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Complete the table with all the words and phrases in the
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appearance character lifestyle
1 I,ook at the adverts.
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b which person would you most like to ##€!=:.!-
meet and why?
2 What questions will the advertisers ask anyone who
phones them?
. TM A SINCEHE AND EASY.GoING MAN AND I
d Work with a partner. Choose one or two of the advertisers and
NEED a LovtNG eARTNER. I can cook, iron, and
make a list of questions for each person.
wash up. I have my ou.r-r house and my own
business. I'm 6 feet tall, good-looking and
b nead out your questions. Can other students guess which
friendly. Surely there,s an amracrive,
advertiser is asking them?
intelligent female out there for me? If vou,re
ur-rder 35. call roruy- C Using your questions, roleplay the phone conversations with
your partner.
a rF you'RE oLD AND BoRlNG, DoN'T BoTHEF wrH ;Fr;i ::?ffi
rnts ao. I'm looking for a fit and good-looking e
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guy with an exciting lifeslyle. I'm a lively, fi Language focus: hovelhave got
long-haired 23-year-o1d and I love to have a a Look at these two sentences from the advertisements.
good time. My interests are temis, hang-
gliding, and discos. Please send a photograph' I have my own house,
l've got two children.
MONICA.
With have and have gof, how do we form
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a A SOCTABLE AND OUTGoING MALE, 30,
c questions?
WANTS A FUN-LOVING AND ATTRACTIVE
e short answers?
rrnaau, Tall or shorr, dark or iair, I don,t care,
When do we use have and have gof? What are the differences
but you must have a good sense of humour.
between them?
And you must like dogs. I,ve got twol Call
DEREK.
F Check the rules for havelhave goi in Grammar Reference 2.3
d Work with a partner. Ask and answer about the list below. Find
a nt, t'wt HANNAH. I'm divorced and I've got out more information, (Your answers needn't be honestl)
tlvo ehiitlren. I'm in my early forties, with
blonde hair and blue cyes. Are you a quiet, Exnmplr
A Hove yau got a computer? A Do you have a computer?
responsille man about the same age? You must
B Yes, I have. B Yes, I do.
bc a non-smoker.
A What kind is it? A What kind is it?
B lt's an Apple Moc. B lt's an Apple Moc.
. ARE YOU LIKE ME? ABE YOU 17-20? ARE YOU
SHY? Do you sit at home in the evenings with a computer a boyfriend/girlfriend a swimming-pool
a pet a mobile phone
nothing to do? Is your best friend a computerl a house or a flat
a bike an interesting job any children
Please write to me. ]'d love to hear from vou.
JOHN. a car any brothers or sisters a fax machine
e With a new partner, ask and answer about your previous partners.
ExaMpre
: Has Maria got a computer? Yes, she hos. lt's o .,.
Does Maria have a computer? Yes, she does. lt's o ...
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3 Write your own advert.
. WANTED: A STRONG, RELIABLE MAN W|TH A
GooD JoB AND Lors oF MoNEy, I,m a slirn and
a First look at the language that is used in the adverts for describing
pretty Z5-year-old nurse with dark hair and
c yourself.
brou,n eyes. If you're young and well-off, call
e the kind of pafiner you are looking for.
JAYNE for an interestir-rg and affectionate
companton. b Write an advert for yourself or someone else.
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