Personality adjectives

 POSITIVE PERSONALITY TRAITS

• hard-working
• is always on time
• open
• friendly
• trustworthy = reliable
• organised
• patient
• self-confident
• ambitious
• responsible
• charming
• affectionate
• organised
• independent
• sociable
• competitive
• imaginative
• relaxed
• brave
• sensible
• sensitive

NEGATIVE PERSONALITY TRAITS

• shy
• is often late
• has trouble making decisions
• bossy
• aggressive
• jealous
• moody
• selfish
• spoilt
• thinks of himself/herself
• manipulative
• lazy
• worries a lot
• unreliable

VOCABULARY EXERCISE

Put adjectives from the above lists into gaps to complete sentences.

1. The new employee is terribly [leniwy] and [niegodny zaufania].
2. All my friends are [towarzyski], [przyjazny] and [odważny].
3. Our boss is [czarujący] and quite [pracowity] but [humorzasty].
4. Carla [myśli tylko o sobie] and is unbelievably [manipulujący].
5. Is John [wrażliwy] or [rozsądny]?
6. The management is quite [pomysłowy] and [zorganizowany].
7. Terri has never been too [ambitny] but now she is also quite [agresywny].
8. The new girl is [władczy] and [samolubny], I don't like her.
9. Our TM [ma wiele obaw] and she [ma problem z podejmowaniem decyzji].
10. The previous TM was great. He was [pewny siebie], [niezależny] and [wyluzowany].

SPEAKING EXERCISE

Prepare to talk about the personalities of your friends, relatives and colleagues using the above phrazes.