Personality vocab Personality vocab sheet
- Write on board
- Do pronunciation
- Do meaning check
- Do positive negative
Funny Mean Silly
Clever Lazy Shy
Kind Angry Strict
Patient Naughty Serious
Thoughtful Selfish Quiet
Happy Rude Strange
Outgoing Nosy Talkative
Polite grumpy Honest
Helpful
Ask if students know any more.
Divide students into groups of three. Students ask answers and talk about the Personality board game
people on the game board.
Change groups and hand out the questions. Make sure they talk. Every person Personality questions
should answer each question. sheet
Logic game listening, introduce the activity then read the clues.
1. Melissa isnt honest but she isnt naughty. She isnt 17.
2. The 24-year-old man is lazy and he isnt helpful.
3. Jane is very young, shes also very rude.
4. The patient boy isnt nosy. Hes 17.
5. The polite boy isnt 19 and he always wants to know everything about
everyone.
6. Aaron isnt selfish.
7. Tyler is quite honest.
8. The nineteen-year-old girl isnt clever.
Aaron 17 patient selfish
Jane 12 clever rude
Melissa 19 helpful naughty
Rex 26 polite nosy
Tyler 24 honest lazy
Get students to make full sentences:
Simon is 18, hes funny and but he is mean.
Group students again
What is most important - adjective ranking.
In teams think about what are the most important personality traits for different
people. Elicit the language.
Teachers should be patient because they need to help their students.
Teachers shouldnt be strict because I prefer funny teachers.
After theyve made their decisions report back to the group.
EXTRA ACTIVITIES - personality accrostix
A r t i s t i c
g r u M p y
q u I e t
I am Ami.
I am :
Artistic
gruMpy (sometimes)
patIent
EXTRA ACTIVITIES - crossword to reinforce vocab
Someone who only thinks about himself and doesnt care about other people is ___________ .
A child who does bad things is _____________ .
Someone who likes to help other people is _____________ .
A _____________ person likes to talk and talk and talk. .
Someone who is very _____________ doesnt like to do any work.
A _____________ person doesnt talk very much.
Someone who is _____________ likes to know everything about other people.
Personality Questions - Partner A
1. Who is the laziest person in your family? Why?
2. Do you have any strict teachers? Who?
3. Were you very naughty when you were a child? Why or why not?
4. Are you polite or rude? Why do you think that?
5. Which are more annoying, nosy people or rude people? Why?
6. Which three adjectives describe your personality?
7. Who is the funniest person you know?
8. Are you a very honest person? Why do you think that?
9. Do you want to be more clever? Why?
10. Do you like serious teachers or funny teachers more? Why?
Personality Questions - Partner B
1. Are you shy or outgoing? Why do you think that?
2. Which adjectives describe your dad? What about your mum?
3. Who is the strangest person you know?
4. Do you want to be more talkative? Why?
5. Do you have any selfish friends? Who?
6. Were you very lazy when you were young?
7. Are you a grumpy person? Why do you think that?
8. Do you like quiet people or talkative people more? Why?
9. Who is the kindest person that you know? Why?
10. Which are more annoying, grumpy people or lazy people? Why?
Personality Questions - Partner C
1. Do you like strange friends or lazy friends more? Why?
2. Do you have any nosy family members? Who?
3. Who is the silliest person you know? Why?
4. Are you silly or serious? Why do you think that?
5. Which are more annoying, naughty children or clever children?
6. Were you very shy when you were young?
7. Do you want to be more outgoing? Why?
8. Are you a patient person? Why do you think that?
9. Who is the most clever person you know?
10. Which adjectives describe your best friend?
Tom and
Sam Ella Leo May
Tim
START
clever funny polite thoughtful
naughty
Heads
move 1 space Alex
Use a coin to help you decide how
far to move.
Tails helpful
move two spaces
Max and Fay and
Adam Emma Emma
Will
Eve GO
FORWARD
mean kind outgoing
lazy shy
Kelly
clever not very a little quite very super
James
GO Grace
GO Matt
Bella
silly BACK patient BACK rude strict
Molly
Ask and answer questions using the information on the board.
If you land on a square you must ask the question. Your classmate should answer.
serious
Ash and
Ava GO Nick
Luke
GO Clara
strange
FORWARD selfish quiet BACK rude
Tim
Whats Sam like? - Sam is very clever.
What are Tim and Tom like? - Tim and Tom are super naughty.
nosy
Jack and
Jill
David
Jess
GO Emily
FINISH
happy
talkative grumpy BACK honest
Personality logic game
Listen to your teacher read the clues then fill in the chart.
Age Positive Negative
Aaron
Jane
Melissa
Rex
Tyler
nosy
selfish
lazy
rude
naughty
honest
clever
patient
helpful
polite
Write the correct answers in the chart.
name age positive negative
Use your answers to make sentences:
Example: Simon is 18, hes funny and but he is mean.
A good teacher should be very patient
In groups think of the personality adjectives that are most important for these people.
Talk about why they are important.
I think teachers should be patient because they need to help their students.
I agree, and also teachers shouldnt be very strict because I prefer funny teachers.
