Vocabulary

I. Choose the best alternative to complete these sentences,

1. She is a very ... person — always smiling and in a good mood.

a) cheerful

b) delighted

c) glad

d) pleased

2. He is a very ... person – I do wish he were more easy-going.

a) bad-tempered

b) furious

c) sensitive

d) responsible

3. Don't tell her off - she is very... and she may start to cry.

a) responsible

b) sensible

c) sensitive

d) reliable

4. When his wife started seeing more of the tennis coach, he became very...

a) arrogant

b) envious

c) jealous

500. selfish

5. The twins keep pretending to be each other — they're such ... children!

a) evil

b) miserable

c) naughty

d) wicked

6. Thank you for my beautiful present. It was very ... of you to buy it for me.

a) charitable

b) generous

c) loyal

d) reliable

7. You have to be quite ... to stand up in front of the audience.

a) selfish

b) self-confident

c) self-conscious

d) self-satisfied

8. He is a very ... little boy – his parents give him everything he asks for.

a) conceited

b) discriminating

c) generous

500. spoilt

II. Qualities of mind. Check the meaning and pronunciation of these adjectives from the text in your dictionary.

determined, strong-minded, well-adjusted, adventurous, confident, dependable, lonely, stubborn, brilliant, popular, awkward, impulsive

III. Complete the sentences with one of the adjectives in the box above.

1. A ... person is exceptionally intelligent or skilful.

2. A ... person is very unwilling to change his mind.

3. An ... person is shy and easily embarrassed in a social situation.

4. An ... person is willing to take risks and try new things.

5. A ... person knows what he wants to do and won't let anything stop him doing it.

6. A ... person can resist temptation.

7. A ... person is a person most people like.

8. A ... person is unhappy because he has no one to talk to.

9. An ... person does things suddenly, without thinking first.

10. A... person is calm and good at controlling her emotions.

11. A ... person is someone you can rely on.

12. A ... person is very sure of himself.

Ex.10

People and Behaviour

A. Underline the most suitable word

1. Please don't push. It's very bad-tempered/rude/unsympathetic

2. Jack hats spending money. He's frank/greedy/mean

3. Our teacher is very tolerant/proud/strict and won't let us talk in class

4. Helen never does her homework. She is rather gentle/lazy/reliable

5. I didn't talk to anyone at the party because I felt shy/confident/lonely

6. When Harry saw his girlfriend dancing with Paul he felt selfish/jealous/sentimental

7. I didn't like people who are sociable/pushy/courageous

8. Thanks for bringing us the present. It was very grateful/adorable/thoughtful of you

9. Teresa never gets angry with the children. She is very brave/generous/honest

B. Match the ends in the box with the descriptions.

Bad-tempered determined lazy reliable cheerful frank mean selfish considerate honest punctual sympathetic sentimental

1) You always arrive on time

2) You are always happy

3) You do what you say you will do

4) You say exactly what you think

5) You cry easily and your feelings are easily hurt

6) You don't think about the needs of others

7) You have a strong wish to get what you want

8) You are now willing to spend money

9) You easily become angry with others

10) You think about the needs of others

11) You tell the truth and obey the laws

12) You understand the feelings of others

13) You try to avoid work if you can