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So/Neither do I - The Perfect DateIntroductionWe use the short answers “So do I/Neither do I” to express agreement or something in common that we have with another person.We use “So do I” to respond to positive sentences and “Neither do I” for negative sentences.A: I love Spanish wine. B: So do I!A: I don’t like fast food. B: Neither do I.Auxiliary verbsThe auxiliary verb we use depends on the sentence we are responding to.Present Simple: DOA: I love Spanish wine. B: So do I!A: I don’t like fast food. B: Neither do I.Past Simple: DIDA: I went to the cinema last weekend. B: So did I.A: I didn’t like the film though. B: Neither did I.Or if another auxiliary verb is present we repeat it.A: I can run the hundred metres in under 11 seconds. B: So ______ I.A: I wouldn’t like to go there at night. B: ________ _________ __________.Write the short answer responses in the first person for the following sentences:I’ve always wanted to visit Hong Kong. __________________________I’m not a big fan of basketball. _______________________I’d quite like to try to scuba diving. ___________________I shouldn’t smoke so much. _____________________I work in a bank. ______________________I can’t stand karaoke. _________________I had seen the film 3 times before. ____________________I couldn’t believe my eyes! _________________________We can also use this structure with a possessive pronoun (mine/his/hers etc.)A: My husband works in finance. B: So does mine.A: My children go to St. Peter’s school. B: So do mine.Role-play the perfect dateYou go on date with someone you met on tinder. First, complete the following sentences about yourself, and then read them to your date. You discover that you are a match made in heaven!Student 1:I’ve always dreamed of_____________________I’m crazy about_______________________I can’t bear____________________________I’m petrified of ___________________________I will never forget___________________________I really should _____________________________Tomorrow I have to_________________________When I was I child I used to_______________________When I was little I couldn’t________________________I’ve been ______ing ________________ for___________________.My ex was a_______________________My sister ________________________________Student 2:I will always remember________________________If I wasn’t so ___________________, I would_________________I must remember to_______________________I can’t_____________________________My grandparents__________________________I should_____________________________I’d love to________________________When I was a student I used to_________________________If I could go back in time, I would______________________Before last week I had never___________________________I couldn’t live without ___________________________I’m a huge fan of__________________________Disagreeing – A date from hellIf we disagree or don’t share the same taste or opinion as the person we can talk to we can simply repeat the auxiliary verb in affirmative/negative:A: I love Woody Allen films. B: I don’t.A: I wouldn’t like to try sky-diving. B: I would. – Repeat the date role play but disagree with everything! ................
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