Answer — Exercise 4
13 - Working it out·Outcomes Upper-Intermediate - Student's Book
Question
Write comments similar to those in Exercise 3 describing people with these characteristics.
Answer
- He’s very ambitious. He’s always planning his next big career move. / He’s always studying and reading about how to succeed in business.
- She’s very competitive. I wish she’d let her brother win every now and then. / I wish she’d learn how to be a better loser.
- She’s very generous. She’s always giving us things. / She’s always buying things for the kids.
- He’s so mean. I wish he would spend a bit more money every now and then, it’s not like he can’t afford to. / He’s always pretending he’s got no money, but we all know he has.
- She’s very polite. She’s always saying please and thank you. / She’s always holding doors open and giving her seat to old people on the bus.
- He’s so selfish. I wish he’d learn to share. / I wish he’d think of other people a bit more often.
- He’s so stubborn. I wish he’d listen to reason a bit more often. / I wish he’d realise he isn’t always right. / He’s always insisting his way is the best – even when it’s obvious it isn’t!
- She’s so vain. She’s constantly checking that she looks OK. / I wish she wouldn’t spend all her time thinking about her appearance.