Do you like a friend who is timid? Do you like a friend who is determined?
Step 4 Guidance and exploration
Task 1 Tell positive from negative
Can you divide them into different circles
Step 3 Self-study
Do you like him?
Find the adjectives to describe his personality.
He is friendly and likes making friends. His friends think he is reliable and considerate. In terms of study, he is hard-working. He is willing to help others, that is to say he is helpful and warm-hearted. He is full of positive energy. We all like him.
You can begin like this: I like the person who is ... I dislike the person who is...
Positive
Negative
generous
dishonest
warm-hearted
narrow-minded
reliable
2. He is not mean with his money but willing to share or ready to give others freely. So he is _g_e_n_e_ro_u__s .
3. It is difficult to get on well with Mr. Smith because his feeling or mood is always changing quickly. So Mr. Smith is _m__o_o_d_y_.
Think of as many as possible.
Step 6 Consolidation
Guess who he/ she is. You can ask questions like this: Is he a singer or a writer? Is he/she hard-working? Is he/she helpful? ......
generous
impolite
dishonest
helpful
narrow-minded reliable
positive
negative
warm-hearted stubborn
honest
boring
friendly
bad-tempered
Exercise Think of some adjectives to describe a person you like or you dislike.
S2: I am dependable. (the same meaning)
Round 2 S1: Polly says, "I am hard-working."
S2: I am lazy. (the opposite meaning)
Step 5 Summary
Adjectives to describe personalities Positive words and negative words Synonyms and antonyms
Step 1 Lead-in
Who is he? Can you use some adjectives to describe him?
Step 2 Learning aims
By the end of the class, we will be able to: 1. know some adjectives to describe personality; 2. use positive and negative words to describe people's personalities; 3. know some synonyms and antonyms in these adjectives.
3. hard-working
➢ having sympathy for others and being very kind
➢ always has consideration for others
➢ providing help or always being willing to hቤተ መጻሕፍቲ ባይዱlp others
4. considerate
5. helpful
6. warmhearted
More words:
Fill in the blanks. generous talkative moody timid determined
1. When you talk to my cousin, Tommy, I am sure your topic will never dry up because he is quite fond of talking. That is to say my cousin is _t_a_lk_a_t_iv_e.
stubborn
open-minded
bad-tempered
honest helpful unreliable impolite
polite dependable unkind boring
Positive cheerful hard-working kind loyal modest self-confident trustworthy
Negative
dull careless annoying conceited
conservative cowardly cruel mean two-faced lazy naughty
Step 4 Guidance and exploration
Task 2 Synonyms and antonyms Let's play a game--- Polly says Round 1 S1: Polly says, "I am reliable."
Write a short introduction about one of your classmates and use adjectives we have learnt today to describe him/her. Read it to us and let us guess who is he/she.
I have a classmate. He/She is ...
Step 7 Assignment
Write a short introduction about one of your friends, using the adjectives we have learnt today.
4. He is so _ti_m_i_d__ that he quite easily got frightened.
5. Don’t waste time to persuade him to give up his plan he has make the decision firmly. So he is a _d_e_te_r_m__in_e_d__ person.
Match these adjectives to their meanings.
➢ treating people as his friends
➢ spending more
1. reliable/ dependable
time in study or
2. friendly
work ➢ deserving trust