The way we are

BoI
Lesson A
In this unit, you learn

Talk about people's

behavior using

manner adverbs and

adjectives
Lesson B
Describe people's
personalities using
adverbs like
extremely before
how to.
Lesson C
verb to describe habits

Use
. .

Use always with acontinuous

at least to point out the
positive side of a situation
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Lesson DD
Read online student
profiles
Write a personal
profile
adjectives

Before you begin..

Who looks outgoing? shy? stylish? conservative?
Which people would you like to meet? Why?
Lesson A /People in a hurry

Do you need to slow down?

Take this quiz to find out.
1 2 3
When I walk down When I go out to lunch When there's a family If traffc is heavy and
the s t r e e t , .
with friends,.. event,. some people are
a Iwalk very fast and use a leat quickly so that I can a loften have to miss it driving a bit
the time to make phone get back to my work. because I have too much recklessly,
calls. b leat slowly, and to do. a honk my horn a lot Iget
Ienjoy
b lenjoy the walk and look the food and b Ity to plan my time well mad easily in bad
traffic
at the things and people conversation. so that Ican attend the b lautomatically slow down
dround me event.
and try to drive carefully.

5 7 8
If I'm waiting at the If I'm in a hurry and IfI play a game or IfI get an assignment
airport and find out think people are friends,
is
sportwith with a very tight
that my flight talking too slowly, a Itake the game seriously, deadline,...
and I feel very bad ifl
delayed,. a Isometimes interrupt
lose.
a lget very stressed - I hate

a lget impatient and them to hrnish their it

whenI dont have time
to the people sentences. b it's better to win to do a job properly
complain
behind the counter.
think
than lose, but I don't feel
b Ilisten quietly and wait work hard to do the best
b Iwait patiently. Iread for them to hnish beforeI strongly about it Ican in the time I have
talk.
somethingor make a tew
phone calls.

Mostly A answers? Mostly B answers?

It's
time to slow down and enjoy life more. Try to plan your Youre balancing work and play nicely. Just keep the balance
time differently. Make more time tor tamily, friends, and right.
fun

Getting started
A Are you ever in a hurry? When? Tell the class.
'm usualy in a hurry in the mornings when I have to get ready for class."

o B 4 9 1.2 Listen and take the quiz above. For each item, circle a or b.
C Pair work Compare your quiz responses with a partner. How are you alike? different?
D CIrele the corect words. Use the quiz to help you. Then tell a partner which sentences
are true for you.

1. Ihave alotof tight/tightly deadlines. 4. Ifeelstrong/strongly about my opinions.

2. Iplan my time good/well. 5. Iget impatient / impatiently in long lines.
3. 1often eat lunch quick/quickly. 6. Iwork hard / hardly to get good grades.
 The way we are
UNIT 1
2 Grammar Adjectives vs. manner adverbs 4)1 Extra practice p.140
Adjective+ noun Verb + manner adverb be, feel, get, etc., +adjective
'm I
patient person.
a
wait patlently In lines.
well.
I'm patient
His voice sounds terible.
He's not a g00d singer.
He's a fast driver.
He doesn't sing very
He drives very fast. He getsreckless sometimes.
She's a careful driver. She drives carefully. I feel safe* with her.

Regular-ly adverbs Irregular adverbs But:I feel strongly about it.

I mconversation
patient patiently goodwell
careful carefully late late The most common-y manner adverbs are

easy easily rast fast quickly, easily, differently, automaticolly,

siowly. properly, bady, strongy, and corefuly.
hard h a r d
automatic automatically
Common errors
A Complete these opinions with the corect forms of the woras given. Don't use an adjective to describe
how someone does an action.
1. Young people talk realyfastfast) and don't speak
(terrible).
Children learn languages eosily.
(clear). And they use a lot of slang. It sounds.
They don't always communicate (good). (NOT Children learn longuages esy)
2. People aren't very. (patient) when they have to wait in long lines.
They don't speak to the clerks very - (polite), either.
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3. Sometimes families argue because parents and children see
things. (different).
4. A lot (automatic) answer their cell phones when
of people
they ring, even at dinner. I think that's just- - (rude).
5. People don't feel - (safe) on the roads because so many people
are driving- (reckless). Driving can be (dangerous).
6. A lot of people try- (hard) to
do theirjob (careful)
and. (thorough) and they get stressed.

p B Pair work Discuss the opinions. Are they true in your culture?
"People here talk very fost so you hove to listen corefully."

Speaking naturally Questionsgivingalternatives

Are you usually on time for class? Or do you often arrive late?

A 4)14 Listen and repeat the questions above. Notice how the intonation rises in
the first question and falls in the second question.

