? How does Luke answer the second questio n?
p What does she look like? What is she like?
What does she look like?= Tell me about her appearance
(Is she tall I short? What colour hair does she have?).
What is she like?= Tell me what kind of person she is
(Is she friendly? Is she shy?).
c >- p.lSO Vocabulary Bank Describing people.
2 READING
a Who do you think knows you better, your mother
(or father) o r your best friend? Why?
b Read the introductio n and the first parag raph of
the article.
1 What is the idea o f the experiment?
2 W ho i C harl otte?
3 Who are Alice and Katie?
4 What do Alice and Katie have to do?Then what happens?
c ow read what C ha rlotte says. With a partne r gue
the meaning of the highlighted words a nd phrase .
d Cover the text. Can you remember?
1 What does Cha rlotte like doing?
2 What's she like?
3 W hat kind of men does f doesn't she like?
4 W ho does she think is going to choose better? Why?
I like good
books.
He doesn't
like sport.
In our weekly experiment, single people who are
looking for a partner ask their mother and their best
friend to help.
his week's single person is Charlotte Ramirez, a
T 25-year-old web designer. He r father is Spanish
a nd her mother is English . She lives in Brighton and
she doesn't have a partner at the moment. Her mother,
Alice, chooses a man she thinks is perfect for her
daughter and her best friend , Katie, chooses another.
Then Charlotte goes on a date with each man. Which
one does she prefer?
I love going to the cinema, but I often feel like
staying at home w ith a good book,' says Charlotte.
'I'm quite friendly and sociable and r get on well with
'most people. I th ink I have a good sense of humour.'
'What kind of men do I like? Well, I like interesting
men who can make me laugh. Physically, I prefer men
with a really nice sm ile who are taller than me. And
I don't usually like men with beards! I like men who
a re into literature and art, and classical music.'
' I'm not sure who is going to choose better for me.
Both my mum and my best friend know me very
well. Perhaps Katie could find me a guy who is
physically more compatible, but my mother has A
known me for longer! 7
3 GRAMMAR present simple
a From memory, try to complete the sentences
using the present simple.
I She have a partner at the moment.
2 She on a date with each ma n.
3 Which one she prefer?
4 W hat kind of men I like?
5 usually like men w ith bea rds.
b In pa irs, a nswer the questio ns.
Which letter do you add to most verbs wi th
he, she, and it?
2 How do the verbs below change with he, she,
and it?
watch f stu dy f&o f have
3 W hat aux iliary verbs do you use to make
questions and negatives with ... ?
a I f you f we f they b he/ she fi t
c )'- p.126 Grammar Bank lB. Learn more
abo ut t he present simple a nd prac t ise it .
d Can you reme mbe r the kind of men
Charlotte Likes a nd doesn't like ?
e Look at the photos of A lexander a nd O live r.
Find out about them . )'- Communication
Alexander and Oliver A p.lOO B p.l 06.
5 PRONUNCIATION final -s I -es
a 1 16 >)) Listen and repeat.
~ s nake
She like cats .
He work<; with his parents.
He hac; brown eyes.
~ Lebra
She wear<> jeans .
She relaxe<> with boxes of chocolates.
hzJ H e usee; gla sses to read.
p Pronunciation of final -s I -es: verbs and nouns
The final -s is pronounced '<>I or lzJ. The difference is quite s mall.
The final -es is pronounced hzJ after ch, c, g, sh, s, z, and x.
b 17 >)) How do you say the he I she I it form of these verbs and the
plura l of these no uns? Listen and check.
verbs: choose cook go live st op teach
nouns: boy class date frie nd language parent
6 SPEAKING & WRITING
a Look at the form below a nd prep are to give this info rmation
about your friend.
Do you have a friend who is looking for a partner?
Help him I her to find one!
+

l
Name Personality

Relatio nship Single

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Divorced

l
Separated

Age

Job
Likes
A ppearance
f Which ma n do you think is better for
Charlotte? Why?
Doesn't like

4 LISTENING
a 14>)) Listen to C ha rlotte talking abo ut
what happened when she met A lexander.
•••
What did she th ink of h im? D oes s he wa nt
to see him again? b Work in pairs. As k a nd a nswer about yo ur people. Compa re the
info rmatio n. D o you th ink the two people are compatible?
b Listen aga in and write down any adjectives
or expressio ns that C ha rlotte uses to 0 hat's his (her) name?
describe his appea ra nce a nd personality.
c >- p.lll Writing Describing a person. Write a description of a
c 15 >)) Now repeat fo r O liver. pe rson yo u know.

d What does C harlotte decide in t he end?

Do you agree w ith her? 7 118>)) SONG Ugly J'