1 What are they like? a Complete the sentences with the personality adjectives.
affectionate /ə'fek ſənət aggressive ambitious bossy charming competitive
charming competitive independent jealous /'dzeləs
manipulative moody reliable tri làiəbl/ selfish sensible sensitive sociable / soufabl
spoilt
1 Spoilt children behave badly because they are given everything they want.
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people always want to win.
3
people think about themselves and not about other people.
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people get angry quickly and like fighting and arguing.
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people have an attractive personality that makes people like them.
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people have common sense and are practical.
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people are friendly and enjoy being
with other people,
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people are good at influencing other people to do what they want.
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people are happy one minute and sad the next, and are often bad-tempered.
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people like doing things on their own, without hclp.
people like giving orders to other people.
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people show that they love or like people very much,
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people are people you can trust or depend on.
people understand other people's feelings or are easily hurt or offended.
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people want to be successful in life.
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people think that someone loves another person more than them, or wants what other people have.
b With a partner, look at the adjectives again. Are they positive, negative, or neutral characteristics?
- Spoilt children are selfish because they think only about themselves and not about other people.
2 Competitive people always want to win.
- Competitive people are ambitious because they strive to be successful in life.
3 Selfish people think about themselves and not about other people.
- Selfish people are independent because they like doing things on their own, without help.
4 Aggressive people get angry quickly and like fighting and arguing.
- Aggressive people are moody because they are happy one minute and sad the next, and are often bad-tempered.
5 Charming people have an attractive personality that makes people like them.
- Charming people are sociable because they are friendly and enjoy being with other people.
6 Sensible people have common sense and are practical.
- Sensible people are reliable because they are people you can trust or depend on.
7 Sociable people are friendly and enjoy being with other people.
- Sociable people are affectionate because they show that they love or like people very much.
8 Manipulative people are good at influencing other people to do what they want.
- Manipulative people are bossy because they like giving orders to other people.
9 Moody people are happy one minute and sad the next, and are often bad-tempered.
- Moody people are sensitive because they understand other people's feelings or are easily hurt or offended.
10 Independent people like doing things on their own, without help.
- Independent people are reliable because they are people you can trust or depend on.
11 Bossy people like giving orders to other people.
- Bossy people are aggressive because they get angry quickly and like fighting and arguing.
12 Affectionate people show that they love or like people very much.
- Affectionate people are charming because they have an attractive personality that makes people like them.
13 Reliable people are people you can trust or depend on.
- Reliable people are sensible because they have common sense and are practical.
14 Sensitive people understand other people's feelings or are easily hurt or offended.
- Sensitive people are sociable because they are friendly and enjoy being with other people.
15 Ambitious people want to be successful in life.
- Ambitious people are competitive because they always want to win.
16 Jealous people think that someone loves another person more than them, or wants what other people have.
- Jealous people are manipulative because they are good at influencing other people to do what they want.
b The adjectives can be categorized as follows:
- Positive characteristics: affectionate, charming, competitive, independent, reliable, sensible, sociable
- Negative characteristics: aggressive, bossy, manipulative, moody, selfish, sensitive, spoilt, jealous
- Neutral characteristics: ambitious