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Interviewer: Where do you see yourself in five years’ time?
Kate: Well, that’s a difficult question to answer; let’s just say that l see myself as a top performing employee in a leading company, like this one. I plan to gain experience and learn new skills. Hopefully, in five years’ time. I would be ready to move up to a position with more responsibility.
Interviewer: How do you tope with people who resent your success?
Kate: Do you mean how do I manage working with someone who doesn't like me? Well, fortunately that hasn’t happened very often. But. yes. I'm able to cope with being unpopular. I remember doing a summer job in a food processing factory. The person I was working with had been there for twenty years, and didn’t much like the idea of working with a business student, especially a woman. On the first day, I made the mistake of finishing more pieces than him, and he took it really badly. Of course, I soon realized that he was just feeling insecure, so over the next few days, I made sure I asked him for advice about different aspects of the job; you know, made it clear I wasn't there to teach him any lessons. Well, gradually he came round, and in the end we got on really well.
Interviewer: How do you motivate people to do their best?
Kate: Well, I think there are two important aspects to this question. The first is to create a positive atmosphere. If people feel happy about what they're doing, they’re much more motivated to work towards a common goal. So making sure they understand the objectives and the process, and that the atmosphere is pleasant and relaxed - those are really important. The second thing is to give feedback, especially when somebody does a good job, not just when they get something wrong. When I worked in a restaurant a couple of years ago, I realized that knowing how well you’re doing is essential to staying motivated.
Interviewer: What are your weaknesses?
Kate: Well, of course, I'm aware that there are areas that I can improve on, but I have to say, as far as this job is concerned, I don't feel that I have any significant weaknesses. And if I do identify a problem, I take action to resolve it. Take time management, for instance, A couple of years ago, I realized I wasn't the most organized person in the world, so I followed a time management course. I applied what I learned, and now 1 would say that organization is one of my strengths.
Interviewer: Can you give an example of a situation you found stressful, and how you coped with the stress?
Kate: Yes. Last term, for example, I was on a work placement where my supervisor had to go off sick for three weeks, so the company asked me to take over responsibility for the project. It meant a huge workload, which was pretty stressful. Anyway, I sat down and planned out exactly what I had to do each day for those three weeks. I also planned an hour each evening in the gym. That really helped to ease the stress. I managed to finish the project on time, and in much better shape than when I started. Does that answer your question?
b) The candidate in the interview used these expressions. Put the words below in the correct order.
1. I applied what learned I.
2. I’m able being unpopular with to cope.
3. I see myself performing as top a a employee company in leading.
4. I plan experience to gain new and skills learn.
5. I would be ready more a move to position up with to responsibility.
6. I realized that knowing well you’re how motivated essential doing is to staying.
7. I’m aware there that on that areas are can I improve.
8. I don’t feel weaknesses I any have that significant.
9. I would say my organization is that one of strengths.
10. I managed on finish to the time project.
3. Read the dialogue to learn aboun Lauren’s career history. Act out the dialogue. Prepare 1-minute presentation about the job of CFP. Use Language bank.
Lauren G. Lindsay, CFP
Interviewer: What were you doing before you became a personal financial advisor?
Lauren: I taught inner city kids in London for five years. Then I came back to the United States and taught for a year in my home state of Massachusetts.
Interviewer: Why did you decide to become a personal financial advisor?
Lauren: I loved teaching, loved the kids, but I hated the politics. When I came back to the United States the state of Massachusetts would not recognize my master’s degree from the University of London. They wanted me to shell out $30,000 and go back for another graduate degree. I started to look for another job (in Boston) and no one would hire me. They all said, “You have teaching experience but nothing else.” The only job I got offered was to answer telephones for 401K participants at Putnam in Boston. It was a huge pay cut from teaching, so you can imagine how bad it was. But Putnam offered opportunities to get promoted quickly if you took classes. When I was there six months I started working toward my CFP, and Putnam paid for my classes. While I was at Putnam I also won a sales pitch contest. I beat out people who did sales for a living. To me a sales pitch was like doing a lesson plan, but to a much more willing audience. They actually sit in their seats and do not throw things at you. When the sales pitch was so successful I realized those skills could be transferred to business. That is when it all started.
