Choose the correct word. Check in the dictionary.
1 My younger sister is very sensitive/impatient and she gets very upset if you say the wrong thing to her.
2 When Michael is in one of his stubborn/aggressive moods he refuses to admit that he might be wrong about things.
3 She is a very unhelpful/lazy person who expects other people to do everything for her.
4 It is best to leave Peter alone when he has a headache because he can be very bad-tempered/jealous.
5 She is so outgoing/broad-minded that she is never shocked by other people's behaviour.
6 Fortunately, my employer is quite easy-going/inconsiderate so I can take time off if I need to.
7 I remember John was very bossy/arrogant when he was young; he was always telling the other kids what to do!
8 Janet is very reliable/loyal so you can be sure she will do what she promised.
Выбор определяется смыслом предложения: reliable — тот, на кого можно положиться; bossy — любящий командовать; broad-minded — терпимый к чужим взглядам и поступкам.
a) Match the adjectives to their opposites. Can you add three more pairs to the list?
1 intelligent
2 polite
3 hard-working
4 generous
5 optimistic
6 sociable
7 popular
8 calm
A aggressive
B pessimistic
C mean
D stupid
E unsociable
F lazy
G rude
H unpopular
b) Read the school report below. Change the adjectives in bold to make the report positive. Begin like this: 'Dennis is doing very well this term.'
Dennis is not doing very well this term. He is 1) rude to his teachers and he is very 2) unsociable with the other children. In fact, he is very 3) aggressive in his behaviour towards everybody. He is 4) lazy in class and this mak… 5) unpopular.
a) Подбираем противоположные по смыслу слова: intelligent — stupid, polite — rude, hard-working — lazy, generous — mean, optimistic — pessimistic, sociable — unsociable, popular — unpopular, calm — aggressive.
Ещё три пары: happy — sad, honest — dishonest, brave — cowardly.
b) Заменяем выделенные слова на антонимы из пункта a):
- rude → polite
- unsociable → sociable
- aggressive → calm
- lazy → hard-working
- unpopular → popular
Конец текста на фото обрезан, поэтому последнее предложение восстановлено по видимой части.
Антонимы образуются разными способами: приставками un-, dis- (sociable — unsociable, honest — dishonest) или отдельными словами (generous — mean).
a)
b) Dennis is doing very well this term. He is polite to his teachers and he is very sociable with the other children. In fact, he is very calm in his behaviour towards everybody. He is hard-working in class and this makes him popular.
