viernes, 28 de noviembre de 2008

Compound adjectives describing character

strong-willed: people are determined to behave in a particular way, even if other people disagree with them.
self-conscious: shy people and easy to embarasse because thy think that everybody is looking at them and judging them.
laid-back: people are relaxed and appear not to be worried about anything.
open-minded: people are happy to accept ideas and ways of life from other people.
self-centred: people are only intherested in theirselves
narrow-minded: people don't want to accept new ideas or opinions.
easy-going: people aren't easily upset, worried or annoyed by problems or other people action's.
big-headed: people think they are more important or cleverer than they are really are.
bad-temperated: people are often annoyed, angry or impatient.
level-headed: people are calm and able to make sensible decisions in difficult situations.
self-assured: people have confidence in their own abilities.

This type of vocabulary is useful for describe people as well (like last article).
I should say if somebody try to transalte directly this words in their language will never find the exacly meaning. So you have to understand this adjectives trying to recognise the meaning by a simply english explanations, with easy words.
Additionally I reckon the use of these words is not frequent every day. Although sometimes this vocabulary, can appear in a normal conversation talking about people. The objective then is try to keep using this words as many times as possible.

28 November - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTIONS


Physical Descriptions:

1.Black Hair
2.blond/fair hair
3.red?ginger hair
4.brown/dark hair
5.long hair
6.short hair
7.shoulder-lenght hair
8.skinhead
9.straight hair
10.wavy hair
11.curly hair
12.pony tail
13.plaits
14.parting
15.fringe
16.sideburn
17.goatee
18.stubble
19.moustache
20.beard
21.bald
22.slim
23.tall
24.slim
25.overweight

This is new vocabulary learned in class friday 28th of November.
Probably I'll not use this words everyday but, I think it's quite useful to recognise this vocabulary when somebody is describing other people and you might have to imagine the kind of person described. Almost certain people that works in hairdressings use this vocabulary, although we could say it when you need go to this corresponding place.