Exercises
Agree with the opinions below using a word with the same meaning.
1. A: She`s always wanted to get to the top in her career, hasn’t she?
B: Yes, she is very …………………………...
2. A: She was horrible, wasn’t she?
B: Yes, very ………………………..
3. A: He`s happy and smiling whenever you see him.
B: I know, he`s always very ……………………….
4. A: She can`t change any of her ideas and adapt to new ones.
B: No, she`s very ……………………..
5. A: Do you honestly think we can depend on that old car of yours?
B: No, it`s very …………………. – it could break down at any time.
6. A: He never thinks about other people`s feelings, does he?
B: No, he`s very …………………...
Fill the gaps in the text with suitable words from the box.
| sense | punctual | confident | trust | initiative | miserable |
| timid | sensible | sensitive | shy | cheerful | reserved |
I spent the weekend camping with friends but it wasn’t very successful. Sally is not very (1) ………………. and we had to wait an hour for her to turn up. Apparently she had a problem with a train, but didn’t have the common (2) ………………. to call me on my cell phone and warn me she would be late. Then, when she finally arrived, she had a friend with her, called Jill. She was quite nice, but so (3) ………………. that she didn’t really speak to anyone for the first day. She`d got a bit more self- (4) ………………. by the end of the weekend. However, she didn’t seem to have much (5) ……………….: we were only 400 meters from a farm but Jill said she couldn’t make tea because we had no water! Bill got angry at that, for no real reason, and poor Jill almost started crying. Bill`s problem was that he never really wanted to go camping in the first place, so he was pretty (6) ………………. most of the time.
Sort out the adjectives given in the box into the columns with the name of physical features they can usually describe.
| underweight overweight generous thinning turned up | grey stout hazel plump slender | straight square crooked chestnut | dark red fat blue | strong mean blond long | large weak slim short | wavy skinny curly pointed |
| eyes | nose | mouth | chin | hair | size |
Divide the words given in the box below into those which usually refer to men only, women only or people of both sexes.
| beard shapely attractive | pretty handsome good-looking | beautiful suntanned muscular | ugly moustache whiskers | bald charming gorgeous |
| Men only | Women only | Both sexes |
5. Answer the following questions to find out how you usually respond to people`s appearance.
1. When you meet someone for the first time, what usually attracts your attention first?
a) Their eyes
a) Their face
b) Their hairdo
c) Their legs
d) Their clothes
2. Which of the following characteristics will make you think most positively about someone?
a) They are well-mannered
b) They are well-dressed
c) They are strong
d) They look interesting
3. Think of the two people you find very attractive. What is the most physically attractive thing about them?
a) The expression of their eyes
b) Their smile
c) The way they behave
d) The way they speak
e) Other
