Video lesson 1:15, comprehension test 5:00
If you want to know about a person’s character, you ask “What is he/she like?”. Needless to say, there are both positive and negative personality traits you can talk about. Here are some:
POSITIVE TRAITS |
DEFINITION |
| I’m not feeling very sociable today. |
a sociable person is friendly and enjoys being with other people
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| She was married to a bright young lawyer. |
a bright person is intelligent and usually young and likely to do well at school or in their careers
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| I’m not naturally extroverted and outgoing. |
confident, lively, and happy in social situations
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| Alice can look after the children. She’s very reliable. | a reliable person is someone who you can trust to behave well, work hard, or do what you expect them to do |
| This is a case that needs sensitive and skilful handling. |
showing that you care about someone or something and do not want to cause offence
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NEGATIVE TRAITS |
DEFINITION |
| You’re in an argumentative mood today! |
Someone who is argumentative is always ready to disagree or start quarrelling with other people.
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| Don’t be daft! |
If you describe a person or their behaviour as daft, you think that they are stupid, impractical, or rather strange.
[British, informal] |
| He’s rude to her friends and obsessively jealous |
When people are rude, they act in an impolite way towards other people or say impolite things about them.
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| I don’t think I’m envious of your success. |
If you are envious of someone, you want something that they have.
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| Some folk think I’m a grumpy old man |
If you say that someone is grumpy, you mean that they are bad-tempered and miserable.
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