G have I've learned th at you can te ll a lot about a person by
V personality; family the way he / she handles th e se three things: a rainy d ay
P rhythm and intonation
IB Who am I?
1 R E A D IN G & S P E A K IN G
a Look at the adjectives that describe personality below. With
a partner, say if you consider them to be positive or negative
qualities, and why. Would you use any o f them to describe yourself?
cautious conscientious curious easygoing independent logical
loyal mature quiet rebellious self-sufficient sensitive
b With a partner, read the questionnaire on page 9 and each
circle the answer that best describes you. Try to guess the
meaning o f any unfamiliar words or expressions.
c >• Com m unication W ho a m I? p.118. Find out what personality
type you and your partner have and read the descriptions. How
accurate do you think the description o f your personality is?
L E X I S IN C O N T E X T
Collocation
Collocation is the way words combine to provide natural-sounding
speech and writing, e.g., we say a rough itinerary, not an approximate
itinerary. Noticing and recording words that go together will
improve the accuracy and fluency of your speaking and writing.
d Complete the questions with a verb from the list in the right form.
All these collocations appear in W h alsy o u r personality type?
catch face ge t go with hurt keep make plan tell
1 Do you usually__________ your vacation a long time
in advance, or at the last minute?
2 What do you do if you’re reading a text in English and you
stuck on a particular word?
3 Do you always__________ sure that you have your cell phone
with you when you leave the house?
4 When you’re shopping for clothes, do you usually buy the
first thing that__________ your eye, or do you look at a lot
o f things before you make a decision?
5 When you have to make a decision, do you usually__________
your gut feeling, or do you ask other people for advice?
6 Do you tend t o __________ problems head on, or do you try
to avoid conflict?
7 In what situations do you think it's better to __________
a white lie in order not to __________ people's feelings?
8 When you reply to a friend's email, do you usually write a lot
o r __________ it short?
e Ask and answer the questions with a partner.
f Choose five more words or phrases from the questionnaire
that you think are useful for you.
8
lost luggage, and tangled Christm as tree lights.
Maya Angelou,
American author
2 G RAM M AR have
a Match sentences 1 -8 with A -H .
1 He's not very sociable.
2 My dad’s so absentminded!
3 My brother-in-law’s not very ambitious.
4 He’s kind o f a hypochondriac.
5 My nephew is a little egocentric.
6 He's incredibly intolerant.
7 Chris is so rebellious!
8 I think our boss is kind o f stingy.
A I think it's because he doesn’t have any brothers
or sisters.
B He often has lunch with us, but he never pays.
C He’s got to make an effort to be more open-minded.
D He has a real tendency to argue with people in authority.
E He has been working at the same job for 15 years.
F He hasn’t been to a party in year's.
G He has to write everything down otherwise he
forgets things.
H He has his blood pressure checked every week.
b With a partner, look at sentences A -H and answer
the questions.
1 In which sentences is have
a) a main verb b) an auxiliary verb?
2 What implications does this have for making
questions and negatives?
c >• p.139 Grammar Bank IB . Learn more about have,
and practice it.
d With a partner, for each o f the sentences below say if
it’s true for you or not and why.
• I can’t stand having my picture taken, and I’d hate
to have my portrait painted.
• 1have lots o f friends online (some o f whom I’ve
never met), but I only have a few close friends that
I see regularly face-to-face.
• I’ve never bought a CD from a store. I download all
my music from the Internet.
• I’m very competitive. Whenever 1 play a sport or
game 1 always have to win.
• I’ve got to find a way to exercise more. I’m really out
o f shape.
• I have a few possessions that are really important
to me and that I would hate to lose.
• I’ve been learning English for so long that it’s
getting difficult to motivate myself.
 WHAT’S YOUR PERSONALITY TYPE?
PLANNER OR SPONTANEOUS
1 A re you...?
a a p e rfe c tio n is t w h o h a te s le a v in g th in g s u n fin ish e d
b so m e o n e w h o h a te s b e in g under p re s su re and te n d s to
o ver-prepare
c a little d iso rg a n ize d and fo rg e tfu l
d so m e o n e w h o p u ts t h in g s o f f u n til th e la s t m inute
2 Im agine you have b o u gh t a piece o f furniture th a t requires
a sse m b ly (e.g., a wardrobe or a cabinet). W hich o f th e se are
you m ore likely to do?
a C h e c k th a t you h ave all th e ite m s and th e to o ls you ne ed
b e fo re yo u sta rt.
b C arefully read th e in stru ctio n s and follow them to th e letter,
c Q uickly read th ro u gh th e in stru c tio n s to g e t th e b a sic idea
o f w h a t you h ave to do.
d S t a r t a s s e m b lin g it rig h t aw ay. C h e c k th e in stru c tio n s
o n ly if you g e t s tu c k .
3 B e fo re you go on v a c a tio n , w h ic h o f th e s e do y o u do?
a P la n e ve ry d e tail o f your vaca tio n .
b P u t to g e th e r a rough itinerary, b u t m a ke su re you leave
y o u rs e lf p le n ty o f fre e tim e.
c G e t an idea o f w h a t k in d s o f th in g s you c a n do, b u t n o t
m a ke a d e cisio n u ntil you g e t there,
d B o o k th e v a c a tio n a t th e la s t m in u te and p lan hardly
a n y th in g in a d v a n c e .
FACTS OR IDEAS
4 > • Com m unication What can you see? p.118
W hich o p tio n b e s t d e s c rib e s w h a t y o u w ro te dow n?
a It's b a sic a lly a list o f w h a t a p p e a rs in th e p icture.
b It te lls th e s to ry o f w h a t’s h a p p e n in g in th e p icture,
c It trie s to e xp la in w h a t th e p ictu re m e a n s,
d It’s a lot o f id e a s th a t th e p ictu re m a d e you th in k of.
5 You need to give a friend directions to your house. Do you...?
a w rite dow n a list o f d e ta ile d d ire ctio n s
b se n d a lin k to a w e b site th a t p ro v id e s d ire ctio n s
c g iv e rough d ire ctio n s
d draw a sim p le m ap sh o w in g o n ly th e b a s ic d ire ctio n s
6 When you go shopping a t th e superm arket, do you...?
a a lw a y s go dow n th e sa m e a is le s in th e sa m e order
b c a re fu lly c h e c k p ric e s and co m p a re p ro d u c ts
c b u y w h a te v e r c a t c h e s your e ye
d g o aro u n d a d iffe re n t w a y e a c h tim e, a c c o rd in g to w h a t
y o u w a n t to buy
HEADS OR HEARTS
7 If an a rg u m e n t s t a r t s w h e n you a re w ith frie n d s,
do you...?
a fa c e it h e ad on and s a y w h a t you th in k
b t r y to find a so lu tio n y o u rse lf
c t r y to ke e p e ve ryo n e h a p p y
d do a n y th in g to avo id h u rtin g p e o p le ’s fe e lin g s
8 Im a gin e y o u had th e c h o ic e b e tw e e n tw o a p a rtm e n ts to
ren t. W ould you...?
a w rite dow n w h a t yo u r id eal a p a rtm e n t w o u ld be like
and th e n se e w h ich o n e w a s th e m o s t sim ilar
b m a ke a lis t o f th e p ro s a n d c o n s o f e a c h one
c ju s t g o w ith your g u t fe e lin g
d c o n sid e r c a re fu lly how e a c h a p a rtm e n t w ould a ffe c t
o th e r m e m b e rs o f yo u r fa m ily
9 Im agine a frien d o f y o u rs s ta r te d g o in g o u t w ith
so m e o n e new, a n d th e y a s k e d y o u fo r yo u r opinion.
If y o u re a lly d id n 't like th e p e rso n , w o u ld you...?
a te ll th e m e x a c tly w h a t you th o u g h t
b be h o n e st, b u t a s t a c t fu l a s p o ssib le
c try to avo id a n sw e rin g th e q u e stio n d ire ctly
d te ll a “w h ite lie”
EXTROVERT OR INTROVERT
10 Yo u are o u t w ith a gro u p o f frie n d s. Do you...?
a s a y hard ly a n y th in g
b s a y a little le s s th a n m o s t pe o p le
c t a lk a lot
d do n e arly a ll th e ta lk in g
11 W hen you m e e t a new g ro u p o f p eople, do you...?
a t r y to s t a y w ith pe o p le you a lre a d y know
b h ave to th in k hard a b o u t how to ke e p th e
c o n v e rsa tio n g o in g
c t r y to g e t to know a s m a n y p e o p le a s p o ssib le
d ju s t tr y to e n jo y y o u rse lf
12 If th e ph o n e rin g s w h ile y o u are in th e m id d le o f
so m e th in g , do you...?
a ign o re it and c o n tin u e w ith w h a t you're doing
b a n sw e r it q u ickly, b u t s a y you'll c a ll b a ck
c h ave a c o n ve rsa tio n , b u t m a ke su re you ke e p it sh o rt
d w e lco m e th e in terru p tio n and enjoy a n ice lo n g c h a t
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