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3 Read 

A. Listen and read the email about Joanne’s new friend. B. Read again and answer the
What is each paragraph about? Write 1 4. questions.

In this paragraph Joanne... 1. Where do Nicki and Joanne live?
a. tells us about Nicki’s character. 2. Why is Nicki almost famous?

b. describes what they do together. 3. What does Nicki look like?
c. describes Nicki’s appearance. 4. What’s Nicki like?
5. What’s Joanne like?
d. presents the person she is describing in the email.
6. What do the girls often
do in their free time?

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Hi Donald,
Guess what! I’ve got some great news. I’ve got a
new friend here in Derby and she’s famous! Well,
almost famous. She’s a rollerblading champion 4 Speak
and she’s in my class. Her name is Nicki Shaw.
Do you know her? Talk in pairs.
She’s got straight brown hair and beautiful blue
eyes. She’s really good-looking. She’s quite tall Who’s your best friend?
and she wears trendy clothes, so she always ...
looks good. What does he/she look
Nicki is very kind and friendly and she’s got lots of like?
cool friends. This is great because I’m usually shy. ...
But now, all her friends are mine, too. She’s also What is he/she like?
very clever and sometimes helps me with my Is he/she shy, hard-
maths homework. working, etc.?
Nicki lives near my house and we often spend our ...
free time rollerblading. I’m not very good but Nicki is What does he/she do
helping me a lot. in his/her free time?
Write back soon, ...
Joanne What do you do
together?
...

5 Write

A. Read the tip and put the words in bold in the sentences B. Use the notes below to write
1 5 in the correct order. about your best friend.
tip • When writing, remember to use paragraphs.

• When describing a person, use the order of adjectives
shown in the table below.
My best friend
opinion size/length type colour + noun
good-looking slim women My best friend’s name is...

beautiful long curly black hair He’s/She’s got...
1. Jennifer is a woman beautiful tall. He’s/She’s very...
2. Lionel has got wavy hair fair.
3. My sisters have got eyes green beautiful. We spend our free time...
4. Thomas is a good-looking man slim.
5. I’ve got straight hair dark short.
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