6. Descriptions.Заполните пропуски в предложениях, выбрав из предложенных слов и выражений подходящие по смыслу:

1. Please be____________ to the customers.

a) polite b) gentle

2. You have to be _____________ to survive the army.

a) hard b) tough

3. You'll get on well with her. She's really _______________.

a) sympathetic b) likeable

4. He got a medal for being so ____________.

a) brave b) nice

5. Michel is really _____________ about fresh food.

a) difficult b) fussy

6. Have you ever taught really _____________ children?

a) lively b) vital

7. Long skirts are the _____________ fashion.

a) newest b) latest

8. He's not very clever; in fact, he's a bit ____________.

a) dull b) dim

9. She's very______________ with her money.

a) large b) generous

10. Tina is a very ____________ woman.

a) pretty b) tasty

11. They had a very _____________ life together.

a) glad b) happy

7. Describing people. Расставьте слова и выражения в таблице. Добавьте другие слова и выражения, которые могут пригодиться вам при описании внешности и характера людей, с которыми вы знакомы:

attractive, absent-minded, considerate, hates making decisions, clumsy, short-sighted, inquisitive, hides her feelings, dynamic, wavy brown hair, takes risks, tends to exaggerate

POSITIVE	NEGATIVE	EITHER/NEITHER

8. Character and reputation.Заполните пропуски в предложениях, выбрав из предложенных слов и выражений подходящие по смыслу:

1. People who are generally too concerned with their own thoughts to notice what is happening round them can be described as _____________ .

a) abstracted; b) absent-minded; c) distracted.

2. A person whom other people admire has ______________.

a) great fame; b) an excellent reputation; c) good rumour; d) character.

3. A person who works seriously and with care ______________.

a) is conscious; b) is conscientious; c) has conscience; d) has consciousness.

4. A person who is well-known and has a good reputation is ____________.

a) notorious; b) famous; c) infamous.

5. People who think only of themselves are ______________.

a) egoist; b) selfish; c) egotist.

6. A person who is not distinguished in any way is ______________.

a) vulgar; b) common; c) ordinary.

7. A person who reads and thinks a lot is ______________.

a) intellectual; b) spiritual; c) witty.

8. A person who is easily annoyed or often in a bad mood is ____________.

a) nervous; b) tense; c) irritable.

9. People who apply themselves seriously to their work are ____________.

a) hardworking; b) laborious.

10. People who are 'full of life' have a lot of _____________.

a) liveliness; b) temperament.

11. People who have had a lot of practice at doing something are __________.

a) practical; b) practicable; c) practised.

12. A person who is not very nice or friendly is _____________.

a) disagreeable; b) unsympathetic.

13. A person who has good sense and judgement is _______________.

a) sensible; b) sensitive; c) conscious;

14. We can describe someone who is fond of sport as _______________.

a) sporting; b) sportive; c) sporty.

15. Beethoven was ______________.

a) a genie; b) a genius; c) genial.