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`AS EASY AS PIE’ Write a definition for each word. (-ON YOUR OWN-)
►mean
►moody
►fair
And... how do you call someone fond of giving orders? ________________
SONG ALANIS MORISSETTE `HAND IN MY POCKET´ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CuEKEeMyt7c (-ON YOUR OWN-)
BRAINSTORMING Fill in the chart below with 5 unusual personality adjectives. (-TEAMS-)

SUFFIXES New English File `Upper Intermediate’ SB OUP 2008 page 9 (-ON YOUR OWN-)
Add either a suffix or a prefix or both to the bold words to make an adjective that fits the sentence.
1. I don’t think he’s going to get very far. He’s totally unambitious. ambition
2. You’ll have a lively evening if Jane’s coming because she’s very ______________. talk
3. You can’t trust John to help. He’s completely __________________. rely
4. You look very _________________. Have you had some good news? cheer
5. He’s a bit ________________. He said he liked my sister but he obviously doesn’t. sincere
6. She’s not very ___________________. She never has any good ideas. imagine
7. People say he’s __________________. You can’t trust him with money. honest
8. She’s so ________________! She won’t give me a hand with my homework. help

DEFINITIONS (Choose from the box below) How do you call someone who... (-PAIRS-) +

(01) expresses their opinions with confidence? ________________________

(02) has a negative, discouraging attitude to life? ________________________
(03) has a strong desire for success? ________________________
(04) is shy and lacks self-confidence? ________________________
(05) is sensible and without many emotional problems? ________________________
(06) believes in their ability to be successful? ________________________
(07) is proud of themselves and what they have done? ________________________
(08) is unsure of themselves, anxious? ________________________
(09) doesn’t feel happy with their own character and abilities? ________________________
(10) is not easily satisfied? ________________________
self-confident assertive keen someone who has low self-esteem
well-balanced fussy insecure gloomy boastful diffident

INTUITION What does your linguistic intuition tell you? How do you call someone who: (-TEAMS)
1. Is pleasant or friendly? ___________________
2. is easily deceived or tricked? ___________________
3. is bad-tempered? ___________________
4. is distant and cold in manner? ___________________
5. is sensible and practical, in a way that is friendly and helpful? ___________________
6. is not able to think clearly? ___________________
7. likes other people and always wants to help them? ___________________
8. is too serious and full of importance (esp. with language)? ___________________
9. is badly organized or confusing? ___________________
10. lacks experience and so expects things to be easy? ___________________
11. has no ability or skill; someone who is very bad at something? ___________________
12. works in a well-organized and competent way? ___________________
13. is lazy and not willing to work? ___________________
14. cheats other people to get what they want? ___________________
standoffish efficient devious muddled down-to-earth hopeless vague
naive kind-hearted idle good-natured pompous grumpy gullible
`MATCHING´ KEY 1F 2C 3P 4A 5M 6I 7J 8H 9L 10G 11D 12B 13N 14O 15Q 16E 17R 18K
`GAP-FILING´ KEY 1 stubborn 2 motivated 3 respected 4determined 5 inspiring

E.O.I. DE CARAVACA DE LA CRUZ B 2.2 2018-19 YEAR

MATCHING `The right word´ Longman 1996 page 12 exercise 4 (-TEAMS-)
Match the favourable adjectives on the left with the corresponding unfavourable adjectives or phrases on the right
ANSWERS FAVOURABLE UNFAVOURABLE
01 01. AMBITIOUS A DIM, STUPID
02 02. AMUSING, ENTERTAINING B. DISAGREEABLE
03 03. BEAUTIFUL / HANDSOME C. DULL, BORING
04 04. BRIGHT, INTELLIGENT, CLEVER D. HAVING NO SENSE OF HUMOUR
05 05. CALM E. HYPOCRITICAL
06 06. CHEERFUL F. LACKING IN INITIATIVE
07 07. EVEN-TEMPERED G. LAZY, IDLE
08 08. GENEROUS H. MEAN
09 09. GOOD-LOOKING I. MISERABLE
10 10. HARD-WORKING J. MOODY
11 11. HUMOROUS, WITTY K. NARROW-MINDED
12 12. PLEASANT, CHARMING L. PLAIN
13 13. POLITE M. QUICK-TEMPERED
14 14. SELF-CONFIDENT, OUTGOING N. RUDE
15 15. SENSITIVE O. SHY, RESERVED
16 16. SINCERE P. UGLY
17 17. SMART Q. UNFEELING
18 18. TOLERANT R. UNTIDY

GAP-FILLING `Empower B2´ SB page 10 CUP 2015 (-TEAMS-)

1. Once Dan gets an idea in his head nothing will change his mind. He’s the most s_________________ person ever.
2. I’m not the sort of person who gives up easily – I’m very m_________________ when I want to achieve something.
3. He’s done some very interesting research. He’s a highly r______________ chemist who’s known around the world.
4. Doing a PhD is hard work so you have to be quite d______________________ if you want to do one.
5. We had a really i__________________ biology teacher. Her lessons were very interesting.
SPEECH Prepare a short speech on an inspiring person who has influenced your life (-PAIRS-)
Think of an inspiring person (someone you know/someone famous) who has influenced you in some way.
Prepare a short speech. You can use the following prompts:
- that person’s background - the important things that person has done in their life
- why that person has been inspiring to you - how that person has changed or influenced your life
PARAPHRASING (-PAIRS)
If you don’t know the exact word you need, use different words to get your message across.
She is (bossy) PARAPHRASE → She’s the kind of person who …. exercises authority.
She tends to .... rule.
She likes .... giving orders
She’s rather prone to …. acting in a domineering manner.
What kind of person makes... ►a bad flatmate? ►a bad travelling companion? ►a bad boss?
► a good teacher? ► a good politician? ► a good friend?
01. What are you like? 04. What is your boyfriend/girlfriend like?
02. What is your father/mother like? 05. What is your boss like?
03. What is your brother/sister like? 06. What is your teacher like?
And what about the following well-known people? What are they like?

NICOLAS MADURO QUEEN LETIZIA FERNANDO ALONSO PABLO IGLESIAS KIM KARDASHIAN QUIM TORRA WILLY TOLEDO
`DEFINITIONS´ KEY 1 assertive 2 gloomy 3 keen 4 diffident 5 well-balanced 6 self-confident 7 boastful 8 insecure 9…low self-esteem 10 fussy
`INTUITION´ KEY 1 good-natured 2 gullible 3 grumpy 4 standoffish 5 down-to-earth 6 vague 7 kind-hearted
8 pompous 9 muddled 10 naive 11hopeless 12efficient 13 idle 14 devious

E.O.I. DE CARAVACA DE LA CRUZ B 2.2 2018-19 YEAR