Unit 38: What do you think of him?

1. I like the way he smiles.

(In the library, Kate is reading Hamlet by Shakespeare, and Amanda is reading Keats. But they are talking about a man they like.)

Amanda	Hello, Kate.
Kate	Oh, hello, Amanda.
Amanda	Shakespeare?
Kate	Yes. Hamlet.
Amanda	I'm reading Keats.
Kate	Oh, yes.
Amanda	Kate ...
Kate	Yes?
Amanda	What do you think of Bob Wells? Do you like him?
Kate	Well ...
Amanda	I think he's very nice. I like the way he smiles. And I like the way he speaks too. He's got a sexy voice!
Kate	Sexy voice!
Amanda	Shush! Yes. And he is very nice, Kate. He helps you if you can't understand something. He helped me yesterday.
Kate	Oh, yes ...
Amanda	So what do you think of him?
Kate	I don't know him, really. Perhaps he's nice, but he's very quiet. He never says anything.
Amanda	Oh, there he is! There, you see. Don't you like the way he smiles?
Kate	I thought you were going out with Matthew. Isn't he your boyfriend?
Amanda	Sh! Bob's coming over.
Bob	Hello, Amanda.
Amanda	Hello, Bob.
Bob	Hello, Kate.
Kate	Shush! Hi.
Bob	Are you still reading Keats, Amanda?
Amanda	Yes.
Bob	En—Kate ...
Kate	Yes?
Bob	Are you interested in modem art?
Kate	Yes. I am.
Bob	Well, would you like to come to the City Gallery on Saturday? They're showing some modem pictures.
Kate	Yes, all right.
Bob	Good. I'll see you later and tell you about it.
Kate	OK.
Bob	Bye.
Amanda	Well!

2. What do you think of her singing?

(Matthew is excited when Amanda comes to his room.)

Amanda	Hello. Are you busy? No, You're not.
Matthew	Hello. Do you want a cup of coffee?
Amanda	Yes, please. You've got some new records.
Matthew	No — they're not mine. I've got some of Tom's records, and he's got some of mine.
Amanda	Cleo Laine. What do you think of her singing?
Matthew	I think it's very good.
Amanda	And there's a Jack Jones record here. I really like the way he sings. Let's listen to him.
Matthew	Sorry.
Amanda	Oh, why not? He's a better singer than any of these.
Matthew	He's not better than Cleo Laine. He's a different kind of singer.
Amanda	Different, and better. Cleo Laine doesn't sing as well as Jack Jones. So let's listen to Jack Jones.
Matthew	I like Cleo Laine, but we can't listen to either of them. The record player's broken.
Amanda	Oh, no. All these records, and no record player!
Matthew	Never mind. I'm here, and you're here ...
Amanda	Water.
Matthew	What?
Amanda	The water for the coffee. It's ready.
Matthew	Oh—yes. Oh—sorry. No coffee.
Amanda	Huh! No record player and no coffee. You always forget to buy coffee.
Matthew	Never mind. I'm here and you're here ...
Amanda	Well, we are not listening to records, and we aren't having a cup of coffee.
Matthew	Never mind. I'm here and you're here ...
Amanda	Sorry, I've got some work to do.
Matthew	Amanda!
Amanda	Never mind — you're here, and these are here. Have a good time.

3. What a face!

(At the City Gallery on Saturday.)

Amanda	This one's by Carter. What do you think of him?
Matthew	I think he paints very well.

(Kate and Bob enter from the other end.)

Bob	What is it?
Kate	Amanda isn't here.
Bob	Amanda?
Amanda	(Hearing the voice) It's Kate and Bob, and they're talking about me.
Bob	(Looking at a painting before them) What do you think of her, Kate?
Kate	I don't think she's very nice. What a face!
Bob	Yes, terrible.
Kate	Her legs are too thin.
Bob	And she's got a big head.
Kate	Her boyfriend's no better. I don't like the look on his face.
Bob	And his arms are too long. He's like an animal.
Kate	What a pair!
Bob	Yes.
Amanda	(Raising her voice from back of the painting) Matthew, what do you think of Kate?
Matthew	I don't like the way she walks.
Amanda	And I don't like the way she talks. Or the way she smiles. Or the way she laughs.
Matthew	And I don't like the way she says things about her friends, and laughs at them.
Amanda	And Bob's no better. In fact, he's worse than she is.

4. We were talking about that painting.

Kate	Amanda!
Bob	We were talking about that painting. Look!
Kate	Thin legs, big head.
Bob	A man with long arms.