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ACTIVITY 3

Make the adjectives negative by adding the correct prefix from the box. Use a dictionary to
help you. Then complete the sentences with the negative form of one of three adjectives.

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1. ..........sympathetic 6. ............polite

2. ..........patient 7. ............responsive

3. ..........formal 8. .............emotional

4. ...........responsible 9...............critical

5. ..........cooperative 10.............consistent

1. It was very to be late for the meeting and not even apologize. (polite, emotional,
formal)
2. He prefers meetings, where everybody can relax and feel comfortable. (patient,
responsive, formal)
3. It takes two tango. They should both try to be less . (critical, co-operative,
formal)
4. He signed the contract without reading it. What an attitude! (emotional, responsive,
responsible)
5. She’ll criticize you one day and praise you the next. How can anyone be so_ ? (patient,
emotional, consistent)
6. I think he is too . He seems to accept whatever people say, without thinking.
(cooperative, critical, formal)

C READING

ACTIVITY 4

Read the following text. Understand the text by looking up to the dictionary for unfamiliar
vocabularies.

The 7 Different Personalities in the Workplace
For as much as we complain about our colleagues, workplaces would be boring—and
ineffective—if we all shared the same personalities, motivations, and communication styles. That
said, there’s a difference between individual personality types complementing each other and
conflicting with one another. In fact, the Universal Class website cites research from Gatlin,

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