EALISTENING 2 © Listen to two colleagues, Amelia and Chloe, talking about a female scientist, Jocelyn Bell-Burnell, Tick (Y) the correct sentences. 1 She alvays beer famous a 2 very ao Ano a 3. She made an amazing discovery. oO eated a new mathematical theory. | > Em Listen fase? Pie ; in, Are the sentences true or 2 non-fiction book about planets and cll: Buell discovered a particular kind of e won a Nobel Prize for her discovery. ly when studying science at high school. easy for her when she made her ss didn't treat Jocelyn Bell-Burnell seriously. lis has been inspired by Jocelyn Bell-Burnell uss the questions. ‘lyn Bell-Bumel’s story have happened in try? Do you know any similar examples? ‘ular is science in your country? Is it popular h men and women? ender a scientist is? Why do portant in the case of Jocelyn UNIT 1 til I VOCABULARY Character adjectives Inde be people's 2 Underline the five adjectives that descri Ghoracter in sentences 1-4, Which two adjectives have a Similar meaning and what's the difference between them? 1 She's a respected physicist. 2 Sheisaninsping woman. vay, 3. She was really determined, but in a quiet way. 4 Well, you've always been motivated, that's for sure. And stubborn f the letter © Pronunciation Listen to the pronunciation o @ in these words. Which two sounds are the same? What are the other two sounds? respected determined GB Look at the words in the box and decide how the underlined letter e is pronounced. Add the words to the table, then listen and check. Practise saying the words: slept revise helpful serve desire preter identity university women | sound 1 Al Complete the sentences with the character adjectives in 4a, 1 Once Dan gets an idea in his head nothing will change his mind, He's the most person | know and it's really annoying. 2 I'm not the sort of person who gives up easily ~ I'm very when | want to achieve something 3. He's worked hard and has done some very interesting research, He's a highly chemist who's known around the world Doing a PhD is hard work so you have to be quite it you want to do one, In my last year of high school we had a really biology teacher. Her lessons were so interesting that we all worked very hard for her. © D> Now go to Vocabulary Focus on p.154 ASPEAKING @ Think of an inspiring person, who has influenced you in some way. It can be someone you know or it can be. Someone famous, Make notes about the person. Use the questions to help you. ‘+ What is this person's background? + What important things has this person done in their life? + Why are they inspiring? * How have they changed or influenced your life? b Cm Telt other students about your person. Ask questions, My cousin Vera fs an athlete. She tans realy hard every oa she's realy determined” Escaneado con CamScanner1A Character adjectives 4 Read the descriptions of people's characters, Which is personal and which is more formal? Fred currently works as a researcher here at Bio-Tech. He's been a very loyal member of our staff, and has worked here for over ten years now. He's passionate about alternative energies and this can be seen in the energy and enthusiasm he puts into his work. He's also self-confident, so he is never afraid to work independently or to work on difficult tasks. Finally, he's always optimistic, even when he comes across problems in his work. We've got this new colleague at work, Sheila, She's only been here for two weeks and already I don’t like her very much. She's cone of those ambitious people who's got lots of plans, but she's so arrogant about ital. She thinks she's better than everyone else. But if you try and suggest a diferent idea, she gets really upset. So she’s a strange mix of being very sure of herself, but incredibly sensitive at the same time. She told me that she ‘wants to be our team leader. If she thinks that’s going to happen overnight, she's really naive! b Match the bold character adjectives in a with the definitions, 1 wien you don't have much experience of the warld and believe things too easily 2 when you easily get upset by what people say about you 2 when you believe or behave as if you know more or are ore important than other people 4 when you feel sure about yourself and your abillies 5 when you like something and have strong, feelings about it © en you have a strong wish fo be successtul, powerful oF 7 when you always support something or someone, even when other people dnt 8 when you always think good things will happen © ©MA Complete the sentences with t! {he texts in a. Listen and check 1 He's very ___1F1 give him any negative feedback, begets angry and shouts at me 2. im sure he won't be nervous when he gives the speech He always seems very 3 Heol quite that this projet wll be successful everything is going according to pan. 4 They both think they're fantastic and everyone else is stupid. Ive never met a couple who are so 5 She's helped and supported me since we were at schoo he adjectives trom She's a very friend —1 know I can always rely on her. 6 Philis realy about being a doctor. He loves the job and looks forward to going to work every day. 7 She works really hard because she's to do well in her career. 8 Martin isa little = he honestly thought his boss would listen to his suggestions but of course in the end he didn't. He really is very young, and wants 4 OX Think of three family members or friends, Make notes on their character. Tell your partner. {really ike my aunt. She's a very successful lawyer. Some peopl think she’s arrogant, but | don't. | PRONUNCIATION | | © Listen to these adjectives and underline the stressed syllable. Which syllable is stressed: the first, second, third or fourth? optimistic unsympathetic arrogant ambitious b @M Write these words in the table. Then listen and check your answers. Practise saying the words. passionate self-confident sensitive determined determination pessimistic environment environmental influential television Ist syllable stressed syllable stressed © C2® Test eachother. Student A: Choose a word from band say a sentence. Student B: Did Student A say the adjective correctly? I'm determined to become a millionaire: Escaneado con CamScanner