Personality Traits
What do you call a person who is clever, quick at understanding difficult ideas?
Intelligent, witty
Translate into English: «Раньше я спал больше» (using used to).
I used to sleep more.
Form a noun from the adjective kind using the suffix -ness.
Kindness.
What does the idiom "to be a dark horse" mean?
A person with a secret
What was the full name of Scrooge's business partner who died seven years before the story begins?
Jacob Marley
Complete the trait: People who love to keep their things in order, clean, and neat are called... (3 words)
Organised, neat and tidy.
How do you form a negative sentence in the past? Complete: I ... use to travel so much.
didn't (I didn't use to travel so much).
What noun corresponds to the adjective wise (suffix -dom)?
Wisdom.
What does it mean if someone has "a heart of gold"?
To be a very kind person
How can you describe Ebenezer Scrooge's personality at the beginning of the story? Give two adjectives.
Greedy and selfish (mean, cold-hearted).
What is the opposite of a "selfless" person (someone who only thinks about themselves)?
Selfish.
Which intensifiers do we use with comparative adjectives to show a big difference? Give at least two options.
Much, far, a lot.
Turn the adjective generous into a noun.
Generosity.
Who is "a lone wolf"?
A person who likes to be alone
Who was Bob Cratchit's sick little son?
Tiny Tim.
Describe a person who never changes their opinion even if they are wrong.
Stubborn.
Correct the mistake: Life didn't used to be so fast.
Life didn't use to be so fast.
What suffix helps derive the noun arrogance from the adjective arrogant?
Suffix -ance.
Complete the body idiom from Unit 1/2: To keep your ... up (stay cheerful in a difficult situation).
chin (Keep your chin up!).
How many Christmas spirits visited Ebenezer Scrooge to open his heart?
Three spirits (The Ghost of Christmas Past, Present, and Future).
What compound adjective describes someone who thinks they are better and more important than others (2 words)?
arrogant, big-headed.
Combine a bit / a little / slightly with a comparative adjective to translate: «Жизнь стала чуточку проще».
Life has become a bit / a little / slightly easier.
Name the abstract noun formed from the adjective poor.
Poverty.
What does the idiom "to turn the other cheek" mean?
To ignore someone's words or actions which hurt you (подставить другую щеку / простить обиду и не отвечать злом на зло).
What did Scrooge buy first thing in the morning on Christmas Day to send to Bob Cratchit's family?
The biggest turkey in the shop round the corner.