Quickly look at the person sitting next to you and describe him/her in a couple of sentences. Mention his/her looks and the clothes they are wearing.
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1 Sitting next to you
2 What are they like?
Guess what the people in the photos are like by choosing the adjectives from the box under the photos and putting them under the photo. You do not need to use all the adjectives.
Listen to Sally talking about her best friends and check your answers from the previous exercise.
This is my best friend Monica.
She is a very beautiful girl, but also an incredible person. She is not very tall but she is slim because she goes jogging twice a week.
She has got long curly dark hair and she is always smiling because she is a very positive person. I can never be sad when I am around her because of the jokes she likes to tell.
I would like to be more like her because I am not so positive about life as she is. She is really good at Maths and she helps me a lot.
Raji is my other best friend and we are very similar.
Unlike Monica, he is very serious and spends a lot of time studying. But he is not at all boring, quite the opposite, he is clever and interesting because he knows a lot of interesting facts. He is also really kind and tries to help people around him.
Not to forget, Raji is very tall and skinny, even though he is a real foodie. I am so jealous of him because of that!
3 Match the opposites
Match the opposite adjectives from exercise 2 by putting them into two columns:
Positive personality adjectives
Negative personality adjectives
4 Sally, Raji and Monica
Read the paragraphs and guess the correct profession based on what you read. After reading listen to the recordings and see if you guessed right.
When I grow up, I want to be…
They have different dreams and ambitions, but they are all young, optimistic and positive about their
future
life and career choices.
Interviewer: Hello everyone! Thank you for joining us on the show and sharing your future plans with us.
Sally, let’s start with you. What do you want to be?
Sally: I really want to be a
.
Interviewer: Are your parents involved in law?
Sally: No, they are not, but my mum is interested in the
legal
system because she is a social worker. She is not very keen
on
law itself because she thinks it brings out the worst in people. Some lawyers tend to become arrogant
and
even dishonest to get what they want.
Interviewer: Monica, what about you, why do you want to become a ?
Monica: I am really disappointed with the way people treat animals so I would like to have my own clinic with a rescue centre and animal shelter. I am a caring person and I am very sensible so I like to make smart decisions in life. I am also really hard-working so I could put in a lot of effort into helping animals.
Interviewer: And Raji, you told me that you want to be an , why is that so?
Raji: I am very passionate about designing beautiful things, especially buildings. And I am good at communicating with people and outgoing, so this way I would be able to transform their dreams into reality. I also want to help the homeless so I would like to be able to design small, affordable homes so they won’t be miserable any more.
REPORTER: When I grow up, I want to be…
REPORTER: They have different dreams and ambitions, but they are all young, optimistic and positive about their future life and career choices.
REPORTER: Hello everyone! Thank you for joining us on the show and sharing your future plans with us. Sally, let’s start with you. What do you want to be?
SALLY: I really want to be a lawyer.
REPORTER: Are your parents involved in law?
SALLY: No, they are not, but my mum is interested in the legal system because she is a social worker. She is not very keen on law itself because she thinks it brings out the worst in people. Some lawyers tend to become arrogant and even dishonest to get what they want.
REPORTER: Monica, what about you, why do you want to become a veterinarian?
MONICA: I am really disappointed with the way people treat animals so I would like to have my own clinic with a rescue center and animal shelter. I am a caring person and I am very sensible so I like to make smart decisions in life. I am also really hard-working so I could put in a lot of effort into helping animals.
REPORTER: And Raji, you told me that you want to be an architect, why is that so?
RAJI: I am very passionate about designing beautiful things, especially buildings. And I am good at communicating with people and outgoing, so this way I would be able to transform their dreams into reality. I also want to help the homeless so I would like to be able to design small, affordable homes so they won’t be miserable any more.
5 Read and place
Read the clues. Then choose one of the adjectives from the drop-down menu to guess what the person is like:
1. Mike is not shy, he is very sociable, communicative and confident.
2. Doctors can’t afford to make silly decisions, they must think a lot before making a choice.
3. Some people think they are better than others, they are usually not very modest.
4. My older brother is 16 and he’s never cheerful. He’s always in a bad mood and never smiles.
5. Nurses can’t be selfish because they need to help people and be kind to their patients.
6. Teachers put a lot of effort into their work with students so they are definitely not lazy.
7. You are such a liar, you never tell the truth!
8. He always drives very fast and never looks after other people in traffic!
6 Antonyms
Match the adjectives from exercise 5 with their antonyms:
| honest | |
|---|---|
| responsible | |
| lazy | |
| selfish | |
| cheerful | |
| modest | |
| shy |
7 Complete the sentences
Complete the sentences with the phrases from the text:
a) Emma is really
becoming a surgeon. She studies all day long!
b) Ted was
his exam results so he'll take them one more time.
c) I don't think that I'm
languages, I only speak a little German.
d) Are you
Mark? He really likes you.
e) I have never thought that Sam would be
cars because he has never learned to drive one.
f) Is your mom
journalism? I have read some of her stories for the local paper and I really like them.
8 Adjective plus preposition
Write 5 sentences using your own examples of adjective plus preposition phrases from exercise 7. Check your spelling with the check button.
9 Fill in the form
Think about your future by answering the questions about your future career plans:
a) What would you like to be in the future?
b) Why would you choose this profession/job?
c) Which personality traits do you possess which make you suitable for the job?
Write your answers in 60 to 80 words. Check your spelling with the check button.
a) What would you like to be in the future?
b) Why would you choose this profession/job?
c) Which personality traits do you possess which make you suitable for the job?
10 Using personality adjectives
Think about a person from your family and describe him or her using personality adjectives and adjectives for describing people. Write down your answer using 50 to 70 words.
Check your spelling with the check button.
11 Watch and decide
Watch the video and decide are the following sentences true or false.
I have always been in love with travelling, ever since I was a small child I used to feel calm and relaxed when I was moving, whether in a car or on a bike, but once my parents started taking me abroad, I instantly fell in love with planes and airports. There is no place as interesting as a crowded airport with all the people rushing to catch their flights, tired people only wanting to come home or excited ones travelling to their dream destination. That's why I have decided that I want to spend my life around planes and become a flight attendant because there is nothing more enjoyable than working with people, travelling the world and learning about new cultures and traditions.
The girl has never loved travelling.
It took some time for her to start enjoying travelling abroad with her parents.
She loves watching people at an airport.
She still hasn't decided what she wants to do in life.
She feels that as a flight attendant she will have the opportunity to meet new people.