Bad Personalities: Read the descriptions of people below and decide on a word to describe their personality.

rude arrogant lazy dishonest unreliable

shy cheap moody mean impatient

(1)Jack is ______.
He never spends money on anything. When friends come over to his house, he only offers them water because he thinks juice is too expensive. When it’s his turn to pay for lunch, he buys everybody the cheapest thing on the menu.
(10) Mike is ______.
He brags all the time. He thinks he is better than everyone else. He looks down on other people.
(9) Tomoko is ______.
She is always late when she meets her friends. She breaks her promises all the time. She says she will help her friends with something, but then she doesn’t. / (2) Sara is ______. She wakes up late every day. She doesn’t clean her room or help her parents with any housework. She doesn’t do her homework for school either. She just watches TV all day. / (3)Tom is ______.
When he plays games with his friends, he cheats. He lies to his teachers and his parents. He copies his homework from other students. And, sometimes, he steals things when people aren’t looking.
/ (4) Frank is ______.
He kicks dogs when he walks to school. He pushes smaller kids around and makes them cry for no reason. He swears at his classmates.
(5) Jenny is ______. She hates talking to people or speaking in public. She never goes to parties or out with her friends.
(7) Sam is ______.
(8) Gurjot is ______.
He never says ‘please’ or ‘thank you’. He pushes people to get by and doesn’t say ‘excuse me’. / (6) MinSu is ______. He gets angry or depressed easily. Two days ago he was mad. Yesterday he was upset. And today he is angry again. / She wants everything done right away. She can’t stand waiting for anything. If there is a lineup at the store, she goes somewhere else.

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