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What makes you like a person?

B Napoleon Hill is the grandfather of self-help authors. Do you know who he has helped
and what he wrote about? Read the first part of the article and find out.

The Independent October 2016

and performance coach Tony “Develop a Pleasing

Robbins. Personality,” as collected in
His 1937 book “Think and “The Science of Success,” he
Grow Rich” is one of the top- focuses in on how to have a
selling books of all time, with “million-dollar personality.”
around 100 million copies sold Below, we’ve included
worldwide. The simple reason Hill’s 14 habits of people who
it’s sold so well is because are so likeable that others go
his practical insights into out of their way to help them.
14 habits of exceptionally how successful people carry
likeable people themselves — primarily based
on his many months spent
Napoleon Hill is the interviewing the industrialist
grandfather of self-help Andrew Carnegie — are
authors, inspiring the likes of timeless, straightforward, and
Oracle founder Larry Ellison, useful.
media mogul Oprah Winfrey, In one of his essays,

b Have you ever read a self-help book? If so, what did it advise and was it good advice?
What do you think are the habits of people who are so likeable that others go out of their
way to help them?
The article goes on to talk about the following aspects of likeable people. What do you
think it says about each one?
their mental attitude how much they say
the way they speak procrastination
the way they listen to others good deeds
their composure their reaction to failure
their patience the way they speak to others
their open-mindedness their praise
what they do when speaking with others their flaws

B Read the second part of the article and check your ideas.
They develop a positive choose to be positive set carefully disciplined,
mental attitude and let it themselves up for success friendly tone
be seen and felt by others and have better reputations. The best communicators
It’s often easier to give into speak deliberately and
cynicism, but those who They always speak in a confidently, which gives their

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voice a pleasing sound. for advancing their careers. wallow in it. “Express your
gratitude for having gained
They smile when speaking a measure of wisdom, which
with others would not have come without
Hill says that president defeat,” Hill says.
Franklin D. Roosevelt’s
greatest asset was his They act as if the person
“million-dollar smile,” which they are speaking to is the
allowed people to lower their most important person in
They pay close attention guards during conversation. the world
to someone speaking to The most likeable people
them They know that not all use conversations as an
Using a conversation as their thoughts need to be opportunity to learn about
an opportunity to lecture expressed another person and give them
someone “may feed the ego, The most likeable people know time to talk.
but it never attracts people or that it’s not worth offending
makes friends,” Hill says. people by expressing all their They praise others in a
thoughts, even if they happen genuine way without being
They are able to maintain to be true. excessive
their composure in all “Praise the good traits of
circumstances others, but don’t rub it on
An overreaction to something where it is not deserved or
either positive or negative can spread it too thickly,” Hill says.
give people a poor impression.
In the latter case, says Hill, They have someone they
“Remember that silence may trust point out their flaws
be much more effective than Successful people don’t
your angry words.” They don’t procrastinate pretend to be likeable; they
Procrastination communicates are likeable because they
They are patient to people that you’re afraid of care about their conduct and
“Remember that proper taking action, Hill says, and reputation. Having a confidant
timing of your words and acts are therefore ineffective. who can be completely honest
may give you a big advantage with them allows them to
over impatient people,” Hill They engage in at least continue growing.
writes. one good deed a day
The best networkers help
They keep an open mind other people out without
Those who close themselves expecting anything in return.
off from certain ideas and
associate only with like- They find a lesson in failure
minded people are missing rather than brood over it
out on not only personal People admire those who
growth but also opportunities grow from failure rather than

b Which of the habits would make you like someone the most? Which of the things do
you do? Which of the habits would you consider adopting?

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V Complete the crossword with words from the article.

Across
1 real, authentic, not false
2 a particular quality in someone’s character
4 an important and powerful person in a particular activity or industry
6 a useful and desirable thing or quality
8 the opinion that you have of yourself and your own importance
10 someone who you trust and can discuss your secrets and private feelings with
12 give someone the enthusiasm to do or create something
13 imperfection
14 appropriate or suited for some purpose
Down
1 make a great effort (4 words, one with an apostrophe)
3 a deep understanding of a person or thing
5 not producing results or doing what you want it to
7 referring or restricted to no particular time
9 the opposite of success
11 something that someone does

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Oprah Winfr ey
media mogul
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E Look at these extracts from the article:

The Independent October 2016

Napoleon Hill is the grandfather of self-help authors…

Think and Grow Rich” is one of the top-selling books of all time…
…how to have a “million-dollar personality.
…only with like-minded people…

Hyphens have several uses in the spelling of words. Though there are no set rules, there
are some general guidelines:
 Hyphens are often used in compound adjectives. well-adjusted / brown-eyed / hard-
boiled
 Hyphens are often used when a group of words is used as an adjective before a noun.
He’s an out-of-work accountant. / It was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
 Hyphens are used in some compound nouns to join verbs and nouns with particles.
make-up / let-off
 Hyphens are used with some prefixes and suffixes. “self-,” “all-,” “ex-” (when it means
former), “quasi-,” and with the suffix ‘elect.’
self-confident / all-purpose / ex-husband / quasi-independent / president-elect
 Hyphens are used when either the word or prefix begins with a capital letter.
anti-American / post-Clinton / A-bomb
 Hyphens are used for a two-word number under one hundred. fifty-five
 Hyphens are often used when writing out a fraction. Place a hyphen between the
numerator and the denominator, except if either of them already has a hyphen.
two-thirds / sixty-five hundredths
 Hyphens are used if there is a chance a word could be misread. co-op / co-worker
NOTE: 1) Do not use hyphens with adverbs that end in “ly.”
e.g. Her cleverly written letter had the desired effect. (not cleverly-written)
2) Do not use hyphens to link words that follow the noun.
e.g. He’s a well-known actor. / That actor is well known.
3) Many compound expressions don’t use a hyphen.
e.g: schoolchildren / waterproof / best man

V Rewrite these sentences using hyphens:

1 The house cost $1 million.
2 It takes me five minutes to walk to work from home.
3 My daughter is five.
r house
4 The flight will take off at midnight. a million-dolla
5 You just plug the game in and start playing.
6 The scientists have been waiting for this breakthrough for a long time.
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Teacher’s notes 1 student pages 4
intermediate+ (B1+)
V Complete the crossword with words from the article.
Across 14 PROPER
1 GENUINE
2 TRAIT Down
4 MOGUL 1 GO OUT OF ONE’S WAY
6 ASSET 3 INSIGHT
8 EGO 5 INEFFECTIVE
10 CONFIDANT 7 TIMELESS
12 INSPIRE 9 FAILURE
13 FLAW 11 DEED

V Rewrite these sentences using hyphens:

Suggested answers:
1 It is a 20,000-dollar watch.
2 It’s a five-minute walk to work from home.
3 You have a five-year-old daughter.
4 It is a midnight take-off.
5 It’s a plug-and-play game.
6 It is a long-awaited breakthrough.