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Unit 1
Word power
In the letter from Sarah, we learn that she believes that her friend is . unreliabl
eI feel betrayed by my friend,
Hannah. She told others my secret.
Andrew also wrote a letter to Annie to tell her the quarrel between him and his friend, Matthew and the difference happened to Matthew.
quarrel
Cheerful and outgoing Quiet and sad
Adjectives like ‘Unreliable, cheerful, outgoing, quiet, sad’ can be used to describe people’s personality.
Think of one of your friends and make a description.
What kind of person is easy to make friends with?
What kind of person is hard to make
friends with?
Think of one of your friends and make a description.
What kind of person is easy to make friends with?
What kind of person is hard to make
friends with?
Let’s look at the other examples of how adjectives are used to describe people’s personality. A: At first, when I saw my best friend start to spend time with new friends, I was jealous. But now I am more open-minded because I have new friends to spend time with too.
B: Yes, I noticed that sometimes you were moody at the beginning of last term. However, I’m pleased to see that you are much more cheerful these days.
positive adjectives
negative adjectives
‘Unreliable, jealous, moody’ are negative, while ‘cheerful, outgoing, open-minded’ are positive.
Can you divide them into different circles
positive
negative
generous
dishonest
narrow-minded
impolite
helpful
reliable
warm-heartedhonestfriendly
stubborn
bad-tempered
boring
The group which come up with the most words wins.
Positive Negative
generous warm-hearted
reliable open-minded
honest helpful
polite friendly
carefree cheerful
hard-working kind
loyal modest
self-confident
trustworthy
generous warm-hearted
reliable open-minded
honest helpful
polite friendly
carefree cheerful
hard-working kind
loyal modest
self-confident
trustworthy
dishonest narrow-minded
stubborn bad-tempered
moody impolite
unkind boring
dull careless
annoying conservative
cowardly cruel
mean two-faced
shy naughty
dishonest narrow-minded
stubborn bad-tempered
moody impolite
unkind boring
dull careless
annoying conservative
cowardly cruel
mean two-faced
shy naughty
What is synonyms?Words that have the same or similar meaning.
What is antonyms?Words that have the opposite meaning.
Synonyms
strong-mindeddetermined
shy timid
friendly
happy
…
kind
cheerful
…
hard-working lazy
generous
talkative
polite
… …
rude
quiet
selfish
Antonyms
Synonyms
brave courageous
smart clever
loyal
diligent
passionate
faithful
hard-working
open-mindednarrow-minded
introvert
selfish
sad happy
selfless
extrovert
Antonyms
enthusiasticmodest conceited
Guess the meaning of the following expressions:Giving or ready to give freely: g______
Providing help or always being willing to help others:
h _____
Feeling or mood changing quickly: m____
Easily frightened: t____
With one’s mind firmly made up: d_______
Fond of talking: t_______
Strong-willed or determined: s___________
Dependable: r_______
enerous
elpful
oodyimid
etermindedalkative
trong-minded
eliable
Finish the exercise on page 7keys
1. easy-going2. quiet3. shy4. Friendly5. honest6. hard-working7. serious8. strict
One is going to stand in front of the class and describe the personality of his/her friends, the others are trying to guess him/her out.
I have a good friend. We have been good/best friends since …He/She is very , , , …So I like him/her very much.We are both very . But I know he is not perfect, sometimes he is . ……
Can you guess who is he/she ?
Finish the relevant exercise in your Unit Revision.