Comic strip activity:
1.- mischievous, miserable, cranky,
cranky /ˈkræŋki/ adjective
informal bad-tempered
I was feeling
tired and cranky.
grumpy /ˈɡrʌmpi/ ●○○ adjective
bad-tempered and easily annoyed SYN irritable
Mina’s always a
bit grumpy first thing in the morning.
2.- naïve, childish, innocent, gullible, cheeky,
misleading,
ˈleg-pull noun [countable usually
singular]
British English a joke in which you make someone
believe something that is not true
- My first reaction was that this must be a leg-pull.
3.- pessimistic, curious, stoic /ˈstəʊɪk $ ˈstoʊ-/ noun [countable]
someone who does not show their emotions and does not
complain when bad things happen to them
4.- helping, cowardly, indecisive, not assertive, not straight,
5.- patient, frustrated, conformist, reluctant,
6.-moralist, sensible, sensitive, straightforward,
7.- jinx /dʒɪŋks/
noun [singular]
someone or something that brings bad luck, or a period
of bad luck that results from this.
- The company had suffered so many disasters that some
employees feared a jinx.
unlucky,
a‧chiev‧er /əˈtʃiːvə $ -ər/
noun [countable]
someone who is successful because they are determined
and work hard → underachiever, overachiever
re‧cip‧ro‧cal /rɪˈsɪprəkəl/ ●○○
adjective formal
a reciprocal arrangement or relationship is one in
which two people or groups do or give the same things to each other → mutual
He spoke of the
necessity for a reciprocal relationship that would be useful for all sides.
ˌthin-ˈskinned adjective
too easily offended or upset by criticism OPP thick-skinned
con‧sci‧en‧tious /ˌkɒnʃiˈenʃəs◂ $ ˌkɑːn-/
●○○ adjective
careful to do everything that it is your job or duty
to do
- A conscientious teacher may feel inclined to take
work home.
- a conscientious and hard-working student
Final task: Oral presentation: Talk about someone you admire
paying attention to personality adjectives. Illustrate with examples. 3’
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