牛津高中英语模块五-Unit1-Word-power
In the letter from Sarah, we learn that she believes that her friend is_u_n_r_e_l_ia_b_l_e_.
I feel betrayed by my friend, Hannah. She told others my secret.
The brother from “brother’s happiness”
What kind of person is he? kind/ helpful/ warmhearted smart/ clever /diligent/strongminded
Group work
Try to describe their personalities.
4. He is so t_im__id_ that he quite easily got frightened.
5. Don’t waste time to persuade him to give up his plan he has make the decision firmly. So he is a d_et_e_r_m__in_e_d_ person.
lazy
minded
working
reliable dependable generous selfish
friendly kind talkative
happy cheerful polite
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quiet rude
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More exercises
Synonyms
Antonyms
openbrave courageous minded
Let’s look at the other examples of how adjectives are used to describe people’s personality.
A: We have a new classmate this term. He is from America. He is not only polite, but also open-minded and humorous, so everyone likes him.
Finish the exercise on page 7
keys 1. easy-going 2. quiet
3. shy
4. friendly
5. honest 6. hard-working
7. humorous 8. strict
Describe and Guess
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.
Build positive personality
Do you want to be a popular student? Do you want to make true friends?
谢谢！
narrowminded
smart clever introvert extrovert
loyal diligent
faithful
hardworking
selfish selfless sad happy
passionate enthusiastic modestconceited
Guess the meaning of the following expressions: Giving or ready to give freely: g_e_n_e_ro_u__s Providing help or always being willing to help others: h___e_lp_ful Feeling or mood changing quickly: m_o_o_d_y

Positive carefree cheerful hard-working kind loyal modest self-confident trustworthy
Negative dull careless annoying conservative cowardly cruel mean two-faced shy naughty
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?
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
Easily frightened: t_im__id_ With one’s mind firmly made up: d_e_te_r_m__in_d_e_d_ Fond of talking: t_a_lk_a_t_i_v_e Strong-willed or determined: s_tr_o_n_g_-_m__in_d_e_d__ Dependable: r_el_ia_b__le_
What is synonyms? Words that have the same or similar meaning. What is antonyms? Words that have the opposite meaning.
Synonyms
Antonyms
strong-
hard-
determined
intelligent
hard-working
confident
active
unselfish
determined
modest
energetic
He is Yuan long ping.
Task 2: Let’s have a try Use some adjectives to describe people’s personalities.
Positive
generous warm-hearted reliable open-minded honest helpful polite friendly
Negative
dishonest narrow-minded stubborn bad-tempered unreliable impolite unkind boring
positive adjectives negative adjectives
‘unreliable, jealous, moody’ are negative, while ‘cheerful, outgoing, open-minded’ are positive.
Can you divide them into different circles
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Task 3:
Match these adjectives to their meanings.
➢ treating people as his friends
➢ spending more time in study or work
➢ deserving trust
1. dependable/ reliable 2. friendly 3. hardworking
➢ having or showing that someone has good manners
➢ always has consideration for others
➢ providing help or always being willing to help others
4. considerable
B: Oh, we have a teacher from England, who teaches us spoken English. He is helpful, though sometimes a bit boring.
Adjectives to describe personality
generous
impolite
dishonest
helpful
narrow-minded reliable
positive
negative
warm-hearted stubborn
honest
boring
friendly
bad-tempered
Competition Think of more adjectives to describe personality. The group which come up with the most words wins.
5. helpful
6. wellmannered
Exercises
Fill in the blanks. generous talkative moody timid(胆怯的) determined
1. When you talk to my cousin, Tommy, I am sure your topic will never dry up because he is quite fond of talking. That is to say my cousin is t_a_lk_t_iv_e__.