Unit 2: describing people (personality, appearance, free time activities, work)

Question 1

friendly

Answer 1

behaving in a pleasant, kind way towards someone

Question 2

hard-working (adj)

Answer 2

doing a job seriously and with a lot of effort

Question 3

independant (adj)

Answer 3

not wanting or needing anyone else to help you

Question 4

intelligent (adj)

Answer 4

able to lean and understand things easily

Question 5

kind (adj)

Answer 5

This describes someone who does things to help others and shows that they care about them

Question 6

self-confident

Answer 6

feeling sure about yourself and your abilities

Question 7

self-confident (adj)

Answer 7

feeling sure about yourself and your abilities

Question 8

serious (adj)

Answer 8

this describes someone who is quiet and does not laugh often

Question 9

shy (adj)

Answer 9

not confident, especially about meeting new people

Question 10

tidy (adj)

Answer 10

having everything in the right place and arranged in a good order

Question 11

everage height (adj)

Answer 11

not tall and not short

Question 12

blonde (adj)

Answer 12

this describes hair which is pale yellow

Question 13

broad-shouldered (adj)

Answer 13

with wide shoulders

Question 14

curly (adj)

Answer 14

with many curls

Question 15

dark

Answer 15

having black or brown hair

Question 16

fair hair (adj + noun)

Answer 16

light coloured hair

Question 17

hair (n)

Answer 17

the thin, thread-like parts that grow on the head and body of people and animals

Question 18

height (n)

Answer 18

how tall or high something or someone is

Question 19

long hair (adj)

Answer 19

not short

Question 20

moustache (n)

Answer 20

a line of hair that some men grow above their mouths

Question 21

short (adj)

Answer 21

not as tall as most people

Question 22

shoulder-length (adj)

Answer 22

if your hair is shoulder-length, it goes down as far as your shoulders

Question 23

slim (adj)

Answer 23

thin in an attractive way

Question 24

tall (adj)

Answer 24

higher than most other people

Question 25

wavy (adj)

Answer 25

not straight but with slight curves

Question 26

computer games (n)

Answer 26

a game you play on the computer

Question 27

chess (n)

Answer 27

a board game with a black and white board and different shaped peaces

Question 28

classical/ pop/ rock music/ jazz (n)

Answer 28

different kinds of music

Question 29

(going) clubbing (n)

Answer 29

spending the evening dancing in a club

Question 30

(going) dancing (n)

Answer 30

going out to dance

Question 31

(going) shopping (n)

Answer 31

going out to buy things

Question 32

artist (n)

Answer 32

someone who makes paintings, sculptures, drawings, etc.

Question 33

boss (n)

Answer 33

someone who is responsible for employees and tells them what to do

Question 34

colleague (n)

Answer 34

someone that you work with

Question 35

disc jockey (n)

Answer 35

someone who plays music on the radio at discos

Question 36

engineer

Answer 36

someone whose job is to design, build or repair machines, engines, roads, bridges etc.

Question 37

hairdresser (n)

Answer 37

someone whose job is to cut people’s hair

Question 38

housewife (n)

Answer 38

a woman who stays at home to cook, clean, and take care of her family

Question 39

journalist (n)

Answer 39

someone whose job is to write for newspapers

Question 40

mechanic (n)

Answer 40

someone whose job is to repair cars

Question 41

model (n)

Answer 41

someone whose job is wearing clothes for photographs or fashion shows

Question 42

photographer (n)

Answer 42

someone whose job is to take photographs

Question 43

receptionist (n)

Answer 43

someone who works in a hotel or office building, answering the telephone and dealing with guests

Question 44

sales person (n)

Answer 44

someone who sells things (like cars)

Question 45

shop assistant (n)

Answer 45

someone whose job is selling things in a shop

Question 46

tourist (n)

Answer 46

someone who visits a place for pleasure and does not live there

Question 47

work experience (n)

Answer 47

doing a temporary unpaid job to find out what it is like

Question 48

bank guard (n)

Answer 48

someone whose job is to protect a bank

Question 49

criminal (n)

Answer 49

someone who has done a crime

Question 50

police officer (n)

Answer 50

someone whose job is to protect people from crime

Question 51

security officer (n)

Answer 51

someone whose job is to protect people and things in a place such as a shopping mall

Question 52

shoplifter (n)

Answer 52

someone who steals from shops

Question 53

thief (n)

Answer 53

someone who steals things