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A Read and complete the profile below.. B Talk in pairs about your best friend.
Who’s your best friend?
…
How old is he/she?
…
My best friend forever! What does he/she look like?
…
My best friend’s name is Greg. He’s What can/can’t he/she do?
thirteen years old, and he’s tall and slim. …
He’s got fair hair and blue eyes. Has he/she got a pet?
…
He’s very cool! He can ride a horse What’s his/her favourite subject /
very well, but he can’t skateboard like gadget / book / video game / etc.?
I can. Greg’s crazy about horses. …
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His horse, Wild, is on his grandparents’
farm. Greg’s favourite book is The Black
Stallion, of course. C Read and complete the
sentences with and or but.
LINKING WORDS
Use and to join similar ideas.
Betty is tall and slim.
Use but to join two opposite ideas.
I can ride a bike but I can’t skateboard.

1. Lucy’s short she’s got dark hair.
2. Tim’s got a mobile phone he hasn’t
got a tablet.
3. Frank’s got two cats a parrot.
4. Sonia can dance she can’t sing.
5. Brad can speak Italian Spanish.

D Use the notes below to write a paragraph
about your best friend. Use the
information in activity B.

Name
My best friend

Age My best friend’s name is… .

He’s/She’s… years old.
What he looks like He/She is… . He’s/She’s got… hair
and… eyes.
He/She can… very well, but he/she can’t… .
What he can do He/She is crazy about…, and his/her
favourite… is… .
He/She has got / hasn’t got a pet.
Pet
Do not write very
Favourite book TIP! short sentences.
Join your sentences
with and or but.
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