Unit 1 Study skills and task Skimming• When we read newspapers, magazines, business and travel guides, we skim.• We read the title, the main headings, the first and last paragraphs, and the first sentence of each paragraph. Skim and answer: • How is your personality formed?By both nature and the environment. By nature• Some _______ of your personality are ______ ________ you by your parents, for example, ________ and _________. That is why people say “______ _________, ________ _________”. Sometimes, these personalities do not change and __________ the same ________________ your life. aspects passed ontoliveliness impatiencelike fatherlike sonremainthroughout By the environment The environment, including your _________, your ________ and the people around you, can change your personality. For example, you may become ________ if you successfully ________ a difficult task through hard work. That is how your experience __________ your personality. educationexperiencesconfident completeinfluences Useful expressions • your thoughts / feelings / behaviors • make you different from other people• Some aspects of your personality are passed onto you by your parents. • liveliness/ impatience• like father, like son• remain the same throughout your life• successfully complete a difficult task through hard work Task Read the spidergram and answer:1. What is David like?He is confident, hard-working, clever, organized and helpful.Confident （ 1. explanation; 2. example)1. He thinks he can do anything if he ____________2. He is not afraid of _________________ in front of many people. Helpful 1.He often helps______________________. 2.He will help us ______ our lessons if we ______________ school. tries his bestmaking a speechother studentswithare absent from •Hard-working1. He always does __________ after class.2. He spends a lot of time ______________ our class ________. •Clever1. He always _______________ good ideas.2. He has won _________________________.•Organized 1. He never forgets the things he ________2. He has learned to use the computer to __________________________extrahelping withprojectscomes up wtihseveral science competitionsneeds to doget himself more organized Write a letter to your headteacher to recommend a classmate for a position in your class. The useful expressions may help you. •write to recommend …as…•have many strong qualities for this position•do extra work•be the most suitable person to be our monitor•agree with sb. • Show your article
