1.Read the text and formulate its main idea.

1. Read the text and formulate its main idea.

2.Study the vocabulary list and the notes after the text.

All people are different. Some are rich, some are poor. Some are smart and active, some are silly and inert. There are those who care about other people, and those who are totally inconsiderate.

Sympathy, kindness and generosity of some are opposed to jealousy, cruelty and greediness of others. We are not born angels, but we are born naturally good and friendly.

As we live, we learn to be cunning, insincere and rude. But we also learn to be gentle, responsible and polite. Much depends on our attitude to ourselves though. Lack of will-power is rooted in self-pity. On the contrary, people with a high level of self-respect are more likely to be determined and strong-willed. Excessive arrogance though brings no success. Unsuccessful people cannot be happy.

Success favours the most hard-working and the most reliable individuals. Those who are prone to laziness and passivity cannot be trusted.

People are different. There are leaders and those who are easily-led; those who do and those who do nothing; daydreamers and those whose dreams come true.It is not in our power to change all people around us for the better. But each of us can try to be a little more tolerant, a little less aggressive and more or less optimistic!

Vocabulary list

Adjectives:

Friendly

Considerate\inconsiderate

Polite\rude

Aggressive

Cunning

Sincere\insincere

Tolerant

Optimistic

Determined

Strong-willed

Smart

Active

Gentle

Inert

Easily-led

Hard-working

Responsible

Nouns:

Generosity

Cruelty

Jealousy

Sympathy

Kindness

Greediness

Will-power

Passivity

Laziness

Arrogance

Self-pity

Self-respect

Verbs and verbal phrases:

To care about

To come true

To favour

To be rooted in

Notes

Friendly adj behaving in a pleasant, kind way, e.g. Russian people are believed to be friendly.

Ant. Unfriendly, hostile

Considerate adj thinking about other people’s needs, e.g. Paul is very considerate.

Syn. thoughtful Ant. Inconsiderate

Aggressive adj 1. behaving in an angry and rude way that shows that one ants to fight, attack or argue with sb 2. someone who is aggressive is very determined to win, Syn. Ambitious, e.g. A successful businessman has to be aggressive.

Determined adj if you are determined you continue to do sth even though it is difficult, e.g. a determined effort to stop smoking

Reliable adj a reliable person is someone you can trust to behave well, work hard or do what you expect them to do, well. Syn. Dependable, trustworthy Ant. Unreliable, e.g. Sarah is a charming and reliable girl.

Polite adj someone who is polite has good manners and behaves in a way that is socially correct. Syn. Well-mannered Ant. Impolite

Smart adj intelligent, e.g. He is smarter than his sister

Syn. Bright

Inert adj (fml) without power to move or act, e.g. She lay inert all day long.

Gentle adj calm and kind; doing things in a quiet and careful way, e.g. She is the gentlest person I have ever met.

To come true to become reality, e.g. Her dream eventually came true.

To care about sth \sb to feel that sb \ sth is important and worth worrying about

To favour v to give an advantage, help, e.g Fortune favours the brave.

To be rooted in sth to develop from, to be influenced by sth

Sympathy n a feeling for sb showing that you understand and care about him\her, E.g. He’s well-known for his sympathy and generosity.

Exercises

1. Transcribe and translate the following words:

Success, totally, daydreamer, individual, self-pity, cruelty, naturally, excessive

1. In the text find the English equivalents of the following Russian words and phrases:

- быть склонным к ч-л

- недостаток ч-л (терпения, силы воли и т.п.)

- в чьих-то силах ч-л сделать

- изменить(ся) к лучшему

- не принести успеха

- самоуважение

- жадность

1. Choose the best word for the definition:

1). Likely to be influenced by other people’s views, beliefs etc

A) lazy B) inert C) easily-led

2) Clever and good at deceiving people in order to get what you want

A) silly B) cunning C) smart

3) Sensible and able to make good judgment so they can be trusted

A) responsible B) active C) friendly

4. Odd-one-out

Polite - well-mannered – inert

Silly – passive - foolish

Determined – reliable – responsible

Smart – intelligent – dependable

Sincere – frank – cunning

1. Give the corresponding nouns:

Passive, lazy, greedy, cruel, responsible, friendly, gentle, polite, generous

1. Fill in the gaps in the following sentences using words from the previous exercise:

1) She is well-known for her… and …. Whenever I ask her for money she is willing to lend me some.

2) I hate your…! You never try to protest against anything!

3) Women aren’t prone to… or…. Most of them are likely to be… and …

4) His … is unbelievable! He never shares anything with his brothers.

5) Everyone appreciates her… She never tells lies.

1. Continue the sentences in as many ways as you can:

1). A lot of men are not only… but also….

2). As we live we learn to be…

3). Success favours …

4). Some people are prone to…

5). A lot of women are likely to be…

6). This is in our power to…

7). Each of us can try to…

1. Answer the following questions;

- Do you know many people who care about others? Are you yourself a considerate or an inconsiderate person? What makes you think so?

- Is generosity closely connected with kindness? Can an unkind person be generous?

- Does our attitude to others depend on our attitude to ourselves? Back up your opinion with facts.

- Can an unsuccessful person be happy, you think?

- Are you a daydreamer? What do you think about such people who have their head is the clouds?

- Why is it important to be an optimistic person?

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