Interviewer: What was involved in terms of education/training and getting your first job?
Lauren: Putnam provided a lot of in-house education, and they paid for me to take evening classes at Merrimack College in Andover, Massachusetts, to prepare for the CFP exam. When I left Putnam I began doing corporate education seminars on 401K plans. People waited in line their entire lunch hour to ask me questions. I started doing financial planning for some of the people I met through these seminars. I would meet people at my house, at Starbucks, at the library. Eventually I rented a small office. My practice grew for five years. When I decided to move to Louisiana with my husband, I sold my firm for a good amount of money. In Louisiana, I joined a one-person firm that had been in existence for 30 years.
Interviewer: What are the keys to success as a personal financial advisor?
Lauren: Listening skills are most important. Post-Katrina, people who had lost everything were coming to me. I booked a session with a therapist to ask him what to tell these people, how to help them. He said, “You know how to listen, right?” Listening helps me understand what my client needs and wants. Education is of paramount importance too. I like to make sure my clients understand the context of my advice and recommendations. My own education is vital as well. I do at least one Web seminar a week to keep up with changes that can impact my clients.
Words you may need:
certified financial planner (CFP) - äèïëîìîâàíèé ôàõ³âåöü ç ô³íàíñîâîãî ïëàíóâàííÿ
shell out – ðîçùåäðþâàòèñÿ
beat out - ïåðåìîãòè, îá³éòè, âèáèòè (ç ãðè)
willing audience (òóò) – ñòàðàíí³ ñëóõà÷³
of paramount importance – îñîáëèâî âàæëèâèé
keep up with changes – ³òè â íîãó ç³ çì³íàìè
II. Character and Personality
Vocabulary
A Intellectual ability
Ability: intelligent bright clever sharp shrewd able gifted talented brainy (colloquial)
Lacking ability: stupid foolish half-witted simple silly brainless daft dumb dim (the last four are colloquial)
Clever, in a negative way, using brains to trick or deceive: cunning crafty sly
B Attitudes towards life
Amal is pessimistic while Nita is optimistic – he always expects the worst to happen while she looks on the bright side.
It is strange that one of the twins is so extroverted while the other is so introverted – Ben loves being the focus of attention while Bill would far rather be alone with his thoughts.
I feel very tense (or wound-up / stressed-out) after a very busy day at work but, after a hot bath and a nice cup of tea, I’ll soon feel relaxed.
Jane is very sensible – she’d never do anything stupid. In other words, she’s very practical and down-to-earth.
Rupert is very sensitive – he gets very upset (or worked-up, more colloquial), if he feels people are criticizing him.
C Attitude towards other people
Enjoying others’ company: sociable gregarious (in written English)
Disagreeing with others: quarrelsome argumentative
Taking pleasure in others’ pain: cruel sadistic
Relaxed in attitude to self and others: easy-going even-tempered laid-back
Not polite to others: impolite rude ill-mannered discourteous
Telling the truth to others: honest trustworthy reliable sincere
Unhappy if others have what one does not have oneself: jealous envious
Sympathetic: a person who understands other people’s problems
D One person’s meat is another person’s poison
Some characteristics can be either positive or negative depending on your point of view. The words in the right-hand column mean roughly the same as the words in the left-hand column except that they have negative rather than positive connotations.
