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A LECTURE
1. Read the notice on the left.
What is “Personology”?
a.

Have you met someone new?
Would you like to know what they
are really like?

YOU CAN
by looking at their face!

a way of showing people’s personalities through
art.

b. a way of
personality.
c.

changing

and

improving

one’s

a way of analysing personality by looking at the
face.

2. Listen to the beginning of Elsa Fuller’s lecture.

Which of the following can personology be used
for?
To find out:
a.

Lecture
Lecture by
by popular
popular speaker
speaker and
and
author
author

ELSA
ELSA FULLER
FULLER
St.
St. Giles’
Giles’ Community
Community Hall
Hall
Stafford
Stafford Road
Road

th
Wednesday,
Wednesday, 55th October
October

8:00
8:00 pm
pm

what job to look for

b. where to live
c.

if someone is a suitable girlfriend/boyfriend

d. if someone is a good worker
e.

if you should sell a certain product

3. Listen to the second part of the lecture again. 4. Listen one again and answer these questions.
1) What traits doesn’t Elsa mention about the
What do each of the following features show
volunteer? Underlined them from those below:
about a person? Two answers are correct.
1) wide face
a) confident
b) a natural leader
c) thinks carefully before taking action
2) rounded nose
a) selfish
b) helpful
c) nosy

3) eyes far apart
a) often late
b) calm
c) good at details

 bossy  curious  mean  narrow-minded 
punctual  quiet  relaxed  stubborn 

2) Matthew disagrees with her about a feature.
Which one doesn’t describe him in his opinion?

5. WRITING:
Do you believe that personology is accurate?
What other ways are there of analysing a
person’s personality without knowing them?

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A LECTURE
1. Read the notice on the left.
What is “Personology”?
a.

Have you met someone new?
Would you like to know what they
are really like?

a way of showing people’s personalities through
art.

b. a way of
personality.

YOU CAN

c.

by looking at their face!

changing

and

improving

one’s

a way of analysing personality by looking at the
face.

2. Listen to the beginning of Elsa Fuller’s lecture.
Which of the following can personology be used
for?
To find out:
a.

Lecture
Lecture by
by popular
popular speaker
speaker and
and author
author

what job to look for

b. where to live

ELSA
ELSA FULLER
FULLER

c.

St.
St. Giles’
Giles’ Community
Community Hall
Hall
Stafford
Stafford Road
Road

if someone is a suitable girlfriend/boyfriend

d. if someone is a good worker

th
Wednesday,
Wednesday, 55th October
October

e.

8:00
8:00 pm
pm

if you should sell a certain product

3. Listen to the second part of the lecture again. 4. Listen one again and answer these questions.
What do each of the following features show 1) What traits doesn’t Elsa mention about the
volunteer? Underlined them from those below:
about a person? Two answers are correct.
1) wide face
a) confident
b) a natural leader
c) thinks carefully before taking action
2) rounded nose
a) selfish
b) helpful
c) nosy
3) eyes far apart
a) often late
b) calm
c) good at details

 bossy  curious  mean  narrow-minded 
punctual  quiet  relaxed  stubborn 

2) Matthew disagrees with her about a feature.
Which one doesn’t describe him in his opinion?

He thinks he is not too much talkative.
5.

WRITING:
Do you believe that personology is accurate?
What other ways are there of analysing a
person’s personality without knowing them?
(Possible answer: It’s unfair to judge people
without knowing them.)
Another way is looking at people’s handwriting. It
is called “graphology”.


Audio File Links:
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Part 1
Elsa:Hi, everyone. I’m Elsa Fuller, and I believe that every face tells a story. Our face is the
key to our personality, and personology is the art that can teach us how to read a face like a
book. Just by looking at the shape of someone’s face, and their eyes, nose and lips, you can
discover a lot about their personality. Through personology, we can learn about ourselves, the
way we think and feel, and what our talents are. We can make better decisions about the career
we want. Personology can also help us with relationships. Let’s say we’ve met someone new and
gorgeous – but are they right for us? Personology can give us the answer! And there’s the

business aspect, too – today, more and more businesses are using personology to find the right
people to work for them.
Part 2
Elsa:The first thing I’d like to do is demonstrate ... Could I have a volunteer, please? OK, how
about you sitting at the back over there? Come on up here … thanks very much … what’s your
name, then?
Matthew:Matthew.
Elsa:And how old are you Matthew?
Matthew:I’m eighteen.
Elsa:And where do you live?
Matthew:Here in London, in Croydon.
Elsa:OK, Matthew, let’s have a good look at you. First of all, the general shape of your face …
It’s quite wide, which means you’re confident, but you can be impulsive – sometimes you don’t
think enough before you take action. You’re a natural leader, but you can be too bossy.
Your nose … hmm ... your nose is quite small and it’s round at the tip. This shows that you like to
help people. You also like to know everything about people – you’re too curious sometimes! Your
eyes are far apart, which means that you see the big picture, and you don’t focus on details.
You’re relaxed and open-minded. But you’re late a lot, because you try to do too many things at
once.
Your mouth … your lips are quite thick. This means you’re a generous person. But you also talk
quite a bit, sometimes too much! Your eyebrows are rounded and far from your eyes, which also
means that you’re talkative.
Well, Matthew, what do you think?
Matthew:I’m not sure. I’m hardly ever late, and actually I don’t talk very much.
Elsa:Oh, but... Matthew – personology can tell you things about yourself that you didn’t even know!