Socialising. Spotlight 8

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Socialising

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Before you start ...
• Has anything changed in your school/class/ daily routine
this year?How do you feel about it?
• What was your favourite summerholiday like?
• What's your hobby?When did you start it?

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Find the page numbers for pictures 1-4

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Ex. 1 What does the title of the text mean? How would you
start a conversation with someone you don't know? Read
and check.
The title of the text means finding out what
people are like by getting to know them. To
start a conversation with someone I don't
know, I would introduce myself and ask the
other person what his name is and what does
he do.
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Ex. 2 Read the text and mark the sentences 1-7, T (True),
F (False) or DS (Doesn't Say). Correct the false sentences.
Explain the words in bold.
1 Breaking the ice means saying or doing something to start
True
feeling relaxed with a new person.
2 People feel uncomfortable when meeting someone new
True
because they cannot predict their reactions.
3 Some people don't have any passions.
Doesn't Say
4 When you meet someone for the first time it's better to
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look serious.
5 Confident people don't postpone things.
Doesn't Say
6 When you start a conversation, talk a lot about yourself.
False
7 If you feel uncomfortable with new people, avoid being
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around them.
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Ex. 3 Listen and read the text again. What is the
author's purpose? Discuss in pairs.
The author's purpose is to inform us about how we can break the ice.

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Ex. 4 Explain the words in bold. Choose some to complete
the sentences.
opportunity - situation in which it is
blushes when
1 Laura's very shy. She always ...............
possible to do sth
people talk to her.
blush - become red in the face
fancies Kim. He's always staring
2 I think Andy ................
because you feel embarrassed
at her in class.
approach - go up to, speak to
fancy - feel attracted to sb
bright - positive, full of light
benefit - get help, improve sth/sb
benefited from what he said to us, as his
3 We ..................
advice helped us.
avoid
4 You shouldn't .........
talking to people you don't
know
develop - grow or change over a
period of time, acquire
avoid - keep away from sb/sth
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Ex. 5 Read the descriptions. List the adjectives in
bold as positive/ negative.
1 Tony's optimistic. He always looks on the bright side of life.
2 Fred's sensitive and caring. He always understand how others feel, always stays calm and
doesn't get annoyed with people easily. He worries a lot about what others think of him.
3 Claire's patient. She manages to stay calm in difficult situations.
4 Bob's easy-going and sociable. He rarely gets upset and he likes meeting people.
5 Ann's honest and reliable. You can trust her and she always does what she says she will do.
6 Sue's stubborn. She always wants to do things her own way.
7 Tony's selfish. He doesn't care about other people's feelings.
8 Bill's shy. He doesn't feel comfortable with people.

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Ex. 6 Match the adjectives to their opposites. Listen and check.
1.optimistic
a confident
2.shy
b generous
3.selfish
c pessimistic
4.reliable
d flexible
5.stubborn
e unreliable
6.sincere
f unsociable
7.sensitive
g irritable
8.sociable
h impatient
9.patient
i insincere
10.easy-going
j insensitive .

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Ex. 7 Listen and match each person to the adjectives
that best describe each.
stubborn
sociable
reliable
sensitive
patient
Ann
selfish
honest
Sue
shy
Billy

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Ex. 8 Which of the adjectives in Exs. 5 & 6 best describe you?
Is there a quality you don't have but would like to have?
Discuss in pairs. What does it mean to you? Discuss.
confident
optimistic
generous
shy
pessimistic
selfish
flexible
reliable
unreliable
stubborn
unsociable
sincere
irritable
sensitive
impatient
sociable
insincere
patient
insensitive .
easy-going

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Ex. 9 What feelings do the actions in the pictures 1-8 suggest?
Choose from the list. Make sentences, as in the example.
nervous furious surprised impatient bored unsure worried puzzle
Nick's palms are sweating. He seems to be
nervous. He looks nervous.
Pete is scratching his head. He looks puzzled.
Alex is tapping his foot. He looks impatient.
Helen is biting her lip. She looks worried.
Gus is crossing his arms. He seems to be bored.
John is shrugging his shoulders. He seems to be
unsure.
Laura is clenching her teeth/fists. She seems to be
furious.
Tom is raising his eyebrows. He seems to be
surprised.

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Ex. 10 Say three things you found interesting in the text. How
could they help you when you meet new people?
To break the ice you can smile at the new person. Then, ...
There are many ways to start and hold a conversation
when you first meet other people, want to talk to them
but don’t know how to do it. Just smile and they will see
that you are friendly and easy to talk to. It is also
important to be a good listener and show your interest
in a conversation. Be confident and positive, people
like it. Do not be afraid of meeting new people.
Remember
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they
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feel
shy
and
uncomfortable with strangers and you can be the first
to break the ice.

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Workbook
Ex. 2 Fill in: shy, bright, avoid,
develop, fancy, opportunity,
confident, approach, patient,
involved.
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avoid
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bright
patient
shy
approach
fancy
involved
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Workbook
Ex. 3 Circle the correct word.

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Workbook
Ex. 4 Complete the sentences.
puzzled
impatient
worried
bored
furious
surprised
unsure
nervous

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Home task: ex. 5, 6 p. 11
(learn words by heart)