MATRIX INTERMEDIATE 2 Tina is practical and reliable.

She prefers to
work outside and is quite fit.
3 Rob is friendly and cheerful. He likes working

UNIT 2 4
with children.
Phil is patient and sympathetic. He’s a very
good listener.
DESCRIBING PERSONALITY 5 Sue is outgoing and likes organising events.
She enjoys meeting people.

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1 Complete the sentences with the words in
the box. 3 Write the opposites to the following
PROUD - FRIENDLY - LAZY - PATIENT - adjectives.
CHEERFUL - JEALOUS 1 warm and friendly _______________________
2 kind _______________________
1 ‘Rob has been very __________ recently.’ 3 nice _______________________
‘Well, he’s got a new girlfriend.’ 4 pleasant _______________________
2 Tim never helps with the housework. 5 generous _______________________
He’s so ____________ ! 6 optimistic _______________________
3 Zoe was ____________ of Linda. She was 7 cheerful _______________________
much prettier than Zoe, and more intelligent, 8 sensitive _______________________
too. 9 honest _______________________
4 Karen rarely gets angry with people. She’s 10 relaxed and _______________________
usually ____________ and understanding. easy-going
5 Pam is very ____________ . I’m sure you’ll like ____ / 11
her when you meet her.
6 The teacher felt very ____________ when all 4 Complete the sentences with the suitable
her students passed the exam. adjectives from the exercise 3
____ /6 1 Jane is very ________________ at the moment
becaue of her exam, but she’s usually quite
2 Choose the correct alternative. ________________ and __________________
1 Karen is so bossy / shy. She’s always telling me about most things.
what to do! 2 I think the weather influences me a lot: when
2 Ian started university a year early. He’s it’s sunny I feel more _______________ and
really stupid / clever. _______________ but when it is cold and
3 My grandparents are very mean / generous. raining I get very _________________.
They give me some money whenever I see 3 He seemed a bit _________________ at first,
them. but now I’ve got to know him I rialise, he is very
4 You should write a novel. You’re so imaginative warm and _________________.
/ boring. 4 The shop assistant told me that the dress I tried
5 ‘When I invited Clare to the party, she went on looked better on people younger than me. I
bright red!’ thought that was very _________________ of
‘She must be very confident / shy.’ her, but at least she was being
6 When Mark ignored his mother, she told him off _______________, I suppose.
for being rude / well-behaved. ____ / 10
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5 Write the opposites to the following
adjectives.
3 Read the descriptions. Match the people 1 hard-working _______________________
and job adverts. 2 punctual _______________________
1 Paul is hard-working and quite bossy. He’d like 3 reliable _______________________
a job with responsibility. 4 clever _______________________
5 bright _______________________
6 flexible _______________________
7 ambitious _______________________ What nouns can be formed from these
8 shy _______________________ adjectives? Use the dictionary to help you.
9 reserved _______________________
10 strong _______________________ 1 punctual
____ / 10 _______________________
2 confident
6 What prefix forms the opposite of each of _______________________
these words? 3 sensitive
1 kind _______________________ _______________________
2 flexible _______________________ 4 optimistic
3 friendly _______________________ _______________________
4 honest _______________________ 5 generous
5 reliable _______________________ _______________________
6 sensitive _______________________ 6 strong
7 ambitious _______________________ _______________________
8 pleasant _______________________ 7 reliable
9 considerate _______________________ _______________________
10 sociable _______________________ 8 ambitious
11 imaginative _______________________ _______________________
12 practical _______________________ 9 flexible
13 efficient _______________________ _______________________
14 polite _______________________ 10 lazy _______________________
15 organised _______________________ 11 stupid _______________________
16 tactful _______________________ 12 shy
_______________________
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7 Use one of the adjectives to describe the
person of these descriptions. 9 Whrite the synonyms.
1 He never bought me a drink all the time we 1 amusing _______________________
were together. He is very ________________. 2 artistic _______________________
2 I have to tell her what to do every minute 3 considerate _______________________
of the working day. She wouldn’t even open a 4 friendly _______________________
window without someone’s permission. She has 5 gentle _______________________
no sense of ________________. 6 hard-working _______________________
3 He often promises to do things but half the 7 honest _______________________
time he forgets. He is __________________. 8 lively _______________________
4 She’s always here on time. She is 9 open-minded _______________________
__________________. 10 perceptive _______________________
5 I don’t think he’s done any work since he’s been 11 practical _______________________
here. He is awfully __________________. 12 sensitive _______________________
6 She finds it difficult to meet people and talk to 13 sociable _______________________
strangers. She’s quite __________________. 14 symphatetic _______________________
7 He could work in any of the departments, and it 15 thoughtful _______________________
doesn’t matter to him if he’s on his own or part 16 wise _______________________
of a team. He is pretty __________________. 17 effucient _______________________
8 One of the great things about her is that she is 18 energetic _______________________
so aware of what other people think or feel. 19 creative _______________________
She’s especially __________________. 20 generous _______________________
9 Bob, on the other hand, is the complete 21 good-natured _______________________
opposite. He is alwais making people angry or 22 helpful _______________________
upset because he just doesn’t consider their 23 imaginative _______________________
feelings. He is particularly _________________. 24 loyal _______________________
10 The other thing about Bob is that he is really 25 organised _______________________
_________________. He wants to get the 26 polite _______________________
supervisor’s job and then become boss for the 27 sensible _______________________
whole department. 28 rational _______________________
29 spontaneous _______________________
____ / 10 30 tactful _______________________
31 unselfish _______________________
8 Some important qualitis are expressed 32 witty _______________________
through nouns.
One of her great qualities is that she uses her
initiative. ____ / 32
That boy has got no common sense. His sister,
on the other hand, is very sensible (=has lots of Choose three adjectives or nouns from this
common sense). exercises wich describe you.
Is there one quality you do not have but would
like to have?

What, in your opinion, is the worst quality

described in these exercises.

Use at least three adjectives to describe 5

people in your classroom.