IELTS Personality & Character

Question	Answer
to be the life and soul of the party	a fun person, someone who is the centre of activity
to bend over backwards	to try very hard to help someone
broad-minded	prepared to accept other views or behaviours
easy-going	relaxed and not easily worried about anything
extrovert	an energetic person who likes the company of others
fair-minded	to treat people equally
fun-loving	to enjoy having fun
to hide one’s light under a bushel	to hide one’s talents and skills
good company	enjoyable to socialise with
good sense of humour	the ability to understand what is funny
introvert	someone who is shy
laid-back	see ‘easy-going’
to lose one’s temper	to suddenly become angry
narrow minded	opposite of ‘broad-minded’ (see above)
painfully shy	very shy
to put others first	to think of others before yourself
quick-tempered	to become angry quickly
reserved	shy
self-assured	confident
self-centred	thinks only of oneself
self-confident	believes in one’s own ability or knowledge
self-effacing	to not try to get the attention of others (especially in terms of hiding one’s skills or abilities)
thick-skinned	not easily affected by criticism
to take after	to be like (often another member of the family)
trustworthy	can be trusted
two-faced	not honest or sincere. Will say one thing to someone to their face and another when they are not present

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	Created by Huyen Pham about 6 years ago