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Add the necessary suffixes(-ous, -ic, -y, -ible, -al, -able, -ful, -ly)to make up the topical adjectives. Translate them.
| envi_______ | help_______ | boast_______ |
| friend_______ | hospit_______ | caprici_______ |
| haught_______ | revenge_______ | greed_______ |
| ami_______ | spite_______ | gull_______ |
| gener_______ | aff_______ | heart_______ |
| unreli_______ | respect_______ | fuss_______ |
| sting_______ | insens_______ | cordi_______ |
| soci_______ | loy_______ | enthusiast_______ |
| thought_______ | industri_______ | imparti_______ |
| sympathet_______ | deceit_______ | jeal_______ |
Add the necessary prefixes(-un, -ir, -im, -in, -dis)to make up the topical adjectives. Translate them.
| _______honest | _______polite | _______kind |
| _______friendly | _______sociable | _______communicative |
| _______responsible | _______considerate | _______attentive |
| _______sensible | _______reliable | _______personal |
| _______punctual | _______logical | _______imaginative |
| _______respectful | _______patient | _______organized |
| _______interesting | _______helpful | _______sincere |
A) Which of the adjectives describe positive/negative qualities of a person’s character?
Funny, unreliable, self-confident, caring, imaginative, tactless, outgoing, helpful, rude, easy-going, stubborn, industrious, selfish, shy, disorganized, forgetful, active, lazy, loyal, arrogant, polite, envious, impatient, reliable
positive _______________________________________________________
negative _______________________________________________________
B) Use adjectives from the table to talk about your friends or members of your family.
e.g. My friend Peter is very funny. He always makes us laugh with his jokes.
Linking Ideas
· When you describe people’s character, you can include positive (e.g. kind) and negative (e.g. lazy) qualities.
· When you talk about negative qualities, you can use the expressions in bold. e.g. He tends to/can be aggressive at times. (NOT: He is aggressive) Look at the way you can join the sentences.
Similar qualities
e.g. She is friendly. She is polite.
She is friendly and (also) polite.
She is friendly and polite as well.
Opposing qualities
e.g. He is helpful. He can be arrogant at times.
He is helpful but he can be arrogant at times.
He is helpful. On the other hand/However, he tends to be arrogant at times.
Join the ideas using: and (also), but, however, on the other hand.
1. Roger is friendly. Roger is caring.
2. John is intelligent. John is self-centered.
3. Andrew is stubborn. Andrew is disorganized.
4. Paul is cooperative. Paul is forgetful.
5. Michael is energetic. Michael is bossy.
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