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Two of a kind
LESSON
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BEFORE
YOU STA RT
A. Do you and your brother have the same personality? Read the following text about birth order.
Patrick and Dave are pretty similar. Patrick is a
perfectionist. So is Dave. Dave was an excellent
president of his high school class. So was Patrick.
Dave has been leader in most of his enterprises. So
has Patrick. Patrick always tries to obey rules. Dave
does, too. Dave has never liked 'liberal ideas'.
Neither has Patrick.
Patrick
Did you think they are twins? No, my friends. They
are both firstborns. Patrick and Dave are examples
Dave
of what researchers are calling the birth-order
theory. According to this theory, firstborns are usually self-confident, conscientious, assertive and
conservative. On the other hand, lastborns are usually more sociable, more open-minded and more
agreeable. In other words, firstborns would be powerful politic figures and lastborns would be
revolutionary leaders. However, not all is true because there were historical firstborns who became
revolutionaries, as well laterborns who became conservatives.
Do you agree with this theory? Which one are you?
B. Find out the following words or phrases in the text. (#) = paragraph number.
1. To a great degree, very, almost completely (adv) _____________________________(1)
2. A company or business (n) ______________________________________________ (1)
3. A person's first child (n) __________________________________________ (2)
4. To be able to listen to, think about or accept different ideas (adj) _________________(2)
C. Write true (T) or false (F) according to the reading.
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3. Dave isn't a sociable, open-minded person. Neither is Patrick. ( )
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