2   Who is who?


 
Be, can and have got; connecting expressions in conversation; descriptions; listening and speaking skills.

 

 

  Anna       Jake       Peter       Polly       Rob       Sally

 

1. Listen to the recordings and answer the questions.
First recording
1. What is the man's name?
2. Which is his picture?
3. Who is the woman?
Third recording
 8. Who is speaking?
 9. Which is her picture?
10. Which is Sally's picture?
Second recording
4. Who is the first speaker?
5. Who is the other speaker?
6. Who are they talking about?
7. Which is his picture?
Fourth recording
11. Who is the first speaker?

2. Look at these words and expressions. Can you remember which of them came in the recordings? Listen again and check.

Look
You're just too old
Well, yes, OK
That's it
So what?
I don't agree
even
Well, yes I know
What's he like, then?
Well, you know
I must say
actually
perhaps
perhaps not
I don't know
On the other hand
though
still
I do think
maybe
maybe not
 
 

3. Read the conversation and put the expressions into the right places. (More than one answer is possible in some cases.)

  John:    actually; even; I don't know; just; look
  Marry:   I do think; I don't know; perhaps; so what; still; though

 

JOHN:        ............. , Marry, the problem is, we're ............. too different.
MARRY:      OK, we're different. ............. ? People are different.
JOHN:        Well, we don't have the same interests. We don't ............. like the same people.
MARRY:      ............. not. ............. , we get on very well together most of the time.
JOHN:        ............. , Marry. I don't think we do.
MARRY:      Well, OK, John, maybe there are some problems. But ............. we should go on trying for a bit longer.
JOHN:        ............. , Marry. Do you think we're getting anywhere?
MARRY:      ............. either. Let's have one more try, .............
JOHN:        OK. One more try.
4. Pronunciation. Practise these sentences.
You're too old.
Maybe you're right.
Yes, you are.

We're the same age.
Yes, we are.

My eyes are a bit small.
Yes, they are.

He's got a great sense of humor.
Yes, he has.
You've got pretty eyes.
You haven't got any money.
I can speak three languages.
He can dance all night.
Yes, he can.
You can't dance.
I can't say the same.

No, he isn't.
Age isn't important.
Why isn't she happy?
He hasn't got any hair.
No, he hasn't.
 
5. Prepare a short conversation like one of the recordings in Exercise 1. Possibilities:
      a.    a conversation about another person
      b.    a row with another person
      c.    a conversation with yourself about somebody (or about yourself).
In the conversation, use be, can, have got, and some of the expressions from Exercise 2. Practise the conversation and then let other students listen to it.
 

 

  Be
  I am (I'm)
  you are (you're)
  he/she/it is (he's/she's/it's)
  we are (we're)
  you are (you're)
  they are (they're)
  am I?
  are you?
  is he/she/it?
  are we?
  are you?
  are they?
  I am not (I'm not)
  you are not (you're not / you aren't)
  he/she/it is not (he's not etc./he isn't etc.)
  we are not (we're not / we aren't)
  you are not (you're not / you aren't)
  they are not ( they're not / they aren't)
 
  Can
  I can swim (I can to swim)
  he/she/it can swim (he/she/it cans ...)
etc.
  Can you swim? (Do you can ... ?)          etc.
  I cannot (can't) swim                          etc.
 
  Have (got)
  I have got (I've got)
  you have got (you've got)
  he/she/it has got (he's/she's/it's got
  we have got (we've got)
  you have got (you've got)
  they have got (they've got)
  have I got?
  have you got
  etc.
  I have not (haven't) got
  he/she/it has not (hasn't) got
  etc
 
Learn/revise: picture; get on (well) together (got, got); go on ...ing (went, gone); prethy; first; second; third; fourth; look; just; well; too; even; actually; though; still; maybe;   the same; a bit; most of the time; on the other hand; So what?; not ... either.

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