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Intermediate Contents INTERMEDIATE CONTENTS 1 Personality Question forms Personality Adjectives Personality descriptions Present simple and presenl EXTRA VOCABULARY: negative Magazine article (p4-1 0) conlrnuous prefixes P refi xes 2 Travel Past simple Travel expressions A biographical profile Present perfect past Phrasal verbs (1) (p11-17) and simple EXTRA VOCABULARY: word pairs, travel ohrasal verbs 3 Work Present perfect continuous Work adjectives An information leaflet Present perfect simple and EXTRA VOCABULARY: READ BETTER: guessing words @18-2a\ conil n uous prepositions, noun combinations 4 Language Future forms Language learning Magazine article First Phrasal verbs (2) (p25-3.1) conditional EXTRA VOCABULARY: phrasal verbs for studying 5 Advertising Second conditional Adjectives Magazine article (o32-38) Comparison Advertising EXTRA LANCUACE: first and Advertising methods second conditional Word combinations EXTRA VOCABULARY: dependent prepositions 6 Business Past continuous Business words and terms Magazine article perfect combinations (p39-4s) Past Word EXTRA VOCABULARY: word building 7 Design Modals Word building Magazine article Present deduction Ad jectives READ BETTER: reading for ( p46-52) Abstract nouns comprehension EXTRA VOCABULARY: describing shapes B Education Defi ning relative clauses Education Magazine article Distance learning information (ps3-s9) Relative clauses Studying - Words from the lesson leaflet EXTRA VOCABULARY: Describing facilities 9 Engineering The passive Word combinations Magazine article (o60-66) Articles S pace EXTRA VOCABULARY: types of engineering, word building 10 Trends Expressions of quantity Words from the lesson Newspaper article (3) (p67-73) Infinitives and -ing forms Phrasal verbs Adjective order 11 Arts and Reported speech Words from the lesson Careers article Reported questions Words connected with arts media EXTRA VOCABU LARY: genres, ( p7a-80) talking about films 12 Crime Third conditional Words from the lesson Article on crime Modal perfects Word combinations (p81 -87) EXTRA LANCUACE: People in crime review of conditionals EXTRA VOCABULARY: types of crime INTERMEDIATE CONTENTS , elrout celebrities Word stress Ker' l.rnguaBe: Civing opinions, Taking notes n,hile reading [ [TER: dictation Sentence stress agreeing .rncl disagreeing Cclmparatir c essav TRANSLATION --:,lbout Robert Byron -ed endings Key language: Discussing Taking notes while listening :: BETTER: taking notes Contracted forms advantages and disadvantages A biographical profile -ł-|o\ ('s / 've) TRANSLATION Stress patlerns Key language: Asking Organising ide.rs Contracted forms questions, givingi ansrvers A covering letter TRANSLATION -. (rr.tbout education Li nki ng Key language: Accepting and Describing tables and charts iTto\ Contracted forms reiecting ideas, considering LEARN BETTER: different I ntonation consequences strategies to learn new words A report TRANSLATION l.1t t( ) n Stressed syllable Key language: A presentation Using vour dictionarv i]ŁT IER: Iistening for Weak forms A formal letter nT0rn.tatton TRANSLATION ()\ '.r> ConVersatiOn Weak forms Key language: Negotiation Formal and informal language :'ePort Stressing a key word WRITE BETTER: writing i- o\ e m ails Ema ils TRANSLATION Stressed syllable Kcv Ianguage: Des< ribing l-dilinB dn(l prooi reading Stressing words for emphasis qualitir.s A report TRANSLATION .tr.l'rent for a college Vowel sounds Key language: Discussing Reading strategies c)\ Sentences with relative clauses possibilities and options A formal letter WRITE BETTER: using relative clauses in writing TRANSLATION lion rvith a career Vorvel sounds Ke1, language: Discussing Preparing for a talk options, makinB dccisions LEARN BETTER: Ieanring nerv .l)n l'ocabu la rt' Dcscribing a pr0cess ]RANSLATIC)N n of obiects Key Ianguage: The |anguage oł Recording and learning -ler\ tew meetings voca bu la ry :-) \ Describing a trend TRANSLATION rr ith a fashion Stress patterns Key langualie: Cornparing arrd Delivering a talk c.)nlraslrng SPEAK BETTER: giving a talk A report TRANSLATION Contracted forms Key language: Discussing court Summarising cases A narrative using cause and effect TRANSLATION INTERMEDIATE Personality PERSONALITY TYPES VOCABULARY: EXTRA VOCABULARY: personality adjectives negative prefixes 1 Underline the correct 3 Match each prefix to an adjective to make it adjective in each sentence. negative. Write it in a sentence 1-5. 