EXPLORING PERSONALITY
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2
c
Answer these questions about the article.
1
Why is Oprah Winfrey so good at inspiring young
people?
2
What mistake do people make about charisma?
3
What does the writer believe we expect from
leaders?
4
What did Steve Jobs achieve?
5
Why does the writer believe about some top
businessmen?
6
What is the writer’s opinion about charisma?
VOCABULARY
PREFIXES
3
a
Find words in the article that mean the following.
1
describe something again, and in a better way (para 2)
2
not understand correctly (para 2)
3
not as good as some people think or say (para 2)
4
used something in the wrong way or for a wrong
purpose (para 4)
5
respect a great deal (para 5)
3
b
Underline the prefixes in the words you found.
Match each prefix with one of these meanings.
incorrect former again too much
4
a
Look at the words below. What do the underlined
prefixes mean?
1
bicycle
2
antisocial
3
monorail
4
outperform
5
semicircle
6
discomfort
4
b
Think of a word with a prefix that means the same
as the underlined words in these sentences.
1
He was always too confident.
2
His team played much better than the other team.
3
She asked her former boss for advice.
4
His mother’s French and his father’s Italian, so he’s
able to speak two languages fluently.
5
He told me to write the essay again.
6
His ability was not as great as people believed.
7
She did not correctly understand the lecturer.
8
I don’t like people who don’t listen when I’m talking.
SPEAKING
5
Work with a partner to discuss the following.
1
If you were choosing photographs of people for
an article about charismatic people, who would
you choose?
2
Is charisma the most important quality to possess
if you want to be successful in your career? If not,
what other qualities are important?
3
Are charismatic people dangerous?
4
Can charisma be taught?
GRAMMAR
PRESENT SIMPLE AND PRESENT CONTINUOUS
6
a
Look at the highlighted phrases in the article and
Exercise 2b. Mark them
PS
for present simple and
PC
for
present continuous.
6
b
Look at the uses a–d of the present simple and present
continuous. Match each use to one of the phrases in the
article. Then write the correct tense in the gaps.
a
an action happening around now (often temporary):
b
a regular or habitual action:
c
a fact or general truth:
d
a trend or a changing situation:
GRAMMAR TIP
We often use these verbs to talk about trends:
grow,
increase, decrease, change, rise, fall
The number of people researching the power of
charisma is increasing.
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Language reference and extra practice pages 126–127
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a
Look at these sentences and choose the correct answer.
1
Dr Janahi
regularly gives / is regularly giving
talks
about personality.
2
The professor
interviews / is interviewing
a candidate
at the moment and can’t come to the phone.
3
The number of companies using personality tests
grows / is growing
.
4
I do lots of different research, but today
I carry out / I’m
carrying out
research into the personalities of twins.
5
He
drives / is driving
to work every day.
6
People
become / are becoming
very interested in
how personalities develop over time.
7
A psychologist
studies / is studying
the way people’s
minds work.
8
The doctor’s practice
is / is being
in Harley Street.
9
I
read / am reading
an interesting book on
psychology at the moment.
10
The survey found that most people feel that modern
life
becomes / is becoming
more difficult.
7
b
Match the sentences in Exercise 7a with the uses in
Exercise 6b.
8
a
Use the following prompts to write questions in
the present simple or present continuous.
1
make friends / easily?
2
what / usually / do / weekend?
3
what / read / at the moment?
4
enjoy / art and music?
5
prefer / extroverts or introverts?
6
work / on any new projects now?
7
do / anything interesting / at the moment?
8
lose temper / easily?
8
b
With a partner, add two more questions and then
take turns to ask and answer the questions. Tell the
class one interesting fact about your partner.
CHARISMA
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