/ 1 Which sentence best describes you? a lim pretty easy-going. b lim spontaneous and flexible. ¢ Ima thorough planner d I like to be organized, | 2 which ofthese expressions do you most agree with? a Dive forthe moment b Just do it! Look before you leap. 4 Prevention is better than cure a I see the big picture and I'm impatient with details, bb I'm quite impulsive when deciding what to do, ‘© Whatever Im doing, ike to do a bit of background research first 4 | avoid risks whenever it's possible | | 3 Choose the best description. Score for 1, 2, and 3: mostly a orb = Ak; mostly €or 4 Which is the best descri yourself? a Im imaginative and original DI think I fairly creative, « lim practical and realistic. d Imetficient and determined. 5 Which of these do you find most appealing? | a Innovative ideas. | |b Philosophy and art € Interesting facts, | d Scientific research. 6w ich of these are people most ely to say about you? He/She | | a has got his/her head in the clouds b thinks very carefully about whatever he/she does. « has got both feet firmly planted on the ground, d isa very common-sense, no-nonsense sort of person, | | Score for4, 5, and mostly aor b = @; mostly ¢or: Personality Test 7 Which of these descriptions is most true for you? a Im logical and objective, b Iim direct and decisive. € Im intuitive an dim 8 How do you make decisions? ‘a | analyse all the options and choose the best one. b | always play fairand do my duty. € I dowhatever my gut reaction tells me todo, d Itry to do whatever | think other people would prefer me to do, 9 Which descri your attitude to truth? a Il tell the truth whenever I can, even ifit may hurt someone's feelings. bb I try not to let my feelings cloud my judgement. € I try not to hurt people's feelings, even ifit means telling a white le. d Sometimes, i's better not to know the truth, Score for7, 8, and 9: mostly a or b= @; mostly € ord = 10 choose the best descrip lim talative and vey. B limsociable and indy € imal and entous 4 tim ndependent and thoughtful 11 whichis the best description of Your feelings about other people's Company? a That being alone B Hove meeting new people € like ait of tne to myselt 4 I find socal events quite stressful 12 which statement best reflects ‘your feelings about travelling? aI like taking to people | don't know whenever 'm on a train or plane. 'b A journey passes so much quicker if youre in company, ¢ Iwouldn'tstarta conversation with a stranger on a train, d Id rather spend a journey reading than in idle chat. Score for 10, 11, and 1: mostly aor b= ¥: mostly €ord = 3% Draw your 4 shapes in the boxes. ala Look at the key on >> p.130 0 find your personality typHow to talk about people’s character ee | | 1. Look at the pictures opposite and answer the questions. Compare your answers with others in the class 1 What do you see? What's strange about each picture? 2 Can these kinds of picture tell you anything about people's personality? 2 Read Test opposite and tick the best answer ‘to the questions for yourself. You can use a dictionary. 3 Discuss the questions with your partner. Then check the results key on >> pa3o. Is the description accurate or is another personality type a better description of you? Why? 4 Find these expressions in Personality Test and explain ‘what you think they mean. Discuss with a partner how ‘you worked out their meanings. look before you leap head in the clouds no-nonsense sort of person gut reaction idle chat both feet firmly planted on the ground a eersnality adjectives 5 Which personality adjectives are related to the words below? If you are not sure, look for them in the Test texts. nouns ambition caution curiosity conscience logic reality sympathy tact thought verbs create decide imagine invent organize respond socialize support talk Example ambition ~ ambitious; caution ~ cautious impulse 6 9AAP Listen and check your answers to exercise 5. 7 9A» Pronunciation Work with a partner, Put the personality adjectives into the correct box according to the stress pattern. Listen again and check cautious ambitious 8 Identify the words below. Which vowels are pronounced differently from the way they are spelt in writing? /kon{ienfos! = conscientious ~ the last vowel is spelt iou ‘but pronounced is ‘simpaetik/ /risponsabal/ em {os 9 Work with a partner, Decide which character qualities, from exercise 5 would be useful for the jobs below. actor architect executive novelist nurse pilot Tcan talk about people's character. | | Tick theline. wit Grammar -ever; whatever, whenever, etc. 10 Read the sentence and explanation. Find and underline more examples of -ever words in Personality Test and explain what they mean. Example Whatever I'm doing, [like to do a bit of background research fist. ‘Whatever I'm doing’ means ‘anything Tm doing” or it doesn't matter what rm doing’ 11 Fill each gap with an -ever word. 1 [book hotels in advance whenever_I go travelling 2 Lalways get talking to sit next to on the plane. 