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Vocabulary Tasks

 

1 a) Find words or phrases in the text with opposite meanings to the following:

 

cultivated sensitive good-mannered quiet refined generous modest admirable

 

b) From the list below find as many pairs of opposites as possible:

 

reserved lively talkative polite aggressive boring hard-working inflexible lazy inscrutable cheerful frank hypocritical genuine eccentric fun well-organized male-chauvinist flamboyant unpunctual

 

 

2 The following are all nouns. Which are negative, which are positive, and which could be either positive or negative?

 

mischievousness playfulness evil patience ferocity grace stupidity serenity pride vanity cunning greed gentleness loyalty deceit bravery obstinacy independence cleverness cowardice modesty
Positive Negative Positive or negative
       

 

 

3 Fill in adjectives to complete the following dialogues.

 

a. Manager: I find it very hard to persuade my new assistant to work in the way I want her to. She is very ____________.

 

b. Young actor: George is extremely proud of his good looks and constantly looks at himself in the mirror.

Other young actor: Yes, he is really ___________.

 

c. Critic: That writer is far too ___________.

Publisher: Yes, she will never admit how good her work is.

 

d. Small girl: They’re wonderful dancers, aren’t they? They move so beautifully.

Father: Yes, they’re really ____________.

 

e. Uncle: Your children can be very ____________. Yesterday they put a banana skin outside my bedroom door.

Mother: Did you hurt yourself?

 

f. Train driver: The passengers have been waiting for hours and hours without complaining.

Guard: Yes, it’s hard to understand how people can be so ___________ when the service we run is so terrible.

 

g. Teacher: Linda was very ____________. She managed to avoid doing her homework by saying that she had to visit her boyfriend in hospital.

 

h. Mary: Although his wife has left him several times for other men, Ben has always remained ____________ to her and has never had a close relationship with another woman.

Julie: Really? What were you doing coming out of the disco with him last night, then?

 

 

4 Put the words below into the appropriate column in the table.

 

snobbish barbarous impartial heroic affectionate diligent arrogant objective devoted overbearing sadistic fearless courageous conscientious fair industrious conceited long-suffering

 

 

Boastful Tolerant Loving Violent Brave Hard-working
           

 

5 Put an appropriate word from the box in the blanks.

 

guilty unfriendly disappointed serenity intimidated stubborn sensitive inadequacy

 

1) When I arrived at the house he didn't even say hello to me. I thought he was very ________



2) You have to be very careful with her. If she's feeling ________ the slightest thing will make her cry.

3) As she approached her death she gradually became more peaceful. Everyone remarked on

her __________.

4) When he asked for help again there was still nothing I could do and my feelings of ______ grew by the minute.

5) You mustn't feel _________ just because he's your boss.

6) Some men only buy their wives flowers when they are feeling ________ about something.

7) Once she's made up her mind she won't budge. She's as _________ as a mule.

8) Of course he felt __________ when he failed to get a place at the language school.



SPEAKING

 

Say when you might feel one of the emotions below. The suggested situations in task 5 might help you think about it.

 


1) unfriendly

2) inadequate

3) guilty

4) stubborn

5) serene

6) impatient

7) sensitive

8) nervous

9) disappointed

10) intimidated

11) strong


 

 

Text 2

 


Date: 2014-12-29; view: 1147


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