Which people does the speaker have a positive opinion of and which a negative one?
Date: 2015-10-07; view: 490.
Answer these questions.
Match the words on the left with their opposites on the right. Use a dictionary if necessary.
Exercises
1 altruistic unsystematic
2 diligent generous
3 intellectual thick-skinned
4 methodical unhelpful
5 morose flexible
6 obliging low-brow
7 quick-tempered selfish
8 sensitive cheerful
9 stingy placid
10 stubborn lazy
1) Which animal represents you? To what extent do the characteristics apply to you?
2) Think of a friend and find his/her animal in the chart. Give examples of why you think each characteristic is appropriate or not.
EXAMPLE: My friend is a rooster. I think he is industrious because he worked very hard to find a lot of information for a research project he had to complete at college. I don't think he is shrewd because someone tricked him into investing in a non-existing company.
1.3. Arrange all the adjectives and descriptive phrases from the chart into three columns under the following headings:
describe me might describe me do not describe me
| Let me tell you about my new colleagues. Pat, my boss, seems very astute and witty. I find her deputy, Vince, a bit parsimonious and work-obsessed. I share an office with Julie who's a bit sullen and mulish. I also do a lot of work with Sam who's very tolerant and generous. |
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