Today's lesson:
Introverts, Extroverts and Ambiverts
> video: https://youtu.be/phSGaJhZJWM
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Listening task
> handout (interactive task available on the e-learning platform)
Zoom meeting link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5367170081?pwd=ODQ4SmM2MkV6eTRvWmo3UWs2ODhldz09
Warm-up Conversation prompt:
Which job could it be?
- fight for justice
- deal with paperwork
- make a loss or, at best, break even
- look ahead in financial terms
- earn more than a basic living
- have very strong views and ideals
- listen to a wide range of opinions
- prove sth. to oneself
- put in much time and effort to perfect one’s skills
- cover political stories
- work nine to five
Transcript:
Speaker 1
I seem to
spend most of my time defending motorists charged with minor offences instead
of fighting for justice for genuine victims of society, as I’d somewhat naively
imagined myself doing when I originally applied for this position. But I’d
rather be doing that than dealing with paperwork nine to five every day because
I’m a people person at heart. I’m not one of those over-confident types who
starts conversations with everyone in sight, but I do like to chat and down at
the Magistrates’ Court I get to meet clients, witnesses, and reporters from the
local paper. The salary’s not bad, but contrary to the image lawyers sometimes
have that wasn’t why I decided to become one.
Speaker 2
I must
admit, I rarely look ahead in financial terms. I tend to assume I’ll either
make a loss or, at best, break even. So usually I end up being pleasantly
surprised when neither happens. Not that I ever seriously thought I’d earn more
than a basic living when I took this place over from my parents. And I know I
should move into bigger premises, but with the unpredictable way the property
market has been behaving it would be just my luck to buy just before prices
collapsed again and people cut back on their spending, too. In an ideal world
salaries would go up every year, but that isn’t gonna happen, is it?
Speaker 3
We’re
currently in opposition, but there’s still plenty to do in meetings until all
hours with colleagues. Some of them have very strong views and ideals – and that’s
fine, but I like to think I’m willing to listen to a wide range of opinions.
Actually, I’m going to move on after the next election. It was only ever my
intention to spend a few years in the corridors of power before returning to
university and applying what I’ve learned about politics to some research I
want to do. I did both my degrees in Business Studies, and my aim is to compare
approaches to management in political and business spheres. I’m still not sure
what I’ll do after that.
Speaker 4
Everyone
expected me to go into the family business, but even though I left school with
pretty good grades there was only ever one thing I wanted to do – which is
this. Not for the material benefits or the lifestyle, but so I could prove to
myself that I can actually compete at this level. I may not be quite as gifted
as some, so I try to make up for it by putting in as much time and effort as I
can on the training ground to perfect my skills. Next weekend we’ve got an
away-game that some of my teammates expect to lose, though I’m a little more
optimistic about it.
Speaker 5
I’ve got a degree in politics, so I love covering political stories. Especially when a general election is close and the candidates are desperately trying to use us to get their message across to the public. One of my colleagues later went on to become a successful politician himself, a minister in fact, and I must admit that kind of appeals to me too. So I’m making as many contacts as I can. It would certainly be an improvement on what I’m currently doing, which consists of working nine to five, drafting copy on the private lives of celebrities rather than writing anything original or imaginative, which was what initially attracted me to journalism.
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