Questions

1. Do you agree with the author that appearances are deceptive? Tell your classmates about your own experience. 2. Do you think it is worth judging by appearances? Give your reasons. 3. Say a few words about your character. Do you take after your parents?

Exercise 3. Use the topical vocabulary in answering the following questions.

1. What kind of person will never arrest anyone’s attention? 2. What would you say of a person who can work and works a lot? 3. What kind of persons are often lonely? 4. What kind of persons are called good mixers? 5. What would you say of a person who never speaks about himself? 6. What kind of person will never take a risk? 7. What people are usually surrounded by friends? 8. What would you say of a man who gives others the last? 9. What kind of person will never spend more than he can afford? 10. What people can be easily forgotten? 11. What would you say of a man who is very hard to get along with? 12. What people are called poor mixers? 13. What would you say of a man who is very quick to get offended? 14. What people are called colourful? 15. What people are called discreet? 16. What would you say of a man who offends and insults people? 17. What kind of person will never take anything to heart? 18. What people are quick to see the point? 19. What would you say of a man who always achieves the aim he puts before himself? 20. What do you call a person who can’t keep a secret? 21. What do you call a man who can appreciate a piece of art? 22. What would you say of a person who is fond of praising his own deeds? 23. What kind of person will never lose his temper? 24. What people think only of themselves? 25. What would you say of a person who is impolite to other people? 26. What do you say of a person who feels deeply? 27. What would you say of a person who always says what he thinks? 28. What kind of person will never do a silly thing? 29. What would you say of a person who doesn’t like to show his feelings? 30. What would you say of a person who smiles much and is usually in a good mood?

Exercise 4. Match the people 1-15 with the correct definitions a-o. Write your answers in the boxes on the next page.

1.	an adolescent	a.	falsely claims to have special skills or knowledge, especially in medicine
2.	an atheist	d.	is a very young child or baby.
3.	a benefactor	c.	does not readily believe claims or promises made by people
4.	a bigot	d.	keeps count every penny and really hates spending money.
5.	a charlatan	e.	is a rich and powerful businessman or industrialist.
6.	a civilian	f.	is a young person who is no longer a child but not yet an adult.
7.	a genius	g.	deliberately lives alone, away from other people and society.
8.	a hermit	h.	helps people by giving them money or other aid.
9.	an infant	i.	is someone you write to but may never have met. He or she often lives abroad.
10.	an invigilator	j.	doesn’t believe in God.
11.	a miser	k.	loves and supports his or her country and is willing to defend it.
12.	a patriot	l.	is anyone who is not a soldier or any other member of the armed forces.
13.	a penfriend	m.	has very great ability and intelligence.
14.	a sceptic	n.	supervises people taking an examination and makes sure they don’t cheat.
15.	a tycoon	o.	has strong and often unreasonable opinions and won’t change them even when proved wrong.

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Exercise 5. Match the following adjectives 1-20 with the correct meaning a-t to form complete sentences. Write your answers in the box below.

People who are:

1.	absent-minded	a.	Like to say how good they are at something.
2.	adventurous	b.	Have strong feelings and are easily moved by things.
3.	amusing	c.	Are rude and disrespectful, especially towards people like parents and teachers
4.	bashful	d.	Are always trying to control others without worrying or caring about how they feel.
5.	boastful	e.	Deliberately try to hurt or harm others.
6.	bright	f.	Are very forgetful because they are too busy thinking about other things.
7.	calm	g.	Are sure of themselves and their abilities.
8.	cheeky	h.	Are easily tricked and tend to believe everything they are told.
9.	conceited	i.	Are very clever and learn things quickly.
10.	confident	j.	Hate having to wait for things and are not very tolerant of other people’s weaknesses, etc.
11.	creative	k.	Are very interested and excited about something and this shows in the way they talk or behave.
12.	domineering	l.	Are daring and always ready to take risks.
13.	down-to-earth	m.	Are always friendly and welcoming towards guests.
14.	emotional	n.	Don’t get excited or nervous about things.
15.	enthusiastic	o.	Find it hard to accept or understand new or different ideas.
16.	gullible	p.	Are very funny and make you laugh.
17.	hospitable	q.	Are very practical and honest.
18.	impatient	r.	Have a very high opinion of themselves.
19.	malicious	s.	Find it easy to produce new and original ideas.
20.	narrow-minded	t.	Are shy and feel uncomfortable in social situations.

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Exercise 6. Change the sentences as in the model:

MODEL: We respect honest people –

We respect people for their honesty.

1. Teachers do not like lazy students.

2. I respect my friend because he is frank.

3. We all dislike Tom because he is rude.

4. Nobody likes greedy people.

5. I am greatly fond of her, she is so modest and kind.

6. Certainly we like generous people.

7. I hate him because he is so selfish.

8. I appreciate considerate people.

9. I like children because they are always sincere.

10. Courageous people are always liked by the others.

11. It is difficult to communicate with him, he is so indifferent.

12. They all disliked him because he is very hostile.

13. Their child is very difficult to get along with, because he is very capricious.

14. People like him because he is so enthusiastic.

15. I hate him because he is very obstinate.

Exercise 7. Use the topical vocabulary in answering the following questions.

1. What kind of person will never disobey instructions? 2. What people feel uneasy in company? 3. What people are called just? 4. What people are called business-like? 5. What would you say of a man who always wants what other people have? 6. What kind of person will never waver in the face of danger? 7. What people are called level-headed? 8. What people will never fail their friends? 9. What people easily lose their patience? 10. What people are called sympathetic? 11. What do you call a person who pokes his nose into other people affairs? 12. What people enjoy other people confidence? 13. What do you call a person who intrudes his views on others? 14. What people are called revengeful? 15. What do you call a man who is always sure of himself? 16. What people are called squeamish? 17. What people are called persistent? 18. What do you call a man who keeps on forgetting things? 19. What person can be called haughty? 20. What people are called humble? 21. What do you call a man who is unlike others? 22. What people are called placid? 23. What would you say of a man who has no moral principles? 24. What kind of man can be called broad-minded. 25. What people are called vulgar? 26. What man is considered to be ambitious? 27. What person can be called vain?

Exercise 8. Look at the list of words formed from the word sense. Complete the sentences with an appropriate word from the list or the word sense, which you will use three times.

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