1. Unit 1 Getting along with others

3. He was a soldier and died at an early age after the founding of PRC. He is ---- helpful ---- warmhearted ---- unselfish / selfless

4. Chairman Mao encouraged us to learn from him on March 5th. In March every year, we learn from him to offer help to others.

5. He was Lei Feng.

6. Have you noticed the adjectives we used? helpful, warmhearted, unselfish / selfless All these adjectives are used to describe personalities.

7. a list of adjectives that describe one’s personality kindhonest generousloyal helpful handsome selfless patient funny friendlyhumorous warm-hearted devoted seriouspolite bad-tempered well-mannered lazy

8. Use these adjectives to describe the following personalities. Zhuge Liang loyal wise

9. rude bravestrong impatient Zhang Fei

10. humorous bad-tempered firm Li Yunlong

11. beautifulwarm-hearted good Zhang Lili

12. 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?

13. Think of one of your friends and make a brief description of him / her.

14. Some adjectives that describe personality are positive, while others are negative. Read the examples on Page 6.

15. Synonyms brave ________ smart ________ loyal ________ diligent ________ mild ______ trustworthy ________ joyful _______ courageous clever faithful hard-working Do the following exercises. gentle reliable happy

16. Antonyms interesting ________ open-minded ________ sad ________ selfish ________ humorous _________ responsible _________ independent _________ optimistic __________ boring close-minded happy selfless humorless irresponsible dependent pessimistic

17. 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

18. 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

19. Describe three things that you like about your partner. For example: I like my partner because he is hard-working, brave and strong.

20. 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

21. 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 … …

22. smart, open-minded, self- confident, well-mannered, good –tempered, polite, modest, strong-minded and generous  Can you describe the personalities of the prince?

23. What decision would you make if you were the old king?