Unit 13 People

Warm-up

Key Words 1.Add these words to the Key Words box. beard blond curly elderly long overweight slim wavy wrinkles Key Words Hair: bald,dark,fair,red,shoulder-length,straight,short Age: in her/his(early/mid/late)teens/twenties/thirties, middle-aged Special features: eyebrows,moustache,ponytail General: good-looking,short,tail,well-built

Answers: Hair: bolnd,curly,long,wavy Age: elderly Special features: beard,wrinkles General: overweight,slim

2.Listen to the police description. Which people in the photo below are the police looking for?

3.Work in pairs. Take turns to describe people in the photos above. Your partner guesses who it is.

Lesson 1 EQ:IQ

1.Do this test to find out your EQ. Then compare and discuss your results with a partner 1.You are on an airplane that begins to rock from side to side. What do you do? A pay little attention B read the emergency instructions card C both A and B D don’t’ know

2.You are a high school student who hoped to get an A in a course, but you have just found out you got a C in a recent test. What do you do? A think of a plan to improve our grade and follow through with this plan B promise yourself to do better in the future C tell yourself this course does not really matter and concentrate instead on other classes D go and see your teacher and try to talk him or her into giving you a better grade.

3.You and your parents have got into an argument during a discussion. You are both very upset. What is the best thing to do? A take a break and them continue with the discussion B stop the discussion and go silent C say you are sorry and ask your parents to apologise,too D stop for a moment,collect your thoughts and then state your case as precisely as you can

4.Suppose you are the group leader.your group has to find a solution to a problem in a project. What is the first thing you do? A draw up an agenda and discuss with the group B give the members time to get to know each other C ask each member for ideas about how to solve the problem D hold a brainstorming session,encouraging the group to say whatever comes to mind

2.Read the article. Answer these questions

1.What does Professor Salovey suggest about EQ and IQ? 2.Why do some best and smartest students end up failing exams according to Prof. Salovey? 3.Could a person’s EQ be improved? What about his IQ? Could you give some examples? 4.What’s the meaning of “people skills”? Is it important to get them improved if you want to be successful in life? Why/Why not? 5.Why can optimists be survivors of life? 6.What does the sentence “…Rather,the survivors are the most adaptable.” mean?

Answers: 1.He suggests that when predicint future successes, a person’s IQ might actually matter less than a person’s EQ. 2.It’s because of differences in a person’s EQ. 3.(open answers) 4.They are skills in dealing with people,such as understanding and communication. 5.Because they have high EQs and are untroubled by obstacles. 6.It means “the people who can better adapt to the environment are more likely to survive and succeed in life”.

3.Do you think EQ and IQ tests should be a part of job recruitment? Why?

Vocabulary

4.Choose a word or a phrase from the box to complete the sentences in their proper form. promote, recognise, observe, end up, survive,release 1.I keep wondering why most slimmers putting weight back on. 2.His main concern now is whether he can get to the head coach of the football team. 3.Police the names of any of the people involved in the crime. 4.The boy as having a gift for football. 5.I don’t think I could another year as a computer programmer. It’s just too stressful. 6.The social scientist that humans fall into the classes.

Answers: 1.I keep wondering why most slimmers end up putting weight back on. 2.His main concern now is whether he can get promoted to the head coach of the football team. 3.Police released the names of any of the people involved in the crime. 4.The boy is recognised as having a gift for football. 5.I don’t think I could survive another year as a computer programmer.It’s just too stressful. 6.The social scientist observed that humans fall into the classes.

Grammer Past Participles

5.Look at the following sentences from the passage and underline the Past Participle phrases. Find more of them in the text and in paris,discuss their functions. 1….it is IQ that gets you hired and EQ that gets your promoted. 2.Supported by his research, he suggested that… 3.For a long time,well-respected researchers discussed if a person’s IQ could be raised. 4…EQ is best observed in people described as either pessimists or optimists.

Answers: 1….it is IQ that gets you hired and EQ that gets your promoted. object complement 2.Supported by his research, he suggested that… adverbial 3.For a long time,well-respected researchers discussed if a person’s IQ could be raised. attributive 4…EQ is best observed in people described as either pessimists or optimists. predictive/attributive

6.Join the sentences with the Past Participle phrases 1.He was annoyed by their behaviour. He shouted at them 2.Jane was scred by the accident. She refused to sit in Alan’s car. 3.A man was arrested by the police What was his name? 4.A boy was injured during the football match. He was examined by a doctor 5.Mr. Smith was determined to be on schedule. He got the work completed.

Answers: 2.Scared by the accident, Jane refused to sit in Alan’s car. 3.What was the name of the man arrested by the police? 4.Injured during a football match, the boy was examined by a doctor. 5.Determined to be on schedule, Mr.Smith got the work completed.

Language in Use

7.Work in groups to design an EQ questionnaire with five questions. Try to use the following words to help you. excited,annoyed, bored, interested, relieved, delighted, displeased,discouraged, frightened, astonished

Homework Exercise 2 on page 54

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