Разговорные темы по английскому языку. Яшина Е.А. - 23 стр.

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Part B
Working relationships
Pre-listening task
1. What sort of personality do you have? Are you a good team member? For
each pair of boxes below, tick the one you feel best reflects your personality.
Extroversion
prefers action
energised by what is going on
focus on world around them
Introversion
prefers ideas
energised by quiet reflection
focus on inner world
Sensing
interested in facts
emphasis on what will work
adopts step-by-step approach
Intuition
interested in possibilities
good at making links in problem solv-
ing
likes new projects
Thinking
analyses impersonally
counts the course of strategies
sticks to ground rules and principles
Feeling
analyses personally
weighs up alternatives as to how
deeply felt they are
sticks to values and how people feel
Judging
decisive
orderly
controlling
Perceiving
flexible
spontaneous
understanding
2. Compare your personality profile with a partner’s. In what ways are you dif-
ferent?
3. What helps people to work together successfully?
4. Have you ever been tired of your job?
5. At what age do people retire in your country? Why do you think people re-
tire?
Listening
A dogs life
Pre-listening task
Listen to the dialogue between two friends, Ted and Bill. One of them is go-
ing to retire soon. Is he happy with the results of his work? Try to guess why
the title of the dialogue is A dog’s life”.
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         Part B

         Working relationships
         Pre-listening task

         1. What sort of personality do you have? Are you a good team member? For
            each pair of boxes below, tick the one you feel best reflects your personality.

         Extroversion                              Introversion
         prefers action                            prefers ideas
         energised by what is going on             energised by quiet reflection
         focus on world around them                focus on inner world
         Sensing                                   Intuition
         interested in facts                       interested in possibilities
         emphasis on what will work                good at making links in problem solv-
         adopts step-by-step approach              ing
                                                   likes new projects
         Thinking                                  Feeling
         analyses impersonally                     analyses personally
         counts the course of strategies           weighs up alternatives as to how
         sticks to ground rules and principles     deeply felt they are
                                                   sticks to values and how people feel
         Judging                                   Perceiving
         decisive                                  flexible
         orderly                                   spontaneous
         controlling                               understanding

         2. Compare your personality profile with a partner’s. In what ways are you dif-
            ferent?
         3. What helps people to work together successfully?
         4. Have you ever been tired of your job?
         5. At what age do people retire in your country? Why do you think people re-
            tire?

         Listening
         A dog’s life

         Pre-listening task

            Listen to the dialogue between two friends, Ted and Bill. One of them is go-
            ing to retire soon. Is he happy with the results of his work? Try to guess why
            the title of the dialogue is “A dog’s life”.

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