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- 1 SPEAKING Describe the photos. In your opinion, which is a) the most interesting job and b) the most difficult job? Give reasons.
- 2 VOCABULARY Look at the list of nouns for describing character. What are the corresponding adjectives? Use a dictionary and the list of adjective endings below to help you. Sometimes, you just need to remove a noun ending to form the adjective.
- 3 🎧2.28 PRONUNCIATION Listen to ten noun-adjective pairs, paying attention to the difference in main stress between the noun and the adjective.
- 4 VOCABULARY Read the Look out! box. What personal qualities do you need for the jobs in the photos in exercise 1, in your opinion? Use words from exercise 2 and the phrases in the Look out! box.
- 5 🎧2.29 Listen to three people discussing the qualities needed for particular jobs. Which jobs are they talking about? Choose from the ones below. There are three extra jobs. Explain your choices.
- 6 🎧2.29 Read the Recycle! box. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the adjectives in brackets. Then listen again and check.
- 7 SPEAKING Work in pairs. Agree on which are the three most important or useful qualities when you are in the following situations. Use the adjectives and nouns from exercise 2, and the phrases from the Look out! box and exercise 6 to help you.
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Unit map
Vocabulary
Describing character: nouns, adjectives endings
Separable and inseparable phrasal verbs
Verb + preposition
Pronunciation
Main stress in noun-adjective pairs
Word Skills
Phrasal verbs (2)
Grammar
Cleft sentences Gerunds, perfect gerunds and
perfect participles
Listening Nellie Bly
Reading Rachel Carson
Speaking Guided conversation
Writing A for and against essay
Culture British public schools
Vocabulary Builder page 110
Grammar Builder and Reference pages 124, 125
1 SPEAKING Describe the photos. In your opinion, which is a) the most interesting job and b) the most difficult job? Give reasons.
2 VOCABULARY Look at the list of nouns for describing character. What are the corresponding adjectives? Use a dictionary and the list of adjective endings below to help you. Sometimes, you just need to remove a noun ending to form the adjective.
Describing character:
Nouns ambition cheerfulness creativity
enthusiasm flexibility generosity honesty idealism intelligence
loyalty maturity modesty optimism patience pessimism punctuality
realism self-confidence seriousness shyness sociability stubbornness
sympathy thoughtfulness
Adjective endings -able/-ible -al-ant/-ent -astic/-istic -ed -est -ful -ive-ous -ual ambitious, cheerful,...
3 🎧2.28 PRONUNCIATION Listen to ten noun-adjective pairs, paying attention to the difference in main stress between the noun and the adjective.
creative creativity
A disability support worker
B children's entertainer
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LOOK OUT!
Some personal qualities are best expressed using phrases.
have a good sense of humour
show lots of initiative
have physical courage
have lots of / no common sense
be good at communicating
have lots of energy
have good organisational skills
lack self-confidence
4 VOCABULARY Read the Look out! box. What personal qualities do you need for the jobs in the photos in exercise 1, in your opinion? Use words from exercise 2 and the phrases in the Look out! box.
A disability support worker needs lots of patience / needs to be very patient.
It's important for a children's entertainer to have a good sense of humour.
5 🎧2.29 Listen to three people discussing the qualities needed for particular jobs. Which jobs are they talking about? Choose from the ones below. There are three extra jobs. Explain your choices.
hotel receptionist urse police officer
sales assistant sports coach teacher
RECYCLE! Comparison
a Key forms:
kinder- the kindest
more practical - the most practical
less sociable - the least sociable
(not) as intelligent as
b We use double comparatives to say that something is changing.
You're getting more and more impatient!
c We use the... the and comparatives to say that one thing changes with another.
The more arrogant you are, the less popular you'll be.
6 🎧2.29 Read the Recycle! box. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the adjectives in brackets. Then listen again and check.
Dialogue 1
1 The_____________ (sympathetic) you are, the (good) you'll be at the job.
2 I don't think idealism is_____________ (useful) as patience.
3 These days they have to work_____________ and _____________(long) hours.
Dialogue 2
4 I think that_____________ punctuality. (important) quality is
5 You'll certainly be_____________ (popular) if you can laugh at things.
Dialogue 3
6 I think patience is less courage. (important) physical
7 Which do you think is the three? (useful) quality of
7 SPEAKING Work in pairs. Agree on which are the three most important or useful qualities when you are in the following situations. Use the adjectives and nouns from exercise 2, and the phrases from the Look out! box and exercise 6 to help you.
1 At a party
2 In a job interview
3 On a field trip
4 In lessons
We think that sociability and. are useful qualities to have when you're at a party.
It's best not to be... when you are.
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