CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH VOCABULARY IN USE ADVANCED
UNIT 10
Describing people: Personality and character traits
A
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Adjectives to describe people’s
personality or behaviour
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B
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Sociability
Chloe’s such an introvert. Her
brother Mark is so outgoing and is such an extrovert. Strange, isn’t
it? [inward-looking and quiet] [energetic and friendly, finds it easy to be
with others] [outward-looking, energetic and sociable]
Mr Rogers is such a diffident man.
He seems to have quite low self-esteem. [lacks confidence] [has a low
opinion of himself]
English people are traditionally
thought of as rather reserved. [not immediately sociable]
Eva tends to be rather aloof. I
don’t know if she’s just shy. [unfriendly and not sociable]
My aunt Annie can be very haughty and
disdainful at times, but she’s lovely really. [unfriendly and thinks herself
better than others] [does not believe others deserve respect]
I’ve always found Professor Mactoft
very unapproachable, but his colleague Dr O’Daly is very approachable.
[not easy to be sociable with or start a conversation with] [the opposite]
Natasha is very conceited and self-important,
but Rachel is such a modest person. [thinks herself wonderful] [has an
exaggerated sense of her importance] [prefers not to exaggerate her own
qualities]
Joe is always so polite and respectful.
I wish he would be more informal and just treat me as his equal. [treating
someone well and politely, often with admiration]
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C
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Character
traits
Arjen is a somewhat naive person;
he thinks love can solve all the world’s problems. [/naɪˈiːv/ willing to
believe simple things, perhaps because of inexperience]
Telephone salespeople often take
advantage of gullible people. [easily deceived]
My father was a very conscientious man;
he never took time off work unless he was really sick. [/ˌkɒntʃiˈentʃəs/ always
took his work very seriously]
She’s a restless individual. I
don’t think she’ll ever settle down in a job. [not satisfied with what she is
doing now and wanting something new]
You are so obstinate and pig-headed!
Why don’t you listen when people give you advice? [unwilling to change,
despite persuasion] [similar to obstinate but stronger; informal]
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EXERCISES
10.1
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Answer
these questions.
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10.2
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Rewrite the underlined parts of the
sentences using the words in the box, making any other changes necessary.
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10.3
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Complete the table. Some of the words
are not on the opposite page.
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10.4
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These
sentences contain words from the table in 10.3. Rewrite the sentences using
the other form of the word. For example, use a noun instead of an adjective
and vice versa.
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10.5
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Over to you
Choose five words from the opposite
page that you feel describe you. Be honest!
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ANSWER KEY
10.1
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An approachable teacher or boss is one that you can easily talk to.
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pig-headed
3
little
4
an effusive greeting
5
difficult
6
impetuous
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conscientious
8
extrovert
10.2
1
Don’t be so conceited! You’re not the only one to get an A-grade!
2 People with / who have low self-esteem can find it difficult to achieve their goals. 3 He’s generally an outgoing sort of person. 4 She is a well-balanced person overall. 5 You always seem restless. What’s the problem? 6 He’s so excitable. He should try to calm down more. 7 She is rather naive when it comes to politics. 8 He’s pushy and cares little what happens to others. 9 Frances was very aloof at the party. 10 At times, Joel is quite haughty.
10.3
10.4
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One of her main character traits is impetuosity/impetuousness.
2 It’s difficult to get him to change his ways. He is very obstinate. 3 Luke is very reserved, but his wife is more approachable. 4 One of her nicest characteristics is (her) modesty. 5 She is very respectful towards/to her elders. It’s important in her culture. 6 Pig-headedness seems to be a family trait among my relatives. 7 She is so self-important; it irritates everyone. 8 Online identity thieves prey on people’s gullibility. |
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