Unit 4A

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Personality

Tell your partner how your personality

has changed since you were a child, or if
they have stayed the same.

Give examples

Vocabulary:

Experience is that life gives you comb after you are bald
Take after someone

End up (v) he lost his money in the stock market and he ended up
homeless

I didn’t study at school and I ended up unemployed

Attitude (n)

Achievement (n)

They won the race; it was their greatest achievement this year

They succeeded in winning the race.

Modals of Ability

General Specific
ability ability
CAN / CAN’T (General ability / Specific ability) PRESENT TIME

I can speak 7 languages. (general)

We can run the Marathon. (general / specific)

They can’t come to the party (specific)

Could / Couldn’t ( General ability) PAST TIME

I couldn’t speak except 1 language when I was a child

She couldn’t dance at all until she took lessons

He could draw portraits easily when he was a teenager.

BE ABLE TO (Specific ability)

With present perfect/past perfect / after modals

How long have you been able to speak English?

I should be able to use the computer to apply for the job

After other verbs.

Need / want/ like

I want to be able to speak fluently in a year.

I like being able to run fast.

She needs to be able to get slimmer for the wedding

After prepositions:

She is excited about being able to jump from a plane

She is interested in being able to speak French in class

NEGATIVE SPECIFIC ABILITIES (COULDN’T / WASN’T ABLE TO)

He couldn’t find the house, so he used Google Maps.

She couldn’t open the jar, because her thumb is broken.

MANAGED TO (it is a very difficult situation)

He managed to find the house after 2 hours

She managed to speak fluently after long days of practice

I can could wait for the setting of the table

You couldn’t set the table, now you can

I was able to play in the park

I can’t do It in my mind anymore

I will be able to speak English better

I couldn’t go to the hairdresser (manage)

I couldn’t manage to go to the hairdresser

I could climb a tree or run fast or play with my friends , now I cant do
any of these

I want to be able to learn basketball

I managed to be better at running and spinning

I didnt manage to do sports last week

She was an impatient person but now she is patient

He was introvert (shy) and now he s extrovert

She has totally changed

When she was a teenager, she cared a lot about people’s opinion but
now she doesn’t

She is more forgiving

WHAT CHANGES PERSONALITIES????

Business life

Children

Age

Experience

Friends

Marriage

Show your abilities

Ambitions

Military service
Economy

Habits

Trauma

I have positive attitude at work

I have positive attitude towards work