L9- Part 1

Vocabulary

1. happy
2. glad
3. honest
4. dishonest
5. perfect
6. imperfect
7. worried
8. unworried
9. tired
10. rested
11. better
12. worse
13. absent minded
14. alert
15. rich
16. poor
17. weak
18. strong
19. beautiful
20. ugly
21. handsome
22. pretty
23. wonderful
24. calm
25. nervous
26. peaceful
27. violent
28. sad
29. awful
30. awesome
31. hot
32. cold
33. noisy
34. silent
35. tall
36. short
37. fat
38. thin
39. shy
40. talkative
41. hungry
42. thirsty
43. online
44. offline
45. outgoing
46. workaholic
47. friendly
48. unfriendly
49. patient
50. short-tempered
51. cool
52. dim-witted
53. kind
54. stingy
55. nice person
56. inconsiderate
57. prudent
58. thoughtless
59. smooth
60. strict
61. authoritarian
62. reliable
63. unreliable
64. birds
65. tree
66. peace
67. hope
68. useful

Expressions:

Describing people - bad

Unfortunately there are some people who we don't like. When somebody asks 'What's he like?' it is useful to have some negative adjectives to describe why you don't like him.

Ten Expressions to Use In Speaking And Writing

1. Unfriendly / cold
2. Short-tempered / quick-tempered
3. Lazy
4. Stupid / dim-witted
5. Mean / stingy
6. Boring / dull
7. Inconsiderate / thoughtless
8. Strict / authoritarian
9. Unreliable
10. Dishonest

How To Use These Phrases In Your English

1. Adjective 1 describes somebody who doesn't make friends easily and says and does things that make other people not like them.( example: Why is Anderson so unfriendly? )
2. Adjective 2 describes somebody who gets angry quickly or is often angry with other people. ( We can not play with Ana because she is a little short-tempered)
3. Adjective 3 describes somebody who doesn't do very much / tries to do as little work as possible. ( Is JB a lazy teacher?)
4. Adjective 4 describes somebody who is not intelligent. ( Marcos Archer was really stupid to go to Indonesia with drugs)
5. Adjective 5 describes a person who does not give things or help to other people very much.( Cris is very mean. She never helps James with his homework.)
6. Adjective 6 describes somebody who is not all interesting.( Don't talk to JB . He is a little boring today)
7. Adjective 7 describes a person who does not think about other people when they make decisions. ( Aécio Neves was very inconsiderate when he talked about Dilma.)
8. Adjective 8 describes somebody (usually a teacher / boss / parent) who makes very hard rules and makes other people keep these rules ( Sometimes JB is a very strict teacher.
9. Adjective 9 describes somebody who does not do things that they said they would do.( I don't believe him because he is unreliable)
10. Adjective 10 describes a person who tells lies or who steals things from other people.( Don't be dishonest with your friends.)