Appearance and Character

Ann is a student at the College. She is 15. She is a pretty girl. Ann looks like her mother. The main traits of her character are such as:

She is inventive. She always knows many interesting stories and games. The girl can also think of something interesting.

Ann is active. She takes an active part in the life of our College. She goes in for sports. This student takes part in sport competitions.

She is brave. She is not afraid of anybody. Ann defends the smaller children.

She is frank. She always tells the truth. Her friends know what ideas she has. The girl is true in friendship.

Ann is independent. She always takes her decisions herself. She is also ready to help and to support everybody. But she is not disposed to force her thought upon anybody.

The girl is industrious. She likes to work very much. She usually helps her parents about the house. She washes up, washes the floor, waters the flowers, feeds her parrot.

She is very clever. She has a good memory. The girl has a permanent interest for new knowledge. She reads a lot of fiction literature. Ann is treated with respect by her groupmates.

Ann is interested in music news. She is fond of modern music, especially of English-speaking countries.

This student is also very well bread, kind-hearted, tactful, polite, modest, cheerful, just, self-confident, serious, sociable and lively.

Answer the following questions:

1. What are the main traits of Ann’s character?

2. Why do you think so?

3. What is she interested in?

Exercise 7. Match up the expressions:

1. She never brags about her success. Thoughtful

2. She would never do anything stupid like that. Honest

3. You have to be careful what you sayto him. Moody

4. She often shouts at people for nothing. Self-confident

5. He’s always doing nice things for people. Modest

6. She’s very up and down. Sensible

7. She’s very sure of herself. Selfish

8. He’s often looking in the mirror. Aggressive

9. He always tells the truth. Vain

10. He only thinks about himself. Sensitive

Exercise 8. Positive or negative?

Positive Negative

1. She is great to be around.

2. He has a pain in the neck.

3. She can be really selfish.

4. He’s good fun.

5. We get on ver well.

6. He is very moody.

7. He’s great company.

8. She’s really sweet.

9. She isn’t very easy to get on with.

10. He’s a good laugh.

11. He can be very annoying.

12. He is difficult to work with.

Exercise 9. Put the words in right order:

1. He annoying very can be.

2. just I’m My hard-working friends think.

Exercise 10. Mix and match:

1. He will not give you anything. He is incredibly ... . hard-working

2. She is never grumpy, always ... . lazy

3. He is always buying me things. He is very ... . shy

4. She never helps with the housework. She is very ... . generous

5. He has made lots of new friends. He is very ... . miserable

6. I shall do whatever everyone else wants. I am ... . stubborn

7. He is never happy, always ... . out-going

8. She doesn’t talk to people she doesn’t know. She is very ... . easy-going

9. He will never change his mind. He is very ... . cheerful

10. She takes work home with her. She is very ... . mean

Exercise 11. Complete the sentences with words from the previous exercise (Доповніть речення словами з попередньої вправи):

1. She is very ... . She never does any work but still passes her exams.

2. My daughter is very ... . She is always talking to people wherever she goes.

3. He just won’t do it. You know how ... he can be.

4. She is the one who does everything around here. She is extremely ... .

5. He’s far too ... . He always does what the rest of the family want.

6. She’s always smiling and ... . Lovely to be around.

7. He only gave me ten dollars for my birthday. I thought that was very ... .

8. My parents are very ... . They are going to buy me a car.

9. If you speak to her, she blushes. She is terribly ... .

10. I think he enjoys being ... . If not, he’d change the things that make him unhappy.

Exercise 12. Match 1-6 with a-f to form compound adjectives or common phrases:

1. common 4. self a) fun d) sense

2. easy 5. good b) confident e) going

3. narrow 6. hard c) working f) minded

Exercise 13. Write an opposite for each word below:

Examples: happy – unhappy; rich - poor

1. honest 4. clever 7. lazy 10. friendly

2. generous 5. reliable 8. pleasant

3. kind 6. broad-minded 9. optimistic

Exercise 14. Read and speak about people: