DISCUSS THE TOPIC IN GROUP
1) What is the most beautiful thing about people ?
2) What qualities are very important for those who want:
- to become successful in their life?
- to become skillful at some job?
- to get along with others easily?
- to be respected by people ?
3) How can you comment on these words?
- “Be noble in every thought and in every deed.”
4) Make a list of the most interesting ideas and some of the best arguments in support of these ideas which were expressed in your discussion.
READ TEXT
Read the following description of a person and his character. Pay attention how to link personality to physical appearance and provide examples to support the narrator’s statements. Some notes on a person’s dressing style help to make a description more interesting and complete, don’t they ?
Greg is strong and well-built which makes him look quite tough, but in fact he is a quiet, sensitive person.
He is easy-going about lots of things, but he does worry about his appearance and his hair! He spends a lot of time in the bathroom trying to flatten his hair with water. Greg usually wears expensive sunglasses. He likes to look fashionable and cool.
When we are with our parents he is shy and doesn’t like talking about girls. When dad tears him his ears and cheeks turn bright red. At home Greg is quiet, but as soon as he meets up with friends he becomes so talkative that his friends often tell him to shut up. He has a kind, smiley face and is always friendly.
b) Do you feel you are a different person in different situations ? Do you:
· speak differently when you are with different people ? Who with ? When ?
· argue with some people but not others ? Who do you argue with ? When ?
· feel that you are more talkative with people your own age than with adults ? Why ?
DO EXERSICES:
A) Listen to three people describing a girl and match them with the opinions.
1) Her teacher a) thinks she’s attractive, communicative and helpful.
2) Her father b) thinks she’s cheerful, popular, reliable and sympathetic.
3) A neighbour c) thinks she’s honest and cheerful, but disorganised and sometimes bad- tempered.
b) How can someone’s behaviour and habits tell us about a person ?
RED THE POEM
ME
I can climb the highest mountain,
Sail across the wildest sea,
Now that I’ve discovered
That I’m happy to be me.
I can study mathematics,
Be a man of high degree,
Now I’ve solved the puzzle
That I’m happy to be me
I can make the finest music,
Write a book of poetry,
Now I’ve learned the lesson
That I’m happy to be me.
I can do the things
I dreamed of,
Live a life that’s great and free,
How I’ve found the secret
That I’m happy to be me.
John Edwards
Answer the questions.
- What do you think of yourself ?
- Would you like to improve some of your traits of character ?
Work in pairs. Speak with a classmate about things he/she can do or would like to do skillfully. Find out:
- what he/she does skillfully;
- how he/she learned that skill;
- what things he/she can’t do properly but he/she is willing to practise.
A) Look at these statements about young people in Britain and decide if they are true or false.
1) Over 50 % of six to eleven year-olds would like to be millionaires.
2) Teenagers don’t want to learn about money at school.
3) Most British children get money for doing extra jobs around the house.
4) The youngest self-made millionaire in Britain is 16 years old.
5) An eleven year-old girl started the worlds most popular football website.
6) Teenage enterpreneurs have no social conscience and want to get rich quickly.
7) The majority of young people in Britain want a career in business.
B) Look through the meanings of the words below and listen to the following report. See if you were right.
New Media - a career involving computers and the internet
Headstart - an advantage at the start