B 49 1s Now listen and repeat these questions. Then ask and answer the questlons with a partner.
1. Do you do homework assignments carefully? Or do you just do them quickly?
2. Do you learn new English words easily? Or do you have to work hard at it?
3. Do you usually do well on tests? Or do you just get passing grades?
4. Do you practice English regularly outside of class? Or do you just use it in class?
5. Do you see things differently from your classmates? Or do you share their opinions?
6. Doyou listen to class announcements carefully? Or do you ignore them?
Lesson B Personality and character
Building vocabulary and grammar
A 40 10 Listen and read. who do these people admire? why?

Who is someone you really admire?

"My English teacher. "I really admire a guy I think my dad's a "My friend Luisa.
She's incredibly in my karate
class. pretty cool guy. We She's so helpful and
talented and creative. He's extremely get along really well. generous. I mean,
And she competitive, but when He's fairly easygoin8 she's always doing
has great
a
sense
of humor. She's he wins, he's not and laid-back. And things for other
pretty disorganized, arrogant like some of he's very practical people. She's not
though. She forgets the other guys. He's
and down-to-earth, selfish at all. And
something almost not very outgoing, so so he she's totally reliable.
some people think
always gives If she says she'll help
every class, but her me good advice. Also,
classes are absolutely he's unfriendly, but you with something.
he's completely
Wonderfull" think he's basically honest with me. l
can she does. You
can
-Jessica Davis just shy." trust what he says." always cOunt on her."
Mike Kowalski - Bryan Yuen Emilia Perez

ONB Which of the personality words or expressions above describe these qualities?
Do you know any people with these qualities? Compare with a partner.

Winning is verv importantto youL competitive You're relaxed about life.

Youhandle smallprahlems.well. Younever cheat orsteal.

People can alwavs uunt.on vou You're not well organized.

Youdon'tget along with people, Youcan do lot ofthings well.

Youlike to havefun with people You think you're the best.

You're not relaxed around people. You give a lot of time or money.

TouCFind words in the article that make these adjectives stronger Vocabutary notebook p.10
1. incredibly talented . disorganized . competitive
2. -practical 4 honest 6. reliable

TouD Find words in the article that have the opposite meaning8
1. friendly 2. organized. 3. unreliable
 The way we are
UNIT 1
2 Grammar Adverbs before adjectives and adverbs) 1 EXtra practice p. 1407
Use incredibly, extremely. She's incredibly talented. Adjective prefixes
Very, realy, and so to She's extremely generous. patient impatient
make some adjectives and He's a realy cool
guy. considerate inconsiderate
adverbs stronger. we get along very
well rendly unfriendly
reliable unreliable
Use pretty and folrty to mean He's pretty easygoing.
honest dishonest
"more thana little." He's fairly laid-back.
organized disorganized
Use absolutely or really (but She's absolutely wonderful.
not very) with adjectives that He's really fantastic.
n conversaion
are already very strong.
People use reoly and pretty much more
often in conversation than in
The expression ot oll makes She's not selfish at all. writing
negatives stronger. reoly
prefty
Completely and totaly He's completely honest. conversation writing
mean 100%. She's totaly reliable.

About
Do you know people with these qualities?Write a sentence
for each expression. Add an example.

1. totally laid-back 6. incredibly impatient

2. pretty generous 7. fairly disorganized
3. very honest 8. completely reliable
4. absolutely wonderful extremely talented
10. really inconsiderate
5. not competitive at
al
B Pair work Compare sentences with a partner.
A My boyfriend is totally taid-bock. He alwoys goes olong with my plans and everything.
B Realy? He sounds incredibly easygoing.

Listening and speaking Peoplel admire most e

A 4 1 Listen. Who do these people admire? Write the people in the chart. R
irLanguage
John Marina Hiroyuki
1. Who do you admire?
2. Why?
3. What do you have in common?
4. How are you different?
B 41 Listen again. What do they say about the people they admire?
youC Pair work Ask and answer the questions. Then join another pair. Tell them about the person
your partner ad mires.

A Who do you admire?

Bladmire my sister. She's extremely friendly and totally reliable. She.
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Lesson C aonHe'salwayswasting time,
strategies

1 Conversation strategy Describing individual habits

A Which two habits do you think are most annoying in a co-worker or classmate? Tell the class.
Someone who...
smiles all the time criticizes others stands around and talks
disturbs people wastes time talks about people behind their backs
B 41 Listen. What's Ellie's new co-warker like?
How is he different from her last co-worker? Max Hey, how are you getting along with
your new co-worker? He seems
extremely friendly. He's always
smiling.
Elle You mean Jim? Well, yeah, he is, but
he never does any work. He's
always disturbing people. It drives
me crazy. You know, he's always
standing around and talking.
Max Well, at least he's pleasant.
Elie Yeah. And he's not always criticizing
people like that last guy.
Max Yeah. He was pretty bad. He was
about people behind
always talking
their backs.
Ellie Imean, at least Jim's not like that.
But like, he's always wasting time.
Max You mean like we're doing right now?