Determined - obstinate stubborn pig-headed
Thrifty/economical - stingy mean tight-fisted miserly
Self-assured/confident - self-important arrogant full of oneself
Unconventional/original - eccentric odd peculiar weird
Frank/direct/open - blunt abrupt brusque curt
Broad-minded - unprincipled permissive
Inquiring - inquisitive nosy
Generous - extravagant
Innocent - naïve
Ambitious - pushy
Assertive - aggressive bossy
Vocabulary Tasks
1 Fill in the gaps below with an appropriate adjective from the box. There are five odd adjectives in the box.
| aggressive powerful nervous cunning proud agile shy easy-going selfish stubborn independent unpleasant emotional |
1. She was very ________. She had a relaxed attitude to life.
2. It’s very difficult to make him change his mind once he’s made a decision. He’s _______.
3. That was a _______ trick they played – very devious indeed.
4. She’s 90, you know, but she still has an extremely ________ mind.
5. I know it sounds ________, but today I’m determined to do what I want. I don’t care what anyone else wants to do.
6. It’s perfectly normal to feel ________ before an exam. Most people do.
7. He appears to be very outgoing and confident but in fact he’s quite _______.
8. It’s not like her to be so ________. She’s usually very calm and placid.
2 How would you describe the person in each of these descriptions?
1. He never bought me a drink all the time we were together.
2. I have to tell her what to do every minute of the working day. She wouldn't even open a window without someone's permission.
3. He often promises to do things but half the time he forgets.
4. She's always here on time.
5. I don't think he's done any work since he's been here.
6. She finds it difficult to meet people and talk to strangers.
7. He could work in any of the departments, and it doesn't matter to him if he's on his own or part of a team.
8. One of the great things about her is that she is so aware of what other people think or feel.
9. Bob, on the other hand, is the complete opposite. He is always making people angry or upset because he just doesn't consider their feelings.
10. The other thing about Bob is that he really wants to get the supervisor's job and then become boss for the whole department.
Text 1
DISCUSSION POINTS
1) Which of the following statements do you agree with? Why?
a) The character differences between different nationalities can help cause wars.
b) In any nation, the same variety of character types is represented.
c) There’s no such thing as “national character”.
2) Which factor do you think most influences national character (if you believe there is such a thing)? - climate; history; food; geography (mountain, desert, jungle…)
READING
The ways of tourists are strange, and one afternoon as I sat in the Plaza Mayor, I heard some Frenchmen at the next table tearing Americans apart. To the first barrage of criticism, I could not logically protest: Americans were uncultured, lacked historical sense, were concerned only with business, had no sensitivity and ought to stay at home. The second echelon of abuse I did want to interrupt, because I felt that some of it was wide of the mark: Americans were all loud, had no manners, no education, no sense of proportion, and were offensively vulgar in dress, speech, eating habits and general comportment, but I restrained myself because, after all, this was a litany one heard throughout Europe, here expressed rather more succinctly than elsewhere.
Sitting as quietly as my French companions would permit, I tried to discover what my true feelings were in this matter of honest description. In my travels, I had never met any single Americans as noisy and crude as certain Germans, none so downright mean as one or two Frenchmen, none so ridiculous as an occasional Englishman, and none so arrogant as some Swedes.
But in each of the national examples cited I am speaking only of a few horrible specimens. If one compares all English tourists with all Americans, I would have to admit that taken in the large the American is worse. If some European wanted to argue that seventy percent of all American tourists are regrettable, I would agree. If claimed ninety, I suppose I wouldn’t argue too much. But when like the Frenchman on my left he states that one hundred percent are that way, then I must accuse him of being false to the facts.
James Michener Iberia 2
Comprehension check
1) What does the author dislike most about the way people talk about other nationalities?
2) What does the author seem to think about the concept of “national character”?
3) What nationality do you think the author is? Why?
4) What does the author feel about the following:
a) Americans as tourists;
b) the way others describe American tourists.
d) Have you ever seen American tourists visiting a place? If so, do you agree with the Frenchman’s opinion?
