Bài nghe:
creative – creativity, enthusiastic – enthusiasm, flexible – flexibility, generous – generosity, optimistic – optimism, pessimistic – pessimism, punctual – punctuality, realistic – realism, sociable – sociability, sympathetic – sympathy
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. ...
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
A: We think that sociability and ... are useful qualities to have when you're at a party.
B: It's best not to be... when you are...
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 ______________ (important) quality is punctuality.
5 You'll certainly be______________ (popular) if you can laugh at things.
Dialogue 3
6 I think patience is less ______________ (important) physical courage.
7 Which do you think is______________(useful) quality of the three?
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. |
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 nurse police officer
sales assistant sports coach teacher
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: A disability support worker needs lots of patience / needs to be very patient.
B: It's important for a children's entertainer to have a good sense of humour.
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 |
SPEAKING Describe the photos. In your opinion, which is a) the most interesting job and b) the most difficult job? Give reasons.
