Personal

“Being a personality is not the same as having a
personality”

Theme: Looking at qualities in
people

Learning and Lesson Objectives

 9.1.2.1 use speaking and listening skills to provide

sensitive feedback to peers

 9.2.1.1 understand the main points in unsupported

extended talk on a wide range of general and
curricular topics

 9.2.2.1 understand most specific information in

unsupported extended talk on a wide range of
general and curricular topics

 9.3.7.1 use appropriate subject-specific vocabulary

and syntax to talk about an increased range of
general and curricular topics

 9.5.1.1 plan, write, edit and proofread work at text

level with little or no support on a range of general
and curricular topics

 9.5.1.1 write coherently at text level using a

variety of connectors on a growing range of
familiar general and curricular topics

Today we will:

 practice listening skills through listening to the

talk about the girl, called Lucy

 develop speaking skills through practicing

subject-specific vocabulary while describing
ourselves

 practice writing skills through writing description

of a person you know and like

Vocabulary work. Students are organized to work in pairs

Exercise 2. Choose the key words that describe each person in Ex.1

Key Words: Personality Adjectives

bad-tempered, cheerful, confident, creative,
critical, disorganized, dynamic, generous, hard-
working, honest, helpful, insensitive, moody,
outgoing, persistent, patient, positive, shy,
sociable, selfish, stubborn, sympathetic, tolerant

Choose one of the chocolates.

Listening 1

Then listen to the radio programme.

Do you agree with the description of your
personality?

Handout 2

Listen to the descriptions of a girl and decide if the statements are true or false.

1. Lucy sometimes changes the colour of her hair. T/F

2. She is good-looking as a model. T/F

3. One of her favourite hobbies is walking T/F

4. She is a person that her friends can rely on. T/F

5. She coud work harder at school if she wanted. T/F

6. The best time of the day for her is the morning. T/F

7. She is very organized and tidy. T/F

8. She is a friendly, outgoing person T/F

Handout 2

Listen to the descriptions of a girl and decide if the statements are true or false.

1. Lucy sometimes changes the colour of her hair. T/F

2. She is good-looking as a model. T/F

3. One of her favourite hobbies is walking T/F

4. She is a person that her friends can rely on. T/F

5. She coud work harder at school if she wanted. T/F

6. The best time of the day for her is the morning. T/F

7. She is very organized and tidy. T/F

8. She is a friendly, outgoing person T/F

Handout 2

Listen to the descriptions of a girl and decide if
the statements are true (T) or false(F)

 Lucy sometimes changes the colour of her hair. T

 She is good-looking as a model. T

 One of her favourite hobbies is walking

F

 She is a person that her friends can rely on. T

 She coud work harder at school if she wanted. F

 The best time of the day for her is the morning. F

 She is very organized and tidy. F

 She is a friendly, outgoing person T

Handout 3

Listen to the description again and complete the Function File.

Describing people

Appearance:

What does she 1__________________________?

She’s usually got 2______________ hair.

And she sometimes 3________________ in a pony tail.

Everyone says she 4 __________________ a model!

Interests:

What does she like?

She likes 5 _________________ to music, rock music-

she’s always 6 _________________ her Walkman on!

Personality:

What is she 7________ ?
She’s got a lovely 8__________________, you know.
She sometimes 9________________ a bit disorganized, but really she’s totally
10 ___________________.
And she’s 11___________________ helping other students.
She always 12___________ her best.
She can be a bit 13_____________________in the morning
She’ always 14 __________ and will always 15 _______________ to help.

Listen to the description again and complete the
Function File


Appearance:

What does she 1 look like?

She’s usually got 2 blond hair.

And she sometimes 3 wear in a pony tail.

Everyone says she 4 looks like a model!

Interests:

What does she like?

She likes 5 listening to music, rock music-

she’s always 6 got her Walkman on!

Personality:

What is she 7 like ?

She’s got a lovely 8 personality, you know.

She sometimes 9 seems a bit disorganized, but really she’s totally 10 reliable.

And she’s 11 always helping other students.

She always 12 does her best.

She can be a bit 13 difficult in the morning

She’s always 14 smiling and will always do 15 anything to help

She’ always 14 __________ and will always 15 _______________ to help

She’ always 14 __________ and will always 15 _______________ to help

Writing

Preparation for writing
1. Read the description, My grandmother. Which

paragraphs(1-3) are these topics in?

appearance
character
relationships
likes and dislikes
background:
2. Which of the underlined linking expressions in the

description give examples

Handout 4

1. Read the description, My grandmother. Which paragraphs(1-3) are these topics in?

appearance

character

relationships

likes and dislikes

background:
2.Which of the underlined linking expressions in the description give examples?

My Grandmother

1. My Grandmother is called Alice. She is sixty-one and she lives with my grandfather in a flat in

the center of town. It’s an old flat and it’s quite small. She works in a chemist’s- she has worked
in the same shop for twenty years. It’s hard to imagine the shop without her. She doesn’t have
any hobbies and doesn’t play sport at her age but she loves children and animals, especially
dogs. She used to have a collie called Tuka but it died a few years ago. I sometimes meet her in
town for a coffee or snack. She hates junk food, such as hamburgers. She never watches TV,
except films. Her favourite films are romantic comedies.

2. Alice has got short,white hair and clear, blue eyes. She’s quite short and a bit thin.She always

wears lots of make-up, especially lipstick and you can smell her parfum when she kisses you!
She’s very cheerful woman. In fact, she’s always smiling. Her smile is what people remember
about her. She’s also very generous and helpful.

3. My grandmother is very popular with her neighbours, mayby because she is so helpful. For

example, she often babysits for people in her street. Grandad says she spends more time with
neighbours than with him! They often argue, particularly about politics but after 40 years of
marriage, Im sure they love each other really.

Write a description of a person you know
and like.

• Write three paragraphs.

• Use linking words.

• Include these topics in the description:

appearance
character
relationships
likes and dislikes

Peer-assessment

Name_________________________
Assessed by____________________
Theme: writing a description of a person you know and like

1

2

3

1

- writes three paragraphs

2

- uses a wide range of vocabulary of describing the person

3

- uses right tenses to describe the show with grammar accuracy (80 %)

4

- uses linking expressions

5

- writes at least 120 words

6

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