Vocabulary Tasks
1 a) Find words or phrases in the text with opposite meanings to the following:
| cultivated sensitive good-mannered quiet refined generous modest admirable |
b) From the list below find as many pairs of opposites as possible:
| reserved lively talkative polite aggressive boring hard-working inflexible lazy inscrutable cheerful frank hypocritical genuine eccentric fun well-organized male-chauvinist flamboyant unpunctual |
2 The following are all nouns. Which are negative, which are positive, and which could be either positive or negative?
| mischievousness playfulness evil patience ferocity grace stupidity serenity pride vanity cunning greed gentleness loyalty deceit bravery obstinacy independence cleverness cowardice modesty | ||
| Positive | Negative | Positive or negative |
3 Fill in adjectives to complete the following dialogues.
a. Manager: I find it very hard to persuade my new assistant to work in the way I want her to. She is very ____________.
b. Young actor: George is extremely proud of his good looks and constantly looks at himself in the mirror.
Other young actor: Yes, he is really ___________.
c. Critic: That writer is far too ___________.
Publisher: Yes, she will never admit how good her work is.
d. Small girl: They’re wonderful dancers, aren’t they? They move so beautifully.
Father: Yes, they’re really ____________.
e. Uncle: Your children can be very ____________. Yesterday they put a banana skin outside my bedroom door.
Mother: Did you hurt yourself?
f. Train driver: The passengers have been waiting for hours and hours without complaining.
Guard: Yes, it’s hard to understand how people can be so ___________ when the service we run is so terrible.
g. Teacher: Linda was very ____________. She managed to avoid doing her homework by saying that she had to visit her boyfriend in hospital.
h. Mary: Although his wife has left him several times for other men, Ben has always remained ____________ to her and has never had a close relationship with another woman.
Julie: Really? What were you doing coming out of the disco with him last night, then?
4 Put the words below into the appropriate column in the table.
| snobbish barbarous impartial heroic affectionate diligent arrogant objective devoted overbearing sadistic fearless courageous conscientious fair industrious conceited long-suffering |
| Boastful | Tolerant | Loving | Violent | Brave | Hard-working |
5 Put an appropriate word from the box in the blanks.
| guilty unfriendly disappointed serenity intimidated stubborn sensitive inadequacy |
1) When I arrived at the house he didn't even say hello to me. I thought he was very ________
2) You have to be very careful with her. If she's feeling ________ the slightest thing will make her cry.
3) As she approached her death she gradually became more peaceful. Everyone remarked on
her __________.
4) When he asked for help again there was still nothing I could do and my feelings of ______ grew by the minute.
5) You mustn't feel _________ just because he's your boss.
6) Some men only buy their wives flowers when they are feeling ________ about something.
7) Once she's made up her mind she won't budge. She's as _________ as a mule.
8) Of course he felt __________ when he failed to get a place at the language school.
SPEAKING
Say when you might feel one of the emotions below. The suggested situations in task 5 might help you think about it.
1) unfriendly
2) inadequate
3) guilty
4) stubborn
5) serene
6) impatient
7) sensitive
8) nervous
9) disappointed
10) intimidated
11) strong
Text 2
DISCUSSION POINTS
1) Do you prefer to be in the company of other people? Add your details.
2) Do you find it easy to tell your boss if you feel he treated you badly?
3) Do you always look out of the window if you hear a car draw up?
4) Do you often buy your friends presents for no particular reason?
5) Do you frequently disagree with what other people say?
6) Do you lie awake at night if someone has said something unkind to you?
The words in the box might help you answer the corresponding questions.
| argumentative sensitive sociable extravagant assertive inquisitive |
READING
Read these brief character descriptions of four people.
(1) I’m an active and energetic person – I can’t bear just sitting around doing nothing. It just makes me impatient and restless. But I know what I want, and I think I’ve got what it takes to achieve my goals. Does that make me sound horribly ambitious and selfish? I hope not!
(2) I’m the kind of person who knows how to have a good time. I suppose you would call me fun-loving, but it’s more than that. I actually believe in a calm, easy-going approach to life and I can’t bear unnecessary anxiety and pressure. I believe in being sociable and taking life as it comes…
(3) My problem can be summarized in one word: self-confidence. I just don’t have enough. I’m shy with other people, who must think I’m boring and stupid sometimes. Lack of confidence also makes me indecisive: I spend days trying to make up my mind what to do about quite simple things. I’m told I sometimes look moody, but in fact I like being with other people…
(4) How do I see myself? Well, I’m forgetful and disorganized – some would say absent-minded! But I’ve got quite a lot of willpower, really, and I’ve got ideas. I’m a hard-worker too when I’m doing something I’m interested in. I’m not very articulate when it comes to public speaking but I quite enjoy being the centre of attention, and I don’t get in the least bit nervous.
