Femme fatale social climber gossip good mixer

Wet blanket Don Juan gate-crasher wallflower chatterbox life and soul of the party

Ambition sincerity passion sensitivity humility modesty courage creativity

Compassion vivacity frankness self-assurance tolerance patience generosity imagination

Timidity arrogance meanness snobbishness rashness possessiveness aggressiveness

Vanity hypocrisy pomposity stubbornness obstinacy selfishness dishonesty pettiness shyness

Ø Ladies and gentlemen, which of these qualities is most important for you in a partner? Place them in order of importance.

Exercise 15. Find English equivalents for the following word combinations.

1. polite and friendly, 2. careful or showing good judgement in what one says or does; 3. showing and inspiring friendliness, pleasant and good-tempered person; 4. very rude and disrespectful; 5. too ready to obey others, lacking independence; 6. serious, determined, not light-hearted; 7. very loving or loyal; 8. showing power of learning, understanding and reasoning; 9. feeling or showing a desire of deliberate punishment or injury inflicted in return for what one has suffered; 10. attracting attention through being bright, colourful or exaggerated; 11. sincere and friendly; 12. filled with excessive and selfish desire for wealth, power, etc.; 13. being or wishing to be kind, friendly and helpful; 14. characterised by sudden changes in attitude or behaviour, unpredictable, impulsive; 15. extremely careful and thorough; 16. a person trying deliberately to lead smb. to believe or accept smth. that is false; 17. giving or ready to give others his things, money, etc.; 18. arrogant while despising others, proud and disdainful; 19. trying to misrepresent one’s real character, opinions, etc.; 20. nervously active, or excited about small things.

Exercise 16. The following is a list of colloquial names for various social types, i.e. different kinds of people one meets at parties and elsewhere. Use the most suitable one to complete each description below.

(a) He is very lively and the centre of any group he’s in. People always have a good time when he’s there. He’s the ….

(b) She’s so negative and boring. She has a depressing effect on any group of people she’s with. She’s a ….

(c) She’s confident and interested in other people. She likes to meet different kinds of people. She’s a ….

(d) He goes to parties and other occasions without an invitation. He just walks in. he’s a ….

(e) Unfortunately she is not usually asked to dance by anyone. She just stands there hoping. She’s a ….

(f) He just can’t stop talking. He goes on and on excitedly, about totally unimportant things. He’s a ….

(g) He loves to discuss and pass on news or rumours about people’s private lives. He’s a ….

(h) She’s dangerously attractive to men. Half the men she meets fall in love with her. She’s a ….

(i) He knows he’s attractive to women. They always fall for him. He’s got lots of girl-friends. He’s a ….

(j) She’s very conscious of her social position and is always trying to improve it by meeting ‘upper-class’ people. She’s a ….

Ø What type or types of person from the list at the top of the exercise above…

… would be good to have at the party?

… would you easily avoid?

… makes friends easily?

… might have a lot of romantic relationships?

… would get on well together? (make pairs, e.g. Don Juan and femme fatal)

… are you?

Ø Follow the instructions at the top of the exercise.

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