Self-adjectives

1. Why are you so selfish & self-centred? Why don’t you think about what others want for a change?

2. Stop complaining! You are being so self-pitying!

3. He is full of himself! He talks about himself like he runs the whole company self-handedly. He is self-important!

4. She's always moralising! She is so self-righteous.

5. I can’t work from home. I’m not self-disciplined enough, I’d never get any work done!

6. He put his whole self into the job, working day & night.

7. I’m feeling much better but I’m still not quite my old self.

8. Under a stressfull cross –examination they began to reveal their true selves/ better selves.

9. It’s always the same with him – self, self, self.

10. I could never be an actor , I’m too self-conscious.

11. The young girl felt very self-conscious about the large spot on her chin.

12. I know it’s very self-indulgent, but I’m going to have another piece of cake.

13. He’s proud of being a self-made man.

14. He is usually self-collected, but this time he is shaking with rage!

15. She is 81 now, but she’s still self-reliant. She does everything for herself & refuses our offers to help her.

1. Relationships

Complete the sentences below with the words in the box. You will only need to use some of the words.

aunts

boyfriend

cousins

ex

father-in-law

girlfriend

half-brother

half-sister

mother-in-law

nephew

niece

step-brother

step-mother

stop-sister

uncles

I. I'm going to become an uncle for the first time next month. My sister's expecting a baby girl. She'll be my

2. We went out for almost five years, but we just gradually grew apart. We were only sixteen when we started going out. It was quite amicable when we broke up, and I still see him occasionally for a drink. He's my...........

3. We were very close when we were younger. My brothers and I were of a similar age to them, and they lived just round the corner, so we used to hang around with each other all the time. Since we moved away, we don't see each other so often. I think the last time was at my aunt's fiftieth birthday party. They are my...........

4. He's my mum's son from her first marriage. He's quite a lot older, but we've always got on fine. He used to play with me and take me out all the time. I think he liked having a baby sister. He's

my...........

5. It was difficult at first. I think she was often quite critical of me. I don't think any woman could ever be quite good enough for her son. Now that we've been married two years, though, we get on really well. She's a very nice woman. We're actually quite similar! She's my...........

6. He's really wild. I find it really difficult when my sister brings him round to visit. I find it quite annoying because he might break something, but then my sister won't do anything, and/1~can't tell him off because my sister will say I'm interfering. The kid's basically a spoilt brat. He's my...........

7. We get on a bit better than we used to. He's the same age as me, but we're quite different people. He came to live with us when my dad re-married when I was twelve. I guess we were both competing for attention, as neither of us had any other brothers or sisters, and so we used to fight all the time. He's my...

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