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PRESENTATIONS
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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
PERSONALITY
PERSONALITY
affectionate adj
/əˈfekʃənət/
Dogs are very friendly and affectionate pets.
aggressive adj
/əˈɡresɪv/
He’s very aggressive and often gets into fights.
ambitious adj
/æmˈbɪʃəs/
Paul is really ambitious and is studying very hard at school.
anxious adj
/ˈæŋkʃəs/
My sister is very anxious and is always stressed.
attractive adj
/əˈtræktɪv/
Darren’s new girlfriend is really attractive.
bad-tempered adj
/bæd ˈtempəd/
Our neighbour is bad-tempered so I don’t like talking to him.
bossy adj
/ˈbɒsi/
My husband is very bossy and is always telling me what to do.
charming adj
/ˈtʃɑːmɪŋ/
Nicola’s new boyfriend is charming and friendly.
clever adj
/ˈklevə(r)/
My sister is really clever and wants to study medicine.
competitive adj
/kəmˈpetətɪv/
I don’t like playing football with Jason – he’s too competitive!
dishonest adj
/dɪsˈɒnɪst/
I think Jenny is being dishonest about her past.
disorganized adj
/dɪsˈɔːɡənaɪzd/
Our secretary is so disorganized – we never know when meetings are booked.
friendly adj
/ˈfrendli/
Our new neighbour is really friendly.
generous adj
/ˈdʒenərəs/
Diane is always buying me presents – she’s so generous.
hard-working adj
/hɑːd ˈwɜːkɪŋ/
Mary is a hard-working person so I’m sure she will pass her exams.
honest adj
/ˈɒnɪst/
Wendy is so honest – she always tells the truth.
imaginative adj
/ɪˈmædʒɪnətɪv/
My daughter is really imaginative and is always writing stories.
immature adj
/ɪməˈtjʊə(r)/
He’s nearly 26 now, but he’s still so immature.
impatient adj
/ɪmˈpeɪʃnt/
Megan always wants things right now – she’s so impatient.
independent adj
/ɪndɪˈpendənt/
Karen lives on her own because she likes to be independent.
insecure adj
/ɪnsɪˈkjʊə(r)/
Stuart is really insecure about the way he looks.
insensitive adj
/ɪnˈsensətɪv/
She asked him about his divorce which I think was very insensitive.
irresponsible adj
/ɪrɪˈspɒnsəbl/
I don’t want you to go out with Vanessa tonight – she’s too irresponsible.
jealous adj
/ˈdʒeləs/
Louise is really jealous of Pete because he has a great job.
kind adj
/kaɪnd/
My wife is really kind – she’s always doing things for other people.
lazy adj
/ˈleɪzi/
Ian never does any housework – he’s so lazy.
mature adj
/məˈtʃʊə(r)/
She’s only twelve, but she’s very mature for her age.
mean adj
/miːn/
My sister never shares her things – she’s really mean.
moody adj
/ˈmuːdi/
Our teenage son is always moody and bad-tempered.
obey v
/əˈbeɪ/
You should obey your parents.
offend v
/əˈfend/
You should try not to offend people.
opinion n
/əˈpɪnjən/
What’s your opinion of the new government?
organized adj
/ˈɔːɡənaɪzd/
Our administrator is really organized.
outgoing adj
/ˈaʊtɡəʊɪŋ/
James is really outgoing and has many friends.
patient adj
/ˈpeɪʃnt/
You need to be patient if you want to be a driving instructor.
quiet adj
/ˈkwaɪət/
Anna is so quiet – it’s really hard to talk to her.
rebellious adj
/rɪˈbeljəs/
Julie is really rebellious and never does what her parents tell her to do.
reliable adj
/rɪˈlaɪəbl/
Ken is not very reliable – he’s always late.
responsible adj
/rɪˈspɒnsəbl/
Our son is very responsible and hard-working.
self-confident adj
/self ˈkɒnfɪdənt/
She’s a very self-confident and sociable child.
selfish adj
/ˈselfɪʃ/
Jane is really selfish and only ever thinks of herself.
sensible adj
/ˈsensəbl/
Our teenage daughter is really sensible so we can trust her.
sensitive adj
/ˈsensətɪv/
Helen is always crying – she’s really sensitive.
shy adj
/ʃaɪ/
I’m really shy and find it hard to meet new people.
sociable adj
/ˈsəʊʃəbl/
Jack’s really sociable and has lots of friends.
spoilt adj
/spɔɪlt/
Rachel is so spoilt – her parents are always giving her money.
stubborn adj
/ˈstʌbən/
My dad is really stubborn and never changes his mind.
stupid adj
/ˈstjuːpɪd/
My parents think that all my friends are stupid.
talkative adj
/ˈtɔːkətɪv/
Lucy is very talkative – we chatted for hours.
tidy adj
/ˈtaɪdi/
Harry is really tidy so his house always looks great.
unambitious adj
/ʌnæmˈbɪʃəs/
I was unambitious when I was young so I didn’t study much.
unfriendly adj
/ʌnˈfrendli/
I met our new boss this morning and he was really unfriendly.
unimaginative adj
/ʌnɪˈmædʒɪnətɪv/
The children’s story was boring and unimaginative.
unkind adj
/ʌnˈkaɪnd/
Don’t be unkind to your poor brother.
unreliable adj
/ʌnrɪˈlaɪəbl/
I’m not going to ask Colin for help because he is really unreliable.
unselfish adj
/ʌnˈselfɪʃ/
Adam is really unselfish and always thinks of others.
Prepare your oral:
REMEMBER THAT YOU NEED TO:
- Include vocabulary about personality and family in the second monologue.
- Include the appropriate structures (present simple, should, expressing opinions, expressing likes, etc)
- Connectors (so, besides, however, whereas, on the one hand, etc.).
MONOLOGUE 2 ON FAMILY AND PERSONALITY
Answer these questions to prepare your monologue about Family and Personality. Remember that you do not necessarily need to answer all the questions given.
- Do you have brothers or sisters?
- Describe your personality and compare it with your brothers and sisters' ones.
- What's your position in your family (oldest, youngest, middle)?
- Do you think your position influences your personality?
- Which has more advantages being an only child or having brothers and sisters? Why?
- Do you think the number of people getting divorced will go up or down in the future?
- Do you think the birth rate will go up or down in the future?
- Do you think families should have a meal together every day?
- Do you think parents should be 'friends' with their children on social networking sites eg. Twitter, Facebook, etc.?