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2 self-disciplined
3 self-interested
4 self-confident
5 self-educated
6 self-possessed
bare able to control themselves and make themselves work hard or behave in a particular way without needing anyone else to tell them what to do
c always want to do what is best for
themselves rather than for anyone else
dcare only about themselves , and not about other people
eare calm and confident and in control
of their emotions
fhave learnt a skill by themselves
b) Say which of the characteristics above are positive? Why?
sed in English to form nouns and adjectives.
= respect for yourself
oven that cleans itself
a Jot of self-control to keep from crying.
se -confident or e f-assured?
The words self-confidentand self-assuredare very close in meaning. They both are used to show that a person can deal with a situation successfully and is not worried that he/she could do something wrong or fail.
The adjective self-assured Self-confidentpeople are sure usually stresses that people are that they have abilities and are very confident in the way they attractive and that other people deal with other people, especially like them .
in public situations when other Self-confident people are not
people's attention is fixed on afraid or nervous in social them. situations.
Dr Lauren was a very selfญAs a child he was always selfญ
assured woman. She answered confident,happily joining in adultthe difficult questions of the conversations. audience in a very assured way.
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......,., This prefix self- is often u For example: self-respect
a self-cleaning oven = an
When I hurt myself, it took
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2 Find Ukrainian equivalents for these words and word combinations.
a self-addressed
self-discipline
10 self-mockery
envelope
self-educated
11 self-neglect
self-admiration
self-importance
12 self-pity
self-centred
self-love
13 self-reproach
self-coloured
self-made
14 self-sacrifice
3 Think about word-formation in English language and say what the antonyms to the following adjectives are.
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1 tolerant 6 dependent
2 flexible 7 civilised
3 patient 8 controlled
4 tidy 9 fair
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ashamed 10 polite
Work in pairs.
11 supportive
12 reasonable
13 willing
14 moral
15 balanced
A) Read and explain the meanings of the following words.
Use synonyms.
It is generally believed that teenagers tend to become :