Task 7.

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A. Which of the adjectives describing traits of character do you consider P – positive and which ones N – negative.

B. Which of the adjectives are defined below?

1. Someone who is easily cheated because they believe whatever other people say.

2. Someone who is easily upset by criticism.

3. Someone who does not believe that people do things for good or honest reasons.

4. Someone who is confident in an aggressive way.

5. Someone who likes the company of other people.

6. Someone who is not likely to change their opinion.

7. Someone who does not trust other people.

8. Someone who tends to believe that other people are good and honest.

Task 8. Define the type of a person being described. Give your arguments.

choleric phlegmatic sanguine melancholic

1) a person who is always cheerful, confident, energetic, positive and optimistic.

2) a person who is irritable, hasty in all his / her actions, inclined to anger.

3) a person who is a great and heavy thinker.

4) a person who is cold, indifferent, not easily excited into a passion.

Task 9. Match the definitions with the words given below.

perverse

intrusive

conscientious

sullen

assertive

acquisitive

insightful

shallow

gullible

exempt

complacent

gregarious

intimidating

impertinent

hypocritical

1. _________ wanting to have and keep a lot of possessions.

2. _________ pleased with a situation, especially something you have achieved, so that you stop trying to improve or change things – used to show disapproval.

3. _________ behaving in a confident way, so that people notice you.

4. _________ affecting someone's private life or interrupting them in an unwanted and annoying way.

5. _________ rude and not respectful, especially to someone who is older or more important [= cheeky].

6. _________ behaving in an unreasonable way, especially by deliberately doing the opposite of what people want you to do.

7. _________ behaving in a way that is different from what you claim to believe - used to show disapproval [= sincere].

8. _________ not affected by something, or not having to do it or pay it.

9. _________ able to understand or showing that you understand what a situation or person is really like [= perceptive].

10. _________ careful to do everything that it is your job or duty to do.

11. _________ too ready to believe what other people tell you, so that you are easily tricked.

12. _________ friendly and preferring to be with other people [= sociable].

13. _________ not interested in or not showing any understanding of important or serious matters - used to show disapproval.

14. _________ making you feel worried and not confident.

15. _________ angry and silent, especially because you feel life has been unfair to you.

Task 10. How do you qualify the following persons?

1. independent a) enjoys meeting people and making new friends;

2. sociable b) decides things for himself, doesn't ask people for help;

3. emotional c) often gives friends gifts and enjoys spending money on other people;

4. impatient d) whether he is excited or sad, he shows his feelings very easily;

5. arrogant e) has a very high opinion of himself;

6. unbalanced f) doesn't like to wait for anything;

7. knowledgeable g) loses his / her temper quickly;

8. touchy h) reads a lot and knows much about the world;

9. boastful i) can't keep a secret;

10. generous j) is easily hurt.

Task 11. Choose the best alternative to complete these sentences.

1. She's a very ___________ person – always smiling and in a good mood.

cheerful delighted glad pleased

2. He's a very ___________ person – I do wish he was more easy-going.

bad-tempered furious mad wild

3. Don't tell her off – she's very ___________ and she may start to cry.

responsive sensible sensitive responsible

4. People enjoy his company very much because he's very ___________.

adorable likeable lovable sympathetic

5. If you've got a problem, go and talk to her – I'm sure she'll be ___________.

patient sympathetic tolerant warm-hearted

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

arrogant envious jealous selfish

7. The twins keep pretending to be each other – they're such ___________ children!

evil miserable naughty wicked

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

charitable generous loyal reliable

9. You have to be quite ___________ to stand up in front of an audience.

selfish self-confident self-conscious self-satisfied

10. He's a very ___________ little boy – his parents give him everything he asks for.

consented discriminating generous spoilt

Task 12. Read the text and decide which answer best fits each space.

An Early Bird or a Night Owl?

Owls are nocturnal creatures. They're wide 1) _______ at night and they sleep during the day. If this 2) _______ like bliss to you, then, like about 20 percent of the population 3) _______ find themselves most active at around 9 pm, you may fall into the same category 4) _______ our feathered friend. Night owls often have difficulty waking up in the morning, and like to be up late at night. 5) _______ of animal behaviour indicate that being a night owl may actually be 6) _______ into some people's genes. This would explain 7) _______ those late-to-bed, late-to-rise people find it so difficult to change their behaviour.

The trouble for night owls is that they just 8) _______ to be at places such as work and school far 9) _______ early. This is when the alarm clock becomes the night owl's most important survival tool. Experts 10) _______ that one way for a night owl to beat their dependence 11) _______ their alarm clocks is to sleep with the curtains open. The theory is that if they do so, the morning sunlight will awaken them gently and naturally.

The 12) _______ is that, unlike the feathered fowl, human owls can't claim that a nocturnal existence is their 13) _______ lifestyle. They are programmed to be at their best 14) _______ the day. 15) _______ if we try to change our schedules and work at night, Mother Nature isn't fooled. Night is still the time when our body 16) _______ down. Night owls simply start, and finish a little later than average.

Task 13. Put each of the following words in its correct place in the passage below.

A. Pride

boast proud vain thick-skinned

conceited pride snob contemptuous

Mrs Watson next door thinks she is better than other people. She thinks she is superior, 'high class'. In other words, she's a (a) ______. She is very (b) ______ of herself and very (c) ______ of other, 'ordinary' people. I've heard her (d) ______ to neighbours about her lovely house, her big car, her husband's high salary. She's a very (e) ______ person too, always admiring herself in a mirror. Mr Watson also has a very high opinion of himself. His neighbours think that he is a very (f) ______ person, but the Watsons are both so (g) ______ that other people's criticism of them has no effect on them at all. I think that one day they'll find that they have no friends left, and then they'll be sorry, (h) ______ comes before a fall.

B. Success

achieve confidence ladder ambitious exploit

achievement determined power ruthless ability

I've never been (a) ______ in the normal sense. I've never wanted to be a manager or director. I've never wanted to reach the top of the (b) ______ or to have (c) ______. But I've always had a wish to (d) ______ something, to write a book, climb a mountain, win a prize. This is not because I want fame or money but just that simple feeling of (e) ______ you get when you've done something difficult.

I'm not very sure of myself and it would be good for my (f) ______ to succeed in something. Some people will lie, (g) ______ other people, be dishonest, do anything, in order to succeed. They will be absolutely (h) ______. But I think the people who deserve to succeed are those who are (i) ______ and have j) ______.

Task 14. Define if the speaker likes or dislikes the people he/she is talking about. Use your dictionary to understand what kind of connotations (positive or negative) the words characterising the person have.

1. I find Sam's wife selfish.

2. Molly is stingy.

3. David is quite broad-minded.

4. Dorian is so pushy.

5. Harry seems to be extravagant.

6. Paul is shy.

7. Margaret is always frank.

8. Brian is quite arrogant.

9. Bob can be patient