Beginning English - Lesson 3 - People
This page: Read two e-mail messages and answer comprehension questions.
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"The Blind Date"
Reading Exercise

 

Review of Key Words
date date subject had blind date    said think in love	introduce us last night    was wrong met like plan

 

Instructions
Read the e-mail messages and answer the questions.

 

Date:  July 20, 2001  10:00 AM

From:  Brenda Fredricks <[email protected]>

To:  Rachel Gatt <[email protected]>

Subject:  Date with Mike

Hi Rachel.  I had my blind date with your friend Mike last night.  We met at the restaurant like you planned.  He's totally different from how you described him.  You said he's tall, but he's really short.  You said that he's overweight, but he's thin.  Also, you said that he's serious, but he's funny.  I think I'm in love.  Thank you for introducing us.

 

Date:  July 20, 2001  1:00 PM

From:  Rachel Gatt <[email protected]>

To:  Brenda Fredricks <[email protected]>

Subject:  Re: Date with Mike

Hi Brenda.  Who is Mike?  Your blind date was with John.  You met the wrong person!

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Practice  1) Describe John. tall    short    overweight    thin    serious    funny  2) Describe Mike. tall    short    overweight    thin    serious    funny  3)  Select two sentences that describe the situation. A) Her blind date was with Mike, but she met a different man, John. B) Her blind date was with John, but she met a different man, Mike. C) She's in love with John. D) She's in love with Mike.