Unit 1

Word power

In the letter from Sarah, we learn that she believes that her friend is . unreliabl

eI feel betrayed by my friend,

Hannah. She told others my secret.

Andrew also wrote a letter to Annie to tell her the quarrel between him and his friend, Matthew and the difference happened to Matthew.

quarrel

Cheerful and outgoing Quiet and sad

Adjectives like ‘Unreliable, cheerful, outgoing, quiet, sad’ can be used to describe people’s personality.

Think of one of your friends and make a description.

What kind of person is easy to make friends with?

What kind of person is hard to make

friends with?

Think of one of your friends and make a description.

What kind of person is easy to make friends with?

What kind of person is hard to make

friends with?

Let’s look at the other examples of how adjectives are used to describe people’s personality. A: At first, when I saw my best friend start to spend time with new friends, I was jealous. But now I am more open-minded because I have new friends to spend time with too.

B: Yes, I noticed that sometimes you were moody at the beginning of last term. However, I’m pleased to see that you are much more cheerful these days.

positive adjectives

negative adjectives

‘Unreliable, jealous, moody’ are negative, while ‘cheerful, outgoing, open-minded’ are positive.

Can you divide them into different circles

positive

negative

generous

dishonest

narrow-minded

impolite

helpful

reliable

warm-heartedhonestfriendly

stubborn

bad-tempered

boring

The group which come up with the most words wins.

Positive Negative

generous warm-hearted

reliable open-minded

honest helpful

polite friendly

carefree cheerful

hard-working kind

loyal modest

self-confident

trustworthy

generous warm-hearted

reliable open-minded

honest helpful

polite friendly

carefree cheerful

hard-working kind

loyal modest

self-confident

trustworthy

dishonest narrow-minded

stubborn bad-tempered

moody impolite

unkind boring

dull careless

annoying conservative

cowardly cruel

mean two-faced

shy naughty

dishonest narrow-minded

stubborn bad-tempered

moody impolite

unkind boring

dull careless

annoying conservative

cowardly cruel

mean two-faced

shy naughty

What is synonyms?Words that have the same or similar meaning.

What is antonyms?Words that have the opposite meaning.

Synonyms

strong-mindeddetermined

shy timid

friendly

happy

…

kind

cheerful

…

hard-working lazy

generous

talkative

polite

… …

rude

quiet

selfish

Antonyms

Synonyms

brave courageous

smart clever

loyal

diligent

passionate

faithful

hard-working

open-mindednarrow-minded

introvert

selfish

sad happy

selfless

extrovert

Antonyms

enthusiasticmodest conceited

Guess the meaning of the following expressions:Giving or ready to give freely: g______

Providing help or always being willing to help others:

h _____

Feeling or mood changing quickly: m____

Easily frightened: t____

With one’s mind firmly made up: d_______

Fond of talking: t_______

Strong-willed or determined: s___________

Dependable: r_______

enerous

elpful

oodyimid

etermindedalkative

trong-minded

eliable

Finish the exercise on page 7keys

1. easy-going2. quiet3. shy4. Friendly5. honest6. hard-working7. serious8. strict

One is going to stand in front of the class and describe the personality of his/her friends, the others are trying to guess him/her out.

I have a good friend. We have been good/best friends since …He/She is very , , , …So I like him/her very much.We are both very . 　But I know he is not perfect, sometimes he is . ……

Can you guess who is he/she ?

Finish the relevant exercise in your Unit Revision.