3 1 go, [always research it in a guide book first. 4 always try to be optimistic, __ the situation, 5 Igo to a party, | always try to talk to all the guests. 6 Lalways stick to my plans, ‘other people might think about them. 12 Make true sentences using these -ever clauses. whatever time it is_ whenever | leave the house whenever my phone rings wherever | am wherever possible whoever I'm talking to Example take my mobile whenever I leave the house. Mote practice? Grammar Bank >> p42. JO 2 fer gener meaning 38 98.2 You will hear Vincent talking about his personality, He has one of the personality types below. Read about them again on >> pago then listen and decide his type. gorgetter idealist nurturer realist 14 Listen again. Answer the questions with a partner, What is Vincent's attitude to 1 making plans? Are there any problems with it? 2. studying? What example does he give? 3. relating to others? What example does he give? 4. socializing? How does he feel about being alone? BCD Put it all together 15 Make notes about your character under these headings how | plan and organize my life how I relate to others my way of working and thinking ry social life 16 Work with others in the class and describe your personality. How are you similar or different? Example always like plenty of time to think whenever Thave to make a decision 103104 9B pena His Story Mat Michael Caine, was born in ¥ MICKLEWHITE, better known by his screen name in 1933, His nd cleaning lady and his father worked ket at 16and worked as an office ining the army to do his national service in Germany and Korea, On outh east Londe mother was a cook sa porter in a fish Michael let sch messenger for a film company in Soho, before his return, he responded to an advert for an assistant stage He got the job, and hile ww minor roles on stage. His ‘manager ata theatre compan working there, he was given a talent was noticed, and he eventually got into TV and film work, Around this time he was told that n0 fone with the name Maurice Micklewhite would go very far in the movie business, s0 he would have to change his name, He would have chosen the name Michael Scott, but it turns out that this name had been taken already by another actor. At the time he was discussing this with his agent, he was in a telephone box in Leicester Square in central London, where there are a number of cinemas. As he looked around for ideas fora new surname, quite by chance, he saw an advertisement for the Bogart film The Ca 1 and he chose the name ‘Michael Caine” He says that if he had looked the other wa he would have been called “Michael 101 Dalmatians’ Disney film which was showing at another cinemat Mut Durin from strength to strength, with films such as The Iperes File, 1g the years that followed, Michael's career went 35 Alfie, and The lalian Jo, and more recently Batman Begins and The Dark Knight. During his long career, he has won two Oscars. With his characteristic working-class Cockney accent and cheeky wit, he became something of an icon, and enjoyed great success on both sides of the Atlantic Through the 60s and into the 70s, Michael led ahi speed action-packed social life which didn’t leave him much time to relax in front of the TV. However, this is exactly what he was doing one night in 1971, when quite by chance he first saw the woman who would become his wife. IPhe hadn't been watching TV that evening, he would never have seen Shakira Baksh, who featured in an advert for Maxwell House Coffee Shakira was a model from Guyana, and Michael dectared her to be the most beautiful girl he had ever seen, He decided to find her. The advert was set in Brazil, and he would have gone there right away if he hadn't discovered that, as it happens, she was sharing a flatin the Fulham Road, London outher n found amber and phoned hex’ he says, ‘and phoned her and phoned her’ Every time fone of her flatmates answered and made some excise why she couldn't come to the phone. If she hadn't answered on the twelfth he wouldn't have called again, "The last night I phoned her was the last night [was going to rd phoned her for 12 evenings and [finally sai, “You phone her’ says Michael, hair in England, because every time I phone you you're washing your hair’ And then she sai, Allright, Pll come ou And that was it. Iwas really weird because ve had a very happy but things depend fon such small