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Cirloxhe correc form. Chock (/) the sentence if both are possible, Garbay 2 you parents fr Sunday 3 V'mnot hong /m not going ta have con with ny 1A What re you doing on Sunday? 8 We tevin! at my grandparents 8 My gandlatheris gong to ete etng at heen 9m gong to felp 1 help you withthe dishes b Complete 8 8 a 8 8 reresponses wth a correc future form. ‘re you ready to onde on! tome takeout (get Pars forthe Ware? ‘a degreen French (ge) ae. Sor | ' you up em the spar. ich ‘Gaon orien the granna foreach ston te shamp pase (ave) Nave \ xe — Sentence Stress e ; a BD 252) summer aay \ . -paas Sao ae a Sentence In spoken English, we stress the “content” words - the words ina sentence that carry the information. We don’t stress the other words. Being aware of this will help you to speak with a natural rhythm and understand spoken English better. 0 Read the sentence. Do you think the pink words are stressed or unstressed? Listen and check. I'm going to look for a job. 1.21 Listen to four more sentences. Write the stressed words in the pink boxes. 1 2 = 2 4 ‘Ask and answer the questions with { partner. Try to get the correct rhythm, Is anyone in your family...? + getting married in the near future + traveling abroad this month easy th yr + celebrating thelr birth son Are you going * do something witha family ‘member this week + have a big family get-together {90 on vacation with your family this year vista relative this weekend 358 Do you think...? + more couples will have just one child in the future + more young adults wil live with their parents inthe future + anyone in your family wil ive to be 90 or older + you'll move away from (or back to the area where your family lives a Complete the opposite adjectives in sentences 1-5 Opposites attract She's extroverted, but he’s sh She She' She's talkative, but he’s q She's funny, but he’s se generous, but he’s c 's hardworking, but he's | ceapertie ‘ine save nid affestionate Tek/onn anwious "enkfow bosty “sir charming "farminy competitive komipetaiv’ hanest/unost imaginative iimedsontiv’ independent nds pendont insequreinskyor!matuce matt smoody /mudi patient "pf rebelious below! reliable abl sel-confident self hanfadnt! selfish sl sible semsabl!_ sensitive ensstv lable “wojabi_ spoiled spxids_ stubborn tahoe Selfsh people think about themselves and not bout other people children are rude and behave badly because they ae gwen everything they people behave lke adults people abways tell the uth and never Steal or cheat. people have an attractive personalty and people ike them, [people have common sense and are practical people are friendly ad enjoy being with ther people. sem outgoing people are often woried or stressed. people have a good imagination ‘people like doing things on their own, ambitious sem people lite teling other people what to do. people are not confident about themselves. people can be easily hurt or offended —— paople never change the'r opinion or attitude about something, people can wait fora long time or accept Siheuties without geting angry. people want to be successful in We " people are ones who you can trust ‘Gepend on. sw responsible 18 ___people are sure of themselves and their abiltes. ” people don't like obeying rules. 20 people have moads that change quickly fond often, a people always want 1 win 2 ‘people show that they love or lke other people very much b 1.22 Listen and check PD Negative prefixes un-, in-, and dis- are common negative prefixes. in- changes to im- (before b, m, and p), ir- (before r), and il- (before |). | ll '2 Which prefix do you use with these adjectives? Put them in the correct column smbitiows clean friendly honest imaginative kind mature organized patient reliable responsible feifish sensitne sociable un / die ‘onambstous in 1b 1.23 Listen and check. Which adjective + prefix has a positive meaning? ACTIVATION Cover the columns. Say the adjectives with prefixes. DD False friends: sensible, sensitive, and sympathetic Some words in English are very similar to words in other languages, but have different meanings. Be careful with these three adjectives, which may be false friends in your language. sensible = practical (NOT easily-upset) sensitive = easily hurt (NOT practical) sympathetic = kind to somebody who is hurt or sad (NOT nice-friendly) Op.2 Underline the stressed syllable in the multisyllable adjectives. 1 an|xious ami|bijtious geine|rous rebellious 2 solcialble rellijalble 3 re|sponjsilble sen|silble 4 comipeltijtive tallkaltive sen|sijtive 5 unifriendily inlselcure imipaltient ijmmajture m1 4 Listen and check. Then listen again and repeat. Are prefixes (e.9., un-, -ous, -ble, -tive) in-) and suffixes (e.g stressed? a What's your position in your family? S| Are you the oldest child, a middle child, == the youngest child, or an only child? b Look at four groups of adjectives. Which group do you think goes with each position in the family (e.g., the oldest)? Se 1 outgoing, charming, and disorganized === 2 responsible, ambitious, and anxious 3 self-confident, independent, and spoiled 4 sociable, sensitive, and unambitious ¢ Read the article and check your answers. How birth order influences your personality Nowadays, itisan thats whether we chi ran only hl ‘nou cheracter and personaly, Sowht influence does have? The oldest child Fsttom cere often have to lok ate tht younger brothers ang sisters, so theyre usualy sensible and responsible as alts “Tey also tend to be ambitious ane they make good leaders. On the negative ide, oldest chen con be nsecure ond arwious. This because" ‘The middle child Mile children are more relaxed than the oldest children, probably because" They'e usualy very soctable~the kind ‘of people who get along with everybody. They ae also usualy Sensitive to what other people need because? Forte same on, they often good at dealing with arguments, and they're ‘nays sympathetic tothe ones on the Loring ge orn general torpeopie who are having problems. On the other hand, middle ‘hitarencan sometimes be unamtous, ond they can ack ‘rection nife The youngest child ‘Youngest children are often very outgoing and charming. This {sthe way they try to get the attention of both there parents and ‘het older brothers and sisters. They are often more rebelious, tnd this s probably because They can also be immature and

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