ACS