Lesson 1 Word Bank

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• brainy
• spiritual
1. Read and complete each list. Use the Word Bank. • tech-savvy
• eco-friendly
Teens’lives.com • stylish
• adventurous
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Are you a tech-head? Or a nature lover How about trend-setters? Or maybe you’re the go-getter?
You’ll enjoy using our interested in protecting You like to express yourself Well, you like to take risks
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a. brainy c. spiritual e. g.

b. d. f. h. adventurous

2. Find more adjectives and identify the suffixes.

Vocabulary Strategy
a. adventur ous c. styl
Pay attention to suffixes to identify adjectives.
b. success d. spiritu Some common suffixes are ous / ful / y / ish / ive / al.

3. Complete the sentences about the different teen 4. Read and practice. Replace the personality type.
types. Use the adjectives above.
What are nature
a. people care about the
lovers like?
spirit. They’re inspired by nature.
b. Trend-setters are very .
They have a lot of talent and imagination.
c. Jane knows what she likes. She will probably be
Key Expressions Well, for one thing,
in finding a career. they’re eco-friendly
For one thing: the first of
d. Go-getters feel most of and spiritual.
many examples
the time. They think life is an adventure.
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5. What type of future occupation suits you best according to your personality?
Take this test. Then complete the grammar chart below.

Take this test and discover what occupation suits you best.
a. When you have free time, do you enjoy…
1. being indoors, searching the web?
2. going out, maybe camping or trekking?
3. looking at fashion and music magazines?
4. recycling paper and participating in social activities?
b. When you have money to spend, do you like...
1. to buy new cell or computer gadgets?
2. to meet new people or learn new things?
3. to go shopping for clothes or go to the beauty
salon?
4. to buy food to feed stray dogs?
c. You like having friends that are…
1. online when you need them.
2. risk takers and adventurous.
3. stylish and have a good sense of color and design.
4. eco-friendly and care about the environment.
d. When you think about the future, are you
interested in…
1 getting to know about tech-advancements?
2. traveling the world?
3. being the creator of new trends?
4. being an environmental activist?

6. Complete. Then listen and check.

Reflect on Grammar
When you’re using more than one verb in a sentence, Results
there are some special combinations you need to do.
4 + You’re a nature lover . You’ll probably be interested
Only Gerund and Gerund after in working as a marine biolog ist or an ecolog ist .
Gerunds Infinitives Prepositions
3+ You’re a . You’ll enjoy working as a
I enjoy I to buy new I’m interested
media communicat or a fashion design .
being cell or computer in
indoors. gadgets. the world and 2+ You’re a . You’ll probably love to be a
I having manag or a political lead .
friends that are online a creator. 1+ You’re a . You’ll be successful as a
when I need them. computer programm or a web special .

Grammar Strategy
Pay attention to the principal verb
Vocabulary Strategy
(the first one in these sentences) Use suffixes -or and -er to transform verbs into nouns,
to identify the combinations. and -ist to change nouns or adjectives into nouns.

7. Complete the questions and answers.

A: What does she enjoy (a) in her free time?
B: She is interested in (b) to all kinds of music.
A: Does she like (c), too?
B: Of course, she loves samba!

Project Stage 1
• Write some sentences about a person you admire.
• Get in groups and talk about your persons to discover things in common.
E.g. Our fathers love to watch sports on TV.
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