Unit 8: Living together - Vocabulary

Character

Word	Meaning
Charming person	Has a nice personality and is pleasant to be with.
Competitive person	Always wants to win.
Generous person	Likes giving people things.
Jealous person	Feels angry because they want what someone else has
Lazy person	Doesn’t like working hard.
Loyal person	Doesn’t change their friendship and always supports their friends.
Proud person	Doesn´t want to lose the respect of other people.
Selfish person	Only thinks about themselves.
Sensible person	Is well-behaved and always does the right thing.
Sensitive person	Cares about other people´s feelings
Strong person	Doesn´t get upset easily.
Stubborn person	Doesn´t want to do things that others want them to do.
Talkative person	Loves chatting.
Thoughtful person	Thinks about what other people want or need.
Unpredictable person	Doesn´t behave in a way that is expected.
Vain person	Thinks about their physical appearance too much.

Adjectives

Absent-minded	Attentive
Pessimist	Optimist
Demanding	Flexible
Affectionate	Distant

New Vocabulary

Word	Meaning
Handler	animal trainer
furry	with lots of hair
cub	young of dog, wildcat, bear The mother bear abandoned her cubs in the forest.
endangered	species: close to extinction
kitten	baby cat

Phrasal Verbs

Verb	Meaning	Translation
Get on well with	be friends	Llevarse bien con
Turn to	seek help from	Acudir a alguien
Pick on me	harass, bully	Acosar, meterse con
Put up with me	tolerate	Tolerar, aguantar
Fall out	quarrel with somebody	Discutir, pelear, reñir
Make up	be reconciled	Hacer las paces
Look up to them	admire and respect somebody	Admirar, respetar
Tell me off	reprimand	Regañar

Expressions

It was very thoughtful of you.

It´s sensible of you.

I didn´t really mean to heart you.