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3. | PW. Take turns asking and answering the questions. Give reasons for your answers.

• What do you think about your personality?
• Do your personality traits come from your parents’ genes ?
• How does parents’ behavior affect a child’s development?
• Can you give quotes or proverbs on this topic? Sample:
“Parents, keep your children closer when they are young, because they will keep you closer when you’re old.”

4. | IW/PW. Find the definitions of the words. Use them in sentences and make up a dialogue.

a) | having a natural ability to do one or more things extremely well
b) | being able to think of new and interesting ideas
c) | very active, physically and mentally
d) | showing a strong liking for something and being very dedicated to it
e) | trusting in his/her own ability
f) | willing to talk and be engaged in activities with other people; friendly
g) | free from outside control, not depending on others
h) | having an obligation to do something as a part of one’s job

1. independent
2. imaginative
3. energetic
4. responsible
5 gifted
6. passionate
7. sociable
8. quite self-confident
and ambitious
5. IW. Choose the suitable variants and correct your partner's writing.
1. I also/too/either like instant messaging.
2. I’ ve never sent an attachment, too/also/either.
3. Brian blogs, but/too/either he’s never created a website.
4. We’ve played online games and we’ve chatted too/also/either.
5. The restaurant has excellent food. It’s also/too/either very good value.
6. The food we ate wasn’t healthy too/also/either.
7. Aygun is also/too/either responsible and well-educated.
8. Elnur is quite/too intelligent, but rather/either lazy.
9. The students I study with are but/quite/either friendly.