1 Decide which adjectives are positive (+) or negative (–). Some are neither.
1 annoyed …–…
2 charming ……
3 curious ……
4 delighted ……
5 lonely ……
6 nasty ……
7 shy ……
8 professional ……
9 rude ……
10 stressful ……
Answer
2 + 3 neither 4 + 5 – 6 –
7 neither 8 + 9 – 10 –
2 Complete the sentences with words from Exercise 1.
1 The train was an hour late. I was really ……annoyed……!
2 It’s ………………. not to say ‘please’ or ‘thank you’.
3 I don’t feel ………………. when I’m on my own at home.
4 Thanks for inviting me to the party. I’d be ………………. to come.
5 It’s important to look ………………. when you go to a job interview. Always wear smart clothes and arrive on time.
6 My brother is very ………………. . Everyone likes him and thinks he’s funny.
Answer
2 rude 3 lonely 4 delighted
5 professional 6 charming
3 Complete the sentences with the words below. You do not need all the words.
|
annoyed charming curious delighted lonely mad stressful unexpected |
1 I was ……annoyed…… because Linda was ten minutes late.
2 I’m ………………. to know whether I passed my exam or not.
3 Julie is quite ………………., so she might not come to the party.
4 The present was really ………………. . I had no idea who it was from.
5 I’m ………………. about football. I never miss a match.
Answer
2 curious 3 shy 4 unexpected 5 mad
4 Match the sentence halves. There are two extra options.
1 I’m not going out today because …A…
2 It’s going to be sunny tomorrow, according
3 You should go out tonight, instead
4 I will stay at home this weekend unless
5 I like a lot of sports
6 Despite having a bad knee,
A of the rain.
B besides football.
C of staying at home.
D to the weather forecast.
E in the news.
F someone asks me out.
G I’m going to play football today.
H I won’t play football.
Answer
2 D 3 C 4 F 5 B 6 G
5 Choose the correct options.
A: I met a famous celebrity yesterday! He plays the lead 1………………. in that detective show you’re 2………………. about!
B: What? Really? Where?
A: He was sitting on the train, near me. It was pretty 3………………. . 4………………. of sitting in first class, he was with all the normal people, like me!
B: I 5………………. what he was doing there. Did you say hello to him? 6………………. to an article I read, he’s really 7………………. .
A: No, he seemed quite 8………………. . And 9………………. of that, I didn’t want to bother him. I was 10………………. to ask him 11………………. , but I didn’t. I thought he might be 12………………. If I spoke to him.
1 A role B act C performance
2 A shy B curious C mad
3 A nasty B unexpected C rude
4 A Instead B Unless C Despite
5 A suggest B wonder C explain
6 A According B Because C Unless
7 A stressful B charming C mad about
8 A shy B mad C stressful
9 A despite B because C unless
10 A shy B lonely C curious
11 A something B anything C nothing
12 A lonely B annoyed C curious
Answer
2 C 3 B 4 A 5 B 6 A 7 B
8 A 9 B 10 C 11 A 12 B
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