Ingles Intermedio

Resource
Book
Intermediate II

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People in a hurry

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ADJECTIVE OR ADVERB

1 These children are ______________at English. (good)
2 Your brother ______________works at all. (hard)
3 Ann ______________ had an accident last Sunday. (near)
4 Have you been to the cinema ______________ . (late)
5 Mary always dresses______________ . (beautiful)
6 Yes, it was raining______________for two hours. (heavy)
7 He has painted it ______________ . (nice)
8 What a ______________worker he is! (quick)
9 He is always very ______________ . (polite)
10 He is often ______________ . (nervous)
11 Arthur ______________ rode back to the inn. (quick)
12 They saw a ______________butterfly on a rose. (beautiful)
13 When the teacher heard about the missing book He said______________:"Youshould be more
careful." (angry)
14 When he told him the truth, he was ______________ .(quiet)
15 "This wound looks ______________ ", the doctor said. (bad)
16 She is a ______________ girl. (quiet)
17 She went to bed ______________ . (quiet)
18 He is not a good student but he writes ______________ . (good)
19 You should speak more ______________ . (soft)
20 The children behaved ______________. (bad)

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Complete these opinions about modern life. Use the correct form of the words.

1. Young people don't dress _______________ (proper) these days.
They don't wear

_______________ (appropriate) clothes.

2. Parents see things very

_______________ (different) from their

children, so families argue a lot.
3. Young people don't know how to speak _______________ (correct).They use a lot of slang.
4. Nobody feels _______________ (safe) on the highways because
people drive too _______________ (fast) and _______________ (reckless).
5. On buses, people seem very _______________ (rude). They don't
_______________ (automatic) give their seats to older people.
6. People are getting very

_______________ (impatient). They expect you to answer their

e-mails_______________ (immediate).

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Personality and Character
WHO IS SOMEONE YOU REALLY ADMIRE?
"My English teacher. He's incredibly talented and creative. And she has a great
sense of humor. She's pretty disorganized, though. She forgets something almost
every class, but her classes are absolutely wonderful!"
Liza Marks

"I really admire a guy in my karate class. He's extremely competitive,but
when he wins, he's not arrogant like some of the other guys.
He's not very outgoing, so some people think he's unfriendly, but I think
he's basically just shy."
Peter Zukowski

"I think my dad's a pretty cool guy. We get along really
well. He's fairly easygoing and laid-back. And he's very practical and down-toearth, so he always gives me good advice. Also, he's completely honest withme. I
can trust what he says."
Katy Lee

"My friend Luisa. She's so helpful and generous. I mean, she's always doing
things for other people. She's not selfish at all. And she's totally reliable. If
she says she'll help you with something, she does. You can always count on
her."
Eva Sanchez

Which of the personality words or expresions describe these qualities?

Winning is veryimportant to you
You handle everyday probles well
You give a lot of time or money to people
You tell the truth and never cheat or steal

People can always count on you
You are overly proud of yourself
You´re not well organized
You´re relax about life

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Complete the sentences with the adjectives of personality and character.
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My aunt likes to paint. She hascreative ideas and is incredibly __________________
Ellie is totally __________________. She can never find her car keys and is always losing her cell phone.
My friend Steve is extremely down-to-earth and __________________. He gives useful advice.
Bill is really __________________. He isn't shy at all.
My dad bought me a laptop computer for college. He's very kind and __________________...