LA Lesson 10

Personality Adjectives

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1 always tells other people what to do is __________________ 2 doesn’t like working is __________________ 3 is happy and active is __________________ 4 makes loud sounds in an annoying way is __________________ 5 speaks or behaves in a way that isn’t polite is __________________ 6 makes people laugh is __________________ 7 is intelligent is __________________ 8 believes he/she can do things well is __________________ 9 likes activities such as ball games or team games is __________________ 10 thinks about things a lot and doesn’t laugh much is __________________ 11 is often nervous with people they don’t know is __________________ 12 is relaxed and not angry is __________________ .

Someone who:

clever funny confident bossy calm lazy lively noisy serious rude shy sporty

Match these adjectives with their meanings.

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Look at the adjectives from the previous exercise again. Answer the questions.

1 Why do you think they are organised in different groups? 2 Can you add any more words to any of the groups?

confident

clever

funny

lively

sporty

serious

shy

calm

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noisy

lazy

rude

bossy

Choose the correct words to complete the conversation.

A: Hi, Ella. What are you doing? B: Nothing. I’m staying at home today. A: You’re so ______________! Come on, there’s a baseball game at the park. B: You know I’m not very ______________, Matt. I’m staying here. A: Ella, you should go out. It’s bad to stay inside all day. B: Stop being so ______________. I need to relax and be ______________ for my exams next week. A: All right. Take it easy! Are you feeling ______________ about the exams? B: Yes, I am. But I need to revise. Now go to the park and leave me alone. A: OK, but don’t be ______________! B: Sorry, Matt!

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Match these words with the pictures (1–6).

calm clever lazy noisy shy sporty

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Match the sentences (1–6) with the descriptions (A–F).

A She’s funny. B She’s lively. C She’s serious.

D She’s confident. E She’s bossy. F She’s rude.

1 Lisa doesn’t mind speaking in public. ____________________2 Diane tells everyone what to do. ____________________ 3 Leila never says ‘please’ or ‘thank you’. ____________________ 4 Grace makes me laugh. ____________________ 5 Tia doesn’t often joke or smile. ____________________ 6 Sophie is always busy and fun to be with. ____________________

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Complete the conversations with adjectives from the previous exercises.

1 A: I think I’m going to fail the exam.B: No, you’re not – you study a lot. You should be more ____________! 2 A: I’m spending the day playing computer games. B: Oh you’re so ____________! You need to get more exercise! 3 A: I don’t really want to meet your friends at the party. B: Don’t be ____________. Try to talk more and you’ll be fine. 4 A: Your new coat is really ugly. B: Hey! That’s very . Say ‘sorry’! 5 A: That’s the funniest thing I’ve ever heard! B: Can you stop laughing and be ____________ for a moment? This is important! 6 A: Let’s get together at the weekend and play some football. B: You know I’m not very ____________ – I’d rather stay at home and watch TV.

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anxious brave careless polite reliable sociable

Complete the definitions with these words.

A(n) ___________ person worries about things.

A(n) ___________ person likes spending time with other people.

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A(n) ___________ person always keeps promises.

A(n) ___________ person can help others in a dangerous situation.

A(n) ___________ person respects other people and speaks kindly.

A(n) _________ person makes a lot of mistakes.

Adjectives + Prepositions

Prepositions are words used to connect two ideas, or to demonstrate the relationship between two concepts. Examples of prepositions in English include at, in, on, for, to, with, and from.

Adjectives are words used to describe a person, place, or thing, for example: The tall man in the red shirt is a friend of mine. We drove along a quiet road until reaching a small town. I’m reading an interesting book.

Grammar

Adjectives + Prepositions

There are many cases in which adjectives are combined with prepositions – but there is no rule stating when to use which combination. As you read and listen to more English, you will become more and more familiar with how these adjective-prepositions combinations are used.

Grammar

Adjectives + Prepositions

AT surprised at angry at good at terrible at

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• I’m surprised at how fast my students are learning.
• My mother is angry at me because I forgot her birthday.
• Jamila is good at songwriting and painting.
• He’s terrible at math – he failed the class twice!

Adjectives + Prepositions

OF proud of afraid of fond of full of

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• You practiced a lot and gave a great performance – I’m proud of you!
• Jewell is afraid of swimming in the ocean.
• The kids are very fond of the puppy.
• The mall is always full of teenagers on the weekend.

Adjectives + Prepositions

WITH satisfied with busy with fed up with associated with

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• I wasn’t satisfied with the customer service at the bank.
• We’ve been working overtime lately because we’ve been busy with a new project.
• I was fed up with my boyfriend’s lies, so I ended the relationship.
• There are many health risks associated with smoking.

Adjectives + Prepositions

*Notice that in can have a similar function to at. Ex) She’s skilled at soccer. She’s skilled in playing soccer.

IN disappointed in skilled in interested in involved in

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• The teacher was disappointed in the behavior of the class.
• She was highly skilled in physics and chemistry.
• Giovanni is interested in classic English literature.
• Marlene is very involved in volunteer work.

Adjectives + Prepositions

FOR known for good for bad for excellent for

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• Brazil is known for its wonderful music and friendly people.
• Chocolate and red wine are actually good for your heart!
• Looking at screens all day is bad for your eyesight.
• Playing memory games is excellent for improving your brain function.

Adjectives + Prepositions

TO married to friendly to similar to rude to

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• He’s married to an Australian woman.
• Everyone I met on the trip was friendly to me.
• The movie is very similar to the book.
• The little boy was punished after being rude to his grandfather.

Use one of these prepositions in each sentence. Then complete the sentences about you.

about in of with at

1 I’m bored … 2 I’m interested … 3 I’m excited … 4 I’m frightened … 5 I’m brilliant … 6 I’m bad …

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I'm bored...

I'm interested...

I'm excited...

I'm frightened...

I'm brilliant...

I'm bad...

Read what twin brothers say about each other and choose the correct prepositions.

My brother and I look similar, but our personalities are quite different. I’m not very good 1__________________ talking to people I don’t know and I’m frightened of going to new places. Jorge is much better 2__________________ making friends. Sergio is a bit shy, but he’s brilliant 3__________________ listening and he’s very clever. I sometimes get fed up with him because he knows all the answers at school! We like the same things, though. We’re both keen 4__________________ football and we’re interested 5__________________ technology and computers.

at on in

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