BEC: May 8th. Unit 7, First Impressions

First Impressions, Tapescript
Unit 7 First Impresions

The phone rings
Christina: Hello?
Amy: Hi, Christina. It’s Amy.
C: Oh, hi. What’s up?
A: Listen, my friend Maurice asked me for your phone number. I think he wants to ask you out.
C: Really? Humph… Maurice? Maurice? Maurice? What does he look like?
A: He’s in my English class, and you met him at the party the other night. You know, he’s tall…
C: Oh, right! He’s tall and has blond hair and really nice hazel eyes?
A: No, he doesn’t have blonde hair or hazel eyes. He has brown hair, curly brown hair and brown eyes.
C: O.K. And, he’s a little heavy?
A: Heavy? No, he isn’t heavy at all. He’s quite slim. Very athletic looking.
C: I still can’t picture him. And I met him at the party?
A: Yes, remember? He was there with my friend - Julia.
C: Right, Julia. Julia? Uhhh Julia. What colour hair does she have?
A: Black. She has long straight black t hair.
C: Long hair? Wait, I must be thinking of someone else. How tall is she?
A: Well, she’s pretty short, shorter than I am, anyway.
C: O.K., I think I know who Julia is. But, wait. I still don’t remember Maurice. Does he have a mustache?
A: No, he doesn’t.
C: How old is he?
A: I don’t know. In his late 20’s. Probably around 28.
C: I still don’t know who he is.
A: Well, he’s really nice and he’s definitely interested in you.
C: O.K. If you think he’s nice, sure. Give him my phone number. Maybe we can all meet for coffee or something. And, could you email me his photo before we meet?
A: Sure thing. I’ll see you later.
C: O.K. Bye!
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Some handy expressions when asking about people's appearance:
What does he look like? (In the answer you don't say: He looks like tall, BUT simply He's tall. )
How old is he?
What colour are his eyes/hair?
Is he tall/short/medium height?
Is he heavy/ medium/slim?
To check out some handy referring to people's appearance, check out the following links:
http://www.writeshop.com/article3.htm
http://www.talkeasy.co.uk/link/materials/esl11.html
HOMEWORK: Write your own dating video script in which you will describe (1/2 or 1 hand-written page):
1. You (your name, age, occupation)
a) physical appearance
b)personal characteristics (are you kind, smart, stupid, etc)
c) your hobbies and interests
2. Your ideal partner
a) age and physical appearance
b) her hobbies and interests