Task 2
You saw an interesting chair at a furniture fair. Your friend, Maddie, collects interesting furniture. Call Maddie and describe in detail what this chair looks like, and ask her if she would consider buying it for her home office.
Sample Response (Transcript)
Hi Maddie. I’m just at a furniture fair and I’m looking at this chair and I had to ring you to tell you about it. I know you’re really interested in collecting interesting furniture, and this is very interesting! Let me describe it. So, it’s curved, it’s blue, there’s a light on the top of it which kind of winds around to focus in on where you would be sitting in the center of the chair. It’s also got a curved arm table coming out of it with a cup holder, and we know you like to drink your tea and coffee when you’re reading your book, so that’s important and convenient to have. Also, I should note that on the back of the chair, there’s a switch to control the reading light above your head. So, if you fancied a snooze as you tend to do when you’re reading, you could just turn off the light and drift off. You might want to be careful though because there is no sides to the seat. If you did fall asleep, you would probably fall off the chair.