1 Complete the personality quiz above. What do you think a social butterfl y and keep yourself to yourself mean?
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A social butterfly is someone who likes to attend social events.
Keeping yourself to yourself means to avoid meeting people
socially.
2 What do you think these idioms mean?
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a cold fish a dark horse a go-getter a mover and shaker a smart alec a smart cookie a soft touch |
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A cold fish is a person who doesn’t show their feelings.
A dark horse is a person who keeps their abilities secret.
A go-getter is a person who is determined to be successful.
A mover and shaker is a person with a lot of power and influence.
A smart alec is a person who tries to look clever in an annoying way.
A smart cookie is a clever person.
A soft touch is a person you can easily deceive or persuade to do what you want.
3 1.3 Listen to a careers advisor and decide if statements 1–6 are true (T) or false (F).
1 □ It is usual for someone to leave school without a clear idea of their future career.
2 □ Lubna believes you need to be self-aware in order to fi nd the right career.
3 □ Psychometric tests are usually quick and easy to do.
4 □ Lubna thinks it is more important to get the right qualifi cations for a job than to have the right personality.
5 □ Lubna thinks the presenter should change the job she’s doing at the moment.
6 □ The presenter agrees with Lubna’s assessment of her personality.
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1 T 2 T 3 F 4 F 5 F 6 T
4 Tick the phrases from the Speaking box which are used in the interview.
| SPEAKING | Paraphrasing what you hear |
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Checking understanding □ To put it another way … □ In other words … □ If I’m hearing you correctly … □ So you’re saying (that) … □ Let me get this straight … Summarising □ Essentially, … □ Simply put, … □ In a nutshell, … □ So, what it boils down to is that … |
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In other words …
So you’re saying (that) …
Essentially, …
So, what it boils down to is that …
5 Are the following statements in favour of (F) or against (A) using psychometric tests as part of a job interview?
1 □ If a candidate is nervous, they may not perform well in an interview.
2 □ The candidate may know what the interviewer wants to hear.
3 □ It can be expensive to administer and mark the tests.
4 □ It’s better to know as much about a candidate as possible.
5 □ People may do badly in psychometric tests.
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1 F 2 A 3 A 4 F 5 A
6 In pairs, follow the instructions.
• Student A, use the information in Exercise 5 in favour of psychometric testing to explain why it is a good idea.
• Student B, listen and use the phrases from the Speaking box to check understanding.
• Then swap roles.
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