Unit 1 Getting along with others

Word power

玩转词汇1. generous2. warm-hearted3. open –minded4. reliable5. polite6. stubborn7. unreliable 8. narrow-minded9. bad-tempered10. impolite11. modest

慷慨大方的热心肠的思想开明的可依赖的礼貌的固执的不可靠的心胸狭隘的脾气暴躁的不礼貌的谦虚的

11.determined12. dependable13. talkative14. moody15. conservative16. jealous17. trustworthy18. cowardly 19. two-faced20. strong-minded21. timid22. enthusiastic

坚定的，坚决的可靠的，可依赖的健谈的喜怒无常的保守的嫉妒的可信赖的胆小的，怯懦的两面的意志坚决的胆小的，羞怯的热心的

1. Free talk about “Friend”

I have a friend, named Thomas, who is an honest man. He is very thin. He often wears school uniform. He is diligent in his study, and does well in all subjects. He is also very generous and warm-hearted. He is always ready to help others.

positive adjectives

negative adjectives

generous慷慨大方的

reliable可依赖的

open-minded

思想开明的

warm-hear

ted热心的

narrow-minded

心胸狭隘的

stubborn

固执的

moody喜怒无常的

bad-tempered

脾气暴躁的 boring讨厌的

The group which come up with the most words wins.

4. Can you divide them into different columnsgenerous

dishonest

narrow-minded

impolite

helpful

reliable

warm-hearted

honest

friendly

stubborn

bad-tempered

boringcarefree cheerful kind hard-working loyal modest self-confident trustworthy

dull careless jealousannoying conservativecowardly cruel mean two-faced shy naughty

positive

negative

dishonest

honest

antonyms

hard-working

lazy

generous

selfish

talkative

quiet

polite

rude

5. Antonyms and synonyms

friendly

kind

synonyms

strong-minded

determined

shy

timid

happy

cheerful

Synonyms

brave courageous

smart clever

loyal

diligent

passionate

faithful

hard-workingopen-minded narrow-minded

introvert

selfish

sad happy

selfless

extrovert

Antonyms

enthusiasticmodest conceited

Synonyms

brave courageous

loyal faithful

mild gentle

reliable humorous humorless

optimistic

independent

responsible irresponsible

dependent

pessimistic

Antonyms

happy interesting boring

trustworthy

joyful

Fill in the blanks with the adjectives we learned today.

1.He seldom or never tells the truth and he even often cheats in examinations at school. I think he is rather ___________.

2.When she has set up for herself a goal, she never changes her mind and always tries her best to reach it. She is really ____________.

3.Every time he finds that his girlfriend walks or talks with another boy he feels terribly angry. I’ll go and ask him not to be so _________.

dishonest

determined

jealous

4. The girl lacks confidence in public and she speaks little when faced with strangers. She’s a ______ girl.

5. My father never refuses if I ask him for money. He also spares time to play with me even though he’s busy. I think I have a _________ father.

6. I like to meet and talk to new people. I never feel shy when I talk to strangers. They say I’m _________.

timid

shy

generous

outgoing

extrovert

7. Our monitor is always ready to help others, that is to say, he is always a ________ person.

8. She sits beside me in class. She is happy and always wears a smile on her face. She also has the ability to make me happy all the time. She has a ________ character.

9. Tom only cares about himself and never thinks of others. I hope he will never be so _______ .

helpful

cheerful

optimistic

selfish

10. My neighbor talks too much, and he is seldom quiet. So we can say he’s really a _______ man.

11. He is such a ________ person that no one can change his mind.

12. He is not _______, so we’d better depend on ourselves.

talkative

stubborn

reliable

Exercise on P7

Show yourself

generous impolite outgoing quiet stubborn talkative

Describing a friend