1 Who is Richard?
2 Who is Danny?
3 What do Richards mum and Danny try to do?
4 What does Richard have to do?
C Now what Richard says. Mark the sentences T (true) or F (false). Correct the false ones.
He sometimes travels with his job.
2 Hes friendly and extrovert.
He likes music and parties.
He prefers women who are shorter than him.
He likes women who talk a lot.
6 He doesnt talk to his family about girls.
7 His mother doesnt think hes good at choosing girlfriends.
D Read to Richard talking about happened when he met Claire and Nina. Does he like them? What are the problems?
E Write down any adjectives or expressions that Richard uses to describe Claire and Nina.
F Who knows Richard better, his mum or Danny?
Richard
1. I was very optimistic when I went to meet Claire. My first impression was that she was very friendly and very extrovert. Physically she was my type she was quite slim and not very tall with long dark hair very pretty. And she was funny too. She had a great sense of humour. We laughed a lot. But the only problem was that Claire was very talkative. She talked all the time and I just listened. She wasnt very interested in me. At the end of the evening I knew everything about her and she knew nothing about me. Claire was the kind of woman I could have as a friend but not as a girlfriend.
2. When I first saw Nina I couldnt believe it. I thought Wow! Thanks mum. Shes very attractive shes got short dark hair and shes Hungarian, from Budapest but her English was fantastic. At first she was a bit shy but when we started chatting we found we had a lot of things in common we both like music, food, and travelling, We got on well we didnt stop talking for the whole evening. When it was time to go I knew I really wanted to see Nina again and I asked her for her phone number. But she just smiled at me and said in her beautiful Hungarian accent.Richard, youre really sweet but Im sorry, youre not my type.
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Family
| 1. great grandparents 2. grandparents 3. parents 4. mother, father 5. mother-in-law, father-in-law 6. uncle, aunt 7. brother, sister 8. husband, wife 9. children, son, daughter 10. nephew, niece 11. cousin 12. grandchildren, grandson, granddaughter 13. godfather, godmother 14. stepmother, stepfather 15. surname 16. maiden name 17. patronymic 18. relative 19. marriage 20. wedding 21. married 22. single 23. divorced 24. widower, widow 25. orphan 26. bride, bridegroom 27. teen-ager 28. adult 29. acquaintance 30. neighbor 31. colleague 32. stranger 33. ex-husband, ex-wife | 1. , 2. , 3. 4. , 5. , ; , 6. , 7. , 8. , 9. , , 10. , 11. 12. , , 13. , 14. , 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. , 20. 21. , 22. 23. 24. , 25. 26. , 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. , |
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Body and face
| 1. cheek 2. chin 3. ear 4. eye 5. eyelash 6. forehead 7. lips 8. mouth 9. nose 10. back 11. bottom 12. chest 13. elbow 14. foot (feet) 15. finger 16. fist 17. hand 18. head 19. heel 20. jaw 21. knee 22. leg 23. neck 24. shoulder 25. skin 26. stomach 27. teeth 28. thigh 29. throat 30. thumb 31. toe 32. tongue 33. tooth 34. waist | 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. , 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. |
Appearance
| 1.beautiful 2. good-looking 3. gorgeous 4. handsome 5. look like 6. pretty 7. scruffy 8. ugly 9. elderly 10. in her early twenties 11. in his late thirties 12. medium height 13. short 14. tall 15. fat 16. overweight 17. plump 18. skinny 19. slim 20. thin 21. well-built 22. bald 23. curly 24. dark 25. fair 26. fringe 27. ginger 28. grey 29. pony-tail 30. red 31. shoulder-length 32. straight 33. wavy 34. white 35. beard 36. freckles 37. make-up 38. moustache 39. pale complexion 40. scar 41. tanned complexion 42. tattoo 43. wrinkles | 1. 2. 3. 4. () 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 20 11. 30 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. |
Clothes
| 1. blouse 2. shorts 3. bra 4. coat 5. dress 6. jacket 7. jumper 8. overcoat 9. pants 10. pocket 11. pyjamas 12. scarf 13. size 14. skirt 15. sock 16. suit 17. sweater 18. swimming trunks 19. swimsuit 20. tie 21. tracksuit 22. trousers 23. t-shirt 24. underwear 25. boots 26. briefcase 27. flat shoes 28. glasses 29. gloves 30. handbag 31. hat 32. high heels 33. jewellery 34. purse 35. sandals 36. shoes 37. trainers 38. wooly hat 39. fit 40. get dressed 41. match 42. put something on 43. suit 44. take something off 45. wear something | 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. , 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. |
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Personality
| 1. brave 2. bright 3. calm 4. careless 5. caring 6. cheerful 7. clever 8. cruel 9. dishonest 10. disloyal 11. dull 12. friendly 13. generous 14. gentle 15. hard-working 16. helpful 17. honest 18. immature 19. impatient 20. impolite 21. independent 22. insensitive 23. irresponsible 24. kind 25. lazy 26. lively 27. loyal 28. mature 29. mean 30. messy 31. modest 32. neat 33. patient 34. polite 35. quiet 36. rebellious 37. relaxed 38. reliable 39. reserved 40. responsible 41. rude 42. self-confident 43. selfish 44. sensible 45. sensitive 46. shy 47. sociable 48. unfriendly | 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. |
Leisure activities
| 1. entertainment 2. go dancing 3. go for a walk 4. go out for a meal 5. go swimming 6. go to a concert 7. go to a disco 8. go to a party 9. go to a cinema 10. have a party 11. have little free time 12. listen to music 13. listen to the radio 14. meet friends 15. play board games 16. play cards 17. play chess 18. play computer games 19. play the guitar 20. play the piano 21. read books and magazines 22. read comics 23. spend time outdoors 24. watch a film 25. watch a video 26. watch TV 27. break up 28. bring up 29. dress up as 30. end a relationship with somebody 31. enjoy oneself 32. fall out with someone 33. get divorced 34. get on well with somebody 35. give birth 36. go out with somebody 37. have a good time 38. have a row 39. have an argument 40. have fun 41. look after somebody 42. look forward to something 43. make up with somebody 44. run away from home 45. split up with | 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. , 28. 29. 30. - 31. 32. - 33. 34. - 35. 36. - 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. - 43. 44. 45. - |
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