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Unit 3

3 What type of thinkers do you think these famous Listening | 1BSU
people are/were? Focus on their occupations and use
some of the expressions below.
Exam information
I’d imagine someone like X would be / have been …
X is/was probably a … thinker, don’t you reckon? Listening Part 2 is a monologue lasting about three
X could be / have been a … thinker or a … thinker. minutes. You hear the recording twice. You have to
X must have been a … thinker – he/she was so … t listen and complete eight sentences with information
Would you agree? you hear, using 1–3 words.
That’s just my opinion. t write the actual words that the speaker uses.
It’s diffi cult/impossible to tell. This part tests your ability to identify specifi c information
and the opinions expressed.

1 Work in pairs. How good are you at recognising
people you have only met once or twice before?

2 Look at this painting by the surrealist artist René

Magritte. Do you find it amusing, disturbing,
interesting, mystifying or just pointless? Compare
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4 What is your opinion of attempts like this to
categorise people?

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