Notice how Elle and Max use atways and a continuous

verb to talk about things people do a lot or more than Is "He's olways wasting time."
usual. Find other examples in the conversation.

D Change the underlined parts of these sentences to describe habits. Use aways and a continuous
verb. Compare with a partner.

1. I'm prety disorganized. I lose things. fm aways losing things.

2. Everyone in my famlly loves music. We sing together.
3. My brother is really generous with his time, He fixes my computer
4. My father is a workaholic. He comes home late. And he brings work home with him, too.
5. My college roommate was really funny. She made us laugh. You know, she told jokes.
6. A friend of mine complains she's broke, but she buys herself expensive clothes.
7. One of my friends is totally unreliable. He cancels plans at the last minute.

o E Pair work Do you know people like the ones above? Tell a partner.
"My sister is pretty disorganized. She's always losing her keys."
 The way we are
UNIT 1
2 Strategy plus At least

You can use the expresslon

at least to point out the
positive side of a situation.

In conversation
At least is one of the topP He's always standing Well, at least he's pleasant.
500 words and expressions. around and talking.

1.10 Add at least to each comment. Listen and check. Do you know anyone like these people?
Tell a partner.

1. My girlfriend's always running behind, but she calls to say she"'ll be late.
2. Mybest friend is always borrowing my clothes. She retums them in good condition.
3. One of my classmates talks about himselfa lot. His stories are always interesting
4. My roommate sleeps all the time, but she daesn't snore. Thank goodness!
5. My parents and I see things differently. We don't have big fights or anything.

A My dad's always running behind, but ot least he says he's sorry when he's late.
BWell, my friend is alwoys telling me 'm late, so...

3 Strategies Funny little habits

A 41.11 Complete each conversation with atways and a continuous verb. Add at least to each
response. Then listen and check.

1. A
My boyfriend -(check) his messages, even at the movies!
B Oh, that's annoying. But he doesn't answer his phone during a movie, right?

2. A My girlfriend . (tel) jokes. She never takes anything seriously.

B Well, she has a good sense of humor.

3. A Sometimes l'm so disorganized. I (lose) things, like pens and stuff.

B Yeah, but you don't lose anything really valuable, right?

4. A My sister (ask) me for money. She asks nicely, so it's hard to say no.
B Well, she asks politely.

B Pair work Practice the conversations above with a partner.

oCPair work Talk about people with habits lke these. Think of something positive to say.
texting singing or whistling losing things
looking in mirrors
chewing gum forgetting things
faling asleep in class telling jokes daydreaming
"My friend is atways texting, but ot least she doesn't do it while she's crossing the street."
Lesson D Is that a fact?
Reading ip
Reading8 As you read, think about

A Think of two questions you would ask a new classmate. Tell the class. your own answers to the
questions. Can you nno
expressions you can use:
B Read the profiles. Who would you like to meet? Why?

X
Chttp://www.onlineenglishclass.
STUDENT PROFILES) Meet your classmates in our online English class.
1. MARIANA BARELLI MATos 3. KATYA AKILOVA
What's your major? Fashion design. My Where are you based? In Moscow,
dream is to create incredibly beautiful St.
Russia, though I'm from
clothes for women all over the world. Petersburg, originally.
Where are you based? In Milan. I was What do your friends say about
born and raised in São Paulo, Brazil, but you? That I'm very down-t0-earth,
my mother's Italian She felt very hard-working, and incredibly
strongly that I should experience her culture. organized, and that l'm always setting goals for myself.
Why did you choose your major? I inherited my mother's What's your worst habit? I'm always doing something.
love of tashion. She's very style-conscious and has find it hard to relax.
impeccable taste in clothes What are your future plans? As a science majo, Im
a career as an environmentalist because I
What skills do you have? 1 speak and Italian
Portuguese considering
fluently and have some knowledge of Mandarin. feel strongly about protecting the environment.
What have? Im accomplished
What do you do in your free tume? love the outdoors, and
Tm fairly adventurous. During the summers I volunteer at a
skills do
you an
accordion player. I started playing at the age of eight.
camp for disadvantaged children. It's extremely rewarding Td love to play professionally with an orchestra.

