Roommates

1. Read the texts below. Decide which roommate (1-3) would be the most suitable for each person (a-c).

1 Hello, my name is Alex. I live in Washington D.C. in the USA. I’m 19 years old. I like getting up early. Every morning I go for a walk with my dog. My home is near my school. Then I leave home for school. I study Japanese at school. After school I go to the gym and do some exercise. I find it very enjoyable when I do exercise with a friend.

2 Hi, I’m Susan. I’m from Madrid, Spain. I’m 18 years old. I love cooking and every weekend I attend cooking courses. I like shopping and going to the movies. I’m scared of animals, so I don’t live with any pets.

3 Hello, my name is Chunlie. I’m from China. I’m 18 years old. I don’t like getting up early, so I go to school in the evening. I study medicine at university. I love watching table tennis matches. Every Saturday I play it with my friends. I don’t have any pets but I’d love to have one.

a. My name is Trudy. I study chemistry at university. The classes start at 6 pm. I love watching competitions. I live with my cat so I need to stay with someone who loves animals.

b. Hi, I’m Kate from Barcelona. I want to be a chef so after school I work as a chef assistant in a restaurant. I love watching films. I don’t have any pets.

c. Hello, I’m Kevin. I live in Los Angeles. My home is far from my school so I need to move to a house which is near a school. I love doing sports. I work as a dog walker in my free-time.