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G have: auxiliary or main verb?
V personality
P using a dictionary
1A Self-portrait
LISTENING
Look at a painting by Frida Kahlo and answer the
questions with a partner, giving your reasons.
1 Doyou know anything about Frida Kahlo? Which
person do you think is her inthe painting?
2 Do youthink the painting is finished? Why (not)?
3 Whodo youthink the people in the ‘cloud’ are, and why
do youthink they are arranged in that way?
4 Whatdo you think the unborn child in the middle
represents?
5 Whodo you think the three people with blank faces in
the bottom right-h
ul corner might be?
2») Listen to an audio guide about the painting and
check your answers toa. Then match the people below
to numbers 1-9 inthe diagram.
Frida
hermaternal grandparents] her niece Islda
Antonio and Isabel hernephew Antonio
her parents Matilde
and Guillermo
T] her paternal grandparents
her sister Matilde
her sister Adriana
her sister Cristina
© @3)) Listen o Pare 1
People are pratty forgiving when it comes
‘to other people’ families. The only family
‘that ever horifies you s your own,
in, about Frida. Complete
Frida’s biography
Frida Kahlo
She was born in int She was the
a off daughters, She caught ©
‘as a child, and when she was ® years old, she
was in a terrible accident when a7 crashed
intoa® She had previously wanted to study
8 but after the accident she decided
to® instead, Frida started work on this
painting in
She died in
but never #2 it
at the age of
(94)) Listen to Pare 2 again, about the painting
Answer the questions
1 Whats the significance of the postion
ofthe unborn child?
Where were her father's family from?
Where were her mother's family from?
What do we learn from the painting about her parents
martiage?
What was Frida’ relationship like with her sister Cristina?fe Talktoapartner.
1. What do you think of the painting?
2 Doyou have any photos of your family that
you particularly like or dislike? Why?
3 Imagine that your family has been painted
in the same way. Draw a quick sketch and
tell your partner about the people.
2 SPEAKING
@ Workin small groups. Choose one of the
sets of questions below and answer them,
+ Doyou have any ancestors from a different
‘country? who were they? Where did they
‘come from? When did they come to lve in
your country?
‘* Who are you closest to in your family? Why
do you get on well? Is there anyone you don't
get on with?
“= Who are you most like in your Family? Are
there any family traits (appearance or
personality) that members of your family
share?
b_ Youare going to discuss the statements
below. First decide individually ifyou
agree (A), half-agree (FLA), or disagree (D)
with the statements, Think of reasons and
examples to support your opinion.
You have to love your family, but you dont
have to like them,
Your ‘family’ are the people who care about
you, not necessarily your blood relatives.
It’s better to be an only child than to have
brothers and sisters.
Your parents brought you up, so it’s your
responsibilty to take care of them when
they're old
When children are young it's better for one
parent not to work and to look after them,
The only person who should be allowed to
criticize your family s you.
You should always defend members of your
family against the police, even if they have
done something wrong,
© @5)) Listen tothe expressions inthe box. Which words carry
extra stress for emphasis? Listen again and repeat the phrases,
copying the rhythm and intonation.
2 Expressions for agresing and disag
agreeing disagreeing
1 Itotaly agree. 7 Imnot sure agree with you
2 That just what think too. 8 Fm afraid don’ relly agree.
3 Absolutely 9 don't really think youre right
hatf-agrecing Bitish people tend not touse strong
4 {see your point, but... expressions of disagreement,
5 [see what youmean but.. eg. completely disagree, but try to
6 agree up toapoint but... _softentthe fact that they disagree by
halfagreeing, or by using expressions
lke 7-8 above,
Have a short discussion about the topics in b. Use language
from cto agree, half-agree, or disagree with the other people in
your group, and say why.
3 GRAMMAR have: auxiliary or main verb?
a With a partner, look at the groups of sentences 1-4. Answer the
three questions for each group.
+ Areall the options possible?
+ Isthere any difference in meaning or register?
+ Ishavea main verb or an auxiliary verb?
1 Thaven'e got rime
Idon’t have time
Ihaven’t time
to see my family often,
2 P've been making loads of food. | We're havinga family
Pve made loads of food. dinner tonight.
3 Have we gor to
Havens | gassaporthepryorsitus fy
4 P've hada portrait painted
Trepaintedaporsa | ofourchiben
b> p.140 Grammar Bank 1A. Learn moreabout have, and practis
© Witha partner, for each of the sentences below say ifit’s true for
you or not, and why.
+ Tean'r stand having my photo taken, and I'd hate to have my
portrait painted.
+ Ive got lots of friends online, but Lonly have a few close friends
that I see regularly face-to-face.
+ Ive never wanted to leave home. [really like living with my family
mn the most competitive person in my family. Whenever I play a
sport or game, Lalways have to win,
+ ve gotto try to get out more. [think I spend too much time at home.
+ Thavea few possessions that are really important co me and that
would hate to lose.
+ P've been arguing a lot with my family recently.
AT! EGE4 VOCABULARY personality
Look at the adjectives that describe personality below.
With a partner, say if you consider them to be positive
or negative qualities, and why. Would you use any of
them to describe yourself?
®
affectionate assertive bossy curious easy-going
loyal moody outgoing rebellious reliable sensible
sensitive stubborn
bb >p.160 Vocabulary Bank Personality.
5 PRONUNCIATION using a dictionary
a Underline the stressed syllable in the words below.
1 con|scifenjtious 4 ealsy/-goling
2 delter|mined 5 stealdy
3 tholrough 6 spon|ta|nejous
'b Look atthe pink letters in each word. Match them
to the sound pictures below.
