Beginner A: do you like Barry? B: no, not very much. He’s too ambitiousdishonest. A:agree.likebrother, Paul. They are not alike. B: yes. They are completely different. Paulvery sociablemuch more honest thanbrother. A: what kindperson do you consider yourselfbe? B:think I’m polite, careful, relaxedshy. A: oh,don’t think you’re shy! You are always chatting with new people when we goa party. B: well, yes, but those people always start talkingme.never talkthem first. Perhaps I’m not as shy asthink. Anyway, you’re certainly not shy! A: You’re right.love going outmaking new friends. B: so, you’ll be at my birthday partyFriday? A: Of course!
Intermediate A: How do you think people get their personalities? B:think it’s mainly fromenvironmentperson lives it. A: Don’t you think people get their personalities from their parents? B: no, but parents controllotthe environment that kids grow up in, so they certainly influence their kid’s personalitieslot. A: So why do you think many kids have personalities that are so differenttheir parents. B: maybe when they become teenagers, they wantbe completely differenttheir parents. A: You might be right.guess most parents want their kidsbe like them, but kids today grow upa different environment. You know, they know much more aboutworld frominternet, newspapers,tv. B: do you think that teenagers getlottheir bad behaviour from tvmovies? A: Maybe someit.thinklotpeople blame TVmovies whenreal problemthatparents aren’t bringing their child up correctly. B: Parents havedifficult job. They havebring up their childrenusually havework too. A: Yes, that’s fine. Your sondoing well at school, isn’t he? B: yes, he is. He’s very hardworking when he’s at school. Then he comes home from schooldoes homework before dinner. After dinner, he goes out withfriends. A: So, he’s notbookworm? It’s good that he has an outgoing personality. Some kids are very quietintroverted. You wonder they’ll survivethe real world without their parentssupport them.
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