‘Complete the email. Choose from the adjectives in bold from Activity 2. Te: Jogact-ontro.cem From: Jonma@ncimaicom ‘Anyway, you asked to see a photo of my family 50 here its. Mum and Dad are both middle-aged now bbut Dad's the overweight bald one! He used to have. beard that | hated. We'e very different from each thE HOS (1) anne HM always Late. He plans, ‘everything and is (2) ava not He loves talking to people but I'm (3)... Mum's ‘always smartly dressed and (4) she always hasa smile on her face. She's (5)... 0 always does what she promilses to do. She's also really (6) _.nd will tall you exactly what she thinks! My brother Ryan’ in his teens. He's only ‘medium-helght but he’s well-built for his age and ‘good-looking. He (7). and wants to bea Formula 1 engineer one day. He's (8) sn 100, so;he always knows when I'm fooling a bit sad. Girls love him! The people below all want to make new friends. There are eight suggestions about how to meet people. Decide which suggestion (A-H) would be the most suitable for each person (1-5). 1 Carla, Carla likes working with others to protect ‘the natural environment. She lives in a flat and doesn like pets. 2 Yuki Yuki studied archaeology but didnt find itvery interesting He works as ajournalist and loves reading. He would lke to become ‘more confident in speaking. 3 Tara Tara loves travelling but she gets seasick. She enjoys learning about other cultures, ‘especially famous works of art from the past 4 Daniel Daniels a big fan of Barcelona Football Club and is quite good at music. When they win, he loves singing the club song with other fans. He isnt interested in his local team, 5 Miriam _ Miriam is studying psychology. She likes working with children but i also interested in animal psychology and how pets behave. She enjoys doing things outdoors. WAYS TO MAKE friends A Study something. Why not go ‘back to schoot’? Most universities offer evening or summer courses. You can explore your interests, study for a qualification and get to know the other students. B Go to museums. Many museums have lectures followed by sacial gatherings where you can meet and talk to people with similar interests. You could also become a volunteer museum guide for averseas visitors - you'llearn a lat! ¢ Buy a football season ticket. If you're a football fan, buy @ season ticket for your local stadium. The people who sit near you support your team too but you might have more interests in common, D Get a dog. While out on walks, your dog will introduce’ you to other dog owners but you could also take him to obedience classes. Youll have a happy pet and some new friends as well E Join a choir. IFyoure a frustrated musician, then why not join 3 choir? Performing will give you a sense of achievement - one youll share with the other choir members. F Volunteer. ‘Teach teenagers about recycling or help clean up a local beach. You'l feel good about yourself and activities like these are a perfect way of meeting like-mindec people. G Go onacruise. Cruises are a great way of meeting a wide range of people from different countries. There's always a huge Programme of activities to do, including art and history, 50 you really cant help making new friends. H Join a book club (or start one! Some libraries spansar book clubs but if yours doesnt, start one yourself invite friends and take it in turns to choose a book to discuss -ittl certainly improve your conversation skils! Writing You are going to meet your cousin Myra at the station but you have never met her before. Write an email to Myra. In your email, you should + describe yourself + ask Myra to describe herself ‘+ suggest a place to meet in the station. Write 35-45 words.Match the adjectives (1-5) to the descriptions (A-E). 1 4 generous..P.. 2 fashionable shy... 5 reliable 3 lazy moow> Francesca is nervous when she meets people for the first time. Luca spends a lot of money on birthday presents for his family. Sergio stays in bed all day at the weekends and never does any housework. If Martina promises to do something, you can trust her to do it. Laura often reads magazines about clothes and loves going shopping. . Match the sentences on the left with the character adjectives on the right. 1 2. 3. 4 Si: 6. % 8. always brings you a little present. never tells the truth. ... is only interested in himself. always smiles and makes a joke. . is afraid to speak to strangers. .. never boasts about himself. . hates spending money. never helps with the housework Ir a. lazy b. shy c. dishonest d. generous * e, modest f. selfish 9. cheerful h. mean Across 1. Lam quite___ when | meet new people — I can never think of anything to say and my face goes red. 4) Iman extrovert and I'm always very and happy. 6 My/riend is often late ~ he's not very .._.and never, knows what the time is. 8 Myssisteris very__ and she loves spending her money buying presents for other people. 10. Samisa very __... person who finds it very difficult to relax, especially before exams. Down 2. My friend alvays tells the truth. She's very... 3. Sue isa very... person who always does what she says she will do. 5 _Imvery interested in finding out about anything new — my mother says I've always been a__ person. 7 [really want to do well in my career I'm very... 9 Mysisteris quite__. Even quite unimportant things can Upset her. 11_| make lists of the things | need to do every day. suppose you could say that 'm quite __.