Ngày 21: People (Từ vựng Band 7.5 IELTS theo chủ đề)

Exercise 1: Complete these IELTS Speaking Part 1 answers based on the outline

1. How would you describe yourself?

Answer:	laid-back
Reason:	take after my mom
Example:	take things seriously
Alternative:	good company

• 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?

Answer:	introverted but not painfully shy
Reason:	reserved

• 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)?

Answer:	similar in some ways
Reason:	fun-loving, extroverted
Example:	my brother is the life and soul of the party
Alternative:	not the speaker

• 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.

 

Exercise 2: Answer the following questions

Questions 1-8

Match the following words with their respective IPA phonetics.

fair-minded narrow-minded quick-tempered self-assured self-centred self-confident thick-skinned two-faced

a. /kwikˈtempərd/ b. /ˌferˈmīndəd/ c. /ˌself ˈkɑːnfɪdənt/ d. /ˌθɪk ˈskɪnd/ e. /ˌnerōˈmīndəd/ f. /ˌself ˈsentərd/ g. /ˌtuː ˈfeɪst/ h. /ˌself əˈʃʊrd/

Questions 9-16

Now answer the following questions using the words in the box above.

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)______________.

Exercise 3: Read the following passage and answer questions 1-15

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

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

trait (n.) cancer-prone (adj.) polite (adj.) aggressive (adj.) agreeable (adj.) outwardly (adv.) repress (v.) victim (n.) recovery (n.) interpret (v.)

likely to get cancer restrain, prevent from showing emotion or action on or from the outside, on the surface respectful, well-mannered understand something as a particular meaning a quality, a characteristic return to normal health from sickness enjoyable and pleasant a person harmed, injured or killed likely to attack verbally or physically

 

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.

Get angry, live longer Nothing to see on the surface Try to overcome anger Which on causes which? Who is likely to get cancer? Why join stress and cancer? Scientists agree

11. Paragraph A

12. Paragraph B

13. Paragraph C

14. Paragraph D

15. Paragraph E

 

Exercise 1:

take after laid-back take things (too) seriously good company introverts

painfully shy reserved fun-loving extroverted the life and soul of the party

 

Exercise 2:

b e a h f c d g

self-confident self-assured self-centred narrow-minded two-faced thick-skinned fair-minded quick-tempered

 

Exercise 3:

f a d j h

c b i g e

VI V II I IV

 

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