13 Join the ideas using: and (also), but, however, on the other hand.

1 Roger is friendly. Roger is caring.

2 John is intelligent. John is self-centred.

3 Andrew is stubborn. Andrew is disorganised.

4 Paul is cooperative. Paul is forgetful.

5 Michael is energetic. Michael is bossy.

14 Look at the list of adjectives in activity 10 and make sentences about people you know using: and, also, as well, but, however, on the other hand.

Example: Tom is friendly and caring as well.

15 Work in pairs. Choose five words to describe yourself. Use a dictionary if necessary.

careful interesting clever shy reliable cold confident nice imaginative kind sad honest optimistic rude pessimistic polite lazy quiet calm friendly nervous sensitive sincere funny sensible serious patient tidy thoughtful intelligent

Discuss your choice of words with your partner.

Example: I think I’m really optimistic.

And I’m always polite!

Think of three people you admire very much.

They can be politicians, musicians, sports personalities etc. or people you know personally. Choose the person you admire most and think of three adjectives to describe this person. Write them down. Then choose the second and third person you admire and think of three more adjectives for each person to explain why.

16 If you really want to know something about yourself…

Forming Adjectives We can form adjectives from nouns or verbs by adding -ful (e.g.: wonder→ wonderful), -ous (e.g.: fame → famous), -ible (e.g.: terror → terrible), -ing ( e.g.: excite → exciting), -y ( e.g.: boss → bossy), -ly ( e.g.: friend → friendly), -ed ( e.g.: bore → bored), -ive ( e.g.: create → creative) and -less for negative meaning ( e.g.: care → careless)

17 Study the forming adjectives box. Fill in the gaps with the correct words derived from the words in bold.

Brad Pitt is one of Hollywood’s brightest stars. He is very (1) actor who has starred in many films, such as Interview with the Vampire and Fight Club. He is tall and slim. His (2) blue eyes and good looks are difficult to forget. Brad Pitt is a (3) person; his friends enjoy his company. He is a sensible person who does not lead a (4) life. When he has free time, he enjoys reading about architecture, a subject that he finds very (5) . He also enjoys listening to music and has a huge CD collection. Brad Pitt is a (6) as well as a handsome young actor. We are sure to see a lot more of him in the future!

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