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Peoplearepeople…notpersonnelTomPeters,AmericanmanagementconsultantandauthorOVERVIEWVocabulary-----DescribingpeopleListening-----AdifficultcolleagueLanguagefocus1-----Pastsimple:negativesandquestionsReading-----StellaMcCartneyLanguagefocus2-----QuestionformsSkills-----Negotiating:dealingCasestudy-----Apeopleproblem1.Iliketoworka)aloneb)inateamc)withapartner2.ForappointmentsIliketobea)earlyb)ontimec)fiveminuteslate3.Iprefertoworka)athomeb)inanofficec)outside4.Iliketotravela)tonewplaceb)toplaceIknowwellc)onlywhenIneedto5.InmeetingsIprefera)nottospeakmuchb)tospeakalotc)tobethechairpersonWhatsortofpersonareyou?Foreachquestionchooseoneanswer.AStartingup6.Iworkbeata)inthemorningb)intheafternoonc)intheevening/atnight7.Ithinkalotabouta)thefutureb)thepastc)thepresent8.Ilikemyfriendsorcolleaguestobea)intelligentb)good-lookingc)funnyCompleteyouranswerswithapartner.Thenfindpeoplewiththesameanswerswithyou.BStartingupVocabulary-----DescribingpeopleMatchthestatements1to10totheajectivesa)toj)They…1.liketospendtimewithotherpeople2.wanttoreachthetopintheircareer3.havealotofnewideas4.dowhattheypromisetodo5.areusuallycalm6.Spendalotoftimedoingagoodjob7.liketobeontime8.encourageotherpeopletoworkwell9.aregoodatmakingthingswork10.liketodothingsforotherpeoplea)ambitiousb)creativec)hard-workingd)motivatinge)helpfulf)punctualg)relaxedh)sociablei)practicalj)reliableAUseadjectivesfromExerciseAtocompletethisHumanResourcesreport.MARIAKARLSSONMarieisgoodinateam,andshegetsonwellwithhercolleagues.Sheisextremely__________.Sheisneverlateformeetings-sheisalways___________.Sheisvery___________,sheisalwaysmeetsdeadlines.Sheisintheofficeat8:00a.m.everydayandoftenstayslate-sheisvery___________.Sheisalsoavery________personwithalotofideasforthefutureofthecompany.sociablepunctualreliablehard-workingcreativeBLookagainattheadjectivesinExerciseA.whichtypesofcolleaguedoyouliketoworkwith?Discussyouranswerswithapartner.•Iliketoworkwithambitiouspeople.Theygetthingsdone.Vocabularyfilepage148VocabularyC1.John’scolleaguewaseasytoworkwith.2.Heisveryrudetocustomers.3.Hewasgoodatmanagingpeople.4.Heblamedotherpeopleforproblems.Listening-----AdifficultcolleagueJohnBurnhamisapropertydeveloper.Heistalkingaboutacolleaguesheworkedwith.Listentothefirstpartoftheconversation.Markeachstatementtrueorfalse.falsetruefalsetrueAListentothesecondpartoftheconversation.Thenanswerthesequestions.1.HowlongdidJohnworkwiththiscolleague?Fiveyears2.WhatweretwogoodthingsaboutJohn’scolleague?Hewaspunctualandpractical.3.Johnsays,“Thecompanyfiredhim.”whydidtheyfirehim?Heshoutedatacustomer.listeningBLanguagefocus1-----Pastsimple:negativesandquestionsFornegativesandquestioninthepastsimple.Weusetheauxiliarydid(didn’t)andtheinfinitiveformoftheverb.Youdidn’tlikeyourcolleague.Didheleavethecompany?Whydidheleavethecompany?Notetheformwiththeverbtobe?Washeagoodcolleague?No,hewasn’t.Page124Putthewordsintherightordertomakesentencesfromtheconversationonpage63.Negatives•1.You/like/didn’t/colleague/.Youdidn’tlikeyourcolleague.2.howto/people/manage/He/know/didn’t/.Hedidn’tknowhowtomanagepeople.3.atall/hisstaff/support/didn’t/He/.Hedidn’tsupporthisstaffatall.Question4.Why/he/was/toworkwith/sodifficult/?Whyhewassodifficulttoworkwith?5.hisstaff/Howdid/manage/he/?Howdidhemanagehisstaff?6.atthecompany/long/washe/How/?Howlongwasheatthecompany?7.he/was/goodat/What/?Whatwashegoodat?8.did/leave/thecompany/he/Why/?Whydidheleavethecompany?ALanguagefocus1Correctonemistakeineachlineofthislinemessage.2.didn’t3.phone4.didn’tCLanguagefocus11.sendMaris,I’msorry.I’mhavingabadday.Ididn’tthereportout,andIcheckthefigures.Ididn’tgettothebankontime,andIdidn’tthesuppliers.Itriedtocallyouthismorning,butyouanswer.IthinkIneedtogohome.sentwasn’tphonednotReadtheextract.Thenwritequestionswitheachofthefollowingwords.WhyHowlongWhatWhenWhereMonicagrewupinFrance.ShestudiedItalianatuniversityinParis.ThensheworkedinItalyforfouryearsfrom1999until2003.sheleftItalybecauseshewantedtostudyEnglish.ShewenttoLondonin2003.WheredidMonicagrowup?Workinpairs.Askyourpartnerquestionsabouttheirpaststudiesand/orjobs.Languagefocus1DEWhatdidshestudy?HowlongdidsheworkinItaly?WhydidsheleaveItaly?WhendidshegotoLondon?•Stellaqualities•ByAdrianMichaels•StellaMcCartneyopenedherfirstshoponWest14thStreetinNewYork’smeatpackingdistrict.Shelovestheareaalthoughsheisavegetarian.ThefashiondesigneristhedaughterofSirPaulandLindaMcCartneywhowasalsoafamousvegetarian.ButStellafeelsthattheplacesuitsherstylemorethanNewYork’sfashionareasuchasSoHoorMadisonAvenue.•McCartneyfoundedherowncompanyafterasuccessfultimeatthehousesofChloeinpairs.Hernewbusinessisafifty-fiftypartnershipwithGucci.Reading-----StellaMcCartneyStellaMcCartneyPaulMcCartney’sdaughter.Workinpairs.Answerthisquestion.Isshe:Aa)anactress?b)amusician?c)afashiondesigner?Nowreadthearticleandcheckyouranswer.B•HerfriendsincludeactorsandmusicianssuchasGwynethPaltrow,StingandBrianEno,‘Idohavefamousfriends,’shesays.‘ButIalsohavefriendsthatworkinabakery,inproperty.IwantedtobeafashiondesignerwhenIwasyoung.Inthosedaysitwasn’tallVersa