Pathways 3 Unit 1 Reading 1

"The boxer was very aggressive and always wanted to fight."

What does aggressive mean?

• A serious disagreement

• The way someone acts

• Wanting to be successful

• Acting in a forceful or competitive way

"My mother is never happy with my clothes and is always criticizing my appearance."

What does criticizing mean?

• To speak badly of someone or something

• Acting in a forceful or competitive way

• An individual’s position within a group

• The way someone acts

"We never disagree about what restaurant to go to so it causes a lot of conflict!"

What does conflict mean?

• A serious disagreement

• To speak badly of someone or something

• A feeling of being excited to do something

• An individual’s position within a group

"The man was always investing money in new business ideas. We was very ambitious."

What does ambitious mean?

• Acting in a forceful or competitive way

• Wanting to be successful

• A feeling of being excited to do something

• An individual’s position within a group

"The size of a gorilla can affect their status in the group and how respected they are."

What does status mean?

• An individual’s position within a group

• To speak badly of someone or something

• A serious disagreement

• The way someone acts

"On rainy days, I do not have very much motivation and I cannot get much work done."

What does motivation mean?

• A serious disagreement

• Acting in a forceful or competitive way

• To speak badly of someone or something

• A feeling of being excited to do something

"When she screamed at the waiter, I told her that her behaviour was not acceptable and she should say sorry."

What does "behaviour" mean?

• A feeling of being excited to do something

• A serious disagreement

• The way someone acts

• Wanting to be successful

My dog is not very ________; he is very sweet, friendly and doesn't bite anyone.

• status

• Ambitious

• behaviour

• aggressive

My partner and I do not fight often because we communicate well. We try not to cause _______.

• behaviour

• ambitious

• conflict

• criticizing

I know that you did not like the movie, but there is no need to ________ the actors when the writing was so bad.

• motivation

• criticize

• status

• conflict