unit 1 getting along with others. he was a soldier and died at an early age after the founding of...
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Unit 1Getting along with
others
He was a soldier and died at an early age after the founding of PRC.
He is ---- helpful ---- warmhearted ---- unselfish / selfless
Chairman Mao encouraged us to learn from him on March 5th.
In March every year, we learn from him to offer help to others.
He was Lei Feng.
Have you noticed the adjectives we used?
helpful,
warmhearted,
unselfish / selfless
All these adjectives are used to describe personalities.
a list of adjectives that describe one’s personality
kind honest
generous loyal
helpfulhandsomeselfless
patient
funny
friendlyhumorous
warm-hearted
devoted serious polite
bad-tempered well-mannered
lazy
Use these adjectives to describe the following personalities.
Zhuge Liang
loyal wise
rude
brave strong
impatient
Zhang Fei
humorous
bad-tempered
firm
Li Yunlong
beautiful warm-hearted good
Zhang Lili
In your opinion, what kind of person is easy to get along with and make friends with?
What personality would you not like a friend to have?
Think of one of your friends and make
a brief description of him / her.
Some adjectives that describe personality are positive, while others are negative. Read the examples on Page 6.
Synonyms
brave ________
smart ________
loyal ________
diligent ________
mild ______
trustworthy ________
joyful _______
courageous
clever
faithful
hard-working
Do the following exercises.
gentle
reliable
happy
Antonyms
interesting ________
open-minded ________
sad ________
selfish ________
humorous _________
responsible _________
independent _________
optimistic __________
boring
close-minded
happy
selfless
humorless
irresponsible
dependent
pessimistic
giving or ready to give freely g________
providing help or always being willing to
help others h________
kind to others f________
with one’s mind firmly made up d________
fond of talking t_________
strong-willed or determined s_________
dependable r_________
generous
helpful
friendly
determined
talkative
strong-minded
reliable
Read the letter on Page 7 and complete it.
Answers (1) easy-going (2) quiet
(3) shy (4) friendly
(5) honest (6) hard-working
(7) humorous (8) strict
Describe three things that you like about your partner. For example:
I like my partner because he is
hard-working, brave and strong.
Story
Once upon a time, there was an old king who had a daughter and a son. When he was dying, he still had the problem that who should be chosen to be inheritor.
His daughter was beautiful, smart, open-minded, self-confident, well-mannered, good –tempered, polite, modest, strong-minded and generous, which are the right
personalities for a wise king. However, his son was on the very opposite. According to the tradition, his son, the prince should be the future king. But … …
smart, open-minded, self-confident, well-mannered, good –tempered, polite, modest, strong-minded and generous
Can you describe the personalities of the prince?
What decision would you make if you were the old king?