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What kind of person is Jim Gray? His coworkers: ? careful。 always took the time to do a job well ? Even…busy…found time to speak to… ? funny。 happy。 ? cared about … ? honest。 told people what he thought… ? generous。 spend money on … Mr Keller: ? too slow。 took long to do his job ? talked too much。 noisy。 wild。 not serious。 ? spent …disturbing… with ? nosy。 ? rude。 said bad things about…。 ? careless with money。 Part 1 Part 2 Both Neither The man was fired. The man faced difficulties. The man was careful. The man talked too much. The man was funny … nosy. … generous. … honest. … a nice person. … very clever. We have heard two different descriptions of what happened to Jim Gray. How are they different? Why are they different? Which one do you think is true? The first description is negative and the second description lists positive things, because Mr. Keller doesn’t like Mr. Gray and he also calls him “ Mr. Gray” to show that he is not a friend. Mr. Gray’s coworkers like him and talk about “Jim” . The two descriptions are probably both “true”. Discussion What’s the difference between A and B? A too slow noisy wild not serious nosy rude careless B careful funny happy honest generous negative positive It is not possible for media messages to be plet