5
______ all of
us.
Exercise 7
A). Choose the best alternative
EYE CONTACT
Remarkably charismatic people instinctively know that
____1_____
is not about
how we dress, it’s about what we do. When someone is
______2_____
with you,
look them in the eye, this is a
_____3_____
component of any conversation. The
speaker feels important, is more
________4______
with what they are saying and
feels
_______5________
by you, their listener. If you are talking, looking
someone in the eye, it will focus their attention and allow you the opportunity to
gage whether your point is being received. If you are giving a
______6______
,
don’t
_________7____
on one person but try to______
8
____eye contact with
many members of the audience, it will make the event more
_____9_____
and will
engage the whole audience in your speech.
1.
A success
B succeed
C failure
D successful
2.
A saying
B telling
C speaking
D asking
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3.
A personal
B beautiful
C smart
D crucial
4.
A engaged
B interested
C keen
D fond
5.
A valued
B appreciated
C undervalued
D underrated
6.
A discussion
B opinion
C review
D a presentation
7.
A pay
B draw
C focus
D impact
8.
A make
B do
C set
D install
9.
A personality
B personal
C people
D person
B). Choose the best alternative
The right team can make all the difference
Few jobs are done totally alone. Even if your employees are fairly autonomous,
they’ll still have to work together from time to time. ________
1
______is often
especially important for large and important projects.
With this in mind, you should ______
2
_____ your best to hire a group of people
that work ______
3
_____ together. It can be difficult to decipher if a
______
4
______will click with the rest of the department. However, personality is
often a good first indicator.
When you interview a candidate, ask yourself how _____
5
______ or different his
or her personality is from the rest of your staff’s. That’s not to say that everyone
working for you should have the same _______
6
______, but people with radically
different personalities tend to ________
7
_______ more.
Because it can be difficult to ________
8
______ an individual’s personality in a
single interview, some hiring managers are also asking employees to take
the Myer-Briggs, Big Five Profile, or Occupational Interest Inventory tests as part
of the recruitment process.
1. A Teamwork
B Sensitivity
C Eloquence
D Personality
2. A make
B try
C do
D feel
3. A good
B well
C similar
D inadequate
4. A personality
B individuality
C candidate
D fame
5. A good
B cautious
C curious
D similar
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6. A personality
B individual
C person
D sensitivity
7. A eloquence
B humanity
C majority
D personality clash
8. A accept
B evaluate
C mislead
D tend to
Exercise 8
Complete each second sentence using the word given so that it has a similar
meaning to the first sentence. Write between two and five words in each gap
1. What is psychometrics?- What _________________? (mean)
2. He is a successful actor. – He _____________ .(succeed)
3. Are these his albums? - _________this albums______? (belong)
4. He likes playing football. - He ____________. (fond)
5. Psychology is the science of behavior and mind.- Psychology _________.
(study)
6. She is a tax inspector. – She ____________. (work)
7. Tom used to play volley ball. – He is ______________. (former)
8. She is keen on giving talks.- She _____________. (like)
Exercise 9
A). Put each of the following words or phrases into its correct place in the
passage below
comfortable
charisma drawn
charming abilities
household
Famous Charismatic People – Their "secret sauce" is their ability to . . .
.
Oprah, JFK, Clinton, Tom Hanks, Ghandi, Marilyn Monroe and the list could go
on and on. These are a few of those ______
1
______names that people associate
with _______
2
_______. They have a special something that makes them
magnetic. People are ________
3
_________ to them. Some may disagree that a
particular person has this charisma, but that is not the point. It doesn’t negate the
fact that people fell special when around these people.
Why?
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They listen and without guile. A genuine, sincere hearing. As
someone said of Bill Clinton, “he makes you feel like you are the only
person in the room.”
They look you in the eye.
They are ________
4_
______ in their own skin. They have
learned that their charismatic _________
5
_______ were just an extension of
who they really are.
When you are around them, you don’t want to leave. They are
________
6_
______
.
B). Put each of the following words or phrases into its correct place in the
passage below
decisions
make up
former
consists of
get
overwhelmed
focus on
observe
Researchers estimate extroverts ______
1
____50 - 74 percent of the population.
These “social butterflies” thrive under social stimulation. Extroverts
_________
2
______ their external environment, the people and activities around
them. Extroverts thrive in active, fast-paced jobs, such as politics, teaching and
sales, where quick ______
3
______ are commonplace. Extroverts learn by doing
and enjoy talking through ideas and problems. Multi-tasking comes easily to them.
Two examples of famous extroverts are Oprah and ______
4
_____ U.S. President,
Barack Obama.
The other 16 - 50 percent of the population _______
5_______
introverts, who get
their energy from having “alone time.” Careers promoting introvert’s strength
include scientists, writers and artists, although television personalities David
Lettermen and Barbara Walters are self-proclaimed introverts. Introverts enjoy
spending time alone or in small groups of people, but may ______
6_
______in new
situations or in large groups of people. They prefer to focus on one task at a time
and ________
7
_______ a situation before jumping in.
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C). Put each of the following words or phrases into its correct place in the
passage below
rate
tend to
inherent
outgoing
measure
self-esteem
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