Unit 12: Family & Friends

I. Nội dung bài học 

Hoàn thành các câu trả lời IELTS Speaking Part 1 dưới đây dựa vào phần gợi ý
1.     How would you describe yourself?

Everyone tells me I (1)_________________ as I’m quite (2)______________. I’m not the type of person who (3)________________. I think I’m (4)_______________ but you should ask my friends if they agree.

2.     In which ways are you similar to your friends?

I seem to be attracted to (5)______________; not people who are (6)_____________ but most of my friends are a little (7)_____________. I think that’s what I’m like.

3.     Are you similar or different to your brother(s)/sister(s)?

I think my brother and I are similar in some ways. I’d say we’re (8)______________ and tend to be a bit (9)____________ My brother is certainly (10)________________. I’m not sure that applies to me.

II.       Trả lời các câu hỏi dưới đây
Questions 1-8
Match the following words with their respective IPA phonetics.

Questions 9-16
Now answer the following questions using the words in the box.

Which personal qualities do you think we most want to pass on to our children?
I certainly would want my children to be (9)______________ and (10)______________. I really believe that people who feel good about themselves are in a good position to face what life has to offer them, and I’d hope they wouldn’t be (11)______________ but remembered to think about others.

Which characteristics do you think are the least appealing in a person?
Well, people who are very (12)______________ are difficult to get on with. It’s nice when someone is open to other people’s opinion and willing to think about their own views. And people who are (13)______________ can be a little irritating. Relationships are built on trust and without honesty there’s not much left.

Which personality types do you think are less likely to suffer from stress or anxiety?
Probably people who are (14)______________ who don’t let people or problems affect them too much. And if you are (15)______________ you’ll be less likely to overreact to situations or be (16)______________.

Luyện tập
Đọc đoạn văn sau và trả lời các câu hỏi

The Cancer-Prone Personality

Paragraph A
One of the reasons scientists think that there is a link between stress and cancer is the idea that there may be a cancer-prone personality. The cancer-prone personality consists of a set of personality traits that are found more frequently in people who have cancer than in those who do not.
Paragraph B
What personality traits make up the cancer-prone personality? Most often, people who are polite, unaggressive, and agreeable are said to have this type of personality. They seem to have trouble showing when they are angry. Even in situations in which they should be angry, they appear to be calm and happy.
Paragraph C
When faced with a stressful event, people with the cancer-prone personality do not show stress outwardly. Instead, they keep their emotions bottled inside. They repress, or hide, their emotions, even from themselves.
Paragraph D
The cancer-prone personality is linked to the likelihood of getting cancer, and the same personality traits seem to help affect a cancer victim's recovery. For example, some studies have looked at cancer patients who accept the cancer without getting angry. These patients get sick faster and they die sooner than people who became angry at their cancer and fight the disease.
Paragraph E
However, it is important to keep in mind that some scientists interpret these research findings differently. First of all, not everyone who has a cancer-prone personality gets cancer. And not everyone who has cancer has a cancer-prone personality. Even more important, there is no proof that having a cancer-prone personality causes cancer. In fact, it may be the other way around: getting cancer may cause people to develop a cancer-prone personality.

Questions 1-10
Match the following words with the correct definitions

Questions 11-15
The reading passage The Cancer-Prone Personality has 5 paragraphs A-E. Choose the most suitable heading for each paragraph from the list of headings below. Write the appropriate numbers (I-VII). There are more headings than you can use.
I.               Get angry, live longer
II.             Nothing to see on the surface
III.           Try to overcome anger
IV.          Which on causes which?
V.            Who is likely to get cancer?
VI.          Why join stress and cancer?
VII.        Scientists agree
 
11. Paragraph A
12. Paragraph B
13. Paragraph C
14. Paragraph D
15. Paragraph E

Keys
I.
1.      take after
2.      laid-back
3.      take things (too) seriously
4.      good company
5.      introverts
6.      painfully shy
7.      reserved
8.      fun-loving
9.      extroverted
10.   the life and soul of the party
II.
1.     b
2.     e
3.     a
4.     h
5.     f
6.     c
7.     d
8.     g
9.     self-confident
10.  self-assured
11.  self-centred
12.  narrow-minded
13.  two-faced
14.  thick-skinned
15.  fair-minded
16.  quick-tempered

Luyện tập:
1.      f
2.      a
3.      d
4.      j
5.      h
6.      c
7.      b
8.      i
9.      g
10.   e
 
11.  VI
12.  V
13.  II
14.  I
15.  IV