Unit 2.
Behavioral Science
/bɪˈheɪvjərəl/ /ˈsaɪəns/
How does appearance affect our success?
A. Discuss these questions with your classmates
1. Think about some successful people. How would you describe
each person’s appearance?
2. When you are at work or school, is the space around you
usually neat or messy? What does a messy desk tell you about
the owner’s personality?
3. Look at the
photo. What
does this work
space tell you
about the
person that
works here?
Would you
work in the
space like this?
B. Listen and write down main ideas
B. Listen and write down main ideas
Sophy Yuna Marcus Felix
dress well, - Agree with Disorganized - Agree with
you’re more Sophy or not in everyone, but no
need to be
successful or - Careful control of always neat and
more about your life, well dressed and
competent. appearance, people will be good-looking to
People treat you care less interested be successful
you more about yourself in working - Your
appearance is
respectfully with your style.
you - Your style must
fit in the group
you are in.
Who do you agree and disagree with? Why?
D. What is your first impression of the people in the
pictures below? Discuss the questions with a partner.
1. Which person would you most like to work with?
Why?
2. How would you describe each person’s character?
3. Which person do you think you have the most in
common with?
E. Check () if each one would help, hurt, or have
no effect on someone's success in the workplace
Listening 1. A perfect mess
Preview the listening
A. Look at the statements below. Check () the
statements you agree with.
B. Use dictionary to check these words
Work with the listening
A. Listen to the review and take notes in the chart.
Check the answer
Do exercise B, C, D, E (pages 30-33)
Activity B., p. 30
Answers will very. Possible answers:
I should get my job back because experts say it’s OK to be a little messy. / A
messy desk can actually help you find things more easily. / Messy people can
make surprising connections between ideas. / My mess helps me solve problems
creatively.
Activity C., p. 30
1. T
2. F; A certain amount of mess around the house makes it feel more comfortable.
3. F; Some research suggests that a messy home is stimulating to children’s minds.
4. T
Activity D., pp. 30–31
1. c 2. a 3. b 4. b 5. a 6. b
Activity E., p. 31
1. LH 2. LH 3. AC 4. LH 5. AC . AC
Activity F., pp. 31–33
1. b 2. b 3. c 4. b 5.b6. a 7. a 8. c
9. c 10. c 11. c 12. a
Listening 2. The Changing Business Dress Code
PREVIEW THE LISTENING
A . Discuss these questions
1. How does your appearance at work affect how you
feel?
2. Does it affect the way you do your job? W hy or why
not?
B. Use dictionary to check these words
WORK WITH THE LISTENING
A. Listen to the radio talk show and take notes in the
T-chart.
Do exercise B, C, D, E, F (pages 37 - 39)
Activity B., p. 37
Answers may vary. Sample answers:
1. They thought it would boost employee morale, as a
type of “reward” at the end of the week.
2. They may think the executives won’t be professional
or won’t take the business or investments seriously.
3. It is sometimes associated with careless work.
4. Many young people are going back to more formal
business clothing for work.
Activity C., p. 37
1. b
2. a
3. b
4. c
Activity D., pp. 37–38
1. cycles
2. uniform
3. professional
4. connected
5. natural
6. lifestyle
7. managers
8. accepted
9. workplace
10. formally
Activity E., p. 38
Answers will vary. Sample answers:
I think a Formal Friday is a great idea. Dressing more
formally would help us be more serious about our
studies, and we might even get better grades. / In my
opinion, a Formal Friday is a terrible idea. I like being
comfortable at school, and I don’t want to have to dress
up even on one day of the week.
Activity F., pp. 38–39
1. appropriate 2. morale 3. trend
4. norm 5. investor 6. reward
7. cycle 8. anecdote 9. associate
10. conduct 11. enthusiasm 12. cautious
Speaking
Give a presentation offering advice to help
someone become better organized
Requirements:
- Preparation time: 15 minutes
- Presentation time: within 5 minutes
Marking criteria
Grammar Presentation
Content Pronunciation Fluency
& Vocab skills
Pauses, but
Mistakes, but Mistakes,
for Interact at
1.6 – 2.0 Persuasive self – but self –
listeners to right time
correction correction
follow
Pauses, but
Persuasive Mistakes, but Mistakes,
not for Interact
1.1 – 1.5 , but no less self – but less self
listeners to improperly
focus correction –correction
follow
Beat Not too
Not too much Repeat a Interact, but a
0.6 – 1.0 around the much
mistakes lot little
bush mistakes
Don’t interact
A lot of Long A lot of
0 – 0.5 Get lost with the
mistakes pauses mistakes
audience
