Goal: describe a person's character honestly, use reciprocal & reflexive pronouns, describe a bar graph of qualities, write a 200-word essay on personality. Examined in Test 2 (matching qualities), Test 7 (comprehension), Test 14 (bar graph), Test 16 (personality essay).
📐 Reciprocal pronouns
- each other — TWO people.
- one another — MORE than two.
- Possessive: each other's · one another's.
- NEVER add -s.
Twins love each other. (2)
The four houses compete with one another. (4)
📐 Reflexive pronouns
- I → myself
- you (sing.) → yourself
- he / she / it → himself / herself / itself
- we → ourselves (NEVER "ourself")
- you (pl.) → yourselves
- they → themselves
I taught myself the guitar.
Make yourself at home.
We enjoyed ourselves.
✓ Positive personality traits
- ambitious · brave · cheerful · diligent
- empathetic · generous · honest · loyal
- hard-working · punctual · sociable · sensible
- optimistic · trustworthy · co-operative
✗ Negative personality traits
- arrogant · jealous · stingy · careless
- hot-tempered · selfish · stubborn · timid
- oversensitive · dishonest · cruel · lazy
- Mention only ONE in any personality essay.
✍️ Writing — bar-graph & personality
- Bar-graph (Test 14): ~100 words. Required phrases: the majority of · least number of · approximately · maximum · minimum · equal number of · more than · less than.
- Personality paragraph (Test 8): 50–60 words. Person → 2 qualities → 1 example.
- Personality essay (Test 16): ~200 words. Hook → 3 qualities + concrete story for each → 1 weakness → warm close.
- HONESTY rule: 3 positives + 1 weakness reads more believably than 5 praises.