firstimpression

1

Firstimpression

Madison:Jacob,areyouinterestedinhelpingmeoutandgoingonablinddatewitha

friendofmine?

Jacob:esshelooklike?

M:Well,she’sgotabeautifulfaceandlongcurlyredhair.

J:Howtallisshe?

M:She’sfairlytall,maybe2inchestallerthanme.

J:Isshechubby?

M:’sprettyactuallyveryathletic.

J:Itsoundslikeshe’ewearglass?

M:No,butshedoeswearcontactlens.

J:How’sherskin?

M:She’sgotagorgeouscomplexionwithafewfrecklesonherno.

J:Doesshehaveanypiercingortattoos?

M:Ithinkshehasherearspiercedandshedefinitelyhasafewtattoos:oneonher

lowerback,oneonherneck,andoneonherleftfoot.

J:What’sthetattooonherfootlike?

M:It’sabutterfly---everyoneinherfamilyhasone.

J:Evenhermom?

M:Yes,evenhermom.

J:What’sherpersonalitylike?

M:She’salotlikeme.

L:Sothereissomethingwrongwithher！Itwasbeginningtosoundlikeshewastoo

goodtobetrue.

Ufulexpressions

areyou,ifyoudon’tmindmeasking?

kmuchyoungerthanthat.

’satall,good-lookingmanwithshort,fairhair.

’sgotalovelyfigure.

rllooksveryattractive.

’syourheight?

identleftascaronhisforehead.

8.I’vejusthadatattoodone.

’sgotabirthmarkonhisrightcheek.

isofaverageheightandmediumbuildinhismid-twenties.

2

Stagesoflife

Emma:Youknow,Aiden,Idon’ereyouborn?

Aiden:IwasborninLondon,butIspentmostofmychildhoodinHongkong.

E:Whatwasyourchildhoodlike?

A:Ihadaprettystrictupbringing,andmyparentsandIwerealwaysfightingabout

it.

E:Doyougetalongwithyourparentsnow?

A:eyreachedmiddleage,theybecomealotlessuptight.

E:Wheredidyougotouniversity?

A:MyparentswantedmetostayinHongKong,butIdecidedtogobacktoEngland.

IgraduatedfromOxfordUniversitywithadegreeinEnglishliterature.

E:Whatisyourcurrentoccupation?

A:I’magazinearticlesandfictionbooks.

E:Didyoualwaysknowthatyouwantedtobeawriter?

A:No,Ididn’Englishteacherforaboutfiveyears,butbythetimeIwas30,

IdecidedIwantedafreshchallenge.

E:Howdidyoustartwriting?

A:Istartedwritingmagazinearticlesforfunandeventuallywasaskedtowritea

book,soIwasprettylucky.

E:Areyouwritingabooknow?

A:Yes,it’saboutagroupoffriendslivinginaforeigncountryandallthestrange

experiencestheyhave.

E:Soundsinteresting.

Ufulexpressions

mychildhoodinParis.

erystrictupbringing.

risEnglishliterature.

Idecidedtochangemycareerwasthebigturning-pointinmylife.

5.I’hebestdayofmylife.

6.I’mlf-employed.

spectlookedgood.

gnedformhiscompany.

ostopworkwhenIam60andhavealongandhappyretirement.

tmarriageunfortunatelyonlylastedacoupleofyears.