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B1

English Vocabulary Exercises for B1 – Describing character

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1. Complete the table.

Noun	Adjective
1 ambition
2	cheerful
3 creativity
4	enthusiastic
5 flexibility
6	generous
7 honesty
8	idealistic
9 intelligence
10	loyal
11 maturity
12	modest
13 optimism
14	patient
15 pessimism
16	punctual
17 realism
18	self-confident
19 seriousness
20	shy
21 sociability
22	stubborn
23 sympathy
24	thoughtful

2. Complete the phrases for describing personal qualities with the words below.

common communicating courage energy
initiative lack sense skills
1)
have a good of humour
2)
have lots of / no sense
3)
have good organisational
4)
self-confidence
5)
have physical
6)
be good at
7)
show lots of
8)
have lots of

3. Complete the sentences with adjectives and phrases from exercises 1 and 2.

1)
Sue is very She always thinks things will get worse.
2)
Harry loves telling jokes. He has .
3)
Try to be It isn’t good to be late.
4)
She always tells the truth. She’s very .
5)
She’s always telling everyone how clever she is. She isn’t very .
6)
He loves being with other people. He’s the most person I know!
7)
She loves dangerous sports. She has great .
8)
I can talk to her about my problems. She always listens. She’s very .
9)
He always knows what to do. You don’t need to tell him. He .

4. Listen to three people describing a friend or family member. Choose two adjectives below that best describe the people. There are two extra adjectives.

Audio

ambitious cheerful generous intelligent
optimistic patient punctual serious
1)
and
2)
and
3)
and

5. Listen again. Match the descriptions 1-3 with sentences A-D. There is one extra sentence.

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This person:
A shows lots of initiative in planning his / her future.
B lacks confidence in social situations.
C has the opposite personality to the speaker.
D likes to pass on knowledge to others.

6. Write a short text describing someone you know. Give examples that show their personality.

My brother is very creative. He’s really good at drawing and painting. He’s also a bit

Extra exercises

7. Complete the table with the related nouns and adjectives.

noun	adjective
1	cheerful
2	flexible
modesty	3
idealism	4
5	shy
6	thoughtful
pessimism	7
honesty	8

8. Complete the sentences with adjective or noun form of the words in bold.

1)
I don’t expect any sympathy from my brother. He’s never been very
2)
My friend Hannah is always cheerfulHer puts everyone in a good mood.
3)
I haven’t really got any ambitionsI guess you could say I’m not very
4)
Some parents quickly lose with their children. I think they need to be more patient
5)
If you want children to be creative, you have to encourage their
6)
Our art teacher shows great enthusiasm for our pictures. I don’t know how he can be so
7)
My sister’s self-confidence has grown since she was young. Now she’s almost too

9. Circle the correct verbs.

1)
To be a firefighter, you need to be / have / lack physical courage.
2)
A career in politics is not for those who be / lack / show self-confidence.
3)
A comedian needs to be / have / lack a good sense of humour in order to make people laugh.
4)
It’s important for a teacher to be / have / show good at communicating.
5)
You need to be / have / lack lots of energy to work with small children.
6)
You have to be / lack / show lots of initiative if you want to get a promotion.

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