Exercise 3. Write about Shilpa Shetty, an Indian actress and model, in the third person.
Don’t forget to change pronouns.
Model: “Here in England my perfect weekend...” → Here in England her perfect weekend...
“I love...” → She loves... “We get a ...” → They get a...
1. Here in England my perfect weekend begins at my home in the countryside with my
husband Raj Kundra.
_________________________________________________________________________
2. On Fridays, we usually watch TV, but sometimes friends or family come to play cards –
poker.
_________________________________________________________________________
3. We get a takeaway pizza, and I drink green tea.
_________________________________________________________________________
4. I love green tea.
_________________________________________________________________________
5. On Saturdays, I get up late, and then I have a long bath.
_________________________________________________________________________
6. Sometimes I watch TV in the bath or listen to music.
_________________________________________________________________________
7. I like staying in the country at weekends – I love walking barefoot on the grass.
_________________________________________________________________________
8. We go to a pub for lunch – I like the puddings.
_________________________________________________________________________
9. I prefer to have Saturday evening at home.
_________________________________________________________________________
10. We like watching cookery programs.
_________________________________________________________________________
11. I like cooking Indian food, but not at weekends.
_________________________________________________________________________
12. On Sundays, I love shopping and gardening.
_________________________________________________________________________
13. I always buy my clothes from small boutiques, and I love visiting garden centres.
_________________________________________________________________________
14. I don’t cook on Sunday, we prefer eating out.
Don’t forget to change pronouns.
Model: “Here in England my perfect weekend...” → Here in England her perfect weekend...
“I love...” → She loves... “We get a ...” → They get a...
1. Here in England my perfect weekend begins at my home in the countryside with my
husband Raj Kundra.
_________________________________________________________________________
2. On Fridays, we usually watch TV, but sometimes friends or family come to play cards –
poker.
_________________________________________________________________________
3. We get a takeaway pizza, and I drink green tea.
_________________________________________________________________________
4. I love green tea.
_________________________________________________________________________
5. On Saturdays, I get up late, and then I have a long bath.
_________________________________________________________________________
6. Sometimes I watch TV in the bath or listen to music.
_________________________________________________________________________
7. I like staying in the country at weekends – I love walking barefoot on the grass.
_________________________________________________________________________
8. We go to a pub for lunch – I like the puddings.
_________________________________________________________________________
9. I prefer to have Saturday evening at home.
_________________________________________________________________________
10. We like watching cookery programs.
_________________________________________________________________________
11. I like cooking Indian food, but not at weekends.
_________________________________________________________________________
12. On Sundays, I love shopping and gardening.
_________________________________________________________________________
13. I always buy my clothes from small boutiques, and I love visiting garden centres.
_________________________________________________________________________
14. I don’t cook on Sunday, we prefer eating out.
Answers & Comments
2. On Fridays, they usually watch TV, but sometimes friends of their family come to play cards – poker.
3. They get a takeaway pizza, and she drinks green tea.
4. She loves green tea.
5. On Saturdays, she gets up late, and then she has a long bath.
6. Sometimes she watches TV in the bath or listens to music.
7. She likes staying in the country at weekends – she loves walking barefoot on the grass.
8. They go to a pub for lunch – she likes the puddings.
9. She prefers to have Saturday evening at home.
10. They like watching cookery programs.
11. She likes cooking Indian food, but not at weekends.
12. On Sundays, she loves shopping and gardening.
13. She always buys her clothes from small boutiques, and she loves visiting garden centres.
14. She doesn’t cook on Sunday, they prefer eating out.
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
c. going to a building with equipment for doing
exercises
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