& wo §
Mo te R
© @9)) Listen and check your answers to aandb.
(Checking prommnciationina dctonary
Algood detionaries whether pepe role, eve the
pronuncebor ofa word pronetcs, wth astess mark
{Stoshow the stressed sylable,Onne dctonries also
have aniconyoucancekontohear the words, many
Cin leanin ner pees
needy adic
tric DEE); TE
(of people not confident. and needing a lot of love and
emotional suppor from athe people
She's shy and needy.
6 READING
a Towhat extent do you think the following are good
ways of predicting personality types?
+ ontine quizzes
+ personality tests
+ your handwriting
+ your star sign
1b Youare going to do a well-known personality test,
Before you start, look at the following painting for
30 seconds. Write down what you see. You will need
this when you do the test.
LEXIS IN CONTEXT
(Looking up phrasal verbs and idioms na dictionary
Phrasal verbs IX
Phrasal verbs arelistedin alphabetical order after the
entry forthe verbs
ifthe object bor sti is shown between the two
parte put sth off this meons the phrasal verb is
Eeparableand the object can gobetween the verb and
the partici or after the pate the objects shown
after the particle, eg ook or sth, tmeans the verb
and the particle cannot be seperated
Idioms 1
‘oucan usualy find the definition of nico under ane
of ts ma words nouns, verbs, adverbs or adjectives
SutNaT prepositions and arteles) eg. the deintion of
Catch your eye willbe ven under catznor eye
‘After some very common verbs, e.g. be, get, and
adjectives, ¢@. good, bad, the idioms are usually under
the entries for the next main’ word, e.g. be a good sport
‘comes under sport.
4d. Look at the phonetics for some more adjectives of
personality. With a partner, work out how they are
pronounced and spelt, and say what they mean if you
know. Check with a dictionary.
Lfapkfes) 2/laivli) S/nauril 4 /saufabli 5 Pstinds
€ Doyounormally use a paper dictionary or an online
one? What do you think are its main advantages?
© Witha partner, look at the test What's your personality?
Read the questions and possible answers. Try to work
out the meaning of the highlighted phrasal verbs and
ym, but don’t look them up yet.
d_ Usea dictionary to check the meaning of the
‘nighigited phrases.
© Now do the test. For each question, decide which
angwer best describes you and @eDitAA PLANNER on SPONTANEOUS
4 Areyou...2
b
¢
a perfectionist who hates leaving things unfinished
someone who hates being under pressure and tends to over-prepare
abit disorganized and forgetful
someone who puts things ff until the last minute
2 Imagine you have bought a piece of furniture that requires
assembly (e.g. a wardrobe or a cupboard). Which of these are
you more likely to do?
b
‘
CCheck that you have al the items and the tools you need before you stat
Carefully read the instructions and follow them tothe eter.
(Quickly read through the instructions to get the basic idea of what you
havetto do,
Start assembling it right away. Check the instructions only ifyou get stick,
3 Before you go on holiday, which of these do you do?
b
Plan every detail of your holiday.
uttogether a rough itinerary, but make sure you leave yourself plenty
offreetime.
Get an idea of what kinds of things you can do, but not make a decision
Luntityou get there.
Book the holiday at the last minute and plan hardly anything in advance.
B FACTS or IDEAS
4 Which option best describes what you wrote about the painting
inb on page 6?
b
é
It’s basically list of what appears inthe painting,
Ittels the story of what's happening in the painting.
Ittrles to explain what the painting means.
It’s alt of ideas thatthe painting made you think of
5 You need to give afriend directions to your house in the country.
Doyou...?
b
3
write down a ist of detailed directions
ve them the postcode and expect them to use asatnav
Give rough directions
‘drawa simple map showing only the basic directions
‘6 When you go shopping at the supermarket, do you...?
b
d
always go down the same aisles in the same order
carefully check prices and compare products
buy whatever catches your eye
{90 round a diferent way each time, according to what you want to buy
£ Now find out which type you are for each section,
A moreaand © moreaand
morecand morecand
B moreaand D moreaand
more cand more cand
© HEAD on HEART
7 If an argument starts when you are with friends,
do you...?
2 face it head-on and say what you think
try tofind a solution yourself
try tokeep everyone happy
do anything to avold hurting people's feelings
8 Imagine you had the choice between two flats
torent. Would you...?
2 write down what your idea flat would be like and then
see which one was the most similar
bb make alist ofthe pros and cons of each one
just go with yourgutfeeting
d_ consider carefully how each flat would suit the other
people iving with you
9 Imagine a friend of yours started going out with
‘someone new, and they asked you for your opinion.
Ifyou really didn't like the person, would you...?
@ tell them exactly what you thought
bb behonest, but as tactful as possible
C try to avoid answering the question directly
od tellawhitelie
D INTROVERT on EXTROVERT
10 You are out with a group of friends. Do you...?
2 say hardly anything
saya little less than most people
e talkalot
4. donearly all the talking
‘11 When you meet a new group of people, do you...?,
2. try to stay with people you already know
b haveto think hard about how to keep the conversation
going
try to get to know as many people as possible
d_justenjoy yourself
‘12 If your phone rings while you are in the middle of
something, do you.
‘2 ignore it and continue with what you're doing
answer it quickly, but say you'l cll back
have a conversation, but make sure you keep it short
welcome the interruption and enjoy a nice long chat
> Communication What's your personality? p.104.
ou fit into and read the
Find out which category
description of your personality. Compare with your
partner, How accurate were the descriptions of your
personalities?
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