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Exercises

38. 1 Match these words with their opposites.

1 clever introverted

2 extroverted tight-fisted

3 rude courteous

4 cruel gregarious

5 generous kind-hearted

6 unsociable half-witted

38. 2 Do you think that the speaker likes or dislikes the people in these sentences?

1 Di's very thrifty. 5 Dick’s quite bossy.

2 Molly's usually frank. 6 I find Dave self-important.

3 Liz is quite broad-minded. 7 Don't you think Jim's nosy?

4 Sam can be aggressive. 8 Jill is very original.

38. 3 Reword the sentences in 38. 2 to give the opposite impression (negative rather than positive

or vice versa).

EXAMPLE: Di’s very stingy.

38. 4 Magazines often publish questionnaires which are supposed to analyze aspects of your character. Look at the words below and then match them to the corresponding question.

EXAMPLE: If you arrange to meet at 7 p. m., do you arrive at 7 p. m.? – reliable

. pessimistic argumentative sensitive sociable extravagant assertive inquisitive

1 Do you prefer to be in the company of other people?

2 Look at the picture. Do you think 'my glass is half empty'?

3 Do you find it easy to tell your boss if you feel he or she has treated you badly?

4 Do you always look out of the window if you hear a car draw up?

5 Do you often buy your friends presents for no particular reason?

6 Do you frequently disagree with what other people say?

7 Do you lie awake at night if someone has said something unkind to you?

38. 5 What questions like those in 38. 4 could you ask to find out if a person is the following:

1 thrifty 3 sensible 5even-tempered 7 obstinate

2 blunt 4 intelligent 6 original 8 stressed-out

38. 6 Can you complete each of these words?

1 self-________ 2 self-________ 3 self-________

4 ___________-tempered 5 ___________-tempered 6 ___________-tempered

7 ___________-minded 8 ___________-minded 9 ___________-minded

Write a sentence to illustrate the meanings of each of your words.

38. 7 Choose five or six adjectives from the opposite page which you think best describe either your own or a friend's character. How do you or your friend demonstrate these characteristics?

EXAMPLE Sociable - I am sociable because I love being with other people.

(From: English Vocabulary in Use. Upper-intermediate. Michael McCarthy, Felicity O’Deil)