1 What are they like? a Complete the sentences with the personality adjectives.affectionate /ə'fek ſənət aggressive ambitious bossy charming competitivecharming competitive independent jealous /'dzeləsmanipulative moody reliable tri làiəbl/ selfish sensible sensitive sociable / soufablspoilt1 Spoilt children behave badly because they are given everything they want.2people always want to win.3people think about themselves and not about other people.4people get angry quickly and like fighting and arguing.5people have an attractive personality that makes people like them.6people have common sense and are practical.7people are friendly and enjoy beingwith other people, dopeople are good at influencing other people to do what they want.89people are happy one minute and sad the next, and are often bad-tempered.10people like doing things on their own, without hclp.people like giving orders to other people.12people show that they love or like people very much, 13people are people you can trust or depend on.people understand other people's feelings or are easily hurt or offended.15people want to be successful in life.16people think that someone loves another person more than them, or wants what other people have.b With a partner, look at the adjectives again. Are they positive, negative, or neutral characteristics?​

1 Spoilt children behave badly because they are given everything they want.
- Spoilt children are selfish because they think only about themselves and not about other people.

2 Competitive people always want to win.
- Competitive people are ambitious because they strive to be successful in life.

3 Selfish people think about themselves and not about other people.
- Selfish people are independent because they like doing things on their own, without help.

4 Aggressive people get angry quickly and like fighting and arguing.
- Aggressive people are moody because they are happy one minute and sad the next, and are often bad-tempered.

5 Charming people have an attractive personality that makes people like them.
- Charming people are sociable because they are friendly and enjoy being with other people.

6 Sensible people have common sense and are practical.
- Sensible people are reliable because they are people you can trust or depend on.

7 Sociable people are friendly and enjoy being with other people.
- Sociable people are affectionate because they show that they love or like people very much.

8 Manipulative people are good at influencing other people to do what they want.
- Manipulative people are bossy because they like giving orders to other people.

9 Moody people are happy one minute and sad the next, and are often bad-tempered.
- Moody people are sensitive because they understand other people's feelings or are easily hurt or offended.

10 Independent people like doing things on their own, without help.
- Independent people are reliable because they are people you can trust or depend on.

11 Bossy people like giving orders to other people.
- Bossy people are aggressive because they get angry quickly and like fighting and arguing.

12 Affectionate people show that they love or like people very much.
- Affectionate people are charming because they have an attractive personality that makes people like them.

13 Reliable people are people you can trust or depend on.
- Reliable people are sensible because they have common sense and are practical.

14 Sensitive people understand other people's feelings or are easily hurt or offended.
- Sensitive people are sociable because they are friendly and enjoy being with other people.

15 Ambitious people want to be successful in life.
- Ambitious people are competitive because they always want to win.

16 Jealous people think that someone loves another person more than them, or wants what other people have.
- Jealous people are manipulative because they are good at influencing other people to do what they want.

b The adjectives can be categorized as follows:
- Positive characteristics: affectionate, charming, competitive, independent, reliable, sensible, sociable
- Negative characteristics: aggressive, bossy, manipulative, moody, selfish, sensitive, spoilt, jealous
- Neutral characteristics: ambitious