Personality Adjectives 1
Personality Adjectives 2
The Media
Reading — The Flight of the Drones
Grammar PPS PPC
100

What adjective describes someone who enjoys meeting and spending time with other people?

Sociable

100

What adjective describes someone who enjoys making things or coming up with new ideas?

Creative

100

What do we call famous people who often appear in newspapers and magazines?

Celebrities

100

What are small, radio-controlled flying cameras called?

Drones

100

Complete the sentence: “She was tired because she ___ all day.” (work) (PPC)

Had been working

200

What adjective describes someone who is careful to avoid danger or mistakes?

Cautious

200

What adjective describes someone who cares about other people's feelings?

Considerate/Sympathetic

200

What do we call photographers who follow celebrities to take pictures of them?

Paparazzi

200

Who increasingly uses drones to film or photograph celebrities?

The paparazzi

200

Complete the sentence: “By the time we arrived, the film ___.” (start) (PPS)

Had started

300

What adjective describes someone who refuses to change their opinion or behaviour?

Stubborn

300

What adjective describes someone who believes they are better or more important than others?

Self-satisfied

300

What type of journalism investigates issues and uncovers hidden information?

Investigative journalism

300

What can paparazzi drones invade when they film people without permission?

People's privacy

300

Which tense emphasises the duration of an activity that continued before a moment in the past?

Past perfect continuous

400

What adjective describes someone who is easily tricked or persuaded to believe something?

Gullible

400

What adjective describes someone who works hard and is productive?

Industrious

400

What is the right to keep your personal life private called?

Privacy

400

Which US state mentioned in the article has already banned paparazzi drones?

 California

400

Complete the sentence: “The celebrity was angry because the photographer ___ outside her house for hours.” (hide) (PPC)

Had been hiding

500

What adjective describes someone who is clever at understanding situations and making good decisions?

Shrewd

500

What adjective describes someone who is willing to act or speak without thinking carefully about the consequences?

Spontaneous

500

What do we call the people or organisations responsible for regulating the press?

Press regulators

500

Why are intrusive drones difficult to control, according to the article?

Their operators may be impossible to track down.

500

Complete the sentence: “By the time the law changed, drones ___ already ___ widely.” (become) (PPS)

Had already become