WordPowerWordPowerBrainstormingBrainstormingA:Atfirst,whenIsawmybestfriendstarttospendtimewithnewfriends,Iwasjealous.ButnowIammoreopen-mindedbecauseIhavenewfriendstospendtimetoo.Adjectivestodescribepeopleorthings.Thedialoguebelowshowssomeexamplesofhowadjectivesareusedtodescribepeople’spersonalities.B:Yes,Inoticedthatsometimesyouweremoodyatthebeginningoflastterm.However,I’mpleasedtoseethatyouaremuchmorecheerfulthesedays.Someadjectivesthatdescribepersonalityarepositive,whileothersarenegative.Belowaresomeexamples.PositiveNegativegenerousreliablehonesthelpfulpolitefriendlywarm-heartedopen-mindeddishoneststubbornmoodyunkindimpoliteboringnarrow-mindedbad-temperedTherearemanyadjectivestodescribepersonalitythathavethesameorsimilarmeanings.Wordsthathavethesameorsimilarmeaningsarecalledsynonyms.Whenwewanttoexpresstheoppositemeaningofaword,weuseanantonym.Herearesomeexamplesofadjectivesthatdescribepersonality,andtheirsynonyms.SynonymsAntonymsstrong-mindeddeterminedhardworkinglazyshytimidgenerousselfishfriendlykindtalkativequiethappycheerfulpoliterudeHanFang’scousin,DingWei,juststarteduniversity.HeiswritingalettertoHanFangtotellherallaboutthenewfriendshehasmade.Helphimchoosetheproperadjectivestodescribetheirpersonalities.PartAClosePartACloseDearHanFang,Howareyou?IamdoingfinehereatuniversityandIhavemadeseveralgoodfriendsaswell.Iwanttotellyouaboutthem.Firstofall,Imusttellyouaboutmyroommate,WuKang.HeisfromDalian.Wegetalongverywellbecauseheisso_______(difficult/easy-going).Westayupatnightandtalkaboutmanythings.Wehaveinterestingconversations.Neitherofusis____(quiet/talkative),that’sforsure!Nextismyclassmate,LiXiang.HisfamilyisfromNanjing,justlikeours.easy-goingquietWhenwefirstmet,IthoughtLiXiangwasquite_______(shy/outgoing)becausehedidn’tsaymuch.ButnowIknowheisavery_______(friendly/unfriendly)and______(dishonest/honest)person.WeoftenstudytogetherandheusuallyhelpsmewithMathsandIhelphimwithEnglish.shyfriendlyhonestIamhappytohavesucha____________(lazy/hard-working)classmate.Finally,IwanttotellyouaboutZhaoJie.Healwaystellsjokes.Heisveryhumorouseventhoughhehas_______(serious/carefree)personality.Heistrainingtobeanationalathlete.Canyoubelievethat?Ihavenodoubthewillsucceed.MaybeonedayhewillmakeittotheOlympics!hard-workingseriousIhopethatwhenyoucomeforvisitor’sweekend,youwillgettomeetsomeofmyfriends.Pleasedon’tworryaboutme.Iammakingfriendsandstudyinghard.Theprofessorsare____(easy/strict)buttheyarekind.Ilikeuniversityverymuch.Writebacksoon!DingWeistrictCompletepartBonpage7.PreviewthenextpartGrammarandUsage.Homework