Answer the following questions:
1. Which of these four people sounds most like you?
2. Which would you most like to meet? Why?
3. Do you have any particular weaknesses or strengths?
4. Write down three things which you think are good about your character and three things which you think are not so good.
Vocabulary Tasks
1 Which words describe positive qualities, which describe negative qualities, and which describe qualities which could be positive or negative (neutral)?
| impatient active energetic restless ambitious selfish fun-loving calm cool easy-going sociable stupid indecisive shy boring moody forgetful disorganized nervous absent- minded articulate anxiety willpower hard-worker self-confidence |
| Positive | Negative | Neutral |
2 Match these adjectives with opposites from the list in the above task.
| lethargic | confident | clever | magnanimous | excitable | lazy |
3 Match these words with their opposites.
1. clever a) introverted
2. extroverted b) tight-fisted
3. rude c) courteous
4. cruel d) gregarious
5. generous e) kind-hearted
6. unsociable f) half-witted
4 Supply the best words. -ed/-ing
5 Supply the best words.
6 Fill the gaps with an adjective from the box. Use each word once only.
| selfish bad-tempered tough crafty sensitive sensible strict trustworthy dull shy mean reliable stubborn silly nice cheerful sympathetic clumsy loyal gentle |
1. Janet is incredibly________. She always arrives on time and does her job well.
2. It’s impossible to say anything to his grandmother. One word and she starts crying. She is so_________.
3. I wonder why he is so _______. He’s got lots of money but he hates spending it.
4. When she was a child, her parents were incredibly ______. Whenever she did the smallest thing wrong they would send her to bed.
5. Ann is such a __________girl. She is always laughing and smiling.
6. You can’t go on a country walk wearing high heels. Do be __________ for once.
7. I’ll give you a lift home if you are __________ to me.
8. She was so _____________. When I told her my problems, I immediately felt better.
9. In westerns the hero is always __________. He always beats his enemies and can put up with any hardship.
10. That’s the second plate you’ve broken this week. Why do you have to be so _______?
11. I think he is an extremely ___ boy. He laughs at stupid things and never concentrates in class.
12. Children are often really ________. They hide behind their mothers when guests come.
13. Don’t be ________, Cathy. You’ve got to learn to share things with other children.
14. She is 100% __________. I’d leave my money, car, anything, for her to look after.
15. When I broke my leg, the nurse was so _______ that she hardly hurt me at all.
16. Why do you get angry all the time? You are so _________.
17. Bob is my best friend. He remained ________ through all my problems.
18. He is such a ________person with his boring little job and his boring little wife.
19. He is terribly ________. Once he has made up his mind, it is impossible to change it even if it’s obvious that he’s wrong.
20. The general was really ________. Just when the enemy thought they had won the battle, he played his best card.
SPEAKING
1. The statements were made by three different people. Choose adjectives from the list below which best describe each of the three characters. Discuss your answers in groups.
First character:
Second character:
Third character:
| lazy shy self-confident arrogant vague dynamic modest ambitious weak ruthless easy-going frank boring practical selfish honest unreliable |
2. Now think about your own character and personality. Make statements about yourself and let your group mates choose adjectives from the list which best describe you.
Text 3
DISCUSSION POINTS
1) Think of someone you met recently who was in a particular mood and then nearly or completely lost their temper. What signs did they give of their mood or temper?
