4. Use dictionaries to study the meaning of the following vocabulary items:

stereotype, feature, character.

1. write out common collocations with them.

2. Find derivatives formed from feature, character.

5. Match the words with their definitions. There are two extra definitions:

communicate	attractive and thin, small, light, or graceful
specific	to be real, or to appear in the real world
majority	feeling that someone or something cannot be trusted
describe	to express thoughts, feelings, or information to another person, for example by speaking or writing
delicate	an important part or aspect of something
exist	most of the people or things in a group
revengeful	to make someone or something part of a group, set, or collection of things
suspicious	polite, especially in a formal way
loyal	to use or to have something at the same time as someone else
tough	involving or relating to only one particular thing or type of thing
include	strong and able to deal with difficult situations or pain
courteous	to give details about what someone or something is like
share	something that you do to hurt or punish someone because they have hurt you or someone else
mark out	willing to support, work for, or be a friend to someone, even in difficult times
	the qualities that make up someone's personality
	p. to show that someone or something is different from others

6. Fill in the blanks with words from the word-box. There are two extra vocabulary items:

industrious	reserved	arrogant
vary	note	solid
compare	influence

1. They threatened. I was _________ enough to ignore them.

2. Liz __________ the changes with satisfaction.

3. Would the evidence be __________ enough to convince a jury?

4. I'm trying to ________ the children's diet a little.

5. Gray’s __________ in the relationship realm is a lot like Dr. Benjamin Spock’s in child rearing.

6. The results are then ______________ to the results of previous studies.

7. Supply the necessary derivative/compound related to the italicized word the complete each sentence.

mercenary	His ________ caused a lot of problems.
slave	By _______ away for two hours, I at last got the cooker clean.
shrewd	The ingenuousness and the _______ of the question shocked him.
industrious	Nora was writing away _________, but she sprang to her feet as he entered.
reserved	We all have __________ of strength that we don't realize we have.

8. Paraphrase the following sentences using your active vocabulary:

1. They talked with each other via email.

2. We can start by correlating the work of the historian with the work of the politician.

3. People's reactions to the drug can be widely different.

4. There is no evidence that there is life on other planets.

5. We have to accept the decision of most people.

6. The money will be divided between 30 different environmental organizations.

7. His valid arguments helped me to make a decision.

8. I have hitherto not had occasion to portray his appearance.

9. I like the man himself, polite, anxious to be of use, and extraordinarily gentle to everyone except his wife.

10. The combination is a five-piece one, comprising piano, saxophone, trumpet, banjo and drums.

9. Circle the word that does not fit into the group. Explain why.

1. tough , discreet, restrained, sociable

2. easeful, sluggish, industrious, sleepy

3. malleable, strong, delicate, rude

4. inaccurate, wrong, loyal, untruthful

5. credent, suspicious, reliant, trusty

6. arrogant, deferential, docile, obsequious

7. gregarious, sociable, talkative, reserved

8. altruistic, mercenary, unselfish, disinterested

10. Make up a short situation using your active vocabulary:

shrewd, stereotype, mark out, feature, note , influence, revengeful, slave, character, specific.