4.4 TV characters

Question 1

a series of TV stories about the lives of an imaginary group of people.

Dt.: Seifenoper

Answer 1

soap opera

Question 2

strong enough to deal with difficult situations.

Dt.: robust

Answer 2

tough

Question 3

angry and showing you want to fight or argue with sb.

Dt.aggressiv

Answer 3

aggressive

Question 4

a gentle part of your character.

Dt. eine weiche Seite

Answer 4

a soft side

Question 5

helping or encouraging sb.

Dt.: unterstützend

Answer 5

supportive

Question 6

if you are _______ other
people have a good opinion of you.

Dt.: angesehen

Answer 6

respected

Question 7

the ability to make good decisions based on your experience and knowledge.

Dt.: Weisheit, Klugheit

Answer 7

wisdom

Question 8

the main bad character in a story

Dt.: Verbrecher, Ganove

Answer 8

villain

Question 9

thinking you are better than
others and behaving in a way that is too
confident.

Dt,: arrogant

Answer 9

arrogant

Question 10

a person who does not tell the truth.

Dt.: Lügner

Answer 10

liar

Question 11

control or influence sb,
often in a dishonest way

Dt.: jdn. manipulieren

Answer 11

manipulate sb

Question 12

very determined to do what
you want to do.

Dt.: willensstark

Answer 12

strong-willed

Question 13

want sth very much

Dt.: sich nach etw. sehnen

Answer 13

long for sth

Question 14

the freedom to organize
your life and make decisions without
help from others.

Dt.: Unabhängigkeit, Selbstständigkeit

Answer 14

independence

independent ADJ.

Question 15

an ___________ Person
likes disagreeing with others

Dt.: streitsüchtig

Answer 15

argumentative

Question 16

often in an angry mood.

Dt. schlecht gelaunt

Answer 16

bad-tempered

Question 17

get involved in a situation
and try to influence the way it develops,
although you have no right to do this

Dt.: einmischen

Answer 17

interfere (in sth)

Question 18

If you _________________, you are interfering in sth.

Dt.: seine Nase in etwas stecken

Answer 18

poke your nose into sth

Question 19

Word focus

Answer 19

Character has different meanings.
1 a person in a book, film, play, etc.:
The doctor is an important character
in the film.
2 the set of qualities that make a
person who they are: Honesty is an essential part of his character.
A figure is someone who is important in some way: a key political figure.