Human qualities – positive

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Human qualities – positive

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Adjectives in use

Your score	Vocabulary	Audio	Example sentence / notes
0/0	to be confident	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	‘I’m confident that we can reach our sales targets.’
0/0	to be considerate	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	‘My manager is very considerate. She always ensures I’m not being asked to do too much work.’
0/0	to be determined	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	‘I’m determined to launch the product in the next three weeks.’
0/0	to be friendly	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	‘The customer service team is friendly and helpful.’
0/0	to be fun	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	‘It’s quite a fun team.’
0/0	to be funny	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	‘She’s quite funny, so everyone looks forward to her presentations.’
0/0	to be generous	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	‘He’s generous with his time.’
0/0	to be helpful	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	‘The sales team was very helpful when I needed to locate a spare part for my oven.’
0/0	to be honest	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	‘It’s important to be honest in your dealings with colleagues.’
0/0	to be kind	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	‘It’s very kind of you to offer to rearrange the meeting, but I should be fine with 10 a.m. on Tuesday.’
0/0	to be open-minded	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	‘I’m open-minded as to whether we should appoint an IT manager or outsource the services instead.’
0/0	to be optimistic	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	‘I’m usually very optimistic, but I’m a bit uncertain we’ll be able to meet our targets this month.’
0/0	to be polite	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	‘The IT helpdesk staff are always polite to me when I call them.’
0/0	to be reliable	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	‘He’s very reliable. If he says he’ll attend the 9 a.m. meeting, we can be fairly certain he’ll be there.’
0/0	to be respectful	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	‘He is very respectful when dealing with customers.’
0/0	to be tenacious	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	‘This was a complex project to deliver. Fortunately, the project manager was tenacious in ensuring everyone completed their tasks.’
0/0	to be thoughtful	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	‘Thank you, that’s very thoughtful of you.’
0/0	to be trustworthy	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	‘I think he’s trustworthy, so I’ve asked him to deliver the cash to the bank.’

Your score

Vocabulary, Audio, Example sentence / notes

0/0

to be confident

‘I’m confident that we can reach our sales targets.’

0/0

to be considerate

‘My manager is very considerate. She always ensures I’m not being asked to do too much work.’

0/0

to be determined

‘I’m determined to launch the product in the next three weeks.’

0/0

to be friendly

‘The customer service team is friendly and helpful.’

0/0

to be fun

‘It’s quite a fun team.’

0/0

to be funny

‘She’s quite funny, so everyone looks forward to her presentations.’

0/0

to be generous

‘He’s generous with his time.’

0/0

to be helpful

‘The sales team was very helpful when I needed to locate a spare part for my oven.’

0/0

to be honest

‘It’s important to be honest in your dealings with colleagues.’

0/0

to be kind

‘It’s very kind of you to offer to rearrange the meeting, but I should be fine with 10 a.m. on Tuesday.’

0/0

to be open-minded

‘I’m open-minded as to whether we should appoint an IT manager or outsource the services instead.’

0/0

to be optimistic

‘I’m usually very optimistic, but I’m a bit uncertain we’ll be able to meet our targets this month.’

0/0

to be polite

‘The IT helpdesk staff are always polite to me when I call them.’

0/0

to be reliable

‘He’s very reliable. If he says he’ll attend the 9 a.m. meeting, we can be fairly certain he’ll be there.’

0/0

to be respectful

‘He is very respectful when dealing with customers.’

0/0

to be tenacious

‘This was a complex project to deliver. Fortunately, the project manager was tenacious in ensuring everyone completed their tasks.’

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to be thoughtful

‘Thank you, that’s very thoughtful of you.’

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to be trustworthy

‘I think he’s trustworthy, so I’ve asked him to deliver the cash to the bank.’

Nouns

Your score	Vocabulary	Audio	Example sentence / notes
0/0	confidence	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	‘The delivery was sent to the wrong address, which doesn’t inspire confidence in the company’s administrative processes.’
0/0	determination	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	‘He showed great determination in his approach to increasing sales.’
0/0	generosity	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	‘Thanks to your generosity, we raised over £1000 for a local charity.’
0/0	honesty	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	‘Thank you for your honesty. We’ll find out who the bag belongs to and make sure it is returned.’
0/0	kindness	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	‘My colleagues showed great kindness towards me when I was unable to work.’
0/0	optimism	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	‘I’m known for my optimism, but I’m not sure we’ll meet our sales targets this month.’
0/0	politeness	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	‘We expect our staff to show politeness towards others.’
0/0	respect	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	‘We try to ensure we always treat our customers and suppliers with respect.’
0/0	tenacity	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	‘They showed great tenacity in looking for the cause of the problem.’
0/0	thoughtfulness	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	‘Thank you for your thoughtfulness, but I should be able to finish the project myself.’
0/0	trustworthiness	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	‘We don’t have a list of who has which computer equipment, so we’re relying on the trustworthiness of the staff.’

Your score

Vocabulary, Audio, Example sentence / notes

0/0

confidence

‘The delivery was sent to the wrong address, which doesn’t inspire confidence in the company’s administrative processes.’

0/0

determination

‘He showed great determination in his approach to increasing sales.’

0/0

generosity

‘Thanks to your generosity, we raised over £1000 for a local charity.’

0/0

honesty

‘Thank you for your honesty. We’ll find out who the bag belongs to and make sure it is returned.’

0/0

kindness

‘My colleagues showed great kindness towards me when I was unable to work.’

0/0

optimism

‘I’m known for my optimism, but I’m not sure we’ll meet our sales targets this month.’

0/0

politeness

‘We expect our staff to show politeness towards others.’

0/0

respect

‘We try to ensure we always treat our customers and suppliers with respect.’

0/0

tenacity

‘They showed great tenacity in looking for the cause of the problem.’

0/0

thoughtfulness

‘Thank you for your thoughtfulness, but I should be able to finish the project myself.’

0/0

trustworthiness

‘We don’t have a list of who has which computer equipment, so we’re relying on the trustworthiness of the staff.’

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