1. Collocation: Character and Behaviour Use of English: Secondary 6

2. Your month of birth and your character January January Good company Good company Selfish streak Selfish streak February February An outgoing personality An outgoing personality Good sense of humour Good sense of humour March March A vivid imagination A vivid imagination Losing temper easily Losing temper easily Hot-tempered Hot-tempered Ill-temperd Ill-temperd

3. Your month of birth and your character April April Highly intelligent Highly intelligent Razor-sharp mind Razor-sharp mind May May Setting high standards Setting high standards Fiercely loyal Fiercely loyal Fiercely = extremely Fiercely = extremely June June Put others first Put others first

4. Your month of birth and your character July July Painfully shy Painfully shy Supremely confident Supremely confident August August Snap decisions Snap decisions September September A strong sense of responsibility A strong sense of responsibility Responsibility = obligation Responsibility = obligation Keep your word Keep your word Keeping promise Keeping promise

5. Your month of birth and your character October October Good at keeping secrets Good at keeping secrets Never bear a grudge Never bear a grudge Resent (hate someone) for a long time for the bad things he / she has done to you Resent (hate someone) for a long time for the bad things he / she has done to you November November Hard to keep your temper Hard to keep your temper Keep your temper = not to get angry = stay calm Keep your temper = not to get angry = stay calm Hate someone making a fool out of you Hate someone making a fool out of you Making a fool out of you = [deceive / play tricks on] you Making a fool out of you = [deceive / play tricks on] you December December Brutally honest Brutally honest Blunt Blunt inconsiderate inconsiderate

6. Collocation of characters and behaviours Aspects of your personality Aspects of your personality Aspects = facets Aspects = facets Give the impression of Give the impression of Impression = image Impression = image Have a tendency Have a tendency Tendency = inclination Tendency = inclination Inclined to Inclined to

7. Collocation of characters and behaviours Play + a joke / trick + on Play + a joke / trick + on X Make a joke / trick X Make a joke / trick E.g. The children played a joke on the teacher. E.g. The children played a joke on the teacher. Take a joke Take a joke Don ’ t mind a joke being played on one self Don ’ t mind a joke being played on one self E.g. Fortunately, the teacher could take a joke and didn ’ t punish them. E.g. Fortunately, the teacher could take a joke and didn ’ t punish them. Swallow your pride Swallow your pride Holding one ’ s emotion even though feeling embarrassed Holding one ’ s emotion even though feeling embarrassed E.g. Jane swallowed her pride and admitted she was wrong. E.g. Jane swallowed her pride and admitted she was wrong.

8. Collocation of characters and behaviours Throw a tantrum Throw a tantrum Behaved in a very uncontrolled manner Behaved in a very uncontrolled manner E.g. The child threw a tantrum when his parents refused to but him sweets. E.g. The child threw a tantrum when his parents refused to but him sweets. Lose your patience Lose your patience Losing patience / getting angry Losing patience / getting angry I finally lost my patience and shouted at her. I finally lost my patience and shouted at her. Come to terms with Come to terms with Accept something which you can ’ t tolerate at first Accept something which you can ’ t tolerate at first E.g. Nick has found it hard to come to terms with his illness. E.g. Nick has found it hard to come to terms with his illness.

9. Collocation of characters and behaviours Reveal your true character Reveal your true character Reveal = show Reveal = show Opposite: conceal / hid your true character Opposite: conceal / hid your true character E.g. A lot of people say that paintings (drawing) can reveal the painter ’ s true character. E.g. A lot of people say that paintings (drawing) can reveal the painter ’ s true character.

10. Hope that you come to know better about yourself!!