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81 Lost and found 06 LANGUAGE SKILLS EXPLORE LOOK AGAIN EXTRAS Look at the pictures. How would you describe each object? Talk together. Listen to three conversations. Which object A–C do the people talk about in each? 32 A B C 33 TCD 2/09 Listen again. In what ways are the three objects similar to or different from: 34 a Check your ideas in conversations 1–3. b Sara: What furniture are we going to put in the reception area? Ralph: Well, I’d like to go back to that oce furniture shop and buy the funny thing we saw yesterday. Sara: What funny thing? Ralph: You know, it looks like an orange peel, kind of roundish and it’s covered in leather. Sara: e sofa? Ralph: No, not the sofa ... it’s got a special name, but I can’t remember the word. It’s a sort of chair. Sara: Oh. Is it a ‘something club chair’? Ralph: Peel Club. at’s it! 1 Tim: Hi Grace, did you nd what you were looking for? Grace: Yeah, it was a great shop. anks for the tip, Tim, I think it’s just what we need. Tim: Yeah, they’ve got a load of stu there, so describe it to me. What is it? Grace: Well, it’s a motion caddie … Tim: What’s a … motion caddie? Grace: Well, it’s dicult to describe … it’s sort of like a cupboard on wheels. Tim: A cupboard? Grace: Well, not exactly. It’s a bit like a trolley, perhaps, but much more compact than a trolley. I suppose it’s a bit cabinet- like – I mean like a ling cabinet. And it has all these dierent extras, like a coat hanger, a letter slot, a drawer with a CD-holder … Tim: Sounds good. What’s it made of? Grace: I think it’s made of metal. Tim: OK, well, if you like it, you should buy it… 2 Emily: Do you think we should look into wall art for the back wall of Paul’s oce? Mike: Wall what? What is it? Emily: Oh, it’s a kind of new trend in interior decoration, a bit like wallpaper, but not for the whole room, of course. Sometimes it’s mounted on metal or wood. But you can also have it painted or sprayed on. In fact, I think you can also call it a wall tattoo. Mike: Oh really? What does it look like? Emily: ere are lots of dierent kinds, with words or mottos, abstract ones or with nature motives, but we’d have to get a discreet one in sort of greyish , blackish colours to t the modern space. Mike: Yeah, I think Paul would like that. 3 Explore speaking 1: Describing objects 1 Which object is purely decorative? 2 Which helps to save space? 3 Which has an unusual shape? 1 an ordinary chair? 2 a trolley? 3 wallpaper? Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv