108 Who's that?

Describing people m!D

• a) Correct the two mistakes in each description.

in

Oscar is ett h is late fif t ies. Hes got glasses a nd he's goi ng to bald.

2. Chris is i n h is mid ­

t hi nics. HC:.; got da rk short hai r and st ri ped shi rt.

s The concert . ..........................

6 No one ···--·---·-···-····- .

7 \Ve ......................

8

2. Eri n i s Ma isie's t wi n. Sh es got st raight blo nde hairs

and a dress nowery

4 A lice is i n her mid-fif t ies. She's got some length­

sh oulder hai r and a ligh t ja cket.

b) Read the descript ions

i n 1a) again . Write the names of people a)-d)

Look at the picture . Writ e full sentences.

1 Descri be t hese people's hai r.

1. Kia n 's hai r .is short and. .wly•.......

b) Jay's h a i r ·······-·······-------······.........

c) Fern's hai r

2 Describe t he di fferences betwee n wha t t hese peo pl e a re wea ri ng .

1. Fern h as got .drk..tro.v.g_r.s...

Alice has got .

b} Chris has got .............

on t he picture .

Oscar bas got _•

108

Modal verbs (2): making deductions mID

CJ a) 1\fakc sentences wit h t hese words.

1 use I mu st I hai r st raighteners I Eve .

.{vg rrn1t!!.$. .h.iutr. igh.tgners....

2 wit h I Ru by I be I ponytail/ could I the I The girl .

3 st uck I be I Jo I in t raffic I cou ld .

must could can 't

LEO I'm not sure, bu t Oscar's new

gi rlfriend ⁴ ...•.•...... be t he woman wi t h su n glasses.

^PHOEBE Well sh e ⁵••......... ^{be the one} wi t h cu rl y hai r. She's m y age!

4 be I la ter I party I m ight I Joel I to t he I coming .

LEO

No. Sh e ⁶.•................ .....• have lot<; of

money. Look at all that jewellery!

can't must might

s m ust I leaving I i n a I Stephen I m i n u te I be .

6. may I a t home I stay I The children I lo I pref er .

PHOEBE Kian came wi th his parent s. rm not su re but he ⁷ ..

be worki ng wi t h h is dad agai n.

Who's t h e gi rl near hi m ?

6. J

   can't I a nv worse I weather I The I get .

LEO

l think her name's Fern.

•••.

PHOEBE Oh , sh e ⁸

..... ^{be Kian's}

s working I be I Simon I there any more I can't .

b) Read t he sen tences in 3a) again. Arc t hese sentences true (T)

or false (F)? The speaker ...

[[I believes Eve uses hair straigh teners.

2. D knows who Ruby is.

LEO

girlfriend. I've heard hi m speak about her.

Then Kian ⁹.••.•............•........... be working wi th his dad. She said she works i n the sa me office as her

boyfriend.

2. D t hink s Jo is possibl y st uck in t raffic.

3. D doesn't know if Joel is comi ng to the party. s D is su re t ha t Stephen is leavi ng soon.

6 D thinks t he child ren definitely wan t to stay at home .

7 D thi nks t he wea t her isn't very good.

8 Disn't sure whether Simon has l eft his old job.

a) Look at the pictu re on page 51 again and fill in the gaps wit h the words in t he boxes.

must may

PHOEBE Chr is looks absol u tely exhausted. Jami e ¹ ..Q:UJ..'.t.. he sleepi ng very well.

b) \Vrite sentences using m ust, could, may,

might or can't. Sometimes more than one verb is possible.

1. Ja mie I be I feel I h u n gry or ti red.

J mi. .mightQ.g.fe/ing../JY.rJ9'Y qr.Jirnd ....

2. Jam ie I be Ch ris's son.

J mi..mu$.tb.g (f]r.f:. 9.n..... ..........................

3 Phoebe I be I have I a baby soon .

4 Leo I be Phoebe's gra nd fat her.

s Ch ris I be I stay I at the pa rty u n til late.

LEO

Yes. A nd Jamie's crying a lot. He ² •...•••.••.......•...•.••.... need

somet hing to eat.

6 Phoebe and Leo I get on well.

PHOEBE Or he ³••••••••••.•...... .. •.••••• be tired, perhaps?

LEO You're proba bly right. Bu t l don't t hink I'll point tha t out to Ch ris!

•

7 Eri n a nd Maisie I be I cha t I about Oscar.

8 jay I be reti red yet .