Ensayos

1st and 2nd week (review) 3rd and 4th week

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Look at these pairs of adjectives used to describe personal qualities.
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Which pairs are positive, and which negative in meaning?

1. sensitive and thoughtful
2. dishonest and unreliable
3. mean and tight-fisted
4.broad-minded and tolerant
5. thoughtless and self-centred
6. lively and inquisitive
7. shy and insecure
8. out-going and independent
9. ambitious and single-minded

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Match the pairs of adjectives above with a description below.
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1. He’s a liar, and you can’t ask him to do anything foryou.
2. He never buys his friends a drink in a bar.
3. She knows exactly what she wants to achieve in life and how to get
there.
4. He listens to other people’s opinions, and knows there are always two
sides to an argument.
5. She just doesn’t seem to realise that what she does could hurt other
people’s feelings. It’s all Me! Me! Me! with her!
6. She is very quiet and goes red if anyonespeaks to her.
7. He loves parties and doing his own thing.
8. She’s always asking questions – always wants to know things.
9. She never forgets my birthday.

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Which words in activity 1 have similar and/or opposite meanings to the
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words below?

trustworthy free-spiritedinconsiderate confident
dependable narrow-minded generous selfish

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We often use adjectives that end in –y to describe personality. Find the
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phrase in the description that defines each of the words below.

fussy cheeky wittynosy moody

Well, frankly, my brother is all of those things. He likes everything to
be in the right place all the time. He always wants to know what
everybody else is doing, even when it’s none of his business. He is
bright and lively one minute, and quiet and bad-tempered the next.
But he thinks very quickly and says the funniest things, although
sometimes what hesays is funny but rude to people older or more
senior than him. For example, he asked his teacher why his red tie
was the same colour as his eyes. The teacher had been to a party
the night before – it was very funny but definitely rude!

(Future time ) Going to
Exercise on Future I Simple (going to)
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Principio del formulario

1.Put the verbs into the correct form (future I). Use going to.
2. It (rain) is going to rain .
3. They (eat) _________________________stew.
4. I (wear) _____________________blue shoes tonight.
5. We (not / help) ___________________________you.
6. Jack (not / walk) _________________________home.
7. (cook / you) ____________________________dinner?
8. Sue(share / not) ______________________her biscuits.
9. (leave / they) __________________________the house?
10. (take part / she) _____________________in the contest?
11. I (not / spend) __________________my holiday abroad this year.
Final del formulario

Exercise on Future I Simple (going to)
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Principio del formulario

2.Write positive sentences in going to future.
1. I / work - _ I am going to work.
2. you / dance - _________________________
3. it / rain - ____________________________
4. they / ask - __________________________
5. he / stays - __________________________
6. we / speak -___________________________
7. I / give -_____________________________
8. she / try...