2. MATEO REYES 4. AHMED ABD EL-SALAM

Where are you from? I was born and What's your job? f'm an
raised in Veracruz, Mexico.
engineer.
tor a big company called
work
What do your friends say about Syntix.
you? Ihey say that l'm extremely Why did you choose to study
laid-back and even-tempered. And that online? You get to meet an
Im too humble about my talents incredibly diverse range of students,
What are your future plans? I have so many. Right now I'm and the teachers are extremely supportive. I can be prety
working fora small production company called Film Fast. My shy and introverted and studying online feels safe
major was film studies, and my goal is to tell real-life stories somehow.
Creatively through television and film. Do you have a secret talent? Iplay guitar in a band called
What do you do in your free time? I like to cook, and I'm All Kinds. We play all kinds of music. I feel hike a totally
always trying out new recipes, especially for desserts different person in the band-outgoing and not shy at al.
What's something people don't know about you? When What are your tips for new students? Take your studies
was 12, Iwas on a reality TV show for young chels.I didn't seriously. Make the most of your opportunities to practice
win, but at least I tried. English with other students.

C Answer the questions about the students in the proflles. Which student (or students)...
enjoys playing music? already has a job? i s very serious? seems like fun?
i s very hard-workin g ? i s an outdoor type?
wants a creative career?
 The way we are
UNIT 1
DFind the adjectives on the left in the student profiles, and guess their meaning.
Then circle the best options to explain them.
experience Ishould hae contact with / ignore my mother's culture.
2. disadvantaged Thechildren are poor/ rich.

humble I think/ don't think I am really good at things.

4. considering This is something I am / am not thinking about.
5. diverse The students are all the same/ different.
6. introverted I'm very outgoing/ not outgoing at all.

p o E Pair work Ask and answer the questions in the profiles. Give your own answers.

2 Listening Things you don't know about me

A 40 112 Listen to five people talk about themselves. Match the people and the things they will
probably say next.

Name
Something you don't know about me
1. Ana
I can play twoinstrumentsreally well.
2. Kevin
I'ma prettygoodcook.
3. Jen Ana_'m a
fairly good singer.
4. Patrick -I'm extremely allergic to nuts.
. lom
speak two languages fluently.
4112 Listen again. Write three pieces of information about each person above. Compare with a
partner. Did you write the same facts?

1Ana started lessons in elementary school

3Writing and speaking Your personal profile

poA Write a profile about yourself. Choose five questions from the student profiles, and include
information that other people don't know about you. Don't write your name.

Hep note
Flve things you don't know about me Useful expressions
wos born and roised in...
1. Where are you from At the
Iwas bom and raised in Istanbul, Turkey, but age of 17,1...
lcanbe..
moved here atthe age of 14. Tworkfor a company called...
2. Do you have a secret talent? P'm an accomplished.

started playlngthefiute...
B Class activity Mix up all the profiles. Select one and guess who wrote it.
Tell the class. Were you ight? Free tatk p. 129
 Vocabulary notebook Happy or sad?
Tn conversation
Learning tip Learning opposite meanings Adjectives without prefixes
When you leam a new word, find out if it has an "opposite." Be careful are much more frequent in
conversation.
sometimes a word has different meanings and different opposites.
hoppy
This exercise is hard. This exercise is easy unhopPy
honest
He's a hard worker. Hes lazy He doesn't work dishonest
hard
This chair feels hard This.chair feels soft

1 Rewrite the sentences so that they have an opposite meaning. Use the words in the box.

happy polite mean well

1. My father drives really badly. 3. My boss is an extremely rude

person.
2. My best friend can be very kind. 4. 1was pretty unhappy in school.

2 For each of the underlined words, think of a word with an opposite meaning.
1. Ihave a pretty loud voice. 4. My brother eats very slowly.
2. My classmate is extremely outgoing. 5. Ithink English is difficut.
3. P'm usualy late for appointments. 6. My sister and I have different tastes.

3 Word builder Use the prefixes im, in-, un-, and dis- to create opposite meanings for these words.
1. He's patient. impatient 4. He's competent. 7. She's rellable.
2. She's honest. 5. They're organized. 8. She's considerate.
3. He's friendly. 6. He looks healthy.

Sho etency hr
On your own Sheb a s tellngjotes and laughing

Make an on line photo book. Write five things

about each person's personality and a sentence
about any funny little habits they have.

bor NowT can.

Ican. 2Ineed to review how to...

talk about how people do things. u s e at least to point out positive things.
describe people's personalities. understand people talking about peoptle they admire.
make descriptions stronger. predict what people will say next.
u s e always+ continuous verb to say what
people do a lot.
read online student profiles.
write a personal profle.

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