CHECK YOUR ENGLISH VOCABULARY FOR FCE
41. Character and personality
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Task 1. ADJECTIVES
Match the sentences in the left-hand
column with those in the right-hand column. Use the adjectives in bold to
help you.
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1. I wish John wouldn't be so critical
all the time.
2. Mary is so witty.
3. Chris is such a garrulous person.
4. Sometimes Rick can be really impulsive.
5. Laurence is the most conceited
person I know.
6. Mr Kelly is very absent-minded.
7. Jan is so obstinate.
8. Mr. Roberts is extremely reserved.
9. You're not very punctual, are you?
10. Has anyone ever told you how bossy
you are?
11. You're so pessimistic!
12. Jenny is optimistic about the
future.
13. Brian is usually quite reliable.
14. Claire is very sensitive.
15. June is the most sensible student
in the class.
16. My boyfriend is so possessive.
17. My mother is quite open-minded.
18. Jean should try not to be so
bigoted.
19. At times, Fiona can be really
bitchy.
20. Mark is extremely sociable.
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A. I know! He spoke non-stop for two
hours on the telephone last night!
B. She made some really nasty remarks
about the new secretary.
C. He hates it when I go out with my
friends.
D. You can never make her change her
mind.
E. You always believe that only bad
things will happen.
F. He loves going to parties.
G. After all, nobody's perfect.
H. It's very easy to upset her.
I. You're almost never on time.
J. She always makes good decisions and
does the right thing.
K. That's true. She made a very clever
and funny speech at her party.
L. Her strong and unreasonable ideas
have really upset some people.
M. She's always willing to listen to
other people's ideas.
N. He often rushes to do things without
thinking of the consequences.
O. Yesterday he went to the library in
his slippers!
P. He thinks too much of himself.
Q. I trust him completely.
R. She feels that everything will work
out for the best.
S. You're always telling people what to
do.
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Task 2. IDIOMS, COLLOQUIALISMS AND
OTHER EXPRESSIONS
Look at the following list of words and
expressions, and decide whether they are positive ( + ) or negative ( - ).
Use your dictionary to check the meanings.
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1. a fuddy-duddy + / -
2. a pain in the neck + / -
3. a gossip + / -
4. a troublemaker + / -
5. a slob + / -
6. a layabout + / -
7. a wet blanket + / -
8. a couch potato + / -
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9. a brick + / -
10. a golden boy + / -
11. a high-flyer + / -
12. a windbag + / -
13. a busybody + / -
14. the salt of the earth + / -
15. a slave driver + / -
16. an early bird + / -
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17. a sponger + / -
18. a bimbo + / -
19. a jerk + / -
20. a moron + / -
21. a stick-in-the-mud + / -
22. the life and soul of the
party + / -
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