VOCABULARY and behaviour Underline the most suitable word or phrase. 4) Please don’t push. It's very bad-tempered/rude/unsympathetic b) Jack hates spending money. ©) Our teacher is very proudtricvtolerant and won't let us talk in class, 's rather frank/greedy/mean. 4d) Helen never does her homework. She is rather gentle/lazy’/eliable. €) I didn’t talk to anyone at the party because I felt ambitious/lonely/shy. ie with Paul he felt 1) When Harry saw his girlfriend dan jeatous/selfish’sentimental. g) I don't like people who are noisy and aggressive/courageous/sociable, hy) Thanks for bringing us a present. It was very adorable/gratefu/thougheful of you, i) Teresa never gets angry with the children. She is very brave/patient/pleasant i) Tom always pays for everyone when we go out, He's so cheerfil/generous/honest. 2 Match the words in the box with the descriptions (a-l). Use each word once only. wed lazy reliable cheerful frank mean | considerate honest punctual sympathetic j a) You always arrive on time punctual. b) You are always happy ©) You do what you say you will da 4) You say exactly what you think ©) You don’t think about the needs of others 1) You have a strong wish to get what you want £) You are unkind, or not willing to spend money. hh) You easily become angry with others i) You think about the needs of others i) You tell the truth and obey the law: }) You understand the feelings of others 1) You try to avoid work if you canComplete each sentence with a word from the box. Use each word once only. ambitious greedy polite seelable brave imaginative proud stubborn grateful kind snobbish tolerant a) I think I'll stay here on my own, I'm not feeling very... sociable... . today. b) Diana wants to get to the top in her company. She is very..... ©) It's not to stare at people and say nothing! d) I think you have to be very. to write a novel e) Thank you for helping me. It was very. of you 1) Peter refuses to change his mind, although he is wrong. He's sa g) It was very. .of Sheila to put out the fire on her own. h) Our neighbours look down on us. They are a bit. i) Don't eat all the cakes! You really are becoming. j) Iyou lend me the money, I'll be very. k) Tam very. : of my new motorbike. 1) My parents don’t mind my crazy hairstyle. They are ver Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line Jack's real character How easy is it to understand another person's character? My friend Jack, was once a rather (1) .annoying.. person. He was ANNOY always getting into trouble at school because he was so (2)... OBEY In class he was very (3) and never stopped making TALK jokes. The teachers all told him he was (4). because POLITE, he interrupted them. When I met him he was very (5)... and didn’t want to talk to me at all. People told me that he stole things, and that he was (6). His school work HONEST was terrible, He didn’t take any (7). in his writing, he PROUD never spent enough time doing his homework, and he Was not at all (8)....sssseeeecesss One day he saw a gang of boys CONSCIENCE attacking an old man. Jack hated ().......cc0s0..and he fought VIOLENT them all until they ran away. He was awarded a medal for (10).....ssseeeeceseseeeeAfier that, people changed their minds BRAVE about him,Choose the most suitable word or phrase to complete each sentence, a) You can't tell what someone is like just from their. . A) character B) appearance C) personality _D) looking b) I was born in Scotland but L... in Northern Ireland. A) grew up B) raised C) brought up D) rose ©) Edward was named after one of his father's distant ‘A) family B) brothers) members _D) relations 4) Jane and Brian got married a year after they got.. A) divorced B) proposed C) engaged _D) separated e) Graham works well in class, but his --.could be better. A) rudeness B) behaviour C) politeness D) acting £) Julie had a terrible... A) row B) discussion C) argue D) dispute ith her parents last night B) TROL HO. ssessese Sieve well last year when we worked together. A) introduce B) know C) meer D) sympathise h) Is Brenda married or. eeseee .2 I don't like to ask her. A) spinster B) alone C) bachelor D) single i) Parents have to try hard to understand the younger, A) generation B) people C) adolescents _D) teenagers i) My father likes to be called a senior citizen, not an old age. A) person B) relative C) gentleman D) pensioner Match the words in the box with a suitable definition (a-!). Use each word once. adult colleague nephew toddler best man fiancé niece twin bride neighbour sister-in-law widow a) The sonof your brother or sistermephew. b) A woman on the day of her marriage... ©) A young child who is learning to walk, “ 4) What a woman calls the man she is engaged ta......... €) One of two children born at the same tim: 1) A person who lives near you g) The daughter of your brother or sister. . h) A person who is fully grown. i) A woman whose husband has died...... j) Ata wedding, the friend of the bridegroom..... k) The sister of the person you marry. 1) A person you work with.Complete each sentence with one suitable word. a) After a few days they realised they were........im...... love. b) T went with a very interesting girl last week 6) Andrew acts &5......ccseese he Was the most important person in the room ) After two years, their marriage broke... e) John discovered that he was related. his next-door neighbour. f) My parents keep treating me........ ..a child, but I'm not one! g) Iwas brought, by my aunt after my parents died. h) It was very kind. you to give me a lift. small children i) Teachers should be patient, i) James was very disappointed. his new job. f character for Bill to behave like that. k) Its very, 1) Most famous people behave quite normally. private, Replace the words in italics with a verb from the box. Use each verb once only. callin fallout giveaway put up with turn down —_ count on get on well with look upto. take after fue-up a) The wedding was cancelled when the bride failed to arrive. MUN UP. oe b) Susan feels that her boss is someone to respect. - ©) I'm sorry, but I just can’t stand your behaviour any longe: d) My brother and I really have a good relationship with our parents. e) Why don't you visit my house on your way home from the shops? 1) Tony felt that he could rely om his friend Mary.... g) The millionaire decided to make a present of his money to the poor. h) Paula and Shirley are good friends but sometimes they quarrel. i) Jean decided to refuse Chris's offer of marriage...sscsusseesiteee j) All three children behave like their father and are very sociableDecide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space. Ann Johnson - A confidential report Ann Johnson has worked at this college for three years. She is a (1)... employee, and (2) ‘fon well with the other members of the department. We have all found her to be an excellent (3). She has always been (4). ©. for her lessons, and is an extremely ....amember of staff who is able to work independently. I can always (6)... on her to organize the end of term play, and she has put on some extremely (7). productions. Her students often tell me how (8), she is, always ready with a smile, and she has been very On. .-t0 many of them. In (10). she is not very talkative and seems rather (1))...[Link] first, and might not show her true a2) in an interview. Her work is excellent, and she is 3). .40 succeed. She is also quite (14). and has applied for two other positions as Director of Studies. I think that you can count (15)... Ann to make your school a success, and I recommend her for the post of Director 1)| A conscientious —_B conscience C consciousness D conscious 2)| A goes B carries C gets D likes 3)| A colleague B adult C employer D fellow 4)| A times B late C hourly D punctual 5)| A greedy B reliable € stubborn D lazy 6)| A request B concentrate C take D rely 7)| A imaginary B imagination —_C imaginative D imagined 8)| A tempered B cheerful frank D proud 9)| A kind B aggressive C polite D mean 10)| A first B times C usual D private 11] A but B shy C however D alone 12)| A person B behaviour C character D part 13)| A used B determined C had D supposed 14)| A obedient B disappointed grateful D ambitious 15)| A on B for C with Dito