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Skills - Speaking - Dialogues - Flatsharing

Task-based Speaking Activity 2: Looking for a Flat - Go to Task 1
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You two need to share a house with somebody else, because the rent is far too expensive. You have interviewed four people, two each, and taken some notes on them, but, of course, you know more about that interview than what you have written down. Discuss all the cases and decide who to invite to join you.

Interviewing potential (would-be) flatmates
You've got a candidate each. Before your discussion, decide what he or she is like. Then each describes his/her candidate, the others ask questions, and you finally negociate who is the best for sharing the flat with you 3!

What's he or she like?

General description

What does he or she look like?

Physical description

What's he or she like?

Personality

What does he or she like?

What she/he enjoys

What do you think?

Assessment.


Giving information

Origin
Why in London?
Occupation
Smoker
Orientation

Any children?
Any pets?
Preferred language?
Mother language?
Lifestyle (sleeping and eating)

Useful Language
Who is he or she? What does he or she do? Where's he or she from? How old is he or she?
How long has he or she lived in London? How long did he or she live in .? How long has he or she worked for .? How long has he or she lived/worked there?
How long has he or she been married/ partners/ together? Has he or she got any children?
He or she looks like ... He or she looks a bit like you, actually
Well, she's average in terms of height and weight, in her thirties. Her face is round with freckles. She's got big round brown eyes and her hair is shoulder-length, brown and straight. Her clothes are casual.
Is he or she nice? Perhaps too moody?! What was your first/general impression? He or she seems to be quite nice, actually. He or she looked a bit worried/nervous. Do you think he or she'll get on with us?

Describing physical appearance. What does he or she look like?

Height

Build

Age

Face

Eyes

Hairstyle

Clothes

tall
tallish
short
shortish
medium height

Strong
frail
stocky
thin
chubby
skinny
well-built

young
elderly
middle-aged
teenager
in her/his 20s, 30s, 40s

round
oval
square
with scares
with wrinkles
with freckles
with spots
with a beard
sun-tanned
pale

big
round
blue
large
small
wears lenses
bright
with glasses
almond-shaped

balding
bald
straight
curly
spiky
wavy

casual
scruffy
shabby
smart
tidy
messy


Describing personality. What's he or she like?

smart
intelligent
clever
curious
sensitive
imaginative
crafty
with a sense of humor

naive
loyal
gentle
careful
reliable
sensible
practical
easy-going

hard-working
self-controlled friendly
funny
sociable
extrovert
cheerful

active
energetic
confident
shy
trusting independent generous
supportive

flexible
open-minded
tolerant
strong-minded
careless
dull
boring
nervous

aggressive
ambitious
tough
secretive
clumsy
stupid
moody
lively

selfish
mean
stingy
stubborn
narrow-minded
(looks) worried
(im)patient
posh


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