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MID TEST - Introverts

The document is a transcript of an audio discussion about introverts and extroverts. It argues that while extroverts are often seen as ideal leaders, some of the greatest leaders and creators in history have actually been introverts, including Rosa Parks, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Gandhi. It notes that introverts lead because they feel compelled to enact change, not for attention. While extroverts enjoy social situations, the document asserts that introverts actually perform better with solo contemplation. It criticizes how modern schools and workplaces are designed more for extroverts, and introverts can be judged negatively for their preferences. The discussion concludes by saying both introvert and extrovert traits are valuable

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MID TEST - Introverts

The document is a transcript of an audio discussion about introverts and extroverts. It argues that while extroverts are often seen as ideal leaders, some of the greatest leaders and creators in history have actually been introverts, including Rosa Parks, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Gandhi. It notes that introverts lead because they feel compelled to enact change, not for attention. While extroverts enjoy social situations, the document asserts that introverts actually perform better with solo contemplation. It criticizes how modern schools and workplaces are designed more for extroverts, and introverts can be judged negatively for their preferences. The discussion concludes by saying both introvert and extrovert traits are valuable

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FINAL EXAM

INTENSIVE LISTENING

Task 1.
Complete the missing words and/or phrases in the conversation based on the audio that you hear.

Introverts-Redressing the Balance


If I asked you to describe a great leader, I’d be willing to bet certain traits come to mind … someone charismatic,
dynamic, inspiring, a( confident public speaker(1). You’re probably imagining a man too, but that’s a bias we’ll save
for another talk! We tend to think of great leaders as people who( naturally take to the stage(2), who draw other
people to them by their sheer presence, who are extroverts. But history has also been transformed by people who
don’t fit these descriptions. People like Rosa Parks, Eleanor Roosevelt and Gandhi. These people would have
described themselves as shy, quietly spoken … as introverts.
Of course we’re drawn to extroverts. They’re (usually charming and persuasive ( (3), fun to be around. They’re not
quietly in the corner somewhere reading a book where we might not notice them. Introverts are mostly happy to let
the extroverts take the attention; they’d rather not be (in the spotlight (4), they’d rather finish that book. If they
become leaders, it’s not because they want to be the centre of attention, it’s because they feel compelled to act. They
lead not because they enjoy giving orders but because circumstances have put them in a position to make change. If
they’re the boss, they allow (space for the ideas of others (5) to grow because they’re not trying to make their mark.
An introvert sounds like a pretty good boss, right? You won’t need to worry about them stealing your ideas or
talking over you in a meeting.
Some of our great creators are introverts too. People like the writer JK Rowling, the great thinker Darwin and the
designer of the first Apple computer, Steve Wozniak. It turns out coming up with good ideas is easier when you’re
engaged in quiet,( solo contemplation (6) than when you’re leading the cheerleading squad. Not that I’m saying
there’s anything wrong with cheerleaders! Extroverts are great – some of my favourite people are extroverts. But
why is the world so set up for extroverts and so hard for introverts? Why are we always encouraging our kids to
speak up, join in, work as a team?
Nowadays, most schools and most workplaces are set up with the extrovert in mind. Children no longer sit in rows in
desks, they sit in groups of four or six, doing group projects. Even subjects like maths and creative writing are taught
with an emphasis on group collaboration, even though most writers sit alone in front of their computer or typewriter,
with (between nothing them and the blank page (7). A kid who prefers to go off into a corner and work alone starts to
look like a problem. What’s wrong with Janie? Why isn’t she joining in? Studies show teachers think extroverts
make better students, even though introverts actually tend to get higher grades. We’re telling our introverted kids
something is wrong with them, that they need to be (more sociable more outgoing (8). We’re giving them fewer
opportunities for the quiet contemplation they need in order to produce the best work and be their best selves.
And then at work we do the same. Most offices today are open plan, everyone working and creating noise in one big
room, attending team-building workshops or (group brainstorming sessions (9); the introverts’ worst nightmares.
The introverts at school are judged negatively by their teachers and when they reach the workplace, they’re passed
over for promotion into leadership positions. But introverts typically take fewer risks and make more careful
decisions, and don’t we need those traits too?
I’m not saying let’s get rid of extroverts and grab all those talkative,( sociable performers (10) at primary school and
send them off to the library for four hours a day of solitude until they learn

Task 2.
Teacher Training and Education Faculty-UMRAH Elsa Ernawati Nainggolan, M.Pd
Are the Sentences True or False?

Task 3
Are you more of an extrovert or an introvert? What makes you comfortable to fit in in doing something? If you
are an extrovert, what do you think about an introvert? Or if you are an introvert, what do you think about an
extrovert? Support your opinion with reasonable ideas.
Good Luck.

Teacher Training and Education Faculty-UMRAH Elsa Ernawati Nainggolan, M.Pd

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