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The picture dictionary in Unit 12 teaches adjectives. You also practise:
. antonyms
. -ed / -ing endings for adjectives
embarrassed
bored / fed up
afraid / frightened / scared
confused
happy / pleased / delighted
depressed
angry / annoyed
nervous
surprised / amazed
proud
1 Match the faces and adjectives, 1 to 11. Write de number next to the word. Listen and check.afraid / frightened / scared 1
angry / annoyed
bored / fed up
confused
depressed
embarrassed
happy / pleased / delighted
nervous
proud
stressed / worried
surprised / amazed
2 Match these adjectives to their opposites above. Listen and check.interested / excited
sad / upset / disappointed
relaxed
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Opposites
extroverted shy
friendly ___________________
generous ___________________
horrible
___________________
intelligent
___________________
intolerant
___________________
lazy
___________________
popular ___________________
responsible ___________________
selfish
___________________
sensible
___________________
successful
___________________
talkative
___________________
Opposites
easy-going hard-working
irresponsible mean quiet shy silly stupid
sympathetic/ kind unfriendly
unpopular
unselfish unsuccessful
3 Match the Personality adjectives to their definitions. Listen and check.
Definitions
1. Sb who is open and makes friends easily.
2. Sb who only thinks about him/herself.
3. Sb who talks a lot.
4. Sb who doesn't accept other people or their views.
5. Sb who has lot of friends and is always being asked out.
6. Sb who doesn't do much.
7. Sb who is a good listener and understands people's problems.
8. Sb who has good judgement and able to act make decisions.
9. Sb who makes good decisions that aren't based on emotion.
10. Sb who is clever.
11. Sb who is lively and outgoing.
12. Sb who achieves their goals.
13. Sb who is not a nice person.
14. Sb who gives a lot of time, energy or money to other people or organizations.
extroverted Sb who is open and makes friends easily.
friendly
generous
horrible
intelligent
intolerant
lazy
popular
responsible
selfish
sensible
successful
talkative
sympathetic
Opposites
easy-going hard-working
irresponsible mean quiet shy silly stupid
sympathetic/ kind unfriendly
unpopular
unselfish unsuccessful
4 Match the adjectives to their opposites. Listen and check.
Example: extrovert - shy
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___boring exciting
___comfortable _____________________
___crowded _____________________
___dangerous _____________________
___dirty _____________________
___high _____________________
___narrow _____________________
___noisy _____________________
___old _____________________
___small _____________________
Opposites
big/large clean empty exciting low modern/young quiet safe uncomfortable wide
5 Match the Place adjectives and pictures A to J. Check with the Key.
boring - excited (not excited)
6 Match the Place adjectives and their opposites. Listen and check.7 Cover the words and test yourself
a) from the pictures only.
b) by covering the right-hand column and remembering the opposites.
c) by covering the left-hand column and remembering the opposites.
8 What's the difference in meaning?
1. She's bored.
2. She's boring.
9 Complete the text using the -ed or -ing form of these adjectives. You can use them more than once.
depressed excited frightened interested tired worried
I'm so __________. I've won two tickets to Espirito Santo . Isn't it great? I've asked Gabriela to go with me. She's been feeling a bit ________ recently, so I thought it would *cheer her up. Espirito Santo is an _________place, it's got it's got lovely beaches and hills. I'm very __________ in buying a proper moqueca dish there. We're going to fly, although Gabriela is _____________ of flying. I've told her that planes are safer than cars although I've only flown once. She should be more ____________ crossing the road! I'd rather go by plane. A bus journey would be much longer and more _____________. Anyway, there's no point _______ about that. We can't wait to go and we've started planning what to take already.
10 Update your Portfolio. Record yourself doing Exercise#7 onto your cassette. Can you remember them all?
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