In this kind of situation, I would advise you to … .

Have you tried … (+ a verb+ing)?

Have you thought about … (+a verb+ing)?

I can’t recommend … strongly enough.

Step 3. Exchange your roles: your partner now gives you advice using the information in Appendix 1 and the prompts above.

Activity 3. “Personal beauty is a greater recommendation than any letter of introduction” (Aristotle). There are 18 role cards for your group that will help you to review basic introductions. Each card gives the student a role freely based on a celebrity. You all meet at a party. You need to speak with at least 3 people to get to know each other. As a follow-up activity, you need to introduce your new friends to your teacher/to your partner.

You’re Pharrell. You’re an American singer. You’re 41 and you live in Virginia. You’re single. You like music and fashion.	You’re Michelle. You’re an American lawyer. You’re 50 years old. You’re from Chicago but now you live in Washington, D.C.. You’re married and you have 2 kids. You like cooking.	You’re Miley. You’re an American actress and singer. You’re 21 and you’re from Nashville, Tennessee. You’re single. You like smoking and partying.
You’re Jamie. You’re an English chef. You’re 39 and you live in London. You’re in a relationship. You like cooking and reading.	You’re Angela. You’re a German politician. You’re 60 and you live in Berlin. You’re married. You like films and swimming.	You’re Manuel. You’re French and Spanish. You’re 52 and you’re married. You work in logistics and you live in Paris. You love cars and football.
You’re Daniel. You’re an Australian musician. You’re 35 and you live in Canberra. You’re divorced. You love music and art.	You’re Jean-Claude. You’re a Belgian actor and philosopher. You’re 54 and you live in Canada. You’re divorced and you have 3 children. You like sports and reading.	You’re Cristiano. You’re a Portuguese football player. You’re 29 and you have a girlfriend. You like football and fashion.
You’re Dolores. You’re an Irish singer. You’re 42 and you live in Dublin. You’re married and have 3 children. You like singing and politics.	You’re Vladimir. You’re a Russian engineer. You’re 66 and you live in Moscow. You’re single. You like drama.	You’re Maggie. You’re a Chinese actress. You’re 49 and you’re from Hong-Kong but you live in France. You’re divorced. You like travelling.
You’re Akira. You’re a Japanese artist. You’re 59 and you live in Tokyo. You’re married. You like manga and cinema.	You’re Jennifer. You’re an American singer. You’re married. You’re 44 and you live in New York. You like dancing.	You’re Tony. You’re a French basketball player. You’re divorced. You’re 32 and you live in San Antonio. You like fast cars and burgers.
You’re Silvio. You’re an Italian businessman. You’re 78 and you live in Milan. You’re divorced. You like partying and women.	You’re Isabel. You’re a Columbian singer and dancer. You’re 37 and you have 1 son. You live in Los Angeles. You like helping people.	You’re Derek. You’re a Saint-Lucian teacher and writer. You’re 84 and you live in England. You have 2 children and 5 grandchildren. You like poetry and drama.

Activity 4. “Job-hunting. Doing well at an interview.”

Step 1. “Your first impression of someone is usually an accurate impression” (a proverb). Have a look at the report written by a secretary during a job interview. Then listen to the interview (Rec.1), find and correct all the misrepresentations.

The interviewee entered a Bachelor’s program in Philology in 1985. Two years later he earned a Master’s degree in Journalism in the University of California, Los Angeles. After that the Interviewee’s career started in “The New York Times” where he worked for twelve months. However, he got fired because her employer was a suspect. Then he owned “The Bay Area Chronicle” in San Francisco where he published political articles. Being the head of the newspaper, he was supportive and understanding. Nevertheless, the Interviewee left it because his wife was pregnant and then had to take care of their twins. The fact that his wife’s company had become bankrupt and she found a new job in Denver was the reason for his moving there. Having the opportunity to choose from three weekly newspapers, the Interviewee decided to apply for a job with our newspaper because his innovative way of thinking and unique sense of humour concerning political news suited it.

Step 2. In turns, report the text back to the teacher.

Step 3.“It’s not what you wear, it’s how you present yourself that determines what your first impression will be” (a proverb).

