Developing vocabulary and listening
Synonyms and partial synonyms 1 Look at these partial synonyms. In each list, find the adjective that is incorrect. 1 attractive – pretty, handsome, bright
02 Listen to five people talking about personality tests. Do they agree that personality tests are good at identifying personality? Speaker 1 Agree / Disagree / Partly agree Speaker 2 Agree / Disagree / Partly agree Speaker 3 Agree / Disagree / Partly agree Speaker 4 Agree / Disagree / Partly agree Speaker 5 Agree / Disagree / Partly agree
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2 thin – short, slim, underweight 3 happy – glad, generous, cheerful 4 friendly – sociable, cute, outgoing 5 relaxed – easy-going, calm, friendly 6 lively – energetic, active, well-built
02 Listen again and identify the speaker.
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Which speaker (1 – 5) thinks that … 1 personality tests aren’t written by scientists or psychologists? 2 personality tests can help you make important decisions in life? 3 our personality types can change depending on our mood? 4 people sometimes don’t tell the truth if they are doing a personality test for a job? 5 personality tests become more valid as more people do them? Critical thinkers 6 Which three of these ideas are expressed in the listening activity? 1 You should be a psychologist or a scientist to write personality tests. 2 Results from personality tests are very useful for online marketing companies. 3 All personality tests are free. 4 Many companies use personality tests to decide who to employ. 5 Millions of people do online tests every year.
Complete the sentences with the words in the box. blonde • elderly • fair • kind • old • slim • thin 1 She does a lot of sport so she’s strong and . 2 I know I’m getting , but I feel as young as ever! 3 Fashion models in the past were often very , but now many fashion companies use models with lots of different body types. 4 Suki is a girl who always thinks about other’s feelings. 5 Her hair’s like a golden sun. 6 I’m 74 years old but I don’t like the word ‘ ’. I prefer senior citizen or older adult. 7 I think he’s – he’s got light-coloured hair. Using partial synonyms It’s important to know that partial synonyms are not entirely interchangeable. There are small differences in meaning or in the contexts where they can be used. If you learn how partial synonyms differ in meaning, you can express your ideas more effectively. Great students’ tip
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Vocabulary extension
7 Match the adjectives to their two different meanings. Adjective Meaning 1 Meaning 2 loud light/colourful intelligent funny difficult well-dressed smart it makes you laugh not soft bright noisy very bright colours or design hard clever strange
Choose the correct alternative. 1 Wow! What a tie! Some people would think it’s a bit smart/loud , but I love bright colours! 2 The company uses tests to identify the brightest/hardest people to employ. 3 It’s hard/smart to know when you’re joking. 4 He has to wear a smart/funny suit to his brother’s graduation ceremony.
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Which three words don’t you expect to hear in a listening activity about personality tests? accurate • good-looking • plain • realistic • scientific • s tocky • u nreliable • valid
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