Describing character WEED What are you like? Describe your character’ Puta circle round the number that describes you, For example, in the first line 1 = very positive, 3 = not very positive or negative, 5 = very negative. [think ('m very positive? 123 4 5 Pmaquitea negative person Pm usually reliable! 1203) 4 5 Pmquite unreliable rm quite confident’ 1203 4 5 Pmquite shy’. Pm hard-working’ 1203 4 5 Pmauite tary. Thavea good sense of humour’. 2 3-4-5 Frmusually quite serious’. Pmusually quite patie”. = 1 23S Pmqui ‘what you are like as a person & 2s that good ings wil happen tad cetera can be trusted to do what people expect you to do ee ane * feeling sure about yourself and your abilities Bene | BL $ not confident, especially about meeting or talking to new people eres * putting a lot of effort into your work and spending a lot of time on ie easily ‘the ability to laugh and understand when something is funny "a serious person is quiet and doesn’t laugh very much able to stay calm and not get angry, especially when things take a lot of time HEED opposites generous [happy to give more money or help than is usual} mean | onest [an honese person tll che truth] dishonest nl clever, intelligent [able co learn and understand things quickly] | stupid alm [rlaxed and not woried or frigheened] nervous, anxious | oes We use kind to describe someone w oa The opposit ot and nice, friendly or pleasant for See een are unkind, unfriendly ard unpleasant. HES) «Describing a friend The firs ching I would say about my best friend is that she's very sensible! Pve never known Irma to do anything silly’, and I know can always trust’ her. She's also very ‘reative’; she makes things, and she's a very talented® artist. I wish® I had her talent, 29 * practical; doesn’ do stupid things Shas natural ability not sensible, a bit stupid ST would like to have her be sure thar she is honest talent but I haven't got it. * good at thinking of new ideas and using her imagination 28 Engich Vocabulary in Use Preintermediate and intermediateExercises 11-1 Find five pairs of opposites and put them into the correct columns, ‘ice mean sensible lazy calm generous unpleasant hard-working silly _ nervous 11.2. Write the opposites using the correct prefix. 1 ainkind 3 nupleasant 5 honest 2 softiendly 4 patient 6 sewureliable 11.3. Deseribe the person in the sentences, in one word. 1 My brother is in the office from 8 am to 6 pm every day. hardzrking.. 2 He has never bought me a drink in tem Yeats. enmva 3 She often promises to do things but sometimes she forgets. 4 My teacher explains things again and never gets angry. a 5 Agnetta finds it difficult to meet people and talk t0 Strangers. eonon 6 7 8 9 Brett is practical and doesn’t do anything stupid. ae Our teacher is nice, but he’s quiet and he doesn’t laugh a lot. Anya is very relaxed and doesn’t seem to worry about things. een My boss is really good at using his imagination to think of new ideas. as 10 Jessica can play several musical instruments. 11.4. Complete the sentences. 1 My sister can’t wait for anything; she’s so mPa. DL get VeEY one before exams; I need to try and relax a bit more. 31 -» could paint as well as your brother; he's so creative. 4 Beata hasn't done a thing since she’s been here. Honestly, she's so 5 Lalways have a laugh with my cousin — he’s gor a great Sense Of som. 6 7 8 9 My younger sister is able to understand new ideas so quickly; she’s very If Sarah says she'll do it, then she'll d0 it. Tvwonn her completly. He'd like to be relaxed and confident, but its just not part of his... He failed his exams, but he isn’t... - He just didn’t do any worl 10 Paola helped me bake some cakes last weeks she’s very Over to you implete the quiz on the opposite page for yourself. From all the words on the op ‘ne would you most like to be, and which isthe one you would hate to be? If eee ene English Vocabulary in Use Printermediate and intermediate 29