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ability:stupid foolish half-witted simple silly brainless daft dumbdim (the last four are predominantly colloquial words)  \nClever,in a negative way,using brains to trick or deceive:cunning crafty sly  \n# Attitudes towards life\n\nLooking on either the bright or the black side of things:optimistic pessimisticOutward-looking or inward-looking(i.e.to the world around one or to one's own inner  \nworld):extroverted introverted  \nCalm or not calm with regard to attitude to life:relaxed tense  \nPractical,not dreamy in approach to life:sensible down-to-earth  \nFeeling things very intensely:sensitive  \n# Attitudes towards other people\n\nEnjoying others'company:sociable gregarious  \nDisagreeing with others:quarrelsome argumentative  \nTaking pleasure in others'pain:cruel sadistic  \nRelaxed in attitude to self and others:easy-going even-tempered  \nNot polite to others:impolite rude ill-mannered discourteous  \nTelling the truth to others:honest trustworthy reliable sincere  \nUnhappy if others have what one does not have oneself:jealous envious  \nOne person's meat is another person's poison  \nSome characteristics can be either positive or negative depending on your point of view.Thewords in the right-hand column mean roughly the same as the words in the left-hand columnexcept that they have negative rather than positive connotations.  \ndeterminedthrifty/economical—→  miserly mean tight-fistedself-assured→  self-important arrogant fullof oneself (colloquial)assertiveoriginal→  peculiar weird eccentric oddfrank/direct/open→  blunt abrupt brusque curtbroad-minded→  unprincipled permissiveinquiring→  inquisitive nosy(colloquial)generousinnocentambitious→  pushy(colloquial)  \n(See also Units 12,73 and 78.)  \nExercises  \n1 clever  \n2 extroverted  \n3 rude  \n4 cruel  \n5 generous  \n6 unsociable  \n34.1 Match these words with their opposites.  \n1 Di's very thrifty.2 Molly's usually frank.3 Liz's quite broad-minded4 Sam can be aggressive.  \n34.6 Can you complete each of these word forks?  \n34.3 Reword the sentences above to give the opposite impression.Example:Di's very stingy.  \n34.4 Magazines often publish questionnaires which are supposed to analyse your character foryou.Look at the words below and then match them to the question which aims to decidewhether a person is like that.  \nExample:If you arrange to meet at 7 p.m.,do you arrive at 7 p.m.?Reliablepessimisticargumentativesensitivesociableextravagant assertiveinquisitive  \n1 Do you prefer to be in the company of other people?  \n3 Do you find it easy to tell your boss if you feel he or she has treated you badly?  \n7 Do you lie awake at night if someone has said something unkind to you?  \n34.5 What questions like those in 34.4 could you ask to try to find out whether a person is thefollowing:  \n++++++….        +++1 self-……………    2 ………………-tempered3 ……     …-minded+++                               +  \n34.7 Choose five or six adjectives from the opposite page which you think best describe eitheryour own or a friend's character.How do you or your friend demonstrate thesecharacteristics?Example:Sociable-Iam sociable because l love being with other people.  \nintroverted  \ntight-fisted  \ncourteous  \ngregarious  \nkind-hearted  \nhalf-witted  \n34.2 Do you think that the speaker likes or dislikes the people s/he is talking about?  \n2 Look at the picture.Do you think‘my glass is half empty\"?  \n4 Do you always look out of the window if you hear a car draw up?  \n5 Do you often buy your friends presents for no particular reason?  \n6 Do you frequently disagree with what other people say?  \n1 thrifty3 sensible5 even-tempered 7 obstinate2 blunt4 intelligent6 original  \nWrite a sentence to illustrate the meanings of each of your words.  \n5 Dick's quite bossy.6 I find Dave self-important.7 Don't you think Jim's nosy?8 Jill is very original.","cbCaipe69nuc9Npl","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaipe69nuc9Npl","pdf",82086,"English","# Describing people-character\n## Intellectual ability\n## Attitudes towards life\n## Attitudes towards other people\n## Exercises\n## Exercise 34.1\n## Exercise 34.2\n## Exercise 34.3\n## Exercise 34.4\n## Exercise 34.5\n## Exercise 34.6\n## Exercise 34.7","[{\"question\":\"Which vocabulary groups are included for describing character?\",\"answer\":\"The material covers intellectual ability and attitudes toward life and toward other people, using adjective pairs with opposite meanings.\"},{\"question\":\"How do the exercises help you practice the vocabulary?\",\"answer\":\"They ask you to match words with opposites, complete word forks, rewrite sentences to show the opposite impression, and answer questions that reveal a person’s traits.\"},{\"question\":\"What is the purpose of the sections with negative connotations?\",\"answer\":\"They show that some traits can be positive or negative depending on viewpoint, and provide corresponding negative forms to sharpen meaning.\"}]","Describing people-character - Attitudes 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