2) Say how people think they felt when they:
a) got their exam results
b) heard the news of an earthquake
c) found out that they were going to be an aunt or uncle
d) heard terrible laughter coming from the loft of their house in the middle of the night
e) discovered that their friend had taken their car without asking and crashed it into a lorry
f) found a note saying that their partner had gone off with another man/woman
g) answered the door to find a man telling them that they had won a lottery
Choose one of the situations and make a conversation in which the person rings up their best friend to tell them about it. You might use the following idioms:
It got me down. -to make someone feel unhappy and tired
It took me completely by surprise. -to happen unexpectedly
I was bowled over. -to surprise, please, or excite someone very much
I was caught off balance. -to surprise
I'm really over the moon about this. -to be very happy about something
READING
Read this description of a famous 18th century British writer, who was one of the first to write about women’s rights.
A harsh and unhappy childhood, dominated by an unstable and drunken father whom she never respected, gave Mary Wollstonecraft an unusual sense of her own independence and reliance on her own judgment; and a corresponding lack of respect for all kinds of male authority that she did not feel had been genuinely earned, whether in life or in literature. At the same time this passionate, ebullient and frequently opinionated woman was given to terrible swings of mood, from hectic, noisy enthusiasm to almost suicidal depression and a sense of futility and loneliness.
(Richard Holmes Footsteps)
Comprehension check
1) What kind of person was she?
2) List the words and phrases in the text that describe Mary Wollstonecraft. Which of these words and phrases imply that the author approves of her character, and which may indicate weaknesses?
3) Would you have admired her if you had met her? Why? Why not?
Vocabulary Tasks
1 Complete the table finding nouns corresponding to the adjectives and adjectives corresponding to the nouns.
| Adjective | Noun | Adjective | Noun | |
| moody | carefree | |||
| emotional | warm-hearted | |||
| despair | vivacity | |||
| likeable | liveliness | |||
| prejudiced | anxious | |||
| affection | enthusiasm | |||
| passionate | independent | |||
| charm | instability | |||
| optimistic | domineering | |||
| pessimism | lonely |
2 Put the correct form of the adjective in these sentences.
a) The paintings were very gruesome. I was (appall) _________
b) This play is extremely (upset) __________ I don't want to go on watching it.
c) He makes me feel very (inhibit) ____.I don't feel able to express my feelings when he's around.
d) The sight of an audience of 2,000 people as you get up to speak is very (intimidate) ________
3 Put the listed words in the column which you think is most appropriate.
| anguished astounded depressed glad miserable thrilled anxious | bored dismayed heartbroken nervous upset appalled concerned | ecstatic horrified pleased apprehensive cross frightened irritated | scared astonished delighted furious livid terrified |
| Happy | Unhappy | Worried | Angry | Afraid | Shocked |
4 Re-write these sentences using exactly the word given.
a) I cannot believe the news you have just given me. astonishing
b) She felt her anger increasing with every word he uttered. irritated
c) When I burst the balloon the poor child leapt nearly three feet into the air. frightening
d) I can't help being very worried about the future. anxiety
e) The puppet show made the children very happy. delighted
f) I think about you all the time and then I feel unhappy. worry
g) I am utterly shocked by his rude behaviour. appalls
h) My heart is full of joy at your arrival. gladdens
5 Which of the following phrases go with mood, which phrases go with temper, and which phrases go with both? Tick the boxes.
| Mood | Temper | |
| to be in a good | ||
| to be in a bad | ||
| to be in an excellent | ||
| to be in a foul | ||
| to keep your | ||
| to lose your |
6 Complete the passage with appropriate words from the box.
| lonely sociable/charming enthusiasm independent charm prejudices anxious optimism enthusiastic/carefree/vivacious |
My uncle Desmond is the kind of person everyone likes. In fact, he’s so (a) _______ that neighbors and friends visit him constantly. Luckily, he enjoys other people’s company.
Almost everyone finds Desmond charming, and as far as I can say his (b) _______ lies in the fact that he always takes a positive view of life. In fact, many people find his (c) ________ infectious. I’ve seen people who are really (d) ________ suddenly forget all their terrible worries and become full of life. Last week one woman became so (e) _________ that she started dancing on the table, which amused Desmond.
