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2.13. Speech practice.

  • Which are your «Top Ten» personality traits? Which qualities do you find most admirable or endearing? Explain why.

  • Which traits do you find most objectionable or annoying? What traits would you detest most? Why?

III. “going by appearances” (Phrasal verbs and idioms)

3.1. Work in pairs. Discuss the following questions.

– When you meet someone for the first time, what do you notice most: their clothes? voice? facial expression?

– What do these things tell you about the person?

3.2. Work in pairs. One of you read text a, and the other read text b. Find out what happened, and why. Then exchange information.

A. Last week, Mrs Alice Woolf, aged 65, was tricked into handing over all her savings to a smooth-talking doorstep salesman who said he was selling burglar alarm systems. “I was completely taken in», she said. I know it was foolish to let him talk me into giving him all my savings, but he seemed such a nice man. He came across as completely honest. But I won't make the same mistake again. “Once bitten, twice shy”.

When asked if she thought the man would be caught, she replied, “I don't think he'll get away with it. I'm sure the police will catch him sooner or later”.

B. The police are looking for a well-dressed young man who has been passing himself off as a doorstep salesman. Last week, he tricked an elderly lady into giving him all her money as a deposit for a burglar alarm system.

A police spokesman said, “Unfortunately, it's quite easy for dishonest people to make a living doing this kind of thing. I suppose we all tend to go by appearances, and very often it's not easy to see through a clean-shaven, well-spoken young man in a good suit, and with a pleasant manner. Appearances can be deceptive, and not everyone is a good judge of character. My advice to people is not to hand over any money until they have checked people's references and made sure they belong to a reputable organization. Meanwhile we'll do our best to catch the man who took Mrs Woolf's savings”.

3.3. Work with a partner. Try to work out the meaning of the multi-word verbs in italics in the texts. Then match the verbs with the definitions.

1. to hand sth over

a. to persuade someone to do something

2. to take someone in

b. to deceive or trick someone

3. to talk smb into doing sth

c. to pretend that someone/ something is someone/something else

4. to come across as smth

d. to give something to someone so that they control or own it

5. to get away with something

e. to give the impression of having a particular characteristic

6. to pass sb/sth off as sb / sth

f. to judge according to something

7. to go by something

g. to see the true nature of someone/something despite a deceptively pleasant appearance

8. to see through smb / sth

h. to escape being punished or criticized for something