In the examples below?

1. When she heard the news she burst into tears.

2. One moment he was calm and reasonable, and the next moment he flew into a rage and started shouting at everyone.

3. He used to be a charming man but in later life he turned into a very unpleasant person.

4. She settled into the routine of her new job very quickly.

5. He got into the habit of watching TV every afternoon.

B. What are the two different meanings of to take to in these sentences?

1. I took to him immediately.

2. I took to playing golf every Saturday morning.

Skill Ex. 28 Expressing feelings about people you know.

Developing Read the first text; choose words to complete the second text; and put words in the blanks in the third

We don't get on well

Charan

I really like my boss. She's a lovely person, very easy to work for, very fair. She always asks what I think before she changes anything. If there's a problem, we talk about it. She never gets angry. I trust her, and she trusts me. It's a pleasure to work for her.

George

I get on all right with my boss. He's sometimes a bit interesting/difficult to work for, but he's never/usually quite fair, and he trusts me to do my job well. I hateflike that. On the other hand, he doesn't always realise how much/many time I need for some things, and he comes/gets angry when I haven't finished. But on the whole, 1 don't know/think we get on too badly.

Lesley

I hate my job, and I can't stand my_____ well at all. He's very________to talk to, because he just doesn't listen. We really don't get_________. He can make mistakes, and that's all right, but when I ____________ a mistake, he’s angry. He changes his mind about things again and again. I can't leave my job right now, but I am really fed up with that man.

Ex. 29 Think of a person you know (sister/uncle/teacher/boss). Speak about the way you get on with that person. Try to use words from the texts above and from the Focus Vocabulary.

Ex. 30 Read the following descriptions and say who these people are describing. Relative? Someone They Know Professionally?

1. She's absolutely adorable. I think she's very pretty, she makes me laugh a lot, um ... she tells terrible jokes but I like the way she tells them. She's a bit naughty sometimes and I curse her when she gets me up at six o'clock in the morning, but when I hear her singing in the morning, well, all is forgiven. She can twist me round her little finger, of course.

2. He was very boring and predictable. The kind of person who remembered birthdays and anniversaries, but who made you angry because there was absolutely nothing spontaneous about him. His ideas of fun were so unadventurous. Well, the first few years were OK, but after that I'd just had enough. Reliable, stable, dependable, and boring.

3. Well, he's quite well-dressed and punctual. Sometimes he's cheerful and tells jokes, but other times we have to do a lot of work. We don't really know him very well. Oh, I know he's married, but I've never met him socially or anything like that. He seems very professional.

4. I've never actually spoken to him. Mmm, I see him every day. Of course, as he leaves his car and gets in the lift to his office on the top floor. He's terribly well-dressed, and he must wear expensive after-shave because you can still smell it ten minutes after he's gone.

Now, think of someone you know well. Describe him/her in brief, speak about distinguished features of character, habits, interests. Try to compose the description in such a way so that your group mates could guess who the described person is: your relative, friend, school teacher, etc.

Well, you've got a good sense of humour, you're handsome and intelligent, we've got the same interests and lifestyles...

Ex. 31 Expand the following statements, express your opinion.

1. You will like him if you get to know him better as he is...

2. His brother looks a bit stern but...

3. The girl is a little unbalanced but...

4. S/he is everything I dislike in a woman/man ...

5. I like the way he behaves ...

6. He is not the kind of person you will like at first sight but...

7. She is terribly boring ...

8. He's got a bunch of bad habits ...

9. His bark's worse than his bite.

10. She wants what she wants when she wants it.