English4Exams

1. What do you like doing in your free time? What kind of job do you want to do? Why?
2. What kind of person are you? Are you an introvert or an extrovert; an optimist or a pessimist? Do you take after your mother or your father?
3. Do you have a close friend? What things do you two have in common? Reasons for your bond?
4. What kind of people do you like to socialize with? Why?
5. Do you have neighbors? Can you tell about your neighbors? What do you think are qualities of a good neighbor?
6. Qualities of a good teacher?
7. Qualities of a good boss?
8. Qualities of a good work mate?
9. Qualities of a good parent?
10. Have you ever been impressed by anyone? Why were you impressed by that person?
11. Do you judge a person by his/her appearance?
12. Can you tell a person's personalities by talking with him/her or listening to him/her talking in paltalk? Can you give examples?
13. Can you tell about American or English actors/actresses/singers whom you like or hate because of their personalities.
14. Do you like any characters your favorite movies/books? Why do you like them?
15.Do you agree that a person's character is influenced by environment rather than genetics?
16. Tell about the influence of your family on your personalities.
17. Which factors do you think have influence on a person's personalities?
18. What personalities would you like your children to have? What do you do so that your children will be great personalities?

Vocabulary Study

Positive Personality Adjectives
adaptable adorable agreeable alert alluring ambitious amused boundless bold broad-minded bright calm capable charming cheerful coherent comfortable care-free confident cooperative courageous credible cultured dashing dazzling decisive debonair decorous delightful detailed determined diligent discreet dauntless dynamic eager efficient elated eminent enchanting encouraging endurable energetic entertaining enthusiastic excellent excited exclusive exuberant fabulous fair faithful fantastic fearless fine frank friendly funny generous gentle glorious harmonious helpful hilarious honorable impartial industrious instinctive inexhaustible jolly joyous kind kind-hearted knowledgeable level likeable lively lovely loving lucky mature modern nice obedient obstinate open-mined painstaking peaceful perfect placid plausible pleasant plucky productive protective proud punctual quiet receptive rhetorical reflective relieved resolute responsible righteous romantic sedate seemly selective self-assured sensitive shrewd silly sincere skilful smiling splendid steadfast stimulating successful succinct talented tenacious thoughtful thrifty tough trustworthy unbiased unusual upbeat vigorous vivacious warm well-informed willing wise witty zany

Example:

1.boundless = ever-lasting, limitless, inexhaustible
"I am sure that tomorrow there will be a common position. I have BOUNDLESS faith in the sense of responsibility and common sense of our heads of government and states." reuters.com
2. coherent = consistent, logical
On arrival, the patient is unable to provide much meaningful history of his present illness, but he is COHERENT enough to deny any previous medical problems.
3. discreet= modest, careful in one's speech, respect one's privacy
Activity was still being carried out on a DISCREET basis, with no benchmark pricing and banks dealing with counterparties only on an ad-hoc basis.
4. steadfast = a. loyal, faithful; b. steady, firm, determined
"When it comes to Israel's security and America's partnership with Israel, President-elect Obama doesn't need Rahm Emanuel. President-elect Obama's commitment to Israel is STEADFAST and unwavering," he told Reuters.
5. plucky = brave, courageous
In all matters he is PLUCKY and enterprising, the last two qualities being the secret of his successful career.
6. sedate= calm, cool, formal
Of all the people I have encountered in the New Mexico campaign, she is SEDATE to the point of being nearly comatose.
7. vivacious= full of life, enthusiastic
She is VIVACIOUS, utterly gorgeous and looks dynamic. She has many fans following and has smitten many by her hot and wooing attitude.
8. thrifty = careful and prudent with money
He is THRIFTY and industrious, law abiding, and honest in his business transactions. nla.gov.au

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Negative Personality Adjectives
abrasive abrupt absurd absurd abusive aloof adhesive ambiguous annoyed anxious arrogant ashamed awful belligerent bewildered boorish bored big-headed catty callous careless clumsy combative confused cowardly conceited crazy creepy cruel credulous cynical dogmatic deceitful defeated defective defiant demonic depressed deranged disagreeable disillusioned disturbed disloyal domineering draconian embarrassed envious erratic gullible evasive evil faded fanatical fastidious fierce filthy finicky flashy flippant foolish forgetful frantic fretful frightened furtive gaudy greedy grieving grouchy gruesome grumpy guarded helpless hesitant horrible impulsive ignorant ill irresolute jealous jittery lacking loud-mouthed ludicrous malicious manipulative materialistic mean mysterious naive nasty naughty narrow-minded nervous noisy obnoxious outrageous opinionated panicky pathetic pig-headed possessive quarrelsome repulsive ruthless sad scary scatter-brained secretive selfish silly slapdash sneaky snobbish snooty sore spendthrift squeamish stingy strange sulky tacky tense terrible testy thick-skinned thoughtless threatening tight timid tired tiresome troubled two-faced truculent typical undesirable unsuitable unsure upset uptight vague vengeful venomous volatile voracious vulgar wary wasteful weak weary wicked worried worthless wretched

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