Unit 1 Getting along with others Word power

慷慨大方的 热心肠的 思想开明的 可依赖的 礼貌的 固执的 不可靠的 心胸狭隘的 脾气暴躁的 不礼貌的 谦虚的 玩转词汇 1. generous 2. warm-hearted 3. open –minded 4. reliable 5. polite 6. stubborn 7. unreliable 8. narrow-minded 9. bad-tempered 10. impolite 11. modest 慷慨大方的 热心肠的 思想开明的 可依赖的 礼貌的 固执的 不可靠的 心胸狭隘的 脾气暴躁的 不礼貌的 谦虚的

坚定的，坚决的 可靠的，可依赖的 健谈的 喜怒无常的 保守的 嫉妒的 可信赖的 胆小的，怯懦的 两面的 意志坚决的 胆小的，羞怯的 热心的 11.determined 12. dependable 13. talkative 14. moody 15. conservative 16. jealous 17. trustworthy 18. cowardly 19. two-faced 20. strong-minded 21. timid 22. enthusiastic

1. Free talk about “Friend”

I have a friend, named Thomas, who is an honest man. He is very thin I have a friend, named Thomas, who is an honest man. He is very thin. He often wears school uniform. He is diligent in his study, and does well in all subjects. He is also very generous and warm-hearted. He is always ready to help others.

2. Adjectives to describe personality positive adjectives negative adjectives

思想开明的 open-minded generous 可依赖的 reliable stubborn 固执的 心胸狭隘的 慷慨大方的 可依赖的 reliable stubborn 固执的 心胸狭隘的 narrow-minded warm-hearted 热心的 喜怒无常的 moody 讨厌的 boring 脾气暴躁的 bad-tempered

Think of more adjectives to describe personality 3. Competition Think of more adjectives to describe personality The group which come up with the most words wins.

4. Can you divide them into different columns dull careless jealous annoying conservative cowardly cruel mean two-faced shy naughty generous impolite positive dishonest helpful narrow-minded reliable negative warm-hearted stubborn carefree cheerful kind hard-working loyal modest self-confident trustworthy honest boring friendly bad-tempered

antonyms 5. Antonyms and synonyms hard-working generous talkative polite dishonest antonyms honest quiet rude lazy selfish

synonyms strong-minded shy happy friendly kind determined timid cheerful

Synonyms Antonyms diligent smart sad loyal selfish brave introvert hard-working open-minded narrow-minded smart clever sad happy loyal faithful selfless selfish brave courageous introvert extrovert passionate modest conceited enthusiastic

reliable loyal boring brave Synonyms Antonyms trustworthy humorless humorous faithful loyal responsible irresponsible mild gentle dependent independent brave courageous optimistic pessimistic joyful boring happy interesting

Game Fill in the blanks with the adjectives we learned today.

He seldom or never tells the truth and he even often cheats in examinations at school. I think he is rather ___________. When she has set up for herself a goal, she never changes her mind and always tries her best to reach it. She is really ____________. Every time he finds that his girlfriend walks or talks with another boy he feels terribly angry. I’ll go and ask him not to be so _________. dishonest determined jealous

4. The girl lacks confidence in public and she speaks little when faced with strangers. She’s a ______ girl. 5. My father never refuses if I ask him for money. He also spares time to play with me even though he’s busy. I think I have a _________ father. 6. I like to meet and talk to new people. I never feel shy when I talk to strangers. They say I’m _________. timid shy generous outgoing extrovert

7. Our monitor is always ready to help others, that is to say, he is always a ________ person. 8. She sits beside me in class. She is happy and always wears a smile on her face. She also has the ability to make me happy all the time. She has a ________ character. 9. Tom only cares about himself and never thinks of others. I hope he will never be so _______ . helpful cheerful optimistic selfish

12. He is not _______, so we’d better depend on ourselves. 10. My neighbor talks too much, and he is seldom quiet. So we can say he’s really a _______ man. 11. He is such a ________ person that no one can change his mind. 12. He is not _______, so we’d better depend on ourselves. talkative stubborn reliable

Exercise on P7

Show yourself Describing a friend generous impolite outgoing quiet stubborn talkative