Negative features
Bad, ill-natured – плохого характера Unkind, cold - злой Unkind, hard-hearted – жестоко сердечный Reserved, incommunicable - скрытный Unsociable, hostile - враждебный Showy - показущный Indiscreet - неосмотрительный Greedy, stingy, mean – жадный, скаредный, скупой Inconsiderate, tactless – невнимательный, бестактный Thoughtless - безрассудный Insincere, hypocritical, false – неискренний, лицемерный, лживый Double-faced – надменный, двуличный Fussy - суетливый Worthless - никчёмный Submissive, humble, week-willed – покорный, смиренный, слабовольный Cruel, sadistic, ruthless, intolerant – жестокий, грубый, безжалостный, нетерпеливый Good to keep away – тот, от коголучше держаться подальше Ambitious – честолюбивый, целеустремлённый Dissolute, unscrupulous – бессовестный, недобросовестный A man of no scruples/ without scruples - беспринципный Conceited – самодовольный, тщеславный Self-willed, willful - своенравный Irritable - раздражительный Quick-tempered, hot tempered - вспыльчивый Bottled-up - скрытный |
Hard-handed – грубый, суровый, жестокий Harsh, rough - грубый Obstinate, stubborn - упрямый Officious – назойливый, надоедливый Presumptuous – самонадеянный, нахальный Narrow-minded – с узким кругозором Miserable - жалкий Tense - напряжённый Capricious - капризный Corrupted - продажный Unjust, unfair - несправедливый Argumentative, quarrelsome – вздорный, задиристый Sophisticated - изощрённый Wasteful, extravagant - расточительный Talkative/ taciturn – болтливый/ молчаливый Aggressive - агрессивный Moody – человек настроения Reckless - опрометчивый Selfish - эгоистичный Lazy - ленивый Ill-willed - недоброжелательный Uncompromising - бескомпромиссный Nervous - нервный Jealous - ревнивый Envious - завистливый Brainless - безмозглый Cunning, crafty, sly – хитрый, лукавый, коварный. Critical – тот, кто критически относится к другим Insensitive – безчувсвтенный, лешённый сочувствия Indesicive – нерешительный |
III. a) Look at the columns and decide whether all the features match their places. Do you want to remove some words from one column to another? Explain your choice.
b) Divide the vocabulary into four parts:
1. Intellectual ability
2. Lacking intellectual ability
3. Attitude towards life
4. Attitude towards other people
c) Choose three words which describe you. Is there any trait you do not have but would like to have? What, in your opinion, is the worst man’s quality from the vocabulary list?
d) Answer the questions:
1. What do we call a person who treats the person he/she loves as someone very special, for example by buying them presents and giving them flowers?
2. … a person who can answer anybody back?
3. … a person who never forgets to ask about your health?
4. … a person who is always up to something?
5. … a person who easy gets away with the punishment?
6. … a person who always says negative things about other people’s work or what the other people do and say?
7. … a person who usually gives a lot of things away?
8. … a person who’ll never give your secret away?
9. … a person who gets on very well with the people surrounding him/ her?
10. … a person who thinks only about what he/she needs or wants, and never thinks about about how other people feel?
11. … a person who can give up some difficult job, without trying to do it in a proper way?
12. … a person who is ready to try to understand peole’s problems and to help them if you can?
13. … a person who cleans his/ her room every day?
14. … a person who thinks that money and possessions are more important than anything else?
15. … a person who works hard and does a lot of things without getting tired?
16. … a person who does not realize that some of the things you say or do are likely to upset or offend people?
17. … a person who deliberately tries to hurt or upset people, and doesn’t care if this makes them unhappy?
18. … a person who doesn’t get angry or upset, even in a difficult situation?
19. … a person who is not good at making decisions quickly and keeps changing his/ her mind about he/ she wants to do?
20. … a person who always says clever and and amusing things?
IV. Read the adjectives given under each picture, then listen to the record and tick () the adjectives you hear:
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lips with down-turning coners
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lips
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upper lip with a full lower lip
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lips