Key words: sip (v) baggy trousers reluctant magazine dish dessert chopped skip (v) taste

A In pairs, partner A thinks of something s/he really likes/dislikes and tells partner B about this through miming. partner B tries to guess what partner A wants to tell. Take turns as partner B mimes and partner A tries to guess.

For example, partner A may do the miming of picking a cup from the saucer, sipping tea from the cup and then making an expression of disliking to show that he really dislikes having the tea.

B Read the following text about Paul's visit to Kobita's house and answer the following questions.

Paul went to meet Kobita and her family the next day. He was in his blue trousers and a grey T-shirt. Kobita's mother, Ms Shahana was a shy woman and she was reluctant to come in front of Paul. But Paul greeted her warmly in his newly learnt Bangla, "Kemon achen?". Ms Shahana loved hearing a foreigner speak in Bangla. She welcomed Paul to her house. Kobita started talking to Paul. She wanted him to write something for her school magazine. As they were talking, Ms Shahana prepared quite a number of Bangladeshi dishes. She served him lunch at noon. Paul had plain rice, chicken curry, fish bhuna, dal and salad for lunch. He liked the tastes of all those delicious items except the dried fish bhorta. He is afraid of hot chillies. He also does not like eating fresh onions. So he skipped the mashed potato which had chopped fresh onions in it. But Paul became very fond of the dessert made of rice, gur, milk and coconut. He also enjoyed drinking tea made of fresh cow milk. Paul thanked Kobita and Ms Shahana for the lunch. In fact, he was tired of having vegetables and fried eggs for the last few weeks. He hates eating the same food for weeks. So he enjoyed the tastes of a variety of Bangladeshi dishes

Questions

1. What did Ms. Shahana love about Paul when she first saw him?
2. Which two items of food did Paul skip while having lunch?
3. What item of food did Paul especially like?
4. What has Paul been eating for the last few weeks? Did he like eating them?
5. Why do you think Paul visited Kobita's house?

C Read the expressions of liking and disliking taken from the passage in B. First, complete the sentences. Then, arrange the sentences in order of 'liking very much' to 'disliking very much'.

1. Paul likes ……………………………..
2. He is fond of ……………………………..
3. He enjoys ……………………………..
4. He loves ……………………………..
5. He doesn't like ……………………………..
6. He is afraid of ……………………………..
7. He hates ……………………………..

D Now write a true sentence about yourself with each expression and compare your sentences with a partner.