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10. Thomas is capable and never fails his exams.
11. Her cousin's jokes are just boring. I'm fed up with them.
Exercise 26
Change the sentences using the verb seem.
> Pattern:
He's very absent-minded.
He seems (to be) very absent-minded.
1. Ann is very modest and a bit shy.
2. Paul is absolutely weak-willed.
3. Maria is ill-mannered.
4. Peter is pretty sociable.
5. Helen is very sensitive.
6. Susan is extremely jealous of her husband.
7. Steven is fantastically rude to his wife.
8. Victoria is a good mixer.
9. Barbara is generous.
10. Erwin is very shrewd.
11. Bill is just hot-tempered.
12. Mark is quite sensible.
13. Jane is pretty serious.
Exercise 27
Guess what these people might say when complaining about the things other people do. The words given
below may be helpful.
Light-minded, unsociable, unreliable, rude, impolite, ill-bred, unreserved, hot-tempered, nosy, obstinate,
fussy, selfish.
> Use: a) He is so + adjective.
b) He is such a + adjective + noun.
> Pattern: Nick's mother is complaining about her son who never obeys her.
— He is so disobedient. (He is such a disobedient boy). I'd like him to be obedient.
1. Jane is complaining about her son who never shares his problems with her.
2. The teacher is complaining about Jack who lacks good-manners.
3. Bill's friend is complaining of ill who often lets him down and goes back on his word,
4. Mary is complaining of her sister who is very hard to get along with.
5. Jane is complaining about her classmate who is quick to get angry.
6. Tom is complaining of his playmate who cannot take himself in hand.
7. Ann is complaining of her boss who often loses his temper and is hard to deal with.
8. All the women are complaining of Jim who never stands aside to let a woman enter a room before him
and never helps any of them into her coat.
9. Dennis is complaining about Margaret who pokes her nose into his business.
10. The Headmaster is complaining of Paul who plays truant.
11. My sister's husband is complaining of my sister who makes so much fuss about the house.
12. Angela is complaining about her son who thinks only of himself.
Exercise 28
You've just joined a group of students at the University. Suppose the teacher asks you to introduce
yourself to the other students, and 'to say something about yourself. What would you say? What adjectives
do you think best describe your own character? How can you prove these characteristics?
> Pattern: Talkative — I'm talkative because I love to chat with my friends.
Exercise 29
Imagine a friend of yours is flying to London to stay with your English friends. They will be meeting
him/her at the airport. To recognise him/her they need a description of your friend, some details of his/her
appearance.
1. Say what he/she looks like and what sort of clothes he/she usually wears.
2. Give a short description of your friend's character and express your hope that they willget on well
together.
Exercise 30