Unit 2. Who am I? What am I?
I. What kind of person are you? Which words describe and do not describe you? Use the dictionary if necessary.
Lazy talkative quiet pessimistic stupid tolerant jealous proud polite
romantic punctual musical cheerful arrogant bossy quiet selfish helpful
clever shy lively generous rude optimistic friendly boring confident
II. Match adjectives 1-6 with their opposite meanings a-f.
| 1. stupid 2. lazy 3. arrogant 4. quiet 5. lively 6.rude | a. modest b. talkative c. boring d. polite e. hard-working f. clever |
III. Choose the correct answer.
1. Jessica is a very _____ girl. She loves meeting new people.
a) generous b) selfish c) friendly
2. The British are quite _____. They feel uncomfortable with strangers.
a) confident b) cheerful c) shy
3. Tom is extremely _____. He thinks he is better than everyone else.
a) arrogant b) tolerant c) helpful
4. My brother is always _____. He is very positive about his future.
a) jealous b) optimistic c) serious
5. Dan is very _____. He always has a smile on his face!
a)cheerful b) ambitious c) tolerant
6. Anna is _____ person. She always tells other people what to do.
a) lively b) talkative c) bossy
IV. In pairs, ask and answer questions about your interests. Use the given words if necessary.
Literature:
Science fiction crime fantasy horror short stories detective stories classic
Music:
Classical jazz techno hip-hop reggae rock soul pop heavy metal
| 1. What sort of music do you usually listen to? | You | Your partner |
| 2. What bands do you like? | ||
| 3. What sort of books do you enjoy? | ||
| 4. What are you reading at the moment? |
V. Look at the ideas below. Which three are the most important to your identity?
Citizen of the world
Club/sport team
Family and friends
European, Asian, American
Community and home town
Nationality
School
Religion
Language
VI. Talk about your choices in Exercise V with the rest of the class.
A: For me, nationality is important because I love my country.
B: I dont agree nationality is not important family and friends are really important.
VII. Write six questions to ask your partner. Use the prompts below.
Do you like ?
Are you interested in ?
Have you got?
Can you ?
What are you doing on ?
Are you getting better at ?
Do you belong to ?:
Use the phrases and words expressing interest.
Really?
Brilliant!/ Great!/ Wow!/ Cool!
How interesting!
What an interesting thing to do!
That sounds brilliant/great/cool/good/interesting!
VIII. Listening
. 1 - 5 , A - F. , , . . .
A. I sometimes make a little money from my hobby.
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B. I was introduced to my hobby by a relative.
C. My hobbys only really fun if I do it with friends.
D. My hobby helps me to meet people.
E. It takes a long time to learn to do my hobby well.
F. My hobby is only suitable for people who are fit.
IX. Reading.
Has Britain got an identity crisis?
Now that the United Kingdoms latest population statistics are available, Terry Bleater asks, Do the Brits know who they are?
To the rest of the world, people from the UK are British. But its surprising to learn that only 31 percent of people in the UK say they are just British. In fact, nearly half the population say their nationality is something else English, Scottish, Welsh, Irish or perhaps Vietnamese, Indian or Somali. There are hundreds of possibilities! Are we confused? Is it a problem?
No, it doesnt seem to be. Britain is changing all the time and we are not just tolerant of differences we are proud of them. We enjoy the diversity that multiculturalism gives us. The ethnic groups that exist in the UK bring with them at least six major religions, including Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism and Judaism. Each community contributes its own culture and language. Britain still has two official languages; English and Welsh, but we speak many more approximately 150 - in fact from Mandarin Chinese to Urdu. Many of us are even bilingual.
And then theres the fun stuff that cultural diversity brings, in music, food and the art. The days of fish and chips are behind us, as a walk around the capital shows. Almost every district has Lebanese, Chinese, Thai and Vietnamese restaurants. Thousands of Londoners visit the Notting Hill Carnival every year to dance to steel bands, reggae, soca, calypso and jazz. Our cinemas show films from India and South America and thousands of people fill our pubs and clubs to listen to everything from Irish dance bands to African hip-hop. Welcome to New Britain: a confident, tolerant country which is proud of its many cultures.
Say whether its TRUE or FALSE.
1. Half of the population of Great Britain say they are British.
2. British people are tolerant.
3. There are several religions in Britain.
4. There is one official language in Britain English.
5. Hundreds of Londoners visit the Notting Hill Carnival every year.
