New Language Leader

Intermediate:(by David Cotton, David Falvey and Simon Kent. Published by Pearson Longman)

Unit 1: pages 6 –11 (si vous faites tous les

exercices inclus dans cette présentation, vous serez bien

préparé(e)s pour le partiel de fin de semestre.)

Please go through this

powerpoint document page by

page.This on-line course, designed by Padraig A. CARTY requires having purchased the

above mentioned book ‘New Language Leader’.

Padraig A. CARTY–M.A.; B.Sc (Mgmt); PRCE.

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Make sure you understand all of the following adjectives (they are

necessary to follow the rest of this lesson and they may be tested in the

end-of-semester test, so if there are some words here you’re not sure

about look them up in a dictionary NOW and learn them off by heart):

awful; voluble; bossy; gregarious; easy going;

gentle; helpful; overpowering; laid back; stiff;

dependable; standoffish: dull; haughty; quick

tempered; fair; assertive; sensible; hot-headed;

dour; brash; even-tempered; energetic; strong

willed; stuck up; out-going; stoic(al).

Now do this activity by clicking

on the link below (may require you download

the latest Java Script on your computer):

http://www.quia.com/cm/270548.html

Read the instructions for exercise 1b on page page 6

of the book and think about three adjectives to

describe yourself.

For example I would describe myself

as strict but fair; I’m also quite out-

going.

Exercise 2, page 6.

Faites l’exercice dans votre livre

avant de continuer.

Exercise 2, page 6. Réponses

Positive adjectives: adventurous; ambitious;

assertive; creative; energetic; likeable; generous;

organised; reliable; sensible; sociable; thoughtful.

Negative adjectives: bossy; moody.

Neutral adjectives: cautious; quiet; sensitive;

serious; talkative.

Translate the sentence below into English:

Comment sont les américains?

(N.B. you will need to integrate the word ‘like’ into your translation.)

What are the Americans like?

Comment sont les Americains?

Now watch these five short videos to hear adjectives being

used to describe people.

• What are the Germans like?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7JpbFgifNs

• What are the Italians like?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mI15ewNwv9c

• What are the British like?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIWL4CUAnVM

• What are the American like?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gorijjxXKnI

• What are the French like?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNb2KlJC2-I

Choose ONE appropriate answer (A, B, C or D), the answer is given on the next slide.

1) I don’t like the way he’s always giving orders to everyone,

he’s too ….. for my taste.

A) awful B) voluble C) precise D) bossy

• 1) I don’t like the way he’s always giving orders to

everyone, he’s too ….. for my taste.

• D) bossy

Choose ONE appropriate answer (A, B, C or D), the answer is given on the next slide.

2) She’s very relaxed, laid-back and …..; she never seems to

get stressed about anything.

A) excitable B) gregarious C) easy-going

D) passionate

• 2) She’s very relaxed, laid-back and …..; she never seems

to get stressed about anything.

C) easy-going

Choose ONE appropriate answer (A, B, C or D), the answer is given on the next slide.

3) ‘Chivalrous’ is most similar in meaning to:

A) gentle B) gentlemanly C) amiable

D) helpful

•

3) ‘Chivalrous’ is most similar in meaning to:

B) gentlemanly

Choose ONE appropriate answer (A, B, C or D), the answer is given on the next slide..

4) Though I admire his self-confidence, I often find his

domineering personality a bit …..

A) overpowering B) busy C) terrific

D) proud

• 4) Though I admire his self-confidence, I often find his

domineering personality a bit …..

A) overpowering

Choose ONE appropriate answer (A, B, C or D), the answer is given on the next slide.

5) Which one of the following adjectives is NOT a synonym

for ‘snobby’?

A) Snooty B) Stuck-up C) Selfish

D) Standoffish

•

5) Which one of the following adjectives is NOT a

synonym for ‘snobby’?

C) Selfish

Choose ONE appropriate answer (A, B, C or D), the answer is given on the next slide.

