New Language Leader

Intermediate:
(by David Cotton, David Falvey and Simon Kent. Published by Pearson Longman)

Unit 1: pages 6 –11 (si vous faites tous les

exercices inclus dans cette présentation, vous serez bien
préparé(e)s pour le partiel de fin de semestre.)

Please go through this

powerpoint document page by
page.
This on-line course, designed by Padraig A. CARTY requires having purchased the
above mentioned book ‘New Language Leader’.
Padraig A. CARTY–M.A.; B.Sc (Mgmt); PRCE.
 .

Make sure you understand all of the following adjectives (they are
necessary to follow the rest of this lesson and they may be tested in the
end-of-semester test, so if there are some words here you’re not sure
about look them up in a dictionary NOW and learn them off by heart):

awful; voluble; bossy; gregarious; easy going;

gentle; helpful; overpowering; laid back; stiff;
dependable; standoffish: dull; haughty; quick
tempered; fair; assertive; sensible; hot-headed;
dour; brash; even-tempered; energetic; strong
willed; stuck up; out-going; stoic(al).
Now do this activity by clicking
on the link below (may require you download
the latest Java Script on your computer):

http://www.quia.com/cm/270548.html
Read the instructions for exercise 1b on page page 6
of the book and think about three adjectives to
describe yourself.

For example I would describe myself

as strict but fair; I’m also quite out-
going.
 Exercise 2, page 6.

Faites l’exercice dans votre livre

avant de continuer.
 Exercise 2, page 6. Réponses

Positive adjectives: adventurous; ambitious;

assertive; creative; energetic; likeable; generous;
organised; reliable; sensible; sociable; thoughtful.

Negative adjectives: bossy; moody.

Neutral adjectives: cautious; quiet; sensitive;

serious; talkative.
 Translate the sentence below into English:

Comment sont les américains?

(N.B. you will need to integrate the word ‘like’ into your translation.)
What are the Americans like?

Comment sont les Americains?

 Now watch these five short videos to hear adjectives being

used to describe people .

• What are the Germans like?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7JpbFgifNs
• What are the Italians like?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mI15ewNwv9c
• What are the British like?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIWL4CUAnVM
• What are the American like?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gorijjxXKnI
• What are the French like?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNb2KlJC2-I
 Choose ONE appropriate answer (A, B, C or D), the answer is given on the next slide.

1) I don’t like the way he’s always giving orders to everyone,

he’s too ….. for my taste.

A) awful B) voluble C) precise D) bossy

• 1) I don’t like the way he’s always giving orders to
everyone, he’s too ….. for my taste.

• D) bossy
 Choose ONE appropriate answer (A, B, C or D), the answer is given on the next slide.

2) She’s very relaxed, laid-back and …..; she never seems to

get stressed about anything.

A) excitable B) gregarious C) easy-going

D) passionate
• 2) She’s very relaxed, laid-back and …..; she never seems
to get stressed about anything.

C) easy-going
Choose ONE appropriate answer (A, B, C or D), the answer is given on the next slide.

3) ‘Chivalrous’ is most similar in meaning to:

A) gentle B) gentlemanly C) amiable

D) helpful
•
3) ‘Chivalrous’ is most similar in meaning to:

B) gentlemanly
Choose ONE appropriate answer (A, B, C or D), the answer is given on the next slide..

4) Though I admire his self-confidence, I often find his

domineering personality a bit …..

A) overpowering B) busy C) terrific

D) proud
• 4) Though I admire his self-confidence, I often find his
domineering personality a bit …..

A) overpowering
 Choose ONE appropriate answer (A, B, C or D), the answer is given on the next slide.

5) Which one of the following adjectives is NOT a synonym

for ‘snobby’?

A) Snooty B) Stuck-up C) Selfish

D) Standoffish
•
5) Which one of the following adjectives is NOT a
synonym for ‘snobby’?

C) Selfish
Choose ONE appropriate answer (A, B, C or D), the answer is given on the next slide.

6) Which one of the following adjectives does NOT have a

negative connotation?

