Стр.10 Unit 1 ГДЗ Вербицкая Forward 11 класс

In pairs, discuss these questions.

1. What kind of people do you find ‘difficult’ to deal with? Why?

2. Why might the types of people below be difficult to deal with? What personality traits might they have? Use the pictures in the article to help you.

Types: wet blanket, know-it-all, space cadet, loose cannon, bossy-boots, cry baby

Traits: negative, knowledgeable, pushy, conceited, moody, critical, out of touch, infantile, unpredictable

T005 Listen and read the article and check your answers to Exercise 1.

Read again and choose the correct answer.

1. The know-it-all and the bossy-boots both

a) tell people what to do.

b) want to be in control.

c) use knowledge to manipulate others.

d) enjoy an argument.

2. There are two different ways of dealing with

a) the loose cannon and the wet blanket.

b) the bossy-boots and the space cadet.

c) the cry baby and the wet blanket.

d) the know-it-all and the loose cannon.

3. The bossy-boots and the cry baby

a) are very confident.

b) manipulate people in different ways.

c) always get their own way.

d) are easy to ignore.

4. The loose cannon and the space cadet are difficult to deal with because

a) you are not sure what they are going to do next.

b) they both cause problems for other people.

c) people react very negatively to them.

d) they are both forgetful.

5. The space cadet is different from the other types because

a) they are aware of other people’s feelings.

b) they are unreliable.

c) they are unpredictable.

d) there is a positive side to their personality.

Match 1–8 to a–h to make phrases from the article.

1. get your

2. stand up

3. take something

4. be on different

5. have something

6. rant

7. be in a

8. walk all

a) at face value

b) over someone

c) own way

d) and rave

e) to someone

f) world of your own

g) wavelengths

h) down to a fine art

Replace the underlined phrases with phrases from Exercise 4. Make necessary changes.

1. We can’t work on this project together: we have completely different ideas and opinions.

2. My sister’s very spoilt: she always does what she wants.

3. What was Sam complaining angrily about earlier? We could hear him in the next room!

4. If you don’t refuse to accept unfair treatment from Jon, he’ll just get worse.

5. Vicky makes Tom do what she wants, but he doesn’t seem to mind.

6. Don’t accept that all the gossip is exactly as it appears to be.

7. Haley’s very skilled at small talk.

8. It’s no use trying to talk to Lily: she doesn’t notice what’s happening around her at the moment.

9. Ann is that kind of person. If you oppose her without fear, she’ll probably back down.

10. If Johnny doesn’t get what he wants, he’ll start having a tantrum that could last all night.

11. I know Paul very well. I believe everything he says.

T006 Listen to a conversation. Are the statements true or false?

1. A slob is someone who wants to look ‘cool’.

2. Jill’s flatmate is very good at doing nothing.

3. A bore is someone who talks too much about other people.

4. Lisa doesn’t think her new flatmate is a bore.

5. Busybodies do not intend to hurt other people’s feelings.

6. Gina’s neighbour is probably bored.

Work in pairs. Write some advice for dealing with the three personality types from Exercise 6 (a slob, a bore and a busybody). Then exchange ideas with other pairs.