Showing posts with label VOCABULARY B2. Show all posts
Showing posts with label VOCABULARY B2. Show all posts

Saturday 7 October 2017

VOCABULARY: Personality Adjectives (B2)

Personality Adjectives




What do yo call a person who...?


  • doesn't say what they really think
  • feels sure about their ability to do things
  • keeps their head in a crisis
  • acts without thinking
  • thinks is better and more important than others
  • has a lot of knowledge because their experience
  • never changes their opinion even when they are wrong
  • is determined to be successful
  • takes care to do things carefully and correctly
  • is different and unusual
  • has a great sense of humour
  • is always in a bad mood
  • is emotionally in control
  • is not very good at expressing their feelings or opinions
  • is fairly relaxed about things



ANSWER KEY:

  • insincere, hypocrite
  • confident, secure
  • calm
  • impulsive
  • arrogant
  • wise
  • stubborn
  • ambitious
  • conscientious
  • eccentric
  • funny
  • bad-tempered, moody
  • well-balanced
  • reserved, shy
  • easy-going, laid-back

Wednesday 17 February 2016

VOCABULARY: Phrasal Verbs with "look" (B2/C1)



1. Match the phrasal verbs with the definitions.

1. Look for
2. Look after
3. Look forward to
4. Look up
5. Look up to
6. Look down on
7. Look like
8. Look into

A. to regard with a feeling of superiority
B. to investigate
C. to resemble OR to be probable
D. to take care of
E. to look for information in a reference book
F. to regard with admiration or respect
G. to seek 
H. to wait or hope for something with excitement


ANSWER KEY:
1.G
2.D
3.H
4.E
5.F
6.A
7.C
8.B

2. Now complete the sentences with the correct phrasal verb. Put the verbs in the correct form.

1. I'm __________ to my holidays, I've already made all the necessary arrangements.
2. I don't want to have children, but I don't mind __________ my nephew.
3. I can't be bothered to __________ the new words when I'm watching my favourite TV series in English.
4. Thank you for the present! It's exactly what I was __________.
5. It __________ it's gonna rain tomorrow.
6. He's so arrogant I can't stand him. He's the kind of person who's always __________ others.
7. You should be proud of your achievements, a lot of people __________ you!

8. I can't come up with an answer now, but I'll __________ it and I'll call you back later.



ANSWER KEY:
1. I'm looking forward to my holidays, I've already made all the necessary arrangements.
2. I don't want to have children, but I don't mind looking after my nephew.
3. I can't be bothered to look up the new words when I'm watching my favourite TV series in English.
4. Thank you for the present! It's exactly what I was looking for.
5. It looks like it's gonna rain tomorrow.
6. He's so arrogant I can't stand him. He's the kind of person who's always looking down on others.
7. You should be proud of your achievements, a lot of people look up to you!
8. I can't come up with an answer now, but I'll look into it and I'll call you back later.