PET: Preparazione Certificazione B1 Vocabulary Lesson 3

 

MAKING FRIENDS

 

Best friend

 

NEW WORD/EXPRESSIONEXAMPLE
amusing: causing laughter and providing entertainment He is such a likeable, amusing man!”
caring: a caring person is kind and gives emotional support to others I’ve always thought of Jo as a very caring person.
patient: having patience Dinner will be ready in half an hour – just be patient!
reliable: someone or something that is reliable can be trusted or believed because he, she, or it works or behaves well in the way you expect Gideon is very reliable – if he says he’ll do something, he’ll do it
comforting: making you feel less sad or worried I found her words very comforting
fall out: stop being friends with Lucy fell out with Jane and wouldn’t speak to her. 
make up: to forgive someone and be friendly with them again after an argument or disagreement They kissed and made up, as usual.

PERSONALITIES AND SOCIAL INTERACTION

NEW WORD/EXPRESSIONEXAMPLE
cross: annoyed or angry My Dad gets cross (with me) if I leave the kitchen in a mess.
embarrassed: feeling ashamed or shy She felt embarrassed about undressing in front of the doctor.
nervous: worried and anxious Do you feel/get nervous during exams?
shy: nervous and uncomfortable with other people He was too shy to ask her to dance with him.
fascinating: extremely interesting The book offers a fascinating glimpse of the lives of the rich and famous.
cheerful: happy and positive You’re in a cheerful mood this morning.
sensible: based on or acting on good judgment and practical ideas or understanding It would be sensible to take an umbrella.
dull: not interesting or exciting in any way He’s pleasant enough, but deadly dull.
silly: showing little thought or judgment  Don’t do that, you silly boy!
ordinary: not different or special or unexpected in any way; usual Her last concert appearance in Britain was no ordinary (= a very special) performance.
fantastic: extremely good You look fantastic in that dress.
miserable: very unhappy She’s miserable living on her own.

 

Vocabulary note
-ed adjectives describe feelings. -ing adjective describe people or things

Adding -ly to adjectives makes them into adverbs:

generous → generously;  fashionable → fashionably;    lazy →lazily;      shy→shyly

 

Vocabulary note

These adjectives don’t add ly:

good → well

A good rider rides well. 

fast → fast

A fast runner runs fast. 

hard → hard

A hard worker works hard. 

friendly → in a friendly way
silly → in a silly way


 

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