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    Personality VOCABULARY BANK 1 ADJECTIVES 2 PHRASES a Complete the sentences with the adjectives in the list. bright ‘brait! conscientious (konfi determined il'xsmind/ gentle 5. resourceful r'soisil/ sarcastic /sa:kaestik self-sufficient (self-safuin spontaneous spon'teinias/ steady "sted straightforward /sirett>xwad sympathetic simpoettk) thorough xray 1 Heisvery thorough. Whatever part of job he’s doing, he does it with great attention to detail He's quite He can usually work ‘out how to solve a problem, 3 Hew else's help. 4 Her boyfriend isa guy. He's sensible and she can really rely on him— just what she needs! He never needs anyone 5 She's very. Once she’s decided to do something, nothing will stop her. 6 Mynieces are both really They getvery good marksat schoolinall their subjects 7 He'snotvery When I was ill last ‘week he didn’t even phone me. 8 Sheisso ! She worked all ‘weekend to make sure she got everything, done. 9 My sister’sa very person. She's calm and kind and she never gets angry. 10. She'ssucha person. She's honest and open and says just what she chinks. IL He's very He can suddenly decide to go to Paris in the morning and in the evening he's there! 12, Ourmaths teacher used to be so. She loved making comments that made us feel small. b (6) Listen and check. False friends Be careful with sympathetic. Many languages have a similar adjective ~sympathique (French, simpatico (italian, sympatyczny (Polish - which means friendly. The same is true of gente; hiss not the same as, 2g, genti French), gentile italian), which mean kind or pote a Complete the phrases with the verbs from the list in the right form, change refuse seem take(x2) tend 1 My father tends _ to avoid conflict. He never argues with my. mother — he just leaves the room. 2. Idon't really like rrisks, especially with money. 3. She makes life hard for herself because she © compromise. Everything has to be perfect. 4. She's quite stubborn. She rarely her mind even when she knows she’s probably wrong, 5 Iworry about my grandmother, She's so trusting thatit would be easy for people to advantage ofher. 6 Onthesurface he self-confident, but deep down he's quite insecure, b @7)) Listen and check. 3 IDIOMS a Match the bold idioms 1-6 to their meanings A-F. F My brother-in-law is very down to earth. Mum's gota heart of gold. My boss isa bit ofa cold fish My brother's a real pain in the neck Dad'sa soft touch, My uncle has a very quick temper. A He's unfriendly and he never shows his emotions, B_ She’sincredibly kind to everyone she meets cr D Icanalways persuade E. He getsangry very easily 'ssoannoying — he’s always taking my things. im to give me extra pocket money, F He's very sensible and practical b @e)) Listen and check. P) being ongstive about people We often use a bit / a bit of a before negative adjectives or idioms to “Sen them og Shecanbe abi sueatic Hots of span te Pee Unni ctienteattcvay poaiesdecnesiatertiet Usinanegtv ones Hest very righ ater than es tpi ‘Think ofpeopleyou know fortwo adjectives fom 1, sm from 3. Tell your partner about them tad why they aul the deaceipson <6 Work 1 ADJECTIVES DESCRIBING AJOB a Match sentences 1-6 with A-F. 1 IG Myjobasa divorce lawyers very challenging '\/eindsn 21 Pmacheckowt assistant ina supermarket. realy enjoy my job, bt itcan be abit monotonous m'aotanos/and repetitive n'petat 3.) Pma primary school teacher. [find working with young children very rewarding (1 w>xiy 4) Iworkina small graphic design ‘company and my job's really motivating ‘motive 5.) Being a surgeon is very demanding {ii'mo:ndiy 6 ©) Iworkaran accounting firm. My job is incredibly tedious "ixlios A. Thave todo exactly the same thing every day. B_Itmakesme happy because it's useful and important. C Ictests my abilities ina way that keeps me interested. D It’s ery high pressure and you have to ‘work long hours. E t’sreally boring and it makes me feel impatient all the time. F The kind of work Ido and the people I work with make me want to work harder (do better. b @10)) Listen and check. Think ofajob you could VOCABULARY BANK 2 COLLOCATIONS a Complete the text with the words in the list, career clocking experience for full job management permanent positions qualifications unpaid What I’m really thinking ~ rc irenn ‘Te just started my third internship. At the end of tt, I will have been working + unpaid fora year. It feels as though I'm natin control of my own lif, that I'm helpless. “Academic and Swork are almost irrelevant when you're competing against people who have years of experience, many of whom are taking astep down the*__ ladder. mot choosy - I've spent time ina children's charity, Sevents a press office - but they haven't got me a° contract. It's demoralizing. And exhausting—’__-hunting is a® time ‘occupation. After? off, most people can be fre forthe night, For the inter, it's time fo go home and look for work. [have no idea how many ™ T've “applied ‘since graduating, but it’s more than 100. b @11)) Listen and check. © Complete the two words which collocate with the groups below. What do the phrases mean? freelance many mien np emp compassionate ee cca 3 THE SAME OR DIFFERENT? Look at the pairs of words or phrases. Write S if they have the same ‘ora very similar meaning and D if they are different. 1 colleagues co-workers s 2 quit (ajob) resign 3 staff workforce 4 belaid off bbe made redundant 5 beoutofwork be off work 6 besacked be fired 7 get promoted getarise 8 skills qualifications 9 hire sb employ sb 10 perks benef b @z12)) Listen and check Can you explain the difference between the D words, in meaning or register? because there isa war, o for political or religious reasons, 3 group of people who have been trained to protect others, s usually with weapons, eg. armed ~ security ~, peace-keeping ~. 4 soldiers in large groups a 5 an officer in charge of a group of soldiers 5 6 people who have been injured by weapons 7 people who are not members of the armed forces x 8 people who shoot at others froma hidden position 9 people who have managed to stay alive ina war 7 10 in time of war, country that has agreed to help and. support another country b_ Match the events and definitions. 8 ceasefire /sisfaia’ civilwar 'sivl wav! coup ku: ° Febelion rbelian! revolution revsusja” sieges’ treaty Pri 1 rebellion an attempr by some of the people in a country to 10 change their government, using violence 2 asuelden change of government that illegal and uN offen violent 3 anattemptby alarge number of people i a country 2 to change theie government 4 when two armies agree to stop fighting temporarily war between groups of people in the same country when an army tries to take a city or building by surrounding it and stopping the food supply 7 a formal agreement between two or more countries. € @12)) Listen and check your answers to aand b. ig] \ VERBS. a Complete the sentences with the verbs in the list in the correct form, blowup breakout capture declare defeat execute loot overthrow release shell surrender retreat ‘The rebels overthrew the government. -moved them from power using force) Fighting between the rebels and the army. (= started) Phe army the rebel positions. red missiles) ‘Therebels (moved back, away from the army) ‘Some of the rebels (admitted they had lost and wanted to stop fighting) ‘The rebels jade it explode) ‘The government ‘war onthe rebels, (cannounced their intention to goto war with them) the airport runway. Some rebels the city, (= stole things from shopsand buildings) ‘Thearmy over 300 rebels, (= took them prisoner) They finally them) The army mostof the rebel prisoners. (= let them go) ‘They the rebel leader. («killed himasa punishment) therebels. (= beat b @12)) Listen and check dre chere any suesenznesn stories related to conflict or warfare? What are they about?

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