It’s ok, I suppose. No, not really. Yes, I love it. No, I can’t stand him. Yes, they’re ok.

• A: Do you like tennis?

B: ……………………………………………… I play every week.

Why do you ask?

• A: Do you like the Beatles?

B: …………………………………….… I quite like some of their songs. Why do you ask?

• A: Do you like modern art?

B: ………………………………………… I find it a bit boring sometimes. Why do you ask?

• A: Do you like reading?

B: ………………………….. I find most books really boring.

I prefer watching TV. Why do you ask?

• A: Do you like Brad Pitt?

B: ……………………………..……. I think he’s awful. He can’t act. Why do you ask?

Now it’s high time to practice. Work in pairs.

Write and act out your own conversations. These are some ideas for you:

• Do you like horror films?

• Do you like going shopping?

• Do you like swimming?

• Do you like cooking?

• Do you like clubbing?

• Do you like watching sport programmes?

• Do you like visiting your relatives?

• Do you like old Soviet cartoons?

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LISTENING

1.14. Listen to this conversation between two people – Ken and Joyce. The first time you listen, note the kinds of music they like/dislike. Don’t look at the conversation while you listen.

Ken	Likes
	dislikes
Joyce	Likes
	dislikes

1.15. Listen again and complete the conversation.

K: Do you like opera?

J: No, I …………………………………………….. I find it really boring. Why do you ask?

K: Oh, I’m …………………………………..going to see something at the Opera House and

I’m trying to find someone to go with.

J: No, sorry, I always think operas …………………….too long. I can’t sit still for four hours.

K: ……………………………………..I‘ll try someone else.

J: Have you asked Miriam? I think she likes that kind of music.

K: Oh right. OK. Maybe I’ll ask her. So ………………………………………………………….. music do you like?

J: Lots of things, really. Jazz, Pop, Latin music. I love Tito Lopez.

K: Really? I hate him. All his songs …………………………………… I like jazz, though. Do you like Louis Armstrong?

J: Yes, he’s OK. I quite like some of his tunes, but …………………………Gato Barbieri.

K: Oh, right. I’ve never ……………………………... Who is she?

J: He’s a man. He’s an ………………………………… musician. He’s really good. I’ll lend you a CD ………………………………...

K: Yes, OK. Thanks.

SELF-STUDY

1.16. Fill these small texts with the following words without changing their forms.

arguing big fans chat cooking criticize get on really well going for a walk in common places like that shopping similar things like that trying on

M ary (25)

If I have a problem or if I really want to talk to someone, I ring my friend Marian. I’ve known her since I was at school. We often go ……………. together. We spend the whole day going to different shops ……………… things ….......... . We stop for coffee and lunch, and ………………… to each other about everything. We …………………………………. .

S ilvia (21)

I’m a twin and I think my sister and I will always be best friends. I see her a lot. We both love ……..……………….. - really hot, spicy food like Indian curries and …………..……….... So we often invite each other for dinner.

M ichael (48)

I live with my mother and she is the most important person for me. We do lots of things together. We both like the theatre, so we go a lot. We like ……………………………. kinds of music. We’re both ………………………………. of Andrew Lloyd Webber. I can talk to her about anything.

D aniel (38)

My best friend’s my dog. Dogs don’t lie; they don’t ……………… you and they like ………………….. What more do you want from a friend?

John (29)

I actually don’t have much ………………… with my best friend, Colin. I’ve known him since I was six or seven. When we left university he joined the army and I became an art teacher. He plays a lot of sport like football and he hates going to art galleries and ………………….. I think we actually both love ……………………about films and things in the news.

WRITING

Now write a few sentences about your best friend/relative/acquaintance/neighbor. Do you share similar interests? Do you have much in common? Do you get on well?

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TRANSLATION

1. Я думаю, она не работает в банке.

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2. Они необычная пара: он живет в Лондоне, она – в Париже, видятся они по выходным.

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3. Он увлекается фотографией.

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4. Как вас называет жена?

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5. Иногда мы готовим романтический ужин со свечами и проводим вечер дома вместе.

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6. Она двадцатипятилетняя женщина, которая живет в пентхаусе.

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7. Их мать живет одна (сама по себе).

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8. Он терпеть не может готовить еду.

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9. У меня есть машина, и я почти никогда не пользуюсь общественным транспортом.

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10. Мы с сестрой хорошо ладим друг с другом, и у нас есть общие интересы.

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APPENDIX Useful Vocabulary acquaintance argument awful boring can’t stand couple crowded don’t mind gambling habit hobby loud neighbour noise on my own peace pet punctuality quiet relatives things like that to agree to be interested (in) to be keen (on) to chat to criticize to dislike to do yoga to eat out to get on really well to go for a walk to go out to guess to hate to have much in common to play golf/football to prefer to suppose to take a bus to watch films to write stories unusual violence GRAMMAR EXPLANATION We use Present Simple for describing routines (actions and situations which are not temporary), facts and statistics, natural phenomena, likes and dislikes. Positive sentences: I/you/we/they go to the gym on Sundays. He/she goes to the gym on Sunday. (Note: in the 3rd person singular we add –s or –es) Negative sentences: I/you/we/they don’t go to the gym on Sundays. He/she doesn’t go to the gym on Sunday. Note: in negative sentences we add auxiliary “do” – don’t or doesn’t for the 3rd person singular. Questions: Do I/you/we/they go to the gym? Does he/she go to the gym on Sundays? Note: for questions we add auxiliary “do” in the beginning or after the question word.

Formulas I’ve never heard of it. Not really. What are you keen on? What kind of things do you like? What’s it like? Where are you from originally? Whereabouts exactly? Why do you ask? Extra award candle charity dinner cook love at first sight permanent retail spicy staff to employ to expand to go on to join the army to lend to lie to try on to win tune twin zodiac signs

GRAMMAR EXPLANATION We use Present Simple for describing routines (actions and situations which are not temporary), facts and statistics, natural phenomena, likes and dislikes. Positive sentences: I/you/we/they go to the gym on Sundays. He/she goes to the gym on Sunday. (Note: in the 3rd person singular we add –s or –es) Negative sentences: I/you/we/they don’t go to the gym on Sundays. He/she doesn’t go to the gym on Sunday. Note: in negative sentences we add auxiliary “do+not” - don’t or - doesn’t for the 3rd person singular. Questions: Do I/you/we/they go to the gym? Does he/she go to the gym? Note: for questions we add auxiliary “do” or “does” in the beginning or after the question word.

UNIT 2: ON A SPENDING SPREE