1 Jonathan is such a sensible/ reliable sensitive boy. He always does what the teacher asks ano never in ambitious gets into trouble. im sociable 2 He's so adventurous/ambitious that he said he intended to be the boss in two vears UN patient time! sensitive To avoid any mistakes, we need tobe serious/ cautious in a situation like this and not make She's so insensitive. She should think before she decisions too quickly. speaks in case she hurts someone! job Be energetic/assertivel Make a decision and stick to This is really boring so let's employ someone it! who is I like your new girlfriend. She's sociable without 3An teacher is one who doesn't bei ng too tal kative / e asy-go i n g. give students enough time to think. I think all older brothers tend to be quite bossy/ l'm feeling rather this evening. self-confident. They usually tell their younger I don't think l'll go to the party. brothers what to do. I wouldn't expect him to arrive on time. He's fairly He isn't energetic/creative because of his father. It must be because of his mother. She was always making things or painting. lntroverts tend to be organised/hard-working TRANSLATION in their approach they like to know where - 4 How many of these adjectives can be directly everything is and make sure it goes back in its translated into your language? What is the closest correct olace. translation for the others? 1 sensitive P RO N U N C IATI O N : word stress 2 sensible 2a W Listen and underline the main stress in 3 open-minded each word. 4 hard-working 1 adventurous 7 energetic 5 easy-going easy-going organised 2 8 6 moody ambitious reliable 3 9 7 even-tempered even-tempered 10 self-confident 4 8 strong-willed 5 cautious 1'l generous 6 open-minded 12 creative 2b M Now listen again and practise saying the words. READING Mostly Bs You can be sociable but you also like quiet times. Do you believe your handwriting can tell you about You en joy meeting people but there are only a few vour personality? Take this test and find out! people you can call 'close friends'. You are hard- working but know how to relax and have fun. 'l Write your signature (or two words) in the Mostly Cs square below. You tend to prefer your own company or to have iust a few close friends around for dinner instead of a large event. You can be ambitious but in general you don't make decisions quickly - you are cautious and when you speak, it's usually to make a thoughtful comment. 4 Use the handwriting test to analyse these signatures. Which signature shows the person is mostlv a, b or c? 2 Now answer these five questions about your handwriting. Tick (rz) answer a, b or c. I Does your handwriting ar fill the box? br fill half the box? cr fill a small part of the box? I Do the letters a) point to the right? b) go straight up and down? c) point to the left? 3 ls there space between the two words? a) No. bl Not much. c' Yes, a lot. -l Did you underline the signature with .-r' lots of lines? b1 one line? c) no lines? \,N- W\ 3 Count how many a, b or c answers you ticked. Then read below to find out what your score means. \4ostly As \ou tend to be an extrovert. You like people to 5 A handwriting analyst is interpreting the rlrow are in the room. You appear to be very fou signatures. Which signature is he describing, 1,2 or 3? :rrl;itious and self-confident. You like to be wnere -^e action is and preferably to be in charge. M EA TY DICTATION 6 In Listen again and write in the missing parts. It obviously belongs to someone who walks into a room and likes everyone to know he's there. The way he uses the box tells me that . The signature looks fairly normal but the letters lean that way. lf you combine that with the narrow gap between the words, then you have I Complete these questions about Carl Jung. and 1 Who was Carl luns. Finally, the way he finishes off the signature with the Carl Jung was a Swiss psychiatrist. lines makes 2 Where He studied medicine at the University of Basel. C RAMMAR: question forms 3 What He specialised in psychiatric medicine. 7 write the missing question words in 1-8. 4 What Where Does Have ls How Are He developed ideas about personality types. Do What Why When 5 How many 1 How reliable are the tests you use? He identified two personality types. 2 exactly do psychiatrists do? 6 Who 3 you done any of these exercises? Introverts don't like large crowds.. 4 you ever get impatient? 7 What J are you from? Extroverts form close relationshi os. 6 are you changing jobs? 8 How influential 7 they living in Thailand now? Jung was very influential. I he expect to be late? 9 Which 9 is Michael studying at the moment? The Myers-Briggs and Keirsey tests are based on his theory. 10 long have you lived here? I 10 Which filmmaker - 11 were you last in London? Stanly Kubrick read his work.. 12 he easily annoyed? 11 What He tried to interpret dreams. 12 Which He wrote The Undiscovered Self in 1957. : VOCABULARY: prefixes C RAMMAR: present simple and present continuous 'l Write the correct missing prefix in sentences'l-8. Some of them are used more than once.
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