Student A is an employer/headhunter. Student B is a prospective employee/job-hunter, and he/she wants to impress his/her future employer. Talk to each other using the prompts below as well as the vocabulary given in the table.

• his/her educational background;

• work experience;

• three positive and negative traits of his/her character;

• the reason he/she chose your company.

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND	to leave school – закінчити школу to enter the university – вступити до університету to graduate from the university – закінчити університет
WORK EXPERIENCE	to work at – працювати у to be employed – бути найнятим to be hired – бути найнятим to be fired – бути звільненим (за порушення) to be made redundant – бути звільненим (у зв’язку зі скороченням кадрів) to be promoted – бути підвищеним у чині

TRAITS OF CHARACTER	honest – чесний kind – добрий sincere – щирий ambitious – амбіційний faithful – вірний, незрадливий patient – терплячий determined – рішучий persistent – наполегливий adventurous – який любить пригоди, заповзятливий, підприємливий considerate – дбайливий cheerful – веселий, життєрадісний optimistic – оптимістичний	dishonest – нечесний unkind – недобрий mean – скупий, підлий, підступний rude – грубий disrespectful – зухвалий impatient – нетерплячий greedy – жадібний angry – злий pessimistic – песимістичний cruel – жорсткий selfish – егоїстичний unforgiving – невмолимий
REASON FOR APPLYING	high salary/wages – висока заробітна платня suitable location – підходяще/прийнятне місце розташування professional growth – кар’єрне зростання, кар’єрний ріст, професійний розвиток social package – соціальний пакет paid vacations – оплачувана відпустка

Activity 5. “Guess who I am!”

Step 1. “The only way to do great work is to love what you do.” (Steve Jobs)

Divide into groups of four (A, B, C, D). Student A reads Card A. Student B – Card B. Student C – Card C. Student D – Card D. Use Appendix 1. Put down the main information according to the plan given below:

CHILDHOOD _______________________________________________________

EDUCATION _______________________________________________________

CAREER ___________________________________________________________

FAMILY ___________________________________________________________

STATUS ___________________________________________________________

CHILDREN_________________________________________________________

Step 2. Exchange the information – in your groups tell each other as much as you remember about a famous person that is described in your card without telling his/her name. See who will guess more celebrities!

Step 3. In class discuss:

• what you find particularly striking in their biographies;

• why do you think they are examples to be followed by other people;

• what traits of character you think they have and which of them you think you lack or don’t want to have and why (see the table in Activity 4).

Home task 1.“If it’s bitter at the start, then it’s sweeter in the end” (Madonna).

Fill in the gaps (1-5 words) about the facts from the four celebrities’ lives.

1. Madonna’s grandparents were the ones who __________. Her first album which she __________ in 1983 was very popular, __________ her next album ‘Like A Virgin’ made her world-famous. She has acted in a couple of films without much __________. One of the magazines considers her and the Beatles to be all-time __________.

2. __________ and __________ helped Barack Obama to survive during his college years. After graduation, he taught __________ at the University of Chicago. Being elected the 44^th President of the USA, he __________ after two and a half months. Obama managed to cut __________ for working families, and __________ health care for children and their parents.

3. Angelina Jolie performed in “Gia” – the film that brought her a __________. for the Best Actress. In 2002 she __________ from Cambodia and named him Maddox. In ‘Mr and Mrs Smith’, where she had a role of an __________, she __________ her romantic partner Bred Pitt. Angelina, Bred and their children had gone to Namibia to __________.

4. Steve Jobs’ father put him up for adoption because his girlfriend’s family __________. Jobs __________ of Reed College six months after he had enrolled at it. In 2006 he became a member of the __________ of The Walt Disney Company, when Disney __________ Pixar. The disease that was the reason for his death was __________.

Home task 2.

Draw four pictures on the chalkboard/a piece of paper or bring some printed pictures/things that characterize your hobbies and preferences so that the rest of the group could ask you questions and guess what that meant.

Home task 3. Find some information about your favourite star. Present it in class without stating his/her name or showing pictures of him/her. If nobody can guess who that favourite of yours is, show them. If that fails, state the name. The others follow your presentation carefully and ask questions similar to those in Activity 5, Step 3.

LESSON 2