character

A:doyoulikeBarry?

B:no,’stooambitiousanddishonest.

A:isbrother,enotalike.

B:verysociableandmuchmorehonestthanhis

brother.

A:whatkindofpersondoyouconsideryourlftobe?

B:IthinkI’mpolite,careful,relaxedandshy.

A:oh,Idon’tthinkyou’reshy!Youarealwayschattingwithnewpeoplewhenwegotoaparty.

B:well,yes,sI’m

,you’recertainlynotshy!

A:You’oingoutandmakingnewfriends.

B:so,you’llbeatmybirthdaypartyonFriday?

A:Ofcour!

Intermediate

A:Howdoyouthinkpeoplegettheirpersonalities?

B:Ithinkit’smainlyfromtheenvironmentapersonlivesit.

A:Don’tyouthinkpeoplegettheirpersonalitiesfromtheirparents?

B:no,butparentscontrolalotoftheenvironmentthatkidsgrowupin,sotheycertainly

influencetheirkid’spersonalitiesalot.

A:Sowhydoyouthinkmanykidshavepersonalitiesthataresodifferenttotheirparents.

B:maybewhentheybecometeenagers,theywanttobecompletelydifferenttotheirparents.

A:mostparentswanttheirkidstobelikethem,butkidstodaygrow

w,theyknowmuchmoreabouttheworldfromthe

internet,newspapers,andtv.

B:doyouthinkthatteenagersgetalotoftheirbadbehaviourfromtvandmovies?

A:alotofpeopleblameTVandmovieswhentherealproblemisthat

theparentsaren’tbringingtheirchildupcorrectly.

B:vetobringuptheirchildrenandusuallyhavetoworktoo.

A:Yes,that’nisdoingwellatschool,isn’the?

B:yes,’sveryhardworkingwhenhe’comeshomefromschooland

inner,hegoesoutwithhisfriends.

A:So,he’snotabookworm?It’dsarevery

derthey’llsurviveintherealworldwithouttheirparentsto

supportthem.

words

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honestenergeticriousrelaxedshyquietnoisyoutgoingcarefulthoughtfulcuriousfunny

stubbornarrogantreliablejealoussociable

phras

Lookrelaxedappearshythinkofsomeonehaveapersonalitybeconsideredpretendtobetobe

alikecompletelydifferent