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Suggested answers:
Ian Prowse, height 6ft, thin-faced, dark, curly hair, fair skin.
Sandra King, height 5'4, dark, wavy hair, stocky build, round-faced.
Louise Fox, age 7, Asian, straight, dark hair.
Jake 'Dagger' Flagstone, 6ft, bald, with beard and moustache; muscular build.

Unit 34

Opposites:
clever - half-witted 3 rude - courteous 5 generous - tight-fisted
extroverted - introverted 4 cruel - kind-hearted 6 unsociable - gregarious

likes 3 likes 5 dislikes 7 dislikes
likes 4 dislikes 6 dislikes 8 likes

Di's very stingy. 5 Dick's quite assertive.
Molly's usually brusque. 6 I find Dave self-assured.
Liz's quite unprincipled. 7 Don't you think Jim's inquiring?
Sam can be assertive. 8 Jill is peculiar.

sociable 3 assertive 5 extravagant 7 sensitive
pessimistic 4 inquisitive 6 argumentative

Possible questions:
1 thrifty - Do you always keep old pieces of string in case they come in handy (might be useful)?
2 blunt - If a friend asks you if you like her awful new dress, would you say 'No'?
3 sensible - If you won a lot of money, woGld you put it in the bank rather than spend it on a
luxury you have always wanted?
4 intelligent - Can you give the next letter in this sequence S, M, T, W, T, F? (If you are not sure
of the answer, think of the days of the week.)
5 even-tempered -If someone spills soup on some new clothes of yours, do you just sigh and say
'That's life'?
6 original - Do you never wear blue jeans?
7 obstinate - Do you become even more determined to do something, if people try to persuade
you not to?

Possible answers:
1 self-confident - She's very-confident; speaking in public never bothers her at all.
self-centred - I've never met anyone as self-centred as he is; he thinks the world revolves
around him alone.
self-indulgent - Buying a box of chocolates just for yourself is very self-indulgent.
2 bad-tempered - She's always bad-tempered first thing in the morning although she's very
good-natured at other times.
good-tempered - The dog is far too good-tempered to be much use as a watchdog.
quick-tempered - She's very quick-tempered, she gets very angry at the slightest provocation.
3 narrow-minded -It's surprising how narrow-minded he is given the fact that he is so well-
travelled.
single-minded - He's totally single-minded; he never thinks of anything but work.
open-minded - I'm sure she won't be shocked; she's far too open-minded.

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