Another thing I like about Desmond is that he is very broad-minded about everything from religion through food to nationality. I have really met anyone with so few (f) ________ and so much (g) ________ for life.
Not surprisingly, although Desmond lives alone, he always has company, so he never feels (h) ________. On the other hand, he doesn’t seem to need the help of anyone, in spite of being 80, and lives a very (i) _________ life.
7 Supply the best word.
1. People who are generally too concerned with their own thoughts to notice what is happening round them can be described as _____________
a) abstracted b) absent-minded c) distracted
2. A person whom other people admire has ____________
a) great fame b) an excellent reputation c) good rumour
3. A person who works seriously and with care ___________
a) is conscious b) is conscientious c) has conscience
4. A person who is not distinguished in any way is ___________
a) vulgar b) common c) ordinary
5. A person who reads and thinks a lot is ___________
a) intellectual b) spiritual c) witty
6. A person who is easily annoyed or often in a bad mood is ____________
a) nervous b) tense c) irritable
7. People who apply themselves seriously to their work are _____________
a) hardworking b) laborious
8. People who are full of life have a lot of ____________
a) liveliness b) temperament
9. People who have had a lot of practice at doing something are ____________
a) practical b) practicable c) practised
10. A person who is not very nice or friendly is ____________
a) disagreeable b) unsympathetic
11. A person who has good sense of judgment is ____________
a) sensible b) sensitive c)conscious
12. We can describe someone who is fond of sport as ____________
a) sporting b) sportive c) sporty
13. Beethhoven was _____________
a) a genie b) a genius c) genial
14. A sensitive person is one who ___________
a) is very aware of other people’s feelings b) has good sense and judgement
15. You are a reasonable person, so you are ____________
a) logical b) just and fair
16. You’re easily moved, so you ____________
a) like to go from place to place b) are emotional
17. You’re a mature person, so you are _____________
a) grown up b) ripe
18. You’re capable of affection, so you ___________
a) like to impress others b) have feeling of love for people
19. You don’t like people who are vulgar because ___________
a) they behave badly b) they are ordinary
20. You have a genial nature, so you are ______________
a) very talented b) cheerful and friendly
8 Use the word in capitals in brackets to form a word that fits in the space.
How easy is it to understand another person’s character? My friend Jack, was once a rather (1 ANNOY) __________ person. He was always getting into trouble at school because he was so (2 OBEY) ___________. In class he was very (3 TALK) __________ and never stopped making jokes. The teachers all told him he was (4 POLITE) __________ because he interrupted them. When I met him he was very (5 FRIEND) __________ and didn’t want to talk to me at all. People told me that he stole things, and that he was (6 HONEST) ____________. His school work was terrible. He didn’t take any (7 PROUD) __________ in his writing, he never spent enough time doing his homework, and he was not at all (8 CONSCIENCE) ______________.
One day he saw a gang of boys attacking an old man. Jack hated (9 VIOLENT) ____________ and he fought them all until they ran away. He was awarded a medal for (10 BRAVE) __________. After that, people changed their minds about him.
SPEAKING
Make up a dialogue about someone in your family or one of your friends using words from the above tasks and the following phrases:
What is somebody like? (he) gives that impression
be the centre of attention not as (shy) as he seems
be the (quiet) type have a tendency to (be aggressive)
(I) can’t bear take after someone
have an (arrogant) streak be well-known for (his bad temper)
lack confidence take life as it comes
lack of respect (for) there’s something (quite distinguished) about (him)
make up (my) mind there’s a touch of the (aristocratic) about (him)
to be in good/bad mood to keep/lose one’s temper
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DISCUSSION POINTS
1) What is the minimum length of time you need to spend with somebody to know whether you are attracted to them?
2) What would turn you off somebody immediately?
3) If you could ask just three questions to find out whether somebody is your type of person, what would your questions be?
4) Have you ever spent a whole evening on a date with somebody you didn’t like?
5) What do you think speed dating is?
READING
Read the article about a speed dating session.
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