C1 13/10/15

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 informal to be funny

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 patronise ) /ˈpætr ə naɪz/ verb [ T ]

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