A) Dour B) Dull C) Dependable

D) Deplorable
• 6) Which one of the following adjectives does NOT have a
negative connotation?

C) Dependable
Choose ONE appropriate answer (A, B, C or D), the answer is given on the next slide.

7) Find the odd-man-out! (trouvez l’intrus!)

A) Gregarious B) Laid-back C) Fun-loving

D) Touchy
7) Find the odd-man-out! (trouvez l’intrus!)

D) Touchy
 Choose ONE appropriate answer (A, B, C or D), the answer is given on the next slide.

• 8) Find the odd-man-out! (trouvez l’intrus!)

A) Gorgeous B) Rigid C) Stoic(al) D) Stiff

8) Find the odd-man-out! (trouvez l’intrus!)

A) Gorgeous
 Choose ONE appropriate answer (A, B, C or D), the answer is given on the next slide.

• 9) Find the odd-man-out! (trouvez l’intrus!)

A) Argumentative B) Haughty
C) Quick-tempered D) Hot-headed
• 9) Find the odd-man-out! (trouvez l’intrus!)

• B) Haughty
Which ONE adjective could be placed in all four blanks in
the paragraph below?

• 10) It isn’t ….. that just because she has …..

hair and ….. skin, she was given the starring
role in the school play; we all know her
ability to act can only be described as …..
rather than good.
It isn’t FAIR that just because she has FAIR hair
and FAIR skin, she was given the starring role in
the school play; we all know her ability to act can
only be described as FAIR rather than good.
 Exercises 3 & 4b, page 6

Faites l’exercice dans votre livre

avant de continuer.
 Exercises 4b page 6 (Réponses)

• 1) A person who does not easily become

angry: even-tempered
 Exercises 4b, page 6, réponses

• 2) A person who is determined to do what

they want: strong-willed
 Exercises 4b, page 6, réponses

• 3) A person who is not easily upset or

annoyed: easy going
 Exercises 4b, page 6, reponses

• 4) A person who accepts other ideas and

opinions: open-minded
 Exercises 4b, page 6, réponses

• 5) A person who makes a lot of effort:

hard-working
 Exercises 4b, page 6, réponses

• 6) A person who believes in their own

success: self confident
 Exercises 4b, page 6, réponses

• 6) A person who behaves in a calm way

even in a difficult situation: level headed
 Exercises 4b, page 6, réponses

• 6) A person who is friendly, kind and

generous: warm hearted
 Exercise 4a, page 6
Visit the website
http://www.english.com/languageleader/ Click on
‘Intermediate Audio’, then on Unit 1 Recording 1
to listen to the words being pronounced, pay
particular attention to the stress.
 Exercise 5b, page 6
Visit the website
http://www.english.com/languageleader/ Click on
‘Intermediate Audio’, then on Unit 1 Recording 2
to listen to the three people describing each other.

After you have listened for general comprehension you can turn to page 164 at the back of your book to read
the tapescript.
 Exercise 7b, page 7

Before continuing make sure you have read the

article on Page 7 and then do exercise 7b
 Exercise 7b, page 7, reponses

• 1) False
• 2) True.
• 3) True
• 4) False
• 5) False; opinions differ,
• 6) False; in fact extraverts tend to be
happier.
 Exercise 3b, page 8
Go to www.english.com/students/languageleader, Click on
‘intermediate audio’, ‘unit 1’, ‘recording 3’. Place the words
below in the spaces in the seven questions.

How/Did/Have/Are/Does/working/
Mean/Tell/What/Start/Can/Taken

Before moving onto the next slide make sure you have tried
to place the words above in the gaps.
 Exercise 3b, page 8, réponses.

• 1) What exactly does psychometrics mean?

• 2) How did psychometric testing start?
• 3) How useful are the tests?
• 4) Are they relaible?
• 5) What can personality tests tell you about a
person?
• 6) Have you taken any of these tests yourself?
• 7) What are you working on at the moment?
 Exercise 5, page 8

Faites l’exercice dans votre livre

avant de continuer.
 Exercise 5, page 8

• 1) True: Are you a student?; Is he tired?; Was she

late?
• 2) True: Do you study?; Does he have a car?; Do
they like travelling?
• 3) FALSE: Past simple questions take ‘Did’, for
example: Did you go out last night?
• 4) FALSE: Past continuous questions are
conjugated with the verb ‘to be’, for example: Are
they watching TV?; Is she waiting for the bus?
• 5) True: Have you ever been to the USA?; Has she
arrived home yet?
 Exercise 7a, page 9

Faites l’exercice dans votre livre

avant de continuer.
 Exercise 7a, page 9 réponses
• 1) Do you ever get worried?
• 2) Are you a confident person?
• 3) Do you make friends easily? Or Do you easily
make friends?
• 4) What makes you happy?
• 5) Who do you phone when you are worried?
• 6) Who is the biggest influence in your life?
• 7) Have you ever taken a personality test?
• 8) What do you worry about the most?
• 9) Who influenced you the most at school?
• 10) Who gives you the best advice?
 General practice. Find an appropriate work for each of the
blanks in the questions below:
• 1) Why …… you become a director?
• 2) What …… the last movie that you paid to see?
• 3) What …… the last movie you walked out of?
• 4) What film-maker …… you consider the most
underrated?
• 5) And which film-maker …… you consider the
most overrated?
• 6) How seriously …… you take reviews?
• 7) What …… your biggest regret?
• 8)There are five minutes left till the end of the
world –what …… you do?
 General practice. Answers:

• 1) Why did you become a director?

• 2) What was the last movie that you paid to see?
• 3) What was the last movie you walked out of?
• 4) What film-maker do you consider the most
underrated?
• 5) And which film-maker do you consider the
most overrated?
• 6) How seriously do you take reviews?
• 7) What’s your biggest regret?
• 8)There are five minutes left till the end of the
world –what do you do?
 Did you know?
Did you that you can place HOW in front of any adjective or adverb in the
entire English language and form a valid question?

• How old are you?

• How young are you?
• How lovely is it?
• How well do you eat?
• How far is New York from London?
• How long is the movie?
• How long is the Amazon river?
• How popular is football in your country?
• How important is it to lean English nowadays?
Click on the link below and play
the HOW game.
˅
˅
http://www.quia.com/cm/69539.html?
AP_rand=1205910940
 Go to ‘www.language.com/students/languageleader’,
click on ‘Intermediate Video’,
then Unit 1, and watch the video.
Then do Exercise 3 on page 150
of your book.
Answers to exercise 3 on page 150 of your book.
1) False
2) True
3) False
4) True
5) True
 Exercise 2b, page 10
(make sure you’ve read the text on page 10 before doing this
exercise)
• Paragraph 1: Most people will recognise the
woman in this photo.
• Paragraph 2: Nowadays, psychologists are
taking a greater interest in charisma and
want to redifine its meaning.
• Paragraph 3: Most of us expect our leaders
to have charisma.
• Paragraph 4: Unfortunately we can find
examples of people who have abused their
charisma.
• Paragraph 5: Is charisma dangerous?
 Did you know?
Did you know that Joe DiMaggio (husband to one of America’s most iconic and
charismatic actresses Marilyn Monroe) was a huge baseball legend in America in
the early twentieth century; click on the link below and do the Quia activity to
learn more about this man.

http://www.quia.com/cz/76116.html
 Exercise 3a, page 11

Faites l’exercice dans votre livre

avant de continuer.
 Exercise 3a, page 11

1) To redefine
2) To misunderstand
3) To be overrated
4) To misuse
5) Ex-tycoon
 Exercise 3b, page 11

1) To redefine (again)
2) To misunderstand (incorrect)
3) To be overrated (too much)
4) To misuse (incorrect)
5) Ex-tycoon (former)
 Exercise 4a, page 11

1) Bicycle (Two)
2) Antisocial (Against)
3) Monorail (One/Single)
4) To outperfom (To do better)
5) Semicircle (Half)
6) Discomfort (Opposite)
 Exercise 4b, page 11, réponses.
• 1) over-confident.
• 2) outplayed
• 3) ex-boss
• 4) bilingual.
• 5) rewrite
• 6) underrated
• 7) misunderstood
• 8) dislike
 Exercise 6b, page 11

Faites l’exercice dans votre livre

avant de continuer.
 Exercise 6b, page 11

a (present continuous), an action happening around

now (often temporary) eg: ‘She is currently
working on a project’.
b (Present simple) a regular or habitual action eg:
‘Michelle Obabma regularly gives talks all over the
world’,
c (Present Simple) a fact or general truth eg ‘She
inspires young people.’
d (Present continuous) a trend or a changing
situation eg: ‘Nowadays psychologists are taking a
greater interest in charisma.’
 Exercise 7a, page 11, réponses
• 1) Present simple: regularly gives
• 2) Present continuous: is interviewing
• 3) Present continuous: is growing
• 4) Present continuous: am carrying out
• 5) Present simple: he drives
• 6) Present continuous: are becoming
• 7) Present simple: studies
• 8) Present simple: is
• 9) Present continuous: am reading
• 10) Present continuous: is becoming
 Exercise 8a, page 11

Faites l’exercice dans votre livre

avant de continuer.
 Exercise 8a, page 11, réponses
• 1) Present simple
• Do you make friends easily? Do you easily make friends?
• 2) Present simple
• What do you usually do at the weekend? (please note that in American
English you can say ‘on the weeknd’).
• 3) Present continuous.
• What are you reading a the moment?
• 4) Present simple
• Do you enjoy art and music?
• 5) Present simple.
• Do you prefer extroverts or introverts?
• 6) Present continuous.
• Are you working on any new projects now?
• 7) Present continuous.
• Are you doing anything interesting at the moment?
• 8) Present simple.
• Do you lose your temper easily? Or Do you easily lose your temper?
 Now read the Language
Reference on page 126 and then
do all the exercises on page 127.
Move on to the next slide for the answers,
but make sure you’ve done the exercises
frist.
 Exercice 1 (G1), page 135. (réponses)

1) Is
2) Do
3) Does
4) does
5) Have they done
6) are
7) Can/May/Could
8) was
9) did
10) Did he take/Has he taken
 Exercice 2 (G2), page 135 (réponses)

1) Who is Bill Clinton?

2) Who designed the test?
3) What does Oprah Winfrey own?
4) Who married Joe DiMaggio? / Who did Joe
DiMaggio get married to?
5) How many languages is he able to speak? /
How many languages can he speak? / How
many languages does he speak?
6) What is your favourite time of the year?
7) What is the reason you’re leaving?
 Exercice 3 (G3,4), page 135 (réponses)

A) How do you study? What’s your approach?

B) Well I work really…but I prefer the early…
A) So do you find it difficult to work with others?
B) It depends what…at the moment I am
working with…We are setting up a club…
A) …do/did you know about the exam
B) Yes I read about that.
A) How do you find exams?
B) I get worried before exams but I think I am
getting better…
 Exercice 4 (KL), page 135 (réponses)

A) I think we should employ Sandra…

B) Well, it’s true she was the happiest…but I
don’t know –she has…
A) But you don’t need experience to...
B) I don’t/can’t agree. How you answer the
phone…
A) Do you think we could train her?
B) I’m not sure. In my opinion that…
 Exercice 5 (V1), page 135 (réponses)

1) Adventurous
2) Cautious
3) Energetic
4) Moody
5) Reliable
6) Thoughtful
7) Open-minded
8) Self-confident
 Exercice 6 (V2), page 135 (réponses)

1) Antisocial 6) Overshadowed

2) Bicycle 7) Redefine

3) Discomfort 8) Outperform

4) Misunderstand 9) Ex-President

5) Monorail 10) Underrated

 Exercice 7, page 135 (réponses)

1) Bicycle

2) Misunderstand

3) Underrated

4) Outperformed

5) Monorail
 Congratulations, you have
completed the first part of this
course.