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Learning English - The Flatmates

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Archive Language Point 28
Describing people

To talk about people's personality or characteristics we can use the following words and phrases:

She has an air of authority
Other people believe her and listen to her opinions

She's courageous
She's brave

They're magnanimous
They're very generous

She's very dependable
If she says she'll do something, she does it. She always keeps her promises

He's honest
He always tells the truth. You can trust him

He's unbiased
He's neutral or impartial. He can see both sides of an argument or disagreement

He's prone to emotional outbursts
He often reacts with very strong emotions (for example, an outburst of anger or tears)

She reacts poorly under stress
She reacts badly under stress
She doesn't deal with stress well. She cries or gets very angry when she's in a stressful situation

He's so venomous He's extremely hateful or angry


She's such a perfectionist She likes everything to be perfect. She has very high standards for herself He's introverted He's very shy and doesn't like talking to new people Note: Both these characteristics can be thought of as negative. It depends on the context of the sentence


To make a negative comment about someone sound a bit more positive you can say: not very + positive adjective She's not very generous = She's mean He's not very dependable = He's unreliable They're not very honest = They're untrustworthy

Does that bode well for you two?:
Is that a sign that you will have a good future together?

astrology (n):
the belief that the movement of the stars and planets affect people and their behaviour