Vocabulary – personality 1

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How can someone who is outgoing and confident be shy?

Vocabulary – personality 2

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How would you define these kinds of shyness?

Tests and stress

 

When we think about tests, here are some words that come to mind:

cheating

studying

preparation

nervousness

anxiety

midterm

final

makeup

supplementary

book

grades

scores

certification

goals, objectives

multiple choice x discursive

under pressure

One way of doing well in tests is knowing how you react in test-like situations.

What kind of student are you in test situations?

I shake like a leaf  = I am visibly nervous = I tremble = I get the jitters

I freak out

I get goosebumps

I get butterflies in my stomach

I get white as a sheet (of paper)

I get cold sweat

I get cold feet

My mind goes blank = I draw a blank

Here is some more language used to talk about tests and stressful situations in general. Match the sentence halves 1-12 in bold with the other halves in the bullet points in italics below.

1. I get nervous about …
2. I get nervous when …
3. My level of nervousness depends on …
4. I deal well with  …
5. I find it hard …
6. The more nervous I get, the more I …
7. It’s easy for me …
8. Ideally, …
9. In the best case scenario, 
10. Usually when I do/take/sit a test, I …
11. I feel grumpy …
12. If I don’t know the answer to a question, I try not to … 

• the kind of test I have to do
• beat about the bush
• waste a lot of time
• to be concentrated/focused in tests
• unexpected/adverse circumstances　
• make sure and get a lot of rest the night before
• taking tests
• if I know I could have done much better at a test
• I keep my cool in tests
• to get straight to the point
• tests don’t bother me
• I have to give or deliver a presentation
• stressful situations

Now tell us:

If you could choose the way you could be tested, what would it be and why?

 

Improving your listening skills – Integrated task

Read and listen to some tips on how to improve listening skills. Then answer the THREE questions below in a continuous text in the COMMENTS box.

1. What tips does the person give?
2. Which of them do you find most useful?
3. What other tip would you give to a person learning English?

Improve your listening skills