Exercise 2. Write about Jamie Cullum, a song writer and jazz pianist, in the third
person. Don’t forget to change pronouns.
Model: “In my work...” → In his work ... “I live...” → He lives...
“On Saturdays, we get up ...” → On Saturdays, they get up...
1. In my work I travel a lot and I stay in different hotels, so my perfect weekend is at home.
2. I live in a flat in north-west London next to my brother, Ben, and at weekends I like
being with him and my wife, Sophie.
3. On Friday nights, we often go to a club – we all love dancing.
4. On Saturdays, we get up late and I make breakfast.
5. Then I sit at my piano and I play for a couple of hours.
6. I don’t write songs, I just play.
7. Sometimes in the afternoon we go shopping in Portobello Market.
8. I love old things.
9. I have black leather cowboy boots from there.
10. Also, I look for old postcards.
11. In the evening, we often watch a French or Japanese film.
person. Don’t forget to change pronouns.
Model: “In my work...” → In his work ... “I live...” → He lives...
“On Saturdays, we get up ...” → On Saturdays, they get up...
1. In my work I travel a lot and I stay in different hotels, so my perfect weekend is at home.
2. I live in a flat in north-west London next to my brother, Ben, and at weekends I like
being with him and my wife, Sophie.
3. On Friday nights, we often go to a club – we all love dancing.
4. On Saturdays, we get up late and I make breakfast.
5. Then I sit at my piano and I play for a couple of hours.
6. I don’t write songs, I just play.
7. Sometimes in the afternoon we go shopping in Portobello Market.
8. I love old things.
9. I have black leather cowboy boots from there.
10. Also, I look for old postcards.
11. In the evening, we often watch a French or Japanese film.
Answers & Comments
2. He lives in a flat in north-west London next to his brother, Ben, and at weekends he likes being with him and his wife, Sophie.
3. On Friday nights, they often go to a club – they all love dancing.
4. On Saturdays, they get up late and he makes breakfast.
5. Then he sits at his piano and he plays for a couple of hours.
6. He doesn’t write songs, he just plays.
7. Sometimes in the afternoon they go shopping in Portobello Market.
8. He loves old things.
9. He has black leather cowboy boots from there.
10. Also, he looks for old postcards.
11. In the evening, they often watch a French or Japanese film.
13. We sleep late on Sundays, but then I like cooking Sunday dinner.
14. In the evening I call my parents and my nan.
13. They sleep late on Sundays, but then she likes cooking Sunday dinner.
14. In the evening she calls her parents and her nan.
1. sailing
2. knitting
3. hiking
4. cooking
5. skiing
6. skating
7. cycling
8. jogging
9. embroidery
10. painting
11. going to a gym
a. going for a long walk in the countryside
b. preparing food
exercises
d. the activity of creating pictures
e. constructing fabric by interweaving of loops
f. the activity or sport of moving on skates
g. the sport or activity of using boats with sails
h. running slowly for exercise
i. the activity of sewing small patterns or pictures onto
things
j. moving over snow wearing a pair of long, flat narrow
pieces of wood or plastic that curve up at the front
k. riding a bicycle