1. UNIT 1
CHAPTER 1
RIGHT BRAIN
OR
LEFT BRAIN?

2. Are you right- handed or left- handed?
What are your
favorites?

3. personality/ˌpɜːsəˈnæləti/(n.)
She has strong personality.

4. She is not only beautiful but she also
has personality.

5. In common (phrase)/in 'kɔmən/
They are twin. They have a lot of things
in common.

6. They look different but they have
things in common. That’s why they get
married

7. In common (phrase)
/ 'kɔmən/
in the same way.
have sth in common (with sb) (of people): to
have the same interests, ideas, etc. as sb else
Eg: Jane and I have nothing in common. / I have
nothing in common with Jane.

8. exception (n) / ik'sep∫n/
a person or a thing that is not included in a
general statement.
They are not the
same as the
others so they are
exceptions .

9. exception(n.)

10. Logic (n) / 'lɔdʒik/
• sensible reasons for doing sth.
Eg:
• There is no logic to any of their explanation.

11. What do you think about this room?
?
mess,
not tidy.

12. order (n) /'ɔ:də/
• the state of being carefully and neatly arranged.
• in order (phrase)
If sth is in order, it is arranged in a right place.
Order (v)
 ordered (a)
≠ disordered (a)
Every thing in this
room is in order.

13. recognize (v) /'rekəgnaiz/
~ sb/sth (by / from sth)
to know who sb is or what sth is when you see or
hear them, because you have seen or heard
them or it before
Eg:1. I recognize him because I have seen him on
TV before.

14. punctual / 'pʌηkt∫uəl/ (a)
Eg:
He is never late for work. He is a very punctual
person.

15. practical ['præktikl](adj.) : related to
action, not theory
• E.g: Don’t buy flowers. I like something
practical.

16. speaker/ˈspiːkə(r)/(n.)

17. lawyer /ˈlɔːjə(r)/(n.)

18. accountant /əˈkaʊntənt/(n.)

19. photographer /fəˈtɒɡrəfə(r)/(n.)

20. professor / prəˈfesə(r)/(n.)

21. salesperson/ˈseɪlzpɜːsn/(n.)

22. Listen and repeat
• personality/ˌpɜːsəˈnæləti/(n.)
• in common in 'kɔmən/
• exception / ik'sep∫n/(n.)
• recognize /'rekəgnaiz/(v.)~ sb/sth (by / from
sth)
• punctual / 'pʌηkt∫uəl/ (a)
• logic / 'lɔdʒik/(n.)
• order /'ɔ:də/(n.)
in order
practical ['præktikl](adj.)

23. • speaker/ˈspiːkə(r)/(n.)
• lawyer /ˈlɔːjə(r)/(n.)
• accountant /əˈkaʊntənt/(n.)
• photographer /fəˈtɒɡrəfə(r)/(n.)
• professor / prəˈfesə(r)/(n.)
• salesperson/ˈseɪlzpɜːsn/(n.)

25. c
1._____ in common a. instruction or news sent to
d someone or something.
2.______population
b. have things in their right
f
3.______logic place.
b
4._____have things in c. the same.
order d. number of people who live
g
5._______punctual in a place.
e
6._______recognize e. remember having heard or
h
7.______exceptions seen before
a
8.______ message f. thinking that follows rules
g. on time, not late
h. people or things that do not
belong with the others.

26. Vocabulary meaning
1. Leonardo da Vinci and Julia Roberts have
in common
something ___________. They are both left-
handed.
population
2. About 15 percent of the_____________ is left-
handed.
message
3. Each part of the body sends a _____________
to the brain.
4. Right- handed people may not do something
because they feel like it. They may do it
logic
because there is__________ to it.

27. Vocabulary meaning
5. A right-handed person may like to be neat and
________________
have things in order.
6. A left-handed person may look at a face and
recognize
_________________ the person.
7. A right-handed person doesn’t like to be late.
He or she is____________.
punctual
8. We cannot say that all right-handers have
strong left brains and all left-handers have
exceptions
strong right brain. There are_____________

28. Comprehension
Choose the suitable heading below for each
paragraph in your reading text.
a. What happen when the right side dominates.
b. The brain function affects left-handed and right-
handed people.
c. The fact that the brain functions decide whether
you are left-handed or right-handed is not
always true.
d. What happen when the left side dominates.
e. Our brain: composition and functions.