- •Exercises
- •Agree with the opinions below using a word with the same meaning.
- •Fill the gaps in the text with suitable words from the box.
- •Sort out the adjectives given in the box into the columns with the name of physical features they can usually describe.
- •Divide the words given in the box below into those which usually refer to men only, women only or people of both sexes.
- •Answer the following questions to find out how you usually respond to people`s appearance.
- •Match the adjectives describing personal qualities with their definitions.
- •Complete the following sentences choosing one of the adjectives given in the box.
- •Complete the table of nouns and adjectives which can be used to describe people`s character and personality.
- •Match the following adjectives with their opposites.
- •Complete the sentences with one of the adjectives below.
- •How many adjectives can you remember for describing people's looks? Try this quiz to test your vocabulary. Match the word on the left with the same meaning on the right.
- •Choose the best alternative to complete these sentences:
- •Complete the sentences with one of the adjectives.
- •Underline the most suitable word.
- •Complete the sentences with a suitable adjective. The first letter is given.
- •Complete each sentence with a word from the box.
- •Complete the sentences below with the pairs of words in the box.
- •What type of person … ?
- •Read the text below. Put the words given into the correct form by adding necessary prefixes/suffixes.
- •Read the text below. Put the words given into the correct form by adding necessary prefixes/suffixes.
- •Read the text below. Put the words given into the correct form by adding necessary prefixes/suffixes.
- •Match the adjectives with their definitions:
Complete each sentence with a word from the box.
ambitions greedy polite sociable brave imaginative proud stubborn grateful tolerant persistent |
I think I'll stay here on my own. I didn't feel very ... .
Diana wants to get to the top in her company. She is very ... .
It's not ... to stare at people and say nothing
I think you are very ... to write a novel
Thank you for giving me a hand. It was very ... .
Peter refused to change his mind, although he is wrong. He is very ... .
It was very ... of Sheila to put out the fire on her own
Our neighbors look down on us. They are a bit ... .
Don't eat all the cakes! You really are becoming very ... .
If you lend me the money, I'll be ... .
I'm very ... of my new computer
My parents don't mind my crazy hairstyle. They are very ... .
You have patience and stick to a problem, trying various approaches, until you get a solution. You are ... .
Complete the sentences below with the pairs of words in the box.
big-headed / showing off fussy / please gorgeous / looks strict / lets liberal / let outgoing / get on with quiet / says independent / get |
My dad's very ........... . He never .......... me do anything!
My parents were quite ........... . They .......... me do more or less whatever I wanted.
His girlfriend's ........... . She .......... like a model.
My little brother's really ........... . He's really difficult to ........... . He's never happy.
His wife's so ........... . She hardly .......... anything. You hardly know she's there.
My granddad's very ........... . He's eighty-three, but he still lives on his own and he can still ........ about by himself.
There's an awful guy in my class. He's so .......... . He's always .......... and he just thinks he's God's gift to women.
My mum's very ........... . She's very easy to.......... .
What type of person … ?
is too interested in other people’s affairs?
stops being your friend when you are in trouble?
is very shy & easily frightened?
seems friendly & nice but is actually dangerous & threatening?
seems to be dangerous but in fact is not?
is not enthusiastic about things & stops other people from enjoying themselves?
hides their feelings & experiences?
tries to show that they are cleverer than other people?
is a wealthy & powerful person?
Read the text below. Put the words given into the correct form by adding necessary prefixes/suffixes.
I’ve always been a(n) (1) – sort of person. You might think that’s a rather (2) – way to live & I’ve had some (3) – moments. Once, for example, I was in a great (4) – with the most beautiful girt in the world – or so I thought, when she suddenly (5) –. She didn’t answer the phone & was never in when I called round. I was so (6) – . In fact, after three days I became quite (7) – . We hadn’t had an (8) – or anything. A week passed & the tension in me was (9) – . I had to do something so I hired an aircraft to drop thousands of papers over the town with the message. |
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