Unit 7 SHY / CONFIDENT / ARROGANT Nhút Nhát / Tự Tin / Kiêu Căng Part 1 1 shy [∫ai] not confident; nervous in the company of other people nhút nhát; bẽn lẽn She finds it difficult to talk to strangers[.]
Unit 7: SHY / CONFIDENT / ARROGANT Nhút Nhát / Tự Tin / Kiêu Căng Part 1- shy [∫ai] not confident; nervous in the company of other people: nhút nhát; bẽn lẽn She finds it difficult to talk to strangers because she's shy 2- self-conscious [,self'kɔn∫əs] feeling that everybody is looking at you; nervous because of what they may think : cảm thấy người nhìn mình, lo lắng họ nghĩ; e thẹn She felt self-conscious because she was the only woman in the room 3- inhibited [in'hibitid] self-conscious and unable to act naturally in public: e thẹn hành động tự nhiên trước chỗ đông người; ức chế; gượng gạo He felt too inhibited to dance They never enjoy themselves at parties because they're so inhibited 4- modest ['mɔdist] (about sth l about doing sth) not wanting to be admired; not liking to talk about your abilities or qualities: khiêm nhường ; nhũn nhặn He was very modest about winning and said that he had simply been lucky 5- confident ['kɔnfidənt] sure of yourself and your abilities; not nervous even in difficult situations: tự tin She's very confident and finds it easy to talk to people she's never met before 6- self-confident [, self’kɔnfidənt] confident; sure of your ability to succeed: tự tin; tin thành công I'm sure he'll gel the job He’s got such a self-confident manner that he always does really well in interviews 7- confidence ['kɔnfidəns] the feeling or characteristic of being confident: cảm giác chắn; tin vào khả mình; tự tin You need confidence to make a speech in public -self-confidence [,self'kɔnfidəns]the feeling or characteristic of being self-confident: tự tin She doesn't have enough self-confidence to try for promotion Part 1- arrogant ['ærəgənt] behaving as if you are better than everyone else : kiêu căng; ngạo mạn; hống hách His arrogant attitude has made him unpopular with the other people in his office It's arrogant to believe that nobody can anything better- than you can 2- big-headed ['big'he:tid] thinking that you are a wonderful person, and that you know everything; not modest: tự phụ; tự cao Don't get big-headed just because you’ve passed an exam People keep telling her she's clever and it's made her big-headed 3- vain [vein] full of love for your own appearance : tự đắc You're so vain - always looking at yourself in the mirror 4- smug [smʌg] too satisfied with yourself : tự mãn If you weren't so smug, you'd realize that the problems I'm talking about might happen to you one day 5- cocky ['kɔki](colloquial) (usually used to talk about men) arrogant; too sure of yourself : (thường dùng để nói đàn ơng) ngạo mạn; vênh váo He's really cocky - when he walks into a place he acts as if he owns it 6- pushy ['pu∫i] always demanding things from other people and trying to get what you want (often rudely) : tự đề cao, trục lợi He's pushy - I've only met him once but he keeps phoning me and asking me to him favors He'll never succeed in business - he just isn't pushy enough 7- bossy ['bɔsi] fond of giving other people orders (often without being in a position of power): thích lệnh cho người khác(thường địa vị quyền lực); hống hách Don't be so bossy! I'm not your servant 8- self-opinionated [,self ə'pinjəneitid] believing that your opinions are always right and refusing to listen to anyone else : bảo thủ; cố chấp He's so self-opinionated that it's impossible to have a reasonable discussion with him 9- superior [su:'piəriə] (to s.o.) believing that you are better than other people: hợm hĩnh; trịch thượng She feels superior to other people because she comes from a wealthy family 10- condescending [,kɔndi'sendiη] behaving as if you are superior to other people; treating other people as if they are inferior or stupid : (cư xử thể giỏi/ tốt người khác) chiếu cố; (đối đãi với người khác thể họ thấp đần độn) vẻ kẻ He's condescending to foreigners because they don't speak the language 11 -patronising ['pætrənaiziη] condescending: vẻ kẻ cả; bề He was really patronising - just because I didn't understand him immediately, he spoke to me as if I was a child 12- domineering [,dɔmi'niəriη] always trying to control other people, without worrying about what they think or feel : (luôn muốn điều khiển người khác, không quan tâm đến họ nghĩ/ cảm thấy) độc đốn She's so domineering - no one else has a chance to say anything when she's there 13- to boast [boust] (about sth) to talk too proudly about something that you have got or something that you have done : khoe khoang; tự kiêu He’s boasting because he passed the exam and nobody else did He's rich and keeps boasting about how much money he's got, to impress people 14- to brag (about sth) to boast: khoe khoang; khoác lác He's always bragging about his house because it's bigger than anyone else's 15- to show off: to try to impress people and make them admire you: (cố gây ấn tượng cho người khiến họ thán phục mình) phơ trương She wore all her expensive jewelry so that she could show off how wealthy she was Stop showing off, we all know you can speak six languages 16- to talk down to (s.o.) to talk to someone in a condescending way: nói với với vẻ trịch thượng I really hate the way she talks down to me all the rime - just because She’s the boss's daughter 17- to look down on (s.o.) to think that someone is inferior: khinh miệt không xứng đáng với ; thấp He looks down on people who don’t have as many qualifications as he has 18- to be below / beneath (s.o.) to be inferior to someone (in their opinion) because of their intelligence, social position etc : ai; không xứng với Just because he’s been to university he thinks that such a simple job is beneath him Coming from an upper-class family, she feels that the other students are below her Exercises: 1- Choose the word or phrase (A, B C or- D) which best completes each sentence 1- She's so that she doesn't like anyone unless they tell her she's beautiful A smug B pushy C self-conscious D vain 2- He's not unfriendly, he's Talking to people he's never met before is very difficult for him A modest B shy C smug D inferior 3- He was so that a lot of the other men in the bar felt like hitting him A cocky B self-conscious C proud D boasting 4- He seems to think he's me, just because he's been to university A superior than B superior to C patronising with D condescending of 5- I can't stand people like him He's always trying to get people to things for him A vain B smug C pushy D patronising 6- Look at the way he behaves! Doesn't he think he's great! A proud B arrogant C self-conscious D pushy 7- 'Well, 1'11 never have to worry about money, unlike some people here.' she said in that voice of hers A vain B pushy C bossy D smug 8- Everyone was having fun But I was too to join in, even though I wanted to A modest B inhibited C vain D superior 9- He was very towards her, saying that she'd done quite well, considering she was a woman A smug B cocky C patronising D big-headed 10- He's so that he never listens to anyone else's point of view A self-opinionated B big-headed C condescending D bossy 2- Fill each of the blanks with one suitable word 1- He suddenly felt very - when he realized that people had noticed the hole in his trousers 2- I heard him to his friends about all the girlfriends he'd had 3- She's terribly at work She isn't in charge but she keeps telling people what to 4- Everyone said he'd been very brave, but he was very and said that anyone could have done what he did 5- It takes a lot of - to walk into a room full of strangers and start talking to them 6- There's no need to We all know that you came top of the class in history, you don't have to keep reminding us 7- She spoke to me in a very way as if I was too stupid to understand such complicated things 8- He used to be a very modest type of person, but success has made him 9- Don't talk me! I'm capable of understanding you I'm not stupid! 10- He's a very person and new challenges don't frighten him 11- She's got a very husband who makes i t very difficult for her to lead a life of her own 12- My parents don't want me to marry Steve Just because he works in a factory, they think he's me 13- She's enough to tackle any kind of problem believing that she can solve it 14- Now that he's rich, he looks everyone he knew when he was poor He doesn't want to see them again 15- Ever since winning the school tennis competition he hasn't stopped ……… it It seems he wants everyone to know 16- She doesn't have the to a job that involves selling things to people Unit 6.1 1A 2C 3B 4A 5C 6B 7C 8B 9D 10B 11C 12B 13B 14A 15A 16C 6.2 offence tactful flattery crawler well-mannered offensive tactless ill-mannered/ bad-mannered 6.3 insult flattering cheek compliment flattered offended tact ... anyone else's point of view A self-opinionated B big-headed C condescending D bossy 2- Fill each of the blanks with one suitable word 1- He suddenly felt very - when he realized that people... university he thinks that such a simple job is beneath him Coming from an upper-class family, she feels that the other students are below her Exercises: 1- Choose the word or phrase (A, B C or- D) which... he acts as if he owns it 6- pushy ['pu∫i] always demanding things from other people and trying to get what you want (often rudely) : tự đề cao, trục lợi He's pushy - I've only met him once but