Learning objectives. After this session, you will be able to: Mention adjectives relate to people s personality

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1 Learning objectives fter this session, you will be able to: Mention adjectives relate to people s personality Use the language for asking and answering about people personality Describe people s personality orally Make evaluation on people s quality

2 Snapshot What s she like? Even when we do not know people well, we usually form an impression of them. We also form impressions from someone s appearance. Look at the people in the photographs, at their clothes, faces and hair. What impressions do you have of these people (personality-occupation-lifestyle)? Note down in a few words your immediate impressions of each person. n example has been done for you: Cheerful, easygoing, fun, an art student looks friendly because of her smile Unkempt and a bit careless Practice! Photo 1 : Photo 2 : Photo 3 : Photo 4 : 2

3 Word Power Physical ppearance and Clothing Below are the adjectives that describe physical appearances and clothing. How many words do you know the meaning? Find in dictionary for the meaning. (taken from English Vocabulary in Use Upper-Intermediate Cambridge University Press) Words that describe physical appearance Build small, average, build, overweight Height short, average, tall, ge Face Hair around 25, in his 30s square, round, plain, wide, oval, heart-shaped short, long, medium length, bald, curly, wavy, straight, a ponytail white, grey, blonde, black, red; Thick, rich, strong, shiny, healthy Eyes big, narrow, round, almond, close-set green, blue, black, Eye-brow bushy, thick, thin Nose sharp, flat, broad, button Skin dark, light/fair Lips full, thin, well-defined Complexion a moustache, a beard, long sideburn Clothing Women ccessories Footwear Men ccessories footwear Blouse, shirt, t-shirt, gown, dress Necklace, bracelet, belt, earrings, ring, scarf, hat, veil, High heel, wedges, sandals, Shirt, t-shirt, long sleeve, Tie, belt, sandals Watch this for describing people: 3

4 Well, I am tall and athletic. I play different sport: basketball, football, and soccer. I have brown hair and hazel eyes. My friends say I am friendly and nice. I am very open. I love discussing interesting ideas and meeting new friends I am small, but I am strong! Sometimes I am shy around people I do not know. With my friends and family, I am very outgoing. My mom says I have a pretty smile. Do you agree? She also likes my long, curly brown hair. My favorite color is blue, and I am always optimistic. I am youthful, but I am an old soul. Claudia, artist (Claudia was unavailable, so her friend Vivian talks about her): Claudia? Oh, she is special! I like her spontaneous nature. She is young, exuberant, and lively; she is slim and active. She often wears colorful clothes. Do you see her picture? She wears a green shirt and her favorite jeans! She has a creative mind: students love her passionate outlook on life. Describing Personalities English language has a variety of words for describing people, their personality, character and temperament. These words can be categorized into words that describe a person s general behavior and outlook, attitude towards others, attitude towards money and property, and his view of life. In this ESL lesson you will learn how to describe someone s personality and character. The following is a list of adjectives for describing someone s personality, character traits and temperament. Find in dictionary for the meaning. Nosy Strict dventurous Frank Emotional Perceptive Punctual Talent nnoying daptable Modest Bright Skilled Rebellious Friendly Thoughtful Fearless Quarrelsome ggressive Competitive Imaginative Rude Firm Penny- safe Disciplined Energetic Narcissistic Wise Logical Bossy Mischievous Caring Selfish Nasty (unkind) Helpful ffectionate Independent Efficient Mean Helpful Co-operative Courageous Impulsive Unkempt Sincere Knowledgeable Wishy-washy Bad-tempered uthoritative Lazy Versatile Cowardly Tough Hard-working Naïve Generous Stingy Thrifty Sociable nnoying Determined Grumpy Well-Organized 4

5 Examples: My cousin Tom has the most amazing personality I have ever seen in my life. He is a level-headed person. He never rushes into things and he carefully weighs up his options before he acts. His friend and family know that he is very balanced and never jumps to conclusions. Tom's best characteristic is his cheerfulness and unprecedented sense of humor. It Tom's best characteristic he always manages to cheer up everybody. People automatically gravitate to him when we are out- he is always the life and soul of any party. However, my relative tends to be quite stubborn -once he has made a decision, nothing can change his mind. Tom has shown great strength in decision making. ll in all, I'm glad to have Tom as my cousin. It is a pleasure to be with him and I really enjoy his company. Language Function Functions Example Grammar Pattern age B How old is she? She is around 16. They are 16 years old My father is in his 60s. She is around.. They are. years old We are in our.. Physical ppearance B What s he like? He is tall To be + adjective Impression/ personalities B What does sh/he look like? She looks like a students He looks calm. She looks like a/an. He looks Mr. Bean is a kind of foolish man She looks like a Javanese princess in her royal gown. Johnny Depp looks stupid in Pirates of Caribbean. My mother is quite calm. The new teacher is rather grumpy. I am a little bit rebellious. a kind of. person= tipe orang yang. looks like + noun = terlihat seperti looks + adjective = terlihat quite + adjective = agak/sedikit rather + adjective = agak/sedikit a little bit = agak 5

6 Writing Look deeply at the pictures below. Based on the photograph write a paragraph consists of not more than 50 words. Note down their personality, occupation, lifestyle, interests and their view of life, and etc. Number one has already done for you. She is a bit scruffy and very informal. She looks friendly and cheerful. Maybe she is a student. She probably lives in a flat or house with similar people (the house is a mess). She is around 22 to 23 years old. I think she has lots of friends. She travels a lot and goes out a lot. She also looks musical or artistic. Further, she s probably very talk-active. She seems like to see life as an enjoyable thing. 6

7 I see myself as a star Everyone has their own strength and weaknesses. No matter what, you are a star. s a star, you have more strengths than weaknesses. Strength is a good or beneficial quality or attribute of a person. Weakness is the state or quality of being weak or unable to do something. One example of a person s strength/good quality is sincere; whereas example of person s weakness is bad-tempered. Instruction: 1. Draw a star- a big star. 2. On the three top-angles of the star, write your 3 strengths 3. t the two bottom-angle of the star, write your weaknesses. 4. Write an essay which describe your strengths and weaknesses then give them example or illustration why you consider this as your strength/weakness. 5. Discuss also what you ve done or things you re going to do to improve your strengths and to decrease your weaknesses. 6. Star your paragraph with brief information about yourself and description on your physical appearance. strength strength strength weakness weakness For e-learning assignment: Do Writing exercise on page 6 and I see myself as a star on page 7. Submit your work to BOP (lobby) on Monday 19,