ADJECTIVES AND STEREOTYPES

ADJECTIVES AND STEREOTYPES
 What are the Americans like?

  Watch and listen to this video carefully and then do the exercises below:

      1.      June is from England. According to June, Americans are                self-confident. Self-confident is  very similar to:

               1.  self-assured

               2.  self-employed

               3.  self-propelled 

 

      2.     Words similar to Friendly and accommodating are:

               1. loud, over the top
               2. cold, cool, frigid
               3. amicable, neighborly, warm
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      3.     Open has 29 definitions. One definition is:
 

               1.closed.

               2.unavailable.

               3.not reserved.

     4.      Americans are not usually silent or discreet.
              In fact, they are often...
       

     5. Interviewer: What are the Americans like?

         Catherine: Very friendly. Very outgoing. Uhm, loud. you know,
                            just very outspoken, really.
        

         Synonyms for outspoken are:

               1.sincere and free

               2.welcoming and hospitable

               3.discreet and reserved

     6. In Jessie's opinion, Americans are

               1.fat

               2 .normal

               3 .thin

      7. Complete the crossword

Across: 4. having too much self-assurance 5. fat 6. sincere and free 7. extroverted, sociable, not inhibited 8. amicable, neighborly, warm 10. of assistance 11. audacious, tactless 12. not reserved Down: 1. marked by intensity or volume of sound 2. restrained, secretive 3. willing to please, helpful 9. pleasant, agreeable