50 Advanced Adjectives to Describe Personality | Positive & Negative Vocabulary (+ Free PDF & Quiz)

Summary

In this English lesson, Lucy teaches 50 advanced adjectives to describe personality traits, focusing on pronunciation. She covers 25 positive traits like adaptable, ambitious, and intuitive, and 25 negatives like aloof, cynical, and vain. Lucy emphasizes the importance of context and tone when using these descriptors. She offers examples of the adjectives in sentences and provides a free downloadable PDF recap. Lucy promotes her other English learning resources like her vlogging channel and website tools to further practice.

Takeaways

• 😊 Lucy is teaching 50 advanced adjectives to describe personality
• 📚 She provides definitions, examples and pronunciation for each adjective
• 🔊 There are 25 positive and 25 negative personality adjectives
• 🎉 Lucy feels excited and exuberant today
• 📝 A free PDF with all words, pronunciations and a quiz is available
• 🌎 Her fiancé is laid-back and easy-going
• 🤓 Her dad is very diplomatic when resolving conflicts
• 😣 Some negative adjectives are cantankerous, cynical and possessive
• 💋 Lucy tries to trick people by writing 'gullible' on her ceiling
• 🎤 She invites people to practice English on her vlogging and social media channels

Q & A

What is the main topic of the video?

The main topic is teaching 50 advanced adjectives to describe personality in English.

Why does Lucy think starting with positive adjectives is better?

Lucy thinks starting with positive adjectives will 'raise everyone's mood' before bringing them back down with the negative adjectives.

What does the word 'adaptable' mean?

'Adaptable' means being able to change and deal successfully with new, especially difficult, situations.

What does Lucy's father's 'diplomatic nature' allow him to do?

Her father's diplomatic nature allows him to deal with people in difficult situations, help resolve arguments through compromise.

What does the word 'gullible' mean?

'Gullible' describes people who are too willing to believe what others tell them, so they are easily tricked.

What is the difference between 'broad-minded' and 'narrow-minded'?

'Broad-minded' means willing to understand different opinions, while 'narrow-minded' means not willing to listen to opinions of others.

Where can listeners find a quiz to test their understanding?

There is a quiz in the free PDF that can be downloaded by clicking the link in the video description.

What other resources does Lucy offer for practice?

Lucy recommends her vlogging channel with subtitled vlogs and her website with a pronunciation tool.

What social media platform is Lucy's username 'Lucy' on?

Lucy's username on Instagram is @Lucy.

What do the positive and negative adjectives help describe?

The adjectives help give accurate descriptions of people's personalities.