Homework: Reding activity, p. 14 (1, 2, 3 and 4)
Talking about Personality (ver describing faces en Moodle)
Doer
Gifted
Sensible vs sensitive
achieve /əˈtʃiːv/ verb [ T ]
achiever noun [
C ]
He's from a family
of high achievers (= very successful people).
Trustworthy
Assertive
blunt 1 /blʌnt/ adjective
1 NOT SHARP not sharp
a blunt knife
2 RUDE saying exactly what you think without
caring about people's feelings
a blunt letter
bluntness noun [
U ]
eco-warrior /ˈiːkəʊˌwɒriə r / noun [ C ]
[ ENVIRONMENT ] someone who tries to stop activities which damage the
environment
be a (good) laugh UK
You'd like David - he's a good laugh.
"How was the party?" "Oh, it was a real
laugh."
daring /ˈdeərɪŋ/ adjective
brave and taking risks
a daring escape
daring noun [
U ]
daredevil /ˈdeəˌdev ə l/ noun [ C ]
someone who enjoys doing dangerous things
adrenalin seeker
orderly 1 /ˈɔːd ə li/ adjective
tidy or organized
an orderly pile
Please form an orderly
queue .
The opposite is disorderly
meticulous /məˈtɪkjələs/ adjective
very careful, and giving great attention to detail
This book is the
result of meticulous research.
meticulously adverb
Know-it-all
knowledgeable /ˈnɒlɪdʒəbl/ adjective
knowing a lot
He's very knowledgeable
about art.
Self-righteous /ˌselfˈraɪtʃəs/ adjective
believing that you are morally better than other
people
Conscientious /ˌkɒnʃiˈenʃəs/ adjective
always doing your work with
a lot of care
a conscientious student
conscientiously
adverb
Patronize ( also UK
1 BEHAVIOUR to speak or behave towards someone
as if you were better than them
Don't patronize me!
I know what I'm doing.
2 GO OFTEN formal to go to a store, business,
etc, especially if you go regularly
Restless
A people person
The heart and soul
Bubbling personality
Pompous,
self-centred
Go getter
Control freak
Nerd
Mr fix-it –all
DIY programmes
misfit /ˈmɪsfɪt/ noun [ C ]
someone with strange or unusual behaviour who is not
accepted by other people
a social misfit
big-headed
Conceited /kənˈsiːtɪd/ adjective
too proud of yourself and your actions
conceitedly
adverb
a social butterfly
Take snap decisions
Self-assured
depend /dɪˈpend/ verb
it/that depends
used to say that you are not certain about something
because other things affect your answer
[ + question word ] "Are you coming out
tonight?" "It depends where you're going."
depend on/upon
sb/sth phrasal verb
1 NEED to need the help of someone or something
in order to exist or continue as before
She depends on her
son for everything.
The city's economy
depends largely on the car industry.
2 BE INFLUENCED BY If something depends on
someone or something, it is influenced by them, or changes because of them.
[ + question word ] The choice depends on what
you're willing to spend.
3 TRUST to be able to trust someone or
something to help, or to do what you expect
[ + to do sth ] You can always depend on Andy to
keep his promises.
Resourceful
Chatter box
Tenacious /tɪˈneɪʃəs/ adjective
very determined to do something and not wanting to
stop
tenaciously adverb
tenacity /tɪˈnæsəti/ noun [ U ]
genuine
/ˈdʒenjuɪn/
adjective
1 SINCERE If a person or their feelings are
genuine, they are sincere and honest.
He shows a genuine
concern for the welfare of his students.
She's very genuine
and friendly.
2 REAL If something is genuine, it is really
what it seems to be.
a genuine gold
necklace
genuinely adverb
protective with
upper mostly person?
renowned /rɪˈnaʊnd/ adjective
famous
The Lake District is renowned for its beauty.
Firm handshake
Tactful
difficult /ˈdɪfɪk ə lt/ adjective
1 NOT EASY not easy and needing skill or effort
to do or understand
Japanese is a
difficult language for Europeans to learn.
This game is too difficult
for me.
[ + to do sth ] It's difficult to think with all
that noise.
2 PERSON not friendly or easy to deal with
a difficult
teenager
Get the most of a person
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