Lesson material

1. Welcome to
the class

2. WHAT YOU LEARNED IN THE LAST LESSON?
◼ Present simple
◼ -s sound ending
◼ Richard’s type

3. LEAD-IN
In your family who knows you best?
Who do you know well?

4. Talk 3
Lesson 5: Who’s their ideal partner?

5. Lesson 5 – Who’s their ideal partner?
1. Listening
Richard’s story
2. Speaking
A person you know well
3. Communicative
Who’s their ideal partner?

6. LISTENING
1. Listen to Richard talking about what happened when he met Claire and Nina.
Claire (1.3) Nina (1.4)
Does he like
them?
What are the
problems?

7. LISTENING
1. Listen to Richard talking about what happened when he met Claire and Nina.
Claire (1.3) Nina (1.4)
Does he like
them?
He likes her as a friend
but not as a girlfriend.
He likes her very
much and wants to
see her again.
What are the
problems?
The problem is she
talked a lot about herself
(and not about him)
The problem is Nina
doesn’t think he’s
her type.

8. LISTENING
2. Now listen again and write down any adjectives or expressions that Richard
uses to describe Claire and Nina.
Claire Nina
Very friendly Very attractive

9. LISTENING
2. Now listen again and write down any adjectives or expressions that Richard
uses to describe Claire and Nina.
Claire Nina
Very friendly, extrovert,
slim, not very tall, long
dark hair, pretty, funny, a
great sense of humour,
talkative
Very attractive, short dark
hair, tall, Hungarian,
fantastic (English), shy,
beautiful Hungarian
accent

10. LISTENING
3. Who knows Richard better, his mum or Danny? Are you surprised?

11. SPEAKING
4. Work in pairs.
Think of a person you know well, a family member or a friend, who is single. You are going to tell
your partner about him/her. Look at the chart below and prepare what you are going to say.
• NAME?
• AGE?
• JOB/STUDIES?
• LIVES IN?
• PHYSICAL APPEARANCE?
• PERSONALITY?
• SMOKES?
• LIKES?
• DOESN'T LIKE?

12. SPEAKING
5. Work in pairs.
A describe your person to B
B listens and asks for more information.
Do you know anybody who would be a good partner for this person? Then swap roles.

13. SPEAKING
5. Describe people to your partner and match them to their ‘ideal partners’.
Example: He’s thirty and he’s a writer. He’s tall and has dark hair.
Richard Age: 30
Job: writer
Appearance: very tall, dark
Personality: intelligent,
generous, very talkative
women with a sense of
humour
women who talk a lot,
women with short hair.
Mark Age: 32
Job: vet
Appearance: short, quite fat
Personality: very kind, a bit
mean
extrovert women, women
with long hair
shy women, women who
spend money all the time

14. SPEAKING
5. Describe people to your partner and match them to their ‘ideal partners’.
David Age: 25
Job: footballer
Appearance: tall, fair hair,
good-looking
Personality: funny, quite lazy
attractive women who
don’t talk much
very intelligent women
Andy Age: 21
Job: student
Appearance: long hair, quite
thin, not very tall
Personality: extrovert, not
very hardworking
women who make him
laugh, women with short hair
women who are mean
Example: He’s thirty and he’s a writer. He’s tall and has dark hair.

15. SPEAKING
5. Describe people to your partner and match them to their ‘ideal partners’.
Ian Age: 18
Job: mechanic
Appearance: short, thin, with
dark hair
Personality: quite funny, very
hard-working, a bit mean
women with long hair
and a sense of humour
quiet, shy women
Example: He’s thirty and he’s a writer. He’s tall and has dark hair.

16. SPEAKING
5. Describe people to your partner and match them to their ‘ideal partners’.
Sara Age: 20
Job: computer technician
Appearance: short, with very
short dark hair
Personality: generous and
funny, not very good at listening
men who are open and
friendly
men who talk all the time.
Rebecca Age: 21
Job: model
Appearance: tall, slim
Personality: not very intelligent,
not very careful with money,
always on a diet
sporty men with a sense of
humour
men who are shorter than
her, men who aren’t generous
Example: He’s thirty and he’s a writer. He’s tall and has dark hair.

17. SPEAKING
5. Describe people to your partner and match them to their ‘ideal partners’.
Gill Age: 31
Job: journalist
Appearance: quite tall, long
blond hair
Personality: good at
listening, funny, quite shy
intelligent men who are
taller than her
men who are mean,
men with long hair
Martina Age: 19
Job: hairdresser
Appearance: not very tall,
long fair hair
Personality: funny, very
talkative
men who work hard
men with long hair, very
tall men
Example: He’s thirty and he’s a writer. He’s tall and has dark hair.

18. SPEAKING
5. Describe people to your partner and match them to their ‘ideal partners’.
Maria Age: 24
Job: nurse
Appearance: long dark, not
very tall
Personality: open and friendly,
very talkative
men who are good with
animals
very talkative, thin men
Example: He’s thirty and he’s a writer. He’s tall and has dark hair.

19. LET’S REVIEW
◼ Richard’s story
◼ A person you know well
◼ Who’s their ideal partner?