Character descriptions Look at the adjectives in the boxes below. These can all be used to describe someone's character and personality. Three adjectives in each box are positive, two are negative. Decide which are which and mark them + or — accordingly. sociable friendly honest easy-going greedy forgetful intellectual gentle suspicious impulsive lazy selfish witty energetic clever tidy outgoing cheerful rude impatient sad polite pessimistic creative well-behaved adventurous imaginative inesponsible 8 kind shy generous optimistic romantic pleasant possessive untidy stubborn warm Now read the descriptions of the eight people below. Decide which box above best describes them, and write their names in the relevant boxes. Michael gets on well with all his friends and family, and they don’t really mind when he forgets to meet or phone them when he promised. He is especially good with animals and is always looking after injured cats or stray dogs. He likes doing things at the last minute, like going off on holiday. Tim loves buying flowers and chocolates for his girlfriend and for her birthday. This year her took her to an expensive restaurant for a lovely meal. He hates it when other men talk to her and often refuses to do what she tells him, even if it is for his ‘own good. Jenny enjoys reading books, especially academic textbooks. She also enjoys going out with her friends. She doesn’t trust strangers, however, and avoids them if she can. Also, she is the first to admit that she eats too many fattening foods like chocolate and ice cream. Susan spends a lot of time alone in her room, which is always a bit of a mess. She's a nice person to spend time with, however, and she is always telling me about the dream man she will meet one day and the lovely house she will live in when she’s older. Laurence never seems to do any work, but he always passes his exams! He loves going to parties and discos, and he is always making people laugh. If he meets someone he doesn’t like, he might say some nasty things to them, but nobody takes his insults too seriously. Martin always has a frown on his face and he looks like he is expecting something terrible to happen. However, people are always impressed by his good manners, and he never gets into trouble at school. His favourite subject is English and he has written some really clever stories Jo is an artist and one day she wants to hold an exhibition of her paintings in the Louvre in Paris. She thinks she is much better than other people and looks down on them. When we went to school together, she was always doing crazy things lke parachuting and climbing, often without taking proper safety precautions! Elsa thinks she is more important than other people and never shows any'concer for others. She also gets very angry with anyone who doesn’t work at the same speed as her. On the other hand, she is ‘often smiling and doing things in the office, which is always neat and well-organized.