A. Listen to James describing his family situation and answer the questions.

1) Who are: Rachel? Louise? Richard?

2) What is James's opinion of Richard?

3) Who is the oldest child in the house?

4) Why doesn't James like Louise's behaviour?

5) What does their mum say when James and Rachel complain about Louise?

6) What happens when they have an argument with Louise?

B. Look at the verbs expressing attitude. Describe relationship between James, Louise and Richard.

	core verb	positive	negative
	to like	to love	to dislike
	to respect	to fancy	can’t stand
	to attract	to look up to	to look down on
	to be attracted to	to turn smb on	to hate
		to turn off

C. Describe the relationship between you and your parents, within your group, with your neighbour(s).

D. Discuss what you think James should do about his family situation (use new expressions).

OVER TO YOU

A. Fill in the gaps with the most suitable words using the information from the sites:

http://www.learnenglish.de/basics/appearances.htm;

http://www.learn-english-online.org/Lesson42/Like.htm.

Diana, the Princess of Wales, was a(n) …, …. woman. She had … skin and …, … eyes. Her hair was neatly cut and … in length.

Princess Diana was always … and liked … clothes which were usually made by famous designers. However, when she was on holiday with her children she enjoyed wearing … clothes.

During her appearances with Princes Charles she was very … and didn’t speak much. Later on, however, she became more …. Unlike most members of the Royal Family, she was involved with ordinary people. She was a very … person who supported various charities.

B.Imagine, that your cousin/uncle/aunt/mother etc. must go to London on a business trip. Describe his/her appearance to the person who has to meet him/her.

WRITING: APPLICATION FORM

A. Study the typical questions for Application Form.

 

Surname	Smith
First name	John	Initials JS
Age		Sex: female male (please tick)
Marital status	single married divorced widow/widower (please tick)
Date of birth	7 May 1992
Country of Birth	United Kingdom	Place of Birth: Bristol
Next of Kin	Susan Smith
Address	23 Southfield Road, Purbey, Westshire
Postcode	PU23 4HJ
Telephone	0560 152439
E-male address	jsmith@internetsp.com

B. You are going to visit your grandmother living abroad. You will need to fill in the application form similar to the one above. Write your answers.