Answer — Exercise 10
3.2 - A good read·New Total English Advanced - Students' Book
Question
- Read sentences 1-8 below. Work in pairs and explain in your own words what the underlined compound adjectives mean.
- Are the compound adjectives positive, negative or neutral?
Answer
a)
- single-minded = determined / never gives up
- self-sufficient = doesn't rely on other people / looks after herself
- thick-skinned = doesn't get upset when criticised / doesn't take criticism personally
- kind-hearted = good to other people / generous
- stand-offish = not friendly / doesn't talk to other people
- career-orientated = always thinks about his career / does a lot of things to enhance his career
- level-headed = calm (in good and bad situations) / not too excitable
- absent-minded = forgetful
b)
- positive
- positive
- positive (in this context, though it can also be negative in other contexts)
- positive
- negative
- neutral
- positive
- slightly negative