CAE GOLD PLUS EXAM MAXIMISER - UNIT 3 - WHAT MAKES US TICK

- cross: (adj) annoyed or angry.

- what makes sb tick: if you know what makes someone tick, you understand why they behave the way they do.

ADJECTIVES OF CHARACTER:

- aggresive

- ambitious

- assertive

- caring

- curious

- energetic

- extrovert

- hardworking

- impatient

- independent

- perceptive

- practical

- responsible

- stable

- trusting

THE TRUTH ABOUT LOVE

- be like a red rag to a bull: to be certain to produce an angry or violent reaction.

- bring sth about: to cause sth to happen

- incurable romantic / optimist / pessimist

- set about sth: (ph v) to start to do or deal with sth.

- slip of the tongue: when someone says sth they did not intend to say.