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Session 20

Welcome to English In A Minute. Give us a minute and we'll give you a hot tip about English vocabulary... there's so much to learn! And all taught by your favourite BBC Learning English staff!

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Activity 1

Different meanings of 'character'

Learn some different meanings of 'character'

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Phil

Let’s learn the noun ‘character’

Now, the meaning that you already know is for a person in a book or a film.

But there’s more to it than that.

Character is the quality that makes someone who they are – part of their personality.

He has a friendly character.

If we say that someone has a lot of character, or a strong character – we mean they are mentally strong.

It takes a lot of character to be a good leader.

The way you dealt with that showed strong character.

If someone is a good person – we can say that they are ‘of good character’

You need to prove you are of good character.

With places and things it’s what makes them interesting, different or attractive.

The original furniture gives the house character.

The attention to detail in these clothes is what gives them character.

So, a character is a person in a book or a film – or those qualities that make people, places and things special.

Character

Character is a noun and it can mean:

1. 'a person in a book or a film'

  • The best friend is my favourite character.

2. ‘the quality that makes someone who they are’. 

  • He has a forgiving character.

3. someone who is mentally strong can 'have a lot of character' or 'be a strong character'.

  • She'll be a great manager; she has a lot of character.
  • You'll need to be a strong character to get through this challenge.

4. ‘the quality that makes places and things interesting, different or attractive’.

  • It's a beautiful village, full of character.

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