University of Economics and Technology

Foreign Languages Department

Course Book: Language Leader Level: Intermediate

Unit: 1 Theme/Topic: Personality

ANSWER KEY
A. Fill in the blanks with the words from the box.

1. BOSSY 5. GENEROUS

2. CREATIVE 6. ENERGETIC

3. AMBITIOUS/ASSERTIVE 7. ASSERTIVE/AMBITIOUS

4. CAUTIOUS 8. ADVENTUROUS

B. Fill in the blanks with the words from the box.

1. TALKATIVE 6. MOODY

2. QUIET 7. ORGANISED

3. SERIOUS 8. SENSITIVE

4. SOCIABLE 9. SENSIBLE

5. RELIABLE 10. THOUGHTFUL

C. Match two parts to make compound adjectives related to characters.

1. open- d. minded

2. even- e. tempered

3. strong- a. willed

4. easy- c. going

5. hard- f. working

6. self- b. confident

D. Write descriptions for the people who have the characteristics in Exercise C. There is a sample
below.

1. Open-minded people like to listen to other people and respect their ideas. They appreciate their
own cultures and others’ cultures. They learn from others’ experiences and accept their points of
view.
POSSIBLE ANSWERS
2. EVEN-TEMPERED people do not easily become angry. They are calm.

3. STRONG-WILLED people are determined to do what they want, do not easily give up.

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4. EASY-GOING people are not easily upset or annoyed. They are tolerant.

5. HARD-WORKING people make a lot of effort to achieve. They work diligently and long hours.

6. SELF-CONFIDENT people believe in their own success, trust themselves, have self-esteem.

E. Write the correct prefix from the box in front of the words. You can use some of the prefixes
twice.

1. __BI/MONO_____lingual
2. __DIS_____agree
3. __OUT_____live
4. __MIS_____understand
5. ___OUT____perform
6. __ANTI___freeze
7. __OVER_____confident
8. __RE_____define
9. __MIS___ use / __RE__use
10. ___SEMI____circle
11. __MIS_____place
12. _UNDER__rated
13. ___OVER____ priced
14. __EX_____husband
15. ___MONO____rail
16. ___SEMI___serious
17. ___RE____ do
18. __MONO/BI_____lingual

F. Write the meanings of the prefixes.

anti- : AGAINST mono- : SINGLE / ONE

bi- : TWO out- : MORE THAN / BETTER

dis- : NOT over- : TOO

ex - : OLD / FORMER re- : AGAIN

mis- : BADLY / WRONG semi- : HALF

under- : NOT ENOUGH