Page 11 - American English File Student Book 3A

6 V O C A B U LA R Y 8 L IS T E N IN G & S P E A K IN G

adjectives of personality

a Without looking back at The Younger
Brother
text, can you remember who was neat,
responsible, and sensible and who was messy,
rebellious, and emotional? Do you know
what
the adjectives mean? Would you use any of
them to describe yourself?

b > - p.153 Vocabulary Bank Personality

c Write down the first three adjectives of
personality that come into your head. Don't
show them to your partner. Now go to
> - Communication Personality p.108.

7 P R O N U N C IA TIO N

word stress, adjective endings
a W hat’s your position in the family?
a 1 26))) Underline the stressed syllable in
Are you the oldest child, a middle child, the
these mulitsyllable adjectives. Listen and
youngest child, or an only child?
check.
b 1 27))) Look at the cover of Linda Blair’s
1 jea lous an xious am bi tious
book. Now listen to a journalist talking
ge ne rous re bell ious about it on a radio program. Complete the

2 so cia ble re li a ble chart by writing four more adjectives of
personality in each column.
3 re spon si ble sen si ble
4 com pe ti five tal ka five Oldest children Middle children Youngest children Only children I

a ggre ssive sen si tive
sensible relaxed outgoing self-confident
5 un friend ly in se cure
im pa tient i mma ture

b Listen again and answer the questions.

1 Is -ous pronounced /aus/ or /as/?
2 Is -able pronounced bb\l or /eibl/?
c Compare with a partner. Then listen to the four sections one by
3 Is -ible pronounced /obi/ or /ibl/?
one. Check your answers. What reasons or examples does the
4 Is -ive pronounced /ov/ or /iv/? journalist give?
5 Are -ous / -able / -ible / -ive stressed?
d Look at the completed chart above. In pairs, say...
6 Are un- / in- / im- stressed?

...if you think it is true for you - and if not, why not?
...if you think it is true for other people you know
(your brothers and sisters, friends, etc.)

9 W R IT IN G

> - p.113 Writing A description o f a person. Write a description of
a friend you know well.

Online Practice IB 11