II. Complete the sentences in column B. The first is an example

I. Listen to four people describing their new managers.

Listening

Active vocabulary

Warm up

Lesson 4. Describing a personality

Writing

Speaking

I. Tell your partner about something strange that happened to you, (or to a friend of yours) while traveling.

II. Ask your partner to tell you a story. Be prepared to interrupt and ask questions to find out more details, especially about the background situation.

I. Imagine you are David from Listening. When he was at the hotel, he had time to send an email to his friend explaining the delay. Write the email.

II. You are the co-pilot of the plane. You have to send an emailed report to head office in Athens to explain your delay. Write the email.

III. Write about a dangerous situation you found yourself in.

I. How does your company recruit people?

II. Read this article about Chris Jones. Do you agree with his opinion?

EUROPEAN INDUSTRY NEEDS MORE “CHARACTER”, EXPERT WARNS

“European industry needs to give as much importance to the character and personality of its managers as it gives to their qualifications!” claimed business consultant Chris Jones at the annual conference of Human Resources Managers in Birmingham yesterday. “When selecting staff for top positions, companies should first identify the ideal personality profile that the job requires. It's not enough to be just well-qualified and hard-working -other qualities are equally, if not more, important. The modern manager must be imaginative, outgoing, communicative, and innovative in order to succeed in modern business.”

I. Look at the following adjectives. They all describe a person's personality. Is each word positive, negative, or could it be both?

easy-going	single-minded	bossy	open-minded
narrow-minded	enthusiastic	sociable	goal-oriented
practical	charming	inconsistent	analytical
understanding	self-confident	supportive	ambitious

II. Take it in turns with your partner to define these words. Try to guess the word. Look at the following examples:

easy-going: I think this is a positive word. These people are not difficult to work with. They are flexible, cooperative, and so on.

single-minded: This word could be positive or negative. It can be a good thing to concentrate on only one objective or thing, but this word also describes somebody who does this too much.

1. First write the adjectives they use to complete column A.

2. Now listen again. How do the four speakers describe the qualities of their managers?

	A	B
1)	______________________________ ______________________________	She’s got everybody working well. She always lets you know_______________.
2)	______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________	She lets ______________________if she thinks they’re good. She doesn’t allow anybody________________________.
3)	______________________________ ______________________________	He wouldn’t allow_________________. He’s got us all talking_______________ and money.
4)	______________________________ ______________________________	He makes everybody________________ at work. He lets you do things____________.

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