E) Compare with a partner. Then look at the completed chart above. In pairs, say

A) Complete the sentences with the personality adjectives.

Affectionate, aggressive, ambitious, bossy, charming, competitive, independent, jealous, manipulative, moody, reliable, selfish, sensible, sensitive, sociable, spoilt.

children behave badly because they are given everything they want.

1) ________ people always want to win.

2) ________ people think about themselves and not about other people.

3) ________ people get angry quickly and like fighting and arguing.

4) ________ people have an attractive personality that makes people like them.

5) ________ people have common sense and are practical.

6) ________ people are friendly and enjoy being with other people.

7) ________ people are good at influencing other people to do what they want

8) ________ people are happy one minute and sad the next, and are often bad-tempered.

9) ________ people like doing things on their own, without help.

10) ________ people like giving orders to other people.

11)________ people show that they love or like people very much.

12) ________ people are people you can trust or depend on.

13)________ people understand other people's feelings or are easily hurt or offended.

14) ________ people want to be successful in life.

15) ________ people think that someone loves another person more than them, or wants what other people have.

b) With a partner, look at the adjectives again. Are they positive, negative, or neutral characteristics?

2. Opposite adjectives: Match the adjectives and their opposites.

Extrovert hard-working mean self-confident stupid talkative

clever

generous

insecure

lazy

quiet

shy

3. Negative prefixes: Which negative prefix do you use with these adjectives? Put them in the correct column.

Ambitious friendly honest imaginative kind organized patient reliable responsible selfish sensitive sociable tidy

un-	dis-	in- / im- / ir-
unambitious

4 LISTENING & SPEAKING

a) VOCABULARY personality: Can you remember? What do you call a person who...?

1 talks a lot _______

2 doesn't talk very much_________

3 feels uncomfortable and nervous when he / she meets new people__________

4 thinks someone loves another person more than him / her________

b) PRONUNCIATION prefixes and suffixes: Underline the stressed syllable.

1 Jealous ambitious generous

2 Sociable reliable

3 Responsible sensible

4 Competitive talkative aggressive sensitive

5 unfriendly insecure impatient

c) What's your position in the family? Are you the oldest child, a middle child, the youngest child, or an only child?

D) Read what a psychologist is talking about the influence your position in the family has on your personality. Complete the chart by writing four more adjectives of personality in each column.

Oldest children	Middle children	Youngest children	Only children
self-confident	independent	charming	spoilt

Continuity announcer It's eight o'clock and for Breakfast Time.

Presenter Good morning, everyone. Our guest morning is the American writer Norah. Norah's here in Britain this week promoting new book ^“We are family”, which is all about our position in the family affects our personality. Welcome Norah!

Norah Thank you.

Presenter Now is this really true, Norah? The position in the family affects our personality?

Norah Sure. OK, other factors can influence personality too, but your position in the family is definitely one of the strongest.

Presenter So tell us a bit about the oldest child in a family - the first born.

Norah Well, the oldest children get maximum attention from their parents and the result that they're usually quite self-confident people. They make good leaders. The famous Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, was a first-born child. They're often ambitious and they're likely to go to university than their brothers or sisters. They often get the top jobs too.

Old children are also responsible people, because they often have to look after their younger brothers or sisters. The downside of this is that sometimes this means that when they're older they worry a lot about things. They can also be quite bossy, and even aggressive, especially when they don't get what they want to.

Presenter What about the middle child?

Norah Well, middle children are usually independent and competitive.

Presenter Competitive?

Norah Yes, because they have to fight with their brothers and sisters for their parents' attention. And they're usually sociable, they like being with people, probably because they have always had other children to play with. However, on the negative side middle children are often jealous of their brothers and sisters and they can be moody.

Presenter And youngest children?

Norah If you're the youngest in a family, you'll probably be very charming, very affectionate, and probably quite a relaxed person. This is because parents are usually more relaxed when they have their last child. On the other hand, youngest children are often quite lazy. This is because they always have their older brothers and sisters to help them. And they can be quite manipulative - they use their charm to get what they want.

Presenter OK, that's all very interesting. Now. I’m an only child. People often have the idea that only children like me are spoilt. Is that true?

Nora Well, of course its true! Only children are the only ones - they don't have to share with anyone - so they're often spoilt by their parents and their grandparents. As a result they can be quite selfish. They think of themselves more than of other people.

Presenter OK. Well, that sounds like a good description of me! Is there any good news?

Norah Yes, there is. On the positive side, only children are usually very organized and responsible, and they can be very imaginative too.

Presenter Well, thank you, Norah, and good luck with the book. And now its time for the news headlines...

e) Compare with a partner. Then look at the completed chart above. In pairs, say

- if you think it is true for you - if not, why not.

- if you think it is true for your brothers and sisters or your friends.

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