Vocabulary Personality

1. PERSONALI
TY
B2 EOI Cartagena
Isabel Bastida

2. 1. CARTOONS

5. 1.1.grumpygrumpy
 22.chatty.chatty
66.affectionate.affectionate
11.11.decisivedecisive
1515.clumsy.clumsy
1616.frank.frank
5.5. gracefulgraceful
12.12.boastfulboastful
14.14.big-headedbig-headed
1717.greedy.greedy
8.8.tactlesstactless
99.ruthless.ruthless
19.19.conscientiousconscientious
1313.versatile.versatile
77.overemotional.overemotional
20.fussy20.fussy
3.deceitful3.deceitful
18.18.sneakysneaky
4.resentful4.resentfulN
PP
NN
NN
PP
PP
NN
NN
N
PP NN P
NN
N
PP N NN PP
NN
10.10.quarrelsomequarrelsome
NN
21. Industrious P
22. Bitchy NN
23. Conceited
N
24. Witty P

6. Choose the correct option
1. She is so ......... She always gets people to do what she wants.
a. manipulative b. big-headed c. stubborn
2. Don’t be so .... You shouldn’t tell people what to do all the time!
a. bossy b. conceited c. persistent
3. When I was younger, I was very ....., but now often speak to groups of 100 people
and it doesn’t matter at all.
a. demanding b. ashamed c. shy
4. She was complaining about her ...... neighbours, who were asking so many
questions.
a. sneaky b. bitchy c. nosy
5. He’s incredibly ...... He spends hours looking at himself in the mirror.
a. arrogant b. vain c. selfish

7. 6. My father’s quite ...... He often forgets where he has put things.
a. open-minded b. mindful c. absent-minded
7. What really matters is to be ...... Don’t give up and keep on trying.
a. persistent b. demanding c. impatient
8. Freddie is never shy and loves meeting new people. He is extremely ......
a. easy-going b. out-going c. reserved
9. My new classmate is never late for class. I wish I were as ..... as her.
a. time-wasting b. reliable c. punctual
10. That’s the third glass you’ve smashed this week! You are very .....
a. clumsy b. aggressive c. tactless
11. Jack hates spending money. She is rather .....
a. mean b. greedy c. ambitious

8. • “It’s easy to be an armchair critic, but no one ever takes action to help solve the
problem.”
• “My aunt is such a busybody – she’s always asking nosy questions about my love life I wish
she’d mind her own business.”
• “John bought his mother a $5 gift for her birthday. I can’t believe what a cheapskate he is!”
• “Stop being a couch potato – turn off the TV and go get some exercise.”
• “I like working with Janet because she’s so down-to-earth. Her plans and expectations are
very reasonable.”
• “You can’t just wait for opportunities to be handed to you – you need to be more of a go-
getter.”
• “Mary is a tough cookie. She never changes her mind”
• “I tried to give advice, but my know-it-all co-worker wouldn’t even listen.”
• “If Gary said he’ll be there at 6:00, you can count on it. He’s a man of his word.”
• “My mother’s such a worrywart that if I don’t call her every day, she starts imagining I’ve been
killed in a horrible accident.”
• “I hate to be a wet blanket/ party pooper, but we should probably turn down the music – our
neighbours are probably trying to sleep.”
• “I’m more reserved, but my mother is a social butterfly.”
• “I showed my boss the benefits of this new strategy, but he’s set in his ways and doesn’t
want to change anything.”
• “She is a dark horse. I didn’t know she had written a book.”
Idioms and expressions

9. Part 1 Part 2 Compound adjective
Self (x2)
Big
Single
Thick
Laid
Absent
Career
Minded (X2)
Back
Skinned
Orientated
Sufficient
Headed
Effacing
Self-effacing
2. Form compound adjectives with these words and explain its meaning.

10. 2. EXERCISES
Student A Student B
1. Take turns to define your adjectives in pairs. Underline the stress.

11. 3. YOUR TURN
a know-all a couch potato a party animal a whinger
a loser a rotten apple a tough cookie a workaholic
1. Take turns to describe these people using these structures and some of the
adjectives from the unit.
He’s always/ constantly/ forever doing something
He just never …
All he (ever )does is …
2. Judging by appearances. How would you describe the following people’s
personality.