Personality 41 WHAT ARE THEY LIKE? a Complete the sentences with adjectives from the fi VOCABULARY BANK 2 NEGATIVE PREFIXES D Negative prefixes Un, in-, and dis- are common negative prefixes. in- changes to im- (before b, m, and pl. ir (before 0, and il (before D, affectionate ‘lekfonat) ambitious em bifos anxious /xpkfos) bossy "bosi?chaeming jasmin competitive /kompetativ) honest nist imaginative i'medsinotv) independent /ind’pendont insecure /ns'kjva’ mature ims'foa!_-moody musi patient 'peifat)rebeliousin’belio/ reliable irlaisbl self-confident /self ‘koafidant! selfish "set sensible "sensabl’ sensitive "sensotw sociable /soufabl/ spoilt spoilt) stubborn ’stxbon 1 Selfish __ people think about themselves and not about other people 2 children are rude and behave badly because they are given everything they want. 3 people behave like adults. 4 people always tel the truth and never steal or cheat. 5 people have an attractive personality and people lke them. 6 people have common sense and are practical 7 people are friendly and enjoy being with ‘ther people. SYN outgoing 8 people are often worried or stressed. 9 people have a good imagination. 10 people like doing things on their own, without help. " people like telling other people what to do. 12 people are not confident about themselves, 3 people can be easily hurt or offended. 4 people never change their opinion or attitude about something. 18 people can wait for along time or accept difficulties without getting angry. 6 people want to be successful in lf. v7 people are ones who you can trust or depend on. SYN responsible 18 people are sure of themselves and their abilities. 1” people don't lke obeying rules. 20 people have moods that change quickly and often, a people always want to win. 2 people show that they love or ike other people very much, b @1.22 Listen and check. ACTIVATION Which adj ves do you think are positive? a Which prefix do you use with these adjectives? Put them in the correct column. ambitious friendly honest imaginative kind mature organized patient reliable responsible selfish sensitive sociable tidy un-/ dis ine ime 1 ir- tunambitious b_ @1.23 Listen and check. Which adjective + prefix has a positive meaning? Actvanion Cover the columns. Say the adjectives with prefixes. D False friends: sensible, sensitive, and sympathetic Some words in English are very similar to words in ‘other languages, but have different meanings. Be ‘careful with these three adjectives, which may be false friends in your language. sensible = practical (NOT easily upset) sensitive = easily hurt (NOT practical) sympathetic = kind to sb who is hurt or sad (NOT nice; friendly) paz