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Elementary Unit 8, p67: Personality
Review
1 Find eight adjectives describing personality in the word puzzle. Write them in the spaces on the right.
Words go:
C H R A I P S L J W I R L
H U P E N D C R E A T I V E
A N S E M I F A S V I P R O
R D E D O N Z K A W L D O C
D P R S C D W D S O M W U F
A I N T E L L I G E N T I
W V O L E P A K F Q N U G Z
O H U F X E Q W C E R O O
R X S A D N R I D S L Y I N
K M S L U D O S E F U N N Y
I O N M B E W C J B V R G A
N A D V E N T U R O U S V
G V E N S T U A H O X S N J
2 Choose the correct adjective for each sentence.
1 Hes really
B1
. He doesnt study but he always gets high marks on his exams.
2 My professor is nice but
B1
. He doesnt laugh much and never tells jokes.
3 When Im with my brothers, its like being in a comedy. They are so
A1
!
4 Marias quite
B2
. She went mountain-climbing and skydiving this summer.
5 I think hes very
B2
. At the party on Saturday, he talked to everyone.
6 My best friend paints, writes poetry and makes her own clothes. Shes so
B1
!
7 I usually stay in the offce until I fnish everything. I guess Im
B2
.
8 She never asks people for their opinions or their help. Shes very
B1
.
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Extension
3 Read all the web postings rst. Then complete them with the correct adjectives.
clever
A1
lazy
A2
polite
A2
tidy
A2
brave
B1
careless
B1
helpful
B1
untidy
B1
4 Cover exercise 3. Complete the denitions with the correct adjectives.
1 A person who likes things to be in the right places is

.
2 A person who is the opposite of 1 is

.
3 A person who speaks and acts in a nice, kind way is

.
4 A person whos happy to help other people is

.
5 A person who doesnt like working is

.
6 A person who understands and learns things easily is

.
7 A person whos not afraid of things is

.
8 A person who doesnt pay attention and loses things is

.
REMEMBERING OUR CHILDHOOD
Sisters and Brothers Did you love each other? Did you ght? Did you help each other? Post your memories here.
My brother was really
1

. For example, when I was 13, he took my
mobile phone to school and lost it. I didnt speak to him for a week! But he was also
2
to me when we did our homework, he did some of mine. It was easy for
him because he was
3


. Lucie
My big sister was very
4
. Once a large dog ran into our
garden. It was terrible. I couldnt move. But she just said Go away! and it
went away. Elmira
My brother and I shared a bedroom. I was
5
all my things
were in the cupboard or in boxes. But he was really
6
his things
were on the foor, on the bed, everywhere. He was
7

,
too, and never did anything. He just read comics. I asked him nicely, many
times, to clean the room I was very
8
but he just said no.
Teenagers! Anyway, were best friends now. Robbie