Study the adjectives from the interview and match them to the definitions.

Which adjective in
each pair has a negative meaning?

1 lazy/easy-going

a relaxed and happy to do whatever people want

b not liking to work or use energy

2 determined/stubborn

a not letting anything stop you doing what you've decided to do

b not willing to change your decision or consider anyone else's opinion

3 modest /shy

a not feeling confident in the company of people you don’t know

b not wanting to talk about the things you do well

4 sensitive/emotional

a having intense feelings about things and showing them

b being aware of your own feelings and other people's

5 arrogant/assertive

a thinking you are better and more important than others

b expressing your opinions and feelings in a confident way

5Complete the sentences with an adjective in exercise 4.

1 Sarah is very modest She's achieved a lot in her life, but not many people know about it.

2 I like getting up late at the weekend, but that doesn't mean that I'm lazy

3 Zack is so stubborn he never listens to anyone's advice.

4 Harriet is very relaxed with people she knows, but in a new situation she’s very shy

5 Jenny always knows if you're not happy. She’s very emotional to others.

6 Frank has a very superior attitude to everyone around him. He's arrogant

7 Carl finds academic work quite difficult, but he wants to succeed. He's very determined

8 Jed is very easy to get on with and he never worries about anything. He's so easy-going

Listen to two dialogues about two of the people in the photos in exercise 7. Which two people
are they talking about?

ANSWER: PERSON ONE B/ PERSON TWO A

Complete the phrases from the dialogues. Then listen and check.
H e Might be in his thirties.

H e must understand us better.

She be might nearly two metres tall.

That he’s seem nice?

He seem really easy-going.

H e look younger than I expected.

H e look like atypical head teacher.

S h e look as if she's an Olympic athlete.

Look at the photos and make speculations about them. Speculate about age, personality,
profession, etc. Use modals and verbs of speculation.

PICTURE 2

He looks modest and stubborn

He might be 27 years

He must be a doctor

He looks like grey's anatomy character.

PICTURE 3

She looks as if shes an Rockstar

She might be 65 years

She looks serious and determined

PICTURE 4

She might be a student and she might be practices piano lessons there.

She looks happy

She must be good at piano