Unit 29: COMPUTER DATING

Vocabulary

age	/eɪdʒ/	n
beard	/bɪəd/	n
boxing	/ˈbɒk.sɪŋ/	n
chess	/tʃes/	n
complete	/kəmˈpli:t/	v
computer	/kəmˈpju:.təʳ/	n
date	/deɪt/	n
date	/deɪt/	v
dislikes	/dɪs’laɪk/	n
farmer	/ˈfɑ:.məʳ/	n
fishing	/ˈfɪʃ.ɪŋ/	n
form	/fɔ:m/	n
interviewer	/ˈɪn.tə.vju:.əʳ/	n
later	/ˈleɪtəʳ/	adv
jazz	/dʒæz/	n
judo	/ˈdʒu:.dəʊ/	n
karate	/kəˈrɑ:.ti/	n
likes	/laɪks/	n
music	/ˈmju:.zɪk/	n
occupation	/ˌɒk.jʊˈpeɪ.ʃən/	n
personal	/ˈpɜ:.sən.əl/	adj
photograph	/ˈfəʊ.tə.grɑ:f/	n
politics	/ˈpɒl.ɪ.tɪks/	n
post	/pəʊst/	v
recreation	/ˌrek.riˈeɪ.ʃən/	n
signature	/ˈsɪg.nɪ.tʃəʳ/	n
surname	/ˈsɜ:.neɪm/	n

People’s names

First name		Last name
Female	Male
Virginia	Edward Henry	Cherry Holton Bull

Expressions

How old are you?

What about?

What!

Listening

Interviewer: Come in. Mr. Bull: Ah, good afternoon. My name’s Bull…John Bull. I’m looking for a girlfriend. Interviewer: Please, sit down, Mr. Bull. May I ask you some questions? Mr. Bull: Oh, yes…what about? Interviewer: Ah… music, for example… do you like music? Mr. Bull: Yes, I do. I like classical music. Interviewer: Do you like pop music? Mr. Bull: No, I don’t… and I don’t like jazz. Interviewer: How old are you, Mr. Bull? Mr. Bull: What! I don’t like personal questions! Interviewer: Oh, well… can you complete this form later, and send it by post!

Passport photograph SurnameFirst name(s) Age Occupation BullJohn George 65 Farmer Colours: Food: Drink: Recreation: Music: Dislikes: Red, white and blue.Roast beef, potatoes. Beer, whisky. Fishing, chess, golf. Classical music. Pop music, dancing, film, children. Date: 29.6.78 Signature:
Now write five questions about John Bull. - Does he like potatoes? - Does he like roast beef? - Does he like fishing? - Does he like chess?	Write 5 questions to ask your friend. Do you like children? Do you like classical music? Do you like red? Do you like dancing? Do you like fishing?
Passport photograph SurnameFirst name(s) Age Occupation Cherry.Virginia. 18. Student. Likes:Colours: Food: Drink: Recreation: Music: Dislikes: Pink, yellow and green. Fruit, vegetables. Milk, fruit juice. Dancing, swimming, tennis. Rock, jazz. football, dogs, beards. Date: 29th June, 1978. Signature:
Now write ten sentences about Virginia Cherry. She likes pink. She doesn’t like politics. She likes yellow. She doesn’t like television. She likes fruit. She doesn’t like football. She likes vegetables. She doesn’t like beards. She likes dancing. She doesn’t like dogs.	Write ten sentences about yourselves. I like pink. I don’t like politics. I like fruit. I don’t like television. I like tennis. I don’t like football. I like vegetables. I don’t like beards. I like rock. I don’t like whisky.

Grammar

THE SIMPLE TENSE of ORDINARY VERBS

I You We They	Affirmative	Negative do not  + bare infinitive (= don’t)	Interrogative
	- I like football. -They need a fridge.	- We don’t likerock music.- Two students don’t like swimming.	- Do you want a jacket?- Yes, I do. - Do your children like to watch a football match? - No, they don’t.
He she It	Verbs + S( Verbs + ES)	does not + bare infinitive ( = doesn’t)
	- She likes films. - Tom goes to school at 8:30 every day.	- He doesn’t like dogs.- My mother doesn’t like karate.	- Does he like a Rolls-Royce?- Yes, he does. - Does Bill go to work at 9 o’clock? - No, he doesn’t

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Verb + S”s” – /s/	Verb + ES”es” – /iz/	Verb + S-/z/
/k/, /p/, /t/, /f/	-/s/, /ʃ/, /tʃ/, /dʒ/
Examples:
looks stops starts laughs	dresseswashes watches	smilescomes wears

go — goes /gəʊz/

do — does /dəz/

study — studies