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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
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