4 VOCABULARY personal¡ty 6 READING

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!:_* * the adjectives that describe personality below. a To wha-t extenr do you think the following are good
With a partner, say if you consider tñem to be positive ways of predicting personality rypes?
or negative qualities, and why. Would you use any of
them to describe yourself?
. ontine quizzes . your handwriting
. personality tests . your star sign
affectionate assertive bossy curious easy-going
loyaI moody outgoing rebetlious reliable sensibte b Iry are going to do a well-known personality test.
sensitive stubborn Before you srart, look at the following painting for
30 seconds. Write down what you see. you will need
b) p.160 Vocabulary Bank personality. this when you do the test.

5 PRONUNCIATION using a dictionary

a Underline the srressed syllable in the words below.
1 confscilenitious a ealsy{-gojing
2 deiterfmined 5 stealdy
3 tho:rough 6 spon'ra,ne.ous
Look at the pink letters in each word. Match them
to the sound pictures below.

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TEXIS IN CONTEXT

p f-ooking up phrasalverbs and idioms in a dictionary

Phrasal verbs EIIItrI
c fug )) Listen and check your answers to a and b. PhrasaI verbs are tisted in atphabeticat order after the
entry for the verbs.
Checking pronunciation in a dictionary If the object (sb or sth) is shown between the two
Att good dictionaries, whether paper or ontine, give the parts, e.g. put sth off this means the phrasat verb is
pronunciation of a word in phonetics, with a siiess mark separable, and the object can go between the verb and
(') to show the stressed syttabte. Ontine dictionaries the particle or after the particte. tf the object is shown
also after the particte, e.g. look for sth, it means the verb
have an i991y.oy can clickon to hear the words, many
and the particle cannot be separated.
S vinS bltf eritlsrralO American pronunciation.
ldioms lEEl
needy adjective You can usuat[y find the definition of an idiom under one
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/n¡,dii ((,)E) ;
of its 'main'words [nouns, verbs, adverbs, or adjectives,
tnitdit6¡Dlra;E) but NOT prepositions and artictes), e.g. the definition of
catch your eye witl be given under catTh or eye. I
(of people) not confident, and needinq a lot of
love ancJ After some very common verbs, e.g. be, get, and
emotional support from other people adjectives, g.g.goo¿, bad, the idioms are-usuatly under
She is shy and needy.
- the entries for the next ,main,word, e.g. be a góod sport
, "
comes under sport.

d Look at the phonetics for some more adjectives of With a partner, look at the test What,s your personalitlt?
personality. With a partner, work our how they are Read the quesrions and possible Tiy to *oÁ
pronormced and spelt, and say what they meaá if you out the meaning of the highlighted".rr*L.r.
phrasal verbs and
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know. Check with a dictionary. idioms, but don't look them up yer.

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Do younormally use a paper dictionary or an online
one? What do you think are its main aávantages?
Use a dictionary ro check the meaning of the
highlighted phrases.
Now do the test. For each quesrion, decide which
answer best describes you and 6ñElOit.

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