ACS 205
LANGUAGE LEADER / INTERMEDIATE
UNIT 1 : PERSONALITY
*”We continue to shape our personality
all our life. If we knew ourselves
perfectly, we should die.”
(Albert Camus)
*”When the personality of a man is
not clear to you, look at his
friends.”
(Japanese Proverb)
WHAT
is
What
kind of
PERSONALITY
personality
do
you have
? ?
*” I am what is mine. Personality is the
original personal property.”
(Norman O.Brown )
1.1. PERSONALITY TYPES
1.a. Work with a partner and think
of as many personality adjectives
as you can. e.g. friendly, happy, sad
etc.
Choose three adjectives which
describes your personality.
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1.1. PERSONALITY TYPES
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WORD CLOUD
VOCABULARY P.6
1.1. PERSONALITY TYPES
Adventurous (adj.)
1.not afraid of taking risks
1.1. PERSONALITY TYPES
Ambitious (adj.)
1.Determined to be
successfull
1.1. PERSONALITY TYPES
Assertive (adj.)
1.Behaving in a confident
way
1.1. PERSONALITY TYPES
Bossy (adj.)
1. always telling other
people what to do, in a
way that is annoying
1.1. PERSONALITY TYPES
Cautious (adj.)
1. careful to avoid danger
or risks
1.1. PERSONALITY TYPES
Moody (adj.)
1.Annoyed or unhappy
1.1. PERSONALITY TYPES
Sensible (adj.)
1.Reasonable and practical
1.1. PERSONALITY TYPES
Sensitive (adj.)
1.Able to understand other
people’s feelings and
problems
1.1. PERSONALITY TYPES
POSITIVE
Look at the
adjectives in
exercise 2 and
put them in the
correct category.
NEUTRAL
NEGATIVE
1.1. PERSONALITY TYPES
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WORD CLOUD
1.1. PERSONALITY TYPES
3c. Match the meanings with the compound adjectives.
A person who is determined to do what they
want
Strong-willed
A person who is not easily upset or annoyed
Easy-going
A person who accepts other ideas and opinions
Open-minded
A person who makes a lot of effort
Hard-working
A person who believes in their own success
Self-confident
1.1. PERSONALITY TYPES
4. Think of people you know and one or two
adjectives to describe each person. Explain why you
describe them like this.
E.g. My cousin is very generous. He always shares his
money and staff with us.
1.1. PERSONALITY TYPES
LISTENING P. 6
Listen and do the
exercises.
1.1. PERSONALITY TYPES
READING P. 7
6. The Psychiatrist Carl Jung described two
personality types. Look at the adjectives and put
them into two categories to show two different
character types.
Read and do
the exercises
!!!
1.1. PERSONALITY TYPES
7.c. Work with a partner
to describe the qualities
of extroverts and
introverts
EXTROVERTS
INTROVERTS
Energized by the
outer world
Energized by the
inner world
Outgoing
Inward
Talkative
Quiet
Acts first. Thinks later
Thinks and may act
later.
1.1. PERSONALITY TYPES
DISCUSSION TIME
8. Which kind of
personality do you think
each of the jobs would
attract ? Why ?
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9. Work with a partner
to discuss the topics on
page 7.
1.2. MEASURING PERSONALITY
LISTENING &
SPEAKING P. 8-9
How useful do you think the following are for judging a
persons character ?
1.2. MEASURING PERSONALITY
What do you think of personality tests ?
Have you ever done a personality test ? If
so, why ?
Do you believe in them ?
1.2. MEASURING PERSONALITY
LISTENING
Listen and do
the exercises
1.2. MEASURING PERSONALITY
GRAMMAR
4. Look at the questions in Exercise 3b. Which
tense is used for each question?
5.Are the statements about question formations
true or false ? Please explain.
1.2. MEASURING PERSONALITY
Did you prepare
your homework
?
GRAMMAR
Are you angry
with me ?
QUESTION
FORMS
Is she studying
at home ?
Have you found
your keys ?
Do you work in
this school ?
1.2. MEASURING PERSONALITY
Sample Sentences
Who invented the light bulb ?
Thomas Edison invented it.
Sample Sentences
What did Thomas Edison invent ?
He invented the light bulb.
GRAMMAR
1.3. CHARISMA
1. Look at the photos and discuss the
questions.
A
B
D
C
1.3. CHARISMA
READING
Read the article and do the
exercises !!!
1.3. CHARISMA
VOCABULARY
3a. Find words in the article that mean following
3b.Match the prefixes with the meanings.
Before
1. ex-President
incorrect
3.
misunderstand
Before
4. ex-baseball
again
2. redefine
Not
enough
5. underrated
Too much
6.
overshadowed
1.3. CHARISMA
VOCABULARY
4a. What do the underlined prefixes mean in each ?
A. Two,
twice or
double
A. BICYCLE
B. Opposite
of something
B. ANTISOCIAL
C. One
C. MONORAIL
D. OUTPERFORM
E. Half
E. SEMICIRCLE
D. Being bigger,
better, further
etc. than sb or
sth
F. DISCOMFORT
F. Negative
1.3. CHARISMA
VOCABULARY
4b. Think of a word with a prefix that means the same as the underlined phrase
in the sentences.
1.
Overconfident
2. Outran
8. Dislike
4. bilingual
6. Underused
3. ex-boss
5. redo
7. Misbehave
1.4. SCENARIO- Personality Clash
What is a team member ?
What kind of team member are
you ?
Is it easy to choose a team
member ? Why ?
1.4. SCENARIO- Personality Clash
Listen and do
the exercises
Read the situation on page
12. What is the situation ?
What problems could there
be for the people in the
situation ?
1.4. SCENARIO- Personality Clash
KEY LANGUAGE
Fill in the table with the phrases in exercise 3a.
Agreeing
Disagreeing
Giving an opinion
1.4. SCENARIO-Personality Clash
Read the e-mail
and answer the
questions
1.4. SCENARIO-Personality Clash
Task:
choosing a new team member
OTHER USEFUL
PHRASES
Making Suggestions
*I suggest we/you + infinitive
*Why don’t we + infinitive ?
*How about + ing ?