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Also I dislike people who are notgenerous.”Your ideal boss? “Someone who knows their job well and is sensitive and understanding.”Why choose him? “I am very ambitious, I want to get to the top as fast as possible.”Smokes small cigars.Dressed in a smart black suit and white silk shirt.Interests: rides a motorbike (at weekends), dances the tango, reads books on philosophy.19Unit 1 “Personality”Part 5Writing skills1 Work with a partner to discuss the following.1. When do you need to make notes?2.
What techniques do you use when you make notes?2 Note-taking. Read the essay and complete the notes.Are women better drivers than men?Some people believe that women are better drivers than men. However, others think that womenmake worse drivers. The idea that women make worse drivers is a stereotype. It comes from a timewhen women drove less than men, and driving was seen as a man’s responsibility. There are certainlydifferent views on this controversial question, although there are a number of reasons why awoman’s responsibility makes her a more competent driver.Firstly, women are more patient and polite towards other road users, such as pedestrians andcyclists.
In stressful situations they are more likely to stay calm, and less likely to be involved in “roadrage” incidents. Secondly, female drivers are more cautious and therefore take fewer risks, forinstance when overtaking. Thirdly, they are more responsible so they tend not to drive when tired orafter drinking alcohol.On the other hand, many people argue that women cause accidents because they can be indecisiveor react slowly because they lack confidence. In addition, they are easily distracted, for example, bychildren in the car. Research also shows that women find map reading more difficult than men, andcan have problems with the difference between left and right.
Despite the fact that women havemore accidents, insurance is often cheaper for them because the accidents tend to be minor. Inparticular, women have accidents when parking. This is because women often have poor spatialawareness. In contrast, men tend to have more serious accidents.To sum up, it can be seen that women make safer drivers than men because of their personality. Thisis supported by the fact that women have fewer accidents in general and pay lower insurancepremiums than men. On balance, it is clear that women are less competitive and aggressive than menbehind the wheel and therefore better drivers.Paragraph 2 notes:Women drivers-patient and (1) _______ to others on the road like (2) ________ and (3) ________stay (4) ___________ in (5) ___________ situationsroad (6) __________ incidents fewercautioustake fewer (7) _________ when (8) ___________more (9) _________, less likely to (10) ____________ when (11) _______ or after drinking20Paragraph 3 notes:Women driversindecisivereact (12) ________Accidentslack (13)________(14) _________ distractedfor example by (15) ________map (16) ______ more difficult(17) __________ with left and (18) _________Researchpoor spatial (19) ____________more (20) _____________ accidents3 Which style of note-taking do you prefer? Why?Writing skills: a comparative essay1Look again at the essay “Are women better drivers than men?” Match ideas a-d with eachparagraph.a.
conclusionb. arguments forc. introduce the topic / state the propositiond. arguments against2 Linkers. Look at the phrases underlined in the text. Decide which of them are used to do thefollowing.1. list/add points2. introduce examples3. show contrast4. introduce a conclusion3 Look at the structures that are used with the linkers for contrast. Which linkers need a newsentence? Which linkers always need two clauses?214 Combine these sentences using the five phrases for showing contrast in Exercise 2.He is patient and careful at work. He is impatient and aggressive when he drives.He is patient and careful at work.
However, he is impatient and aggressive when he drives.5 Complete the sentences in an appropriate way.1.2.3.4.He was slow and often late for work. However, …Although the twins looked the same, …Despite the fact that he was shy …Children find learning languages easy. Adults, on the other hand, …6 Work in groups.
Choose an essay title from the following.managersAre men/women better …politiciansthan women/men?teachersdoctors7 In you group, brainstorm the qualities you think apply to men and women.8 Look at the statements 1-13 below and do the following tasks.1. Decide which of the statements below apply more to men or women.2.
Add two more statements of your own.3. Select some to include in your essay. Remember to have some to show the other side of theargument.4. Think of examples to support your statements.1. ____________ are good at listening.2. ____________ find it easier to deal with people.3. ____________ have more authority.4. ____________ are more sympathetic to others.5.
____________ are better organisers.6. ____________ pay more attention to detail.7. ____________ stay calm in stressful situations.8. ____________ are good at getting the best out of people.9. ____________ are energetic and enthusiastic.10. ____________ work better in a single-sex team.11. ____________ are better at public speaking.12. ____________ are more inspiring.13. ____________ take decisions quickly.9 Write your essay.
Use the structure of the essay “Are women better drivers than men?”as amodel.22Active vocabulary of the UnitAdjectivesadventurousambitiousassertivebossycautiouscompetentcompetitivecontroversialcreativeeasy-goingenergeticenormouseven-temperedextraordinarygeneroushard-workingmoodyopen-mindedorganisedquietreliableself-confidentsensiblesensitiveserioussociablestrong-willedtalkativethoughtfulwell-knownVerbsattendavoidbe good atbe interested inbe married todevelopgive talksidentifyinfluencelose tempermake friendsmake/takedecisionsovershadowPrepositionsAccording toExtra vocabularyAdjectivesboringbroad-mindedcleverdishonestfriendlygood funhonestinflexibleinsensitivekindlazymeannarrow-mindedoptimisticpessimisticpunctualshystupidtenseunambitiousunfriendlyunkindunpleasantunpunctualunreliable23.
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