Personality (Дополнительное чтение)

Unit 1 “Personality”Part 1Grammar: Question forms1 Ask Joe questions. (Look at his answers before you write the questions.)1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.(where / live?)___ Where do you live?____(born there?) ________________________(married?) __________________________(how long / married?) _________________(children?) __________________________(how old / they?) _____________________(what / do?) _________________________(what / wife / do?) ____________________In Manchester.No, I was born in London.Yes.17 years.Yes, two boys.12 and 15.I’m a journalist.She’s a doctor.2 Make questions with who or what.1.

Somebody hit me.2. I hit somebody.3. Somebody paid the bill.4. Something happened.5. Diane said something.6. This book belongs to somebody.7. Somebody lives in that house.8. I fell over something.9. Something fell on the floor.10. This word means something.11. I borrowed the money from somebody.12. I’m worried about something._______Who hit you? _________________________Who did you hit?________________Who_________________________________What ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Speaking: “Find someone who …”Look at the phrases below.

Copy them into your exercise-books and make questions out ofthem. When you finish, talk to your classmates, ask and answer the questions. Note down otherstudents’ names and any extra information they give. Your task is to talk to as many people inthe class as possible.Find someone …1. who thinks he’s/she’s a good cook. (Find out his or her “speciality”.)2. who belongs to a club or a society. (Find out what sort of club or society it is.)13. who collects something as a hobby. (Find out what.)4.

who reads a newspaper or magazine regularly. (Find out which one.)5. who remembers his or her dreams. (Find out what a typical dream is about.)6. who usually goes to bed late. (Find out what time.)7. who has a pet. (Find out what sort and if it has a name.)8. who watches satellite television. (Find out his or her favourite programme.)9. who speaks more than two foreign languages. (Find out what they are.)10. who likes reading books. (Find out his and her favourite author.)11. who has a relative who lives abroad.

(Find out in which country.)12. who knows a famous person. (Find out who is it.)13. who sends a lot of e-mails. (Find out who s/he sends them to.)14. who plays a musical instrument. (Find out what.)Vocabulary1 Choose three adjectives which you think describe your own personality.2 Look at these adjectives connected with personality. Which ones are positive, which arenegative and which are neutral?adventurous, ambitious, assertive, bossy, cautious, creative, energetic, generous, moody,organised, quiet, reliable, sensible, sensitive, serious, sociable, talkative, thoughtful.3 Match words 1-6 with words a-f to make compound adjectives connected with character.1.

easy2. open3. even4. hard 5. self6. strong-a. willedb. confidentc. goingd. mindede. temperedf. working4 Pronunciation (Track 1.2): Word Stress. On which part of the compound adjective inExercise 3 does the stress fall? Listen and check, then repeat the words.5 Match the meanings below with a compound adjective from Exercise 3.A person who…1. does not easily become angry: ___even-tempered______.2. is determined to do what they want: __________________ .3. is not easily upset or annoyed: ___________________.4.

accepts other ideas and opinions: __________________ .5. makes a lot of effort: ____________________ .6. believes in their own success: ___________________.6 Think of people you know and one or two adjectives to describe each person. Explain why youdescribe them like this. Give examples.2Listening(Track 1.3) Listen to three people talking and mark all the adjective they use to describe thecharacter.Reading1 The psychiatrist Carl Jung described two personality types. Look at these adjectives and putthem into two categories to show two different character types.adventurous, cautious, quiet, self-confident, talkative, thoughtful2 Read the encyclopedia entry about Jung quickly and check your answer to Exercise 1.Carl JungCarl Jung (1875 – 1961) was a Swiss psychiatrist who had a lasting influence on psychology andsociety.

He studied medicine at the University of Basel from 1894 to 1900, specializing inpsychiatric medicine.Jung developed ideas about personality types which still interest and influence people today. Heidentified two types which he called introverts and extroverts. According to Jung, extroverts findmeaning outside themselves, in the surrounding world.

However, introverts are introspective.They look into themselves and find meaning in themselves.Extroverts seem to like other people. It is easy for them to form close relationships. They enjoy theexcitement of crowds. They tend to be assertive, self-confident, and are often leaders in groups.They are energetic and lead busy lives. In general, they are talkative, adventurous and sociable.Introverts, on the other hand, feel comfortable alone. They avoid large crowds. They are relaxed,thoughtful and reflect before they act. They are often quiet, cautious and have good powers ofconcentration. They often have creative ideas.Jung’s influence on our society and culture has been enormous.

Two well-known tests (MyersBriggs and David Keirsey) are based on his theory of personality types. His ideas have influencedwriters as well as film-makers like Fellini and Kubrick. Jung’s ideas have even influenced videogames and rock music groups. There is still great interest in his theories on the interpretations ofdreams.33 Are these statements true or false?1.2.3.4.5.Jung studied medicine in Zürich.He identified the following personality types: extroverts, introverts, balanced personality.Extroverts like to be in large groups of people.Introverts think carefully before they do things.People are interested today in his theories on dreams.4 Which kind of personality do you think each of these jobs would attract? Why? Make notesabout four of them.actor, artist, computer programmer, film director, inventor, journalist, librarian, musician, policeofficer, politician, tax inspector, teacher, writer5 Work with a partner to discuss the following.1.

What are the advantages and disadvantages of having a strong personality?2. What is a “personality clash”? Have you had a personality clash with someone? Whathappened?3. What tells you more about a person’s personality: their appearance, their voice, theirattitude or something else?Extra Grammar PracticeTranslate the following questions from Russian into English.1. Когда был построен этот дом?2. Как делают этот сыр?3.

Когда был изобретён компьютер?4. Вы знаете мистера Брауна?5. Почему Кристина сегодня не работает?6. Когда приезжают твои друзья?7. Почему концерт был отменён?8. Где родилась твоя мама?9. Ты уезжаешь завтра?10. Почему ты не пришёл на вечеринку?11. Почему этот прибор не работает?12. Сейчас ремонтируют главную улицу?4Unit 1 “Personality”Part 2Vocabulary: Describing characterRearrange the following words into pairs of opposites and put them into the table according totheir positive or negative meaning.Insensitive / tense / optimistic / dishonest / good fun / unfriendly / kind / boring / easy-going/broad-minded / lazy / punctual / unpleasant / sensitive / unreliable / clever / pessimistic / honest/ narrow-minded / inflexible / self-confident / hard-working / shy / stupid / ambitious / mean /reliable / generous / unambitious / unpunctual / unkind / friendlyPositiveNegativeListening and Speaking1 How useful do you think the following are for judging a person’s character?personality testshandwriting analysisstar signs/horoscopesinterviews2 Have you ever done a personality test? If so, why?3 (Track 1.4) Listen to an interview with Dr Frank Partridge, an expert in psychometrics (themeasurement of intelligence and personal qualities).

What topics are covered in the interview?1.2.3.4.5.things that psychometric measurethe first testsproblems with personality teststhe Myers-Briggs testthe future of personality tests4 Listen again and complete the questions that the interviewer asks.1.2.3.4.5.6.7.What exact _______ psychometrics_______?How __________ psychometric testing __________?__________ useful ________ the tests?__________ they reliable?What ___________ personality tests ________ you about a person?__________ you __________ any of these tests yourself?What _________ you _________ on at the moment?5Grammar: question forms1 Look at the questions you completed in Exercise 4.

Which tense is used in each question?2 Are these statements about question formation true or false?1.2.3.4.5.In questions with the verb to be, we put the verb before the subject.In present simple questions (except with to be), we use the auxiliary verb do/does.In past simple questions, we use the auxiliary verb has/have.In present continuous questions, we put do/does before the subject.In present perfect questions, we put has/have before the subject.3 Look at these sentences and answer the questions.a.