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| casual confident | disorganized easy | negative unreliable |
G. Translate the following words from Russian into English and make up your own sentences with them:
место работы; отношение; следите за тем, что говорите; продолжать спрашивать; делать личные звонки; большинство; производить хорошее впечатление; вести себя; доверять; держаться подальше, вмешиваться (ввязываться); продумать (решить).
VOCABULARY: PERSONAL TRAITS
A. Match the descriptions in column B with the personality adjectives in column A. Use a dictionary if necessary.
| A | B |
| shy | works well, doesn’t waste time |
| tidy | wants to have a top job |
| self-confident | doesn’t get angry when he or she has to wait |
| reliable | doesn’t feel confident when talking to people he or she doesn’t know |
| patient | trustworthy, dependable |
| demanding | thinks carefully before doing or deciding anything |
| nervous | arrives on time |
| ambitious | keeps desk, papers, files, etc. in good order |
| relaxed | calm, unstressed, unworried |
| cautious | has a positive feeling about him or herself |
| dynamic | makes other people work hard, often to a high standard |
| efficient | be afraid, doesn’t have a lot of confidence |
| punctual | energetic and (usually) successful |
B. These pairs of words describe employee qualities and performance. Match synonyms from the boxes.
| friendly |
| clever timid easy-going acceptable self-assured cautious
adaptable |
C. Many positive words describing character have clear opposites with a negative meaning. Write the negative forms of the following adjectives using the prefixes un- (11 examples), in- (7 examples), dis- (3 examples), ir- (1 example), im- (1 example).
| tidy organised accurate systematic sensitive patient | orthodox honest conventional traditional convincing responsible | secure sincere experienced reliable obedient efficient | predictable friendly diplomatic trustworthy tolerant |
D. Which of the adjectives given in exercises A, B, C best describe either you own or a friend’s character? How do you or your friends demonstrate these characteristics? Which of these qualities are necessary for an economist?
e.g. sociable – I’m sociable because I love being with other people.
LISTENING: JOB INTERVIEW
(Test Your Listening/Penguin English CD: Do sit down, Track 10)
