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VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT

Character and feelings

Lesson code: 86ZG-9IIB-F6MZ-3 INTERMEDIATE

1 Personality traits
Study the following adjectives and put them into the correct categories below:
arrogant outgoing boring pessimistic clever punctual funny reserved generous rude loyal stupid moody tolerant

Qualities: Flaws: Work in pairs. Think about your friends or acquaintances. Tell your partner about their qualities and flaws using adverbs of frequency, for example: Tony is usually outgoing and tolerant, but sometimes he can be moody and pessimistic. But he is never boring.

2 Opposites
Look at the table below. Write the opposite of the adjectives on the left, using proper prefix: adjective friendly patient honest sociable polite tolerant sensitive kind insensitive ununfriendly impatient imdisin-

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Now match the adjectives on the left with their opposites on the right: 1. generous 2. relaxed 3. shy 4. tough 5. strong 6. cheerful 7. thoughtful a. confident b. mean c. miserable d. selfish e. soft f. tense g. weak

In pairs, think about these people for a minute. What character features should/shouldn't they have? Use any of the adjectives from this exercise. a teacher a businessman a policeman a waiter a good friend a husband/wife a politician

Example: A teacher should be tolerant, patient, cheerful ... A teacher shouldn't be impatient, impolite ...

3 Feelings
Study the table below: adjective happy angry proud embarrassed bored lazy generous sympathetic brave jealous noun happiness anger pride embarrassment boredom laziness generosity sympathy bravery jealousy

Work in pairs. Take turns to select a feeling from above. Describe a situation in which you or a friend of yours experienced the feeling that you partner selects.

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4 Talking point
What stereotypes have you heard about different nationalities? How true are stereotypes?

5 Review
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