Unit 1Getting along with

others

He was a soldier and died at an early age after the founding of PRC.

He is ---- helpful ---- warmhearted ---- unselfish / selfless

Chairman Mao encouraged us to learn from him on March 5th.

In March every year, we learn from him to offer help to others.

He was Lei Feng.

Have you noticed the adjectives we used?

helpful,

warmhearted,

unselfish / selfless

All these adjectives are used to describe personalities.

a list of adjectives that describe one’s personality

kind honest

generous loyal

helpfulhandsomeselfless

patient

funny

friendlyhumorous

warm-hearted

devoted serious polite

bad-tempered well-mannered

lazy

Use these adjectives to describe the following personalities.

Zhuge Liang

loyal wise

rude

brave strong

impatient

Zhang Fei

humorous

bad-tempered

firm

Li Yunlong

beautiful warm-hearted good

Zhang Lili

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?

Think of one of your friends and make

a brief description of him / her.

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

Synonyms

brave ________

smart ________

loyal ________

diligent ________

mild ______

trustworthy ________

joyful _______

courageous

clever

faithful

hard-working

Do the following exercises.

gentle

reliable

happy

Antonyms

interesting ________

open-minded ________

sad ________

selfish ________

humorous _________

responsible _________

independent _________

optimistic __________

boring

close-minded

happy

selfless

humorless

irresponsible

dependent

pessimistic

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

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

Describe three things that you like about your partner. For example:

I like my partner because he is

hard-working, brave and strong.

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

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 … …

smart, open-minded, self-confident, well-mannered, good –tempered, polite, modest, strong-minded and generous

Can you describe the personalities of the prince?

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