6) Which one of the following adjectives does NOT have a

negative connotation?

A) Dour B) Dull C) Dependable

D) Deplorable

• 6) Which one of the following adjectives does NOT have a

negative connotation?

C) Dependable

Choose ONE appropriate answer (A, B, C or D), the answer is given on the next slide.

7) Find the odd-man-out! (trouvez l’intrus!)

A) Gregarious B) Laid-back C) Fun-loving

D) Touchy

7) Find the odd-man-out! (trouvez l’intrus!)

D) Touchy

Choose ONE appropriate answer (A, B, C or D), the answer is given on the next slide.

• 8) Find the odd-man-out! (trouvez l’intrus!)

A) Gorgeous B) Rigid C) Stoic(al) D) Stiff

8) Find the odd-man-out! (trouvez l’intrus!)

A) Gorgeous

Choose ONE appropriate answer (A, B, C or D), the answer is given on the next slide.

• 9) Find the odd-man-out! (trouvez l’intrus!)

A) Argumentative B) Haughty

C) Quick-tempered D) Hot-headed

• 9) Find the odd-man-out! (trouvez l’intrus!)

• B) Haughty

Which ONE adjective could be placed in all four blanks in

the paragraph below?

• 10) It isn’t ….. that just because she has …..

hair and ….. skin, she was given the starring

role in the school play; we all know her

ability to act can only be described as …..

rather than good.

It isn’t FAIR that just because she has FAIR hair

and FAIR skin, she was given the starring role in

the school play; we all know her ability to act can

only be described as FAIR rather than good.

Exercises 3 & 4b, page 6

Faites l’exercice dans votre livre

avant de continuer.

Exercises 4b page 6 (Réponses)

• 1) A person who does not easily become

angry: even-tempered

Exercises 4b, page 6, réponses

• 2) A person who is determined to do what

they want: strong-willed

Exercises 4b, page 6, réponses

• 3) A person who is not easily upset or

annoyed: easy going

Exercises 4b, page 6, reponses

• 4) A person who accepts other ideas and

opinions: open-minded

Exercises 4b, page 6, réponses

• 5) A person who makes a lot of effort:

hard-working

Exercises 4b, page 6, réponses

• 6) A person who believes in their own

success: self confident

Exercises 4b, page 6, réponses

• 6) A person who behaves in a calm way

even in a difficult situation: level headed

Exercises 4b, page 6, réponses

• 6) A person who is friendly, kind and

generous: warm hearted

Exercise 4a, page 6

Visit the website

http://www.english.com/languageleader/ Click on

‘Intermediate Audio’, then on Unit 1 Recording 1

to listen to the words being pronounced, pay

particular attention to the stress.

Exercise 5b, page 6

Visit the website

http://www.english.com/languageleader/ Click on

‘Intermediate Audio’, then on Unit 1 Recording 2

to listen to the three people describing each other.

After you have listened for general comprehension you can turn to page 164 at the back of your book to read

the tapescript.

Exercise 7b, page 7

Before continuing make sure you have read the

article on Page 7 and then do exercise 7b

Exercise 7b, page 7, reponses

• 1) False

• 2) True.

• 3) True

• 4) False

• 5) False; opinions differ,

• 6) False; in fact extraverts tend to be

happier.

Exercise 3b, page 8

Go to www.english.com/students/languageleader, Click on

‘intermediate audio’, ‘unit 1’, ‘recording 3’. Place the words

below in the spaces in the seven questions.

How/Did/Have/Are/Does/working/

Mean/Tell/What/Start/Can/Taken

Before moving onto the next slide make sure you have tried

to place the words above in the gaps.

Exercise 3b, page 8, réponses.

• 1) What exactly does psychometrics mean?

• 2) How did psychometric testing start?

• 3) How useful are the tests?

• 4) Are they relaible?

• 5) What can personality tests tell you about a

person?

• 6) Have you taken any of these tests yourself?

• 7) What are you working on at the moment?

Exercise 5, page 8

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avant de continuer.

Exercise 5, page 8

• 1) True: Are you a student?; Is he tired?; Was she late?

• 2) True: Do you study?; Does he have a car?; Do they like travelling?

• 3) FALSE: Past simple questions take ‘Did’, for example: Did you go out last night?

• 4) FALSE: Past continuous questions are conjugated with the verb ‘to be’, for example: Are they watching TV?; Is she waiting for the bus?

• 5) True: Have you ever been to the USA?; Has she arrived home yet?

Exercise 7a, page 9

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avant de continuer.

Exercise 7a, page 9 réponses

• 1) Do you ever get worried?

• 2) Are you a confident person?

• 3) Do you make friends easily? Or Do you easily make friends?

• 4) What makes you happy?

• 5) Who do you phone when you are worried?

• 6) Who is the biggest influence in your life?

• 7) Have you ever taken a personality test?

• 8) What do you worry about the most?

• 9) Who influenced you the most at school?

• 10) Who gives you the best advice?

General practice. Find an appropriate work for each of the

blanks in the questions below:

• 1) Why …… you become a director?

• 2) What …… the last movie that you paid to see?

• 3) What …… the last movie you walked out of?

• 4) What film-maker …… you consider the most underrated?

• 5) And which film-maker …… you consider the most overrated?

• 6) How seriously …… you take reviews?

• 7) What …… your biggest regret?

• 8)There are five minutes left till the end of the world –what …… you do?

General practice. Answers:

• 1) Why did you become a director?

• 2) What was the last movie that you paid to see?

• 3) What was the last movie you walked out of?

• 4) What film-maker do you consider the most underrated?

• 5) And which film-maker do you consider the most overrated?

• 6) How seriously do you take reviews?

• 7) What’s your biggest regret?

• 8)There are five minutes left till the end of the world –what do you do?

Did you know? Did you that you can place HOW in front of any adjective or adverb in the

entire English language and form a valid question?

• How old are you?

• How young are you?

• How lovely is it?

• How well do you eat?

• How far is New York from London?

• How long is the movie?

• How long is the Amazon river?

• How popular is football in your country?

• How important is it to lean English nowadays?

Click on the link below and play

the HOW game.

˅

˅http://www.quia.com/cm/69539.html?

AP_rand=1205910940

Go to ‘www.language.com/students/languageleader’,

click on ‘Intermediate Video’,

then Unit 1, and watch the video.

Then do Exercise 3 on page 150

of your book.

Answers to exercise 3 on page 150 of your book.

1) False

2) True

3) False

4) True

5) True

Exercise 2b, page 10

(make sure you’ve read the text on page 10 before doing this

exercise)

• Paragraph 1: Most people will recognise the

woman in this photo.

• Paragraph 2: Nowadays, psychologists are

taking a greater interest in charisma and

want to redifine its meaning.

• Paragraph 3: Most of us expect our leaders

to have charisma.

• Paragraph 4: Unfortunately we can find

examples of people who have abused their

charisma.

• Paragraph 5: Is charisma dangerous?

Did you know?Did you know that Joe DiMaggio (husband to one of America’s most iconic and

charismatic actresses Marilyn Monroe) was a huge baseball legend in America in

the early twentieth century; click on the link below and do the Quia activity to

learn more about this man.

http://www.quia.com/cz/76116.html

Exercise 3a, page 11

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avant de continuer.

Exercise 3a, page 11

1) To redefine

2) To misunderstand

3) To be overrated

4) To misuse

5) Ex-tycoon

Exercise 3b, page 11

1) To redefine (again)

2) To misunderstand (incorrect)

3) To be overrated (too much)

4) To misuse (incorrect)

5) Ex-tycoon (former)

Exercise 4a, page 11

1) Bicycle (Two)

2) Antisocial (Against)

3) Monorail (One/Single)

4) To outperfom (To do better)

5) Semicircle (Half)

6) Discomfort (Opposite)

Exercise 4b, page 11, réponses.

• 1) over-confident.

• 2) outplayed

• 3) ex-boss

• 4) bilingual.

• 5) rewrite

• 6) underrated

• 7) misunderstood

• 8) dislike

Exercise 6b, page 11

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Exercise 6b, page 11

a (present continuous), an action happening around

now (often temporary) eg: ‘She is currently

working on a project’.

b (Present simple) a regular or habitual action eg:

‘Michelle Obabma regularly gives talks all over the

world’,

c (Present Simple) a fact or general truth eg ‘She

inspires young people.’

d (Present continuous) a trend or a changing

situation eg: ‘Nowadays psychologists are taking a

greater interest in charisma.’

Exercise 7a, page 11, réponses

• 1) Present simple: regularly gives

• 2) Present continuous: is interviewing

• 3) Present continuous: is growing

• 4) Present continuous: am carrying out

• 5) Present simple: he drives

• 6) Present continuous: are becoming

• 7) Present simple: studies

• 8) Present simple: is

• 9) Present continuous: am reading

• 10) Present continuous: is becoming

Exercise 8a, page 11

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avant de continuer.

Exercise 8a, page 11, réponses

• 1) Present simple

• Do you make friends easily? Do you easily make friends?

• 2) Present simple

• What do you usually do at the weekend? (please note that in American English you can say ‘on the weeknd’).

• 3) Present continuous.

• What are you reading a the moment?

• 4) Present simple

• Do you enjoy art and music?

• 5) Present simple.

• Do you prefer extroverts or introverts?

• 6) Present continuous.

• Are you working on any new projects now?

• 7) Present continuous.

• Are you doing anything interesting at the moment?

• 8) Present simple.

• Do you lose your temper easily? Or Do you easily lose your temper?

Now read the Language

Reference on page 126 and then

do all the exercises on page 127.

Move on to the next slide for the answers,

but make sure you’ve done the exercises

frist.

Exercice 1 (G1), page 135. (réponses)

1) Is

2) Do

3) Does

4) does

5) Have they done

6) are

7) Can/May/Could

8) was

9) did

10) Did he take/Has he taken

Exercice 2 (G2), page 135 (réponses)

1) Who is Bill Clinton?

2) Who designed the test?

3) What does Oprah Winfrey own?

4) Who married Joe DiMaggio? / Who did Joe

DiMaggio get married to?

5) How many languages is he able to speak? /

How many languages can he speak? / How

many languages does he speak?

6) What is your favourite time of the year?

7) What is the reason you’re leaving?

Exercice 3 (G3,4), page 135 (réponses)

A) How do you study? What’s your approach?

B) Well I work really…but I prefer the early…

A) So do you find it difficult to work with others?

B) It depends what…at the moment I am

working with…We are setting up a club…

A) …do/did you know about the exam

B) Yes I read about that.

A) How do you find exams?

B) I get worried before exams but I think I am

getting better…

Exercice 4 (KL), page 135 (réponses)

A) I think we should employ Sandra…

B) Well, it’s true she was the happiest…but I

don’t know –she has…

A) But you don’t need experience to...

B) I don’t/can’t agree. How you answer the

phone…

A) Do you think we could train her?

B) I’m not sure. In my opinion that…

Exercice 5 (V1), page 135 (réponses)

1) Adventurous

2) Cautious

3) Energetic

4) Moody

5) Reliable

6) Thoughtful

7) Open-minded

8) Self-confident

Exercice 6 (V2), page 135 (réponses)

1) Antisocial 6) Overshadowed

2) Bicycle 7) Redefine

3) Discomfort 8) Outperform

4) Misunderstand 9) Ex-President

5) Monorail 10) Underrated

Exercice 7, page 135 (réponses)

1) Bicycle

2) Misunderstand

3) Underrated

4) Outperformed

5) Monorail

Congratulations, you have

completed the first part of this

course.