- •Unit II what are you like ?
- •In this unit we are going to learn how to describe a person’s character.
- •Vocabulary notes
- •I.Transcribe and translate the words:
- •II. Give English equivalents for the following:
- •III. Match the synonyms:
- •IV. Match the opposites:
- •VI. Match the words with their definitions:
- •VII. Arrange these words in pairs of opposites:
- •VIII. Fill in the gaps with appropriate words from exercises VI and VII.
- •IX. What prefix forms the opposite of each of these words?
- •X. What nouns can be formed from these adjectives? Use a dictionary to help you.
- •XIV. A) Do the personality quiz to discover what type of person you are. Write Yes, No, or Sometimes.
- •XV. A) Work with a partner. Ask your partner to do the quiz about you. Compare your ideas and your partner’s ideas about you. Are they the same or different?
- •XVI. Describe someone in the group, but don’t say their name. Can your group mates guess who it is?
- •XVII. Translate these sentences into English:
- •XVIII. Revision translation.
- •Verbs and Phrases
- •Vocabulary notes
- •1.Transcribe and translate the given words:
- •2. Give the English equivalents for the following Russian words:
- •3.Define the meaning of each of the lexical units:
- •5.Write nouns and adjectives derived from the following words:
- •6.Use the derivative of the word given in brackets to make each sentence grammatically correct:
- •Verbs and Phrases
- •Vocabulary Notes
- •2.Verbs and Phrases
- •1. Transcribe and translate the given words:
VII. Arrange these words in pairs of opposites:
Mean, lazy, sensitive, optimistic, arrogant, silly, honest, hard-working, easy-going, deceitful, generous, sensible, thoughtless, pessimistic, modest, nervous.
VIII. Fill in the gaps with appropriate words from exercises VI and VII.
He’s rather ______ and never stops telling you how wonderful he is. 2. I wish you weren’t so _______ . Why can’t you pay for the coffee for once? 3. Going out in the middle of winter without a jacket was rather a ______ thing to do. 4. They are very _____ . They let us stay in their house and lent us a car. 5. There’s no need to be so ______ . You deserve to be proud of yourself. 6. Claire’s very _______. She never leaves the office until after six o’clock. 7. Brian’s a very _______ sort of guy. Nothing seems to worry him. 8. I can’t believe Emma’s husband is so ______. He just sits and watches TV all evening. 9. Alice isn’t very _______. She’s always saying the wrong thing. 10. You can always ask Carol for advice. Though she is young, she is quite _____. 11. Bob’s really _______. He wants to get the supervisor’s job and then become boss for the whole department.
IX. What prefix forms the opposite of each of these words?
Sensitive, ambitious, patient, reliable, honest, kind, modest, reasonable, sociable, polite, friendly, considerate.
X. What nouns can be formed from these adjectives? Use a dictionary to help you.
Quiet, calm, talkative, sociable, friendly, shy, thoughtful, considerate, moody, lively, cheerful, polite, rude, reliable, sophisticated, aggressive, ambitious, generous, honest, kind, lazy, mean, modest, nervous, optimistic, patient, pessimistic, sensitive, silly, untidy.
XI. Use the words given in brackets at the end of each sentence to form a word that fits in the space in the same sentence.
Mike is well-known for his ______ when it comes to giving presents. (generous)
My aunt has an obsession about ______ and cleans the whole house from top to bottom every day. ( tidy)
One reason for his ______ is that his own father was very stingy. ( mean)
Bob is much respected for his _______ and _______ disposition. ( reliable; cheerful)
Mary’s _______ and _______ won her a lot of friends. ( sociable; friendly)
Your son spoke to me very _______ yesterday. ( rude) I won’t tolerate his _______behaviour any longer. ( polite)
Martin looked very______ and we were afraid he would start fighting. ( aggressive)
The criminal looked ______ at the police and made threats against them. ( aggressive)
The speaker was ______ but managed to sound ______. ( nervous; calm)
None of us believed his ______because he gave an impression of a _____person.( honest; honest)
XIII. Arrange all the adjectives from both personality word lists in three groups: a) adjectives describing positive qualities; b) adjectives describing negative ones; c) adjectives describing both.