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Exercises

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

Do you think that the speaker likes or dislikes the people s/he is talking about?
1 Di's very thrifty. 5 Dick's quite bossy.
2 Molly's usually frank. 6 I find Dave self-important.
3 Liz's quite broad-minded 7 Don't you think Jim's nosy?
4 Sam can be aggressive. 8 Jill is very original.

Reword the sentences above to give the opposite impression. Example: Di's very stingy.

Magazines often publish questionnaires which are supposed to analyse your character for
you. Look at the words below and then match them to the question which aims to decide
whether a person is like that.
1 Do you prefer to be in the company of other people? T
Example: If you arrange to meet at 7 p.m., do you arrive at 7 p.m.? Reliable
pessimistic
argumentative
sensitive
sociable
extravagant
inquisitive
assertive
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?

3.5 What questions like those in 34.4 could you ask to try to find out whether a person is the
following:
1 thrifty 3 sensible 5 even-tempered 7 obstinate
2 blunt 4 intelligent 6 original

34.6 Can you complete each of these word forks?
................... ................... ...................
1 self- ................... 2 ................... -tempered 3 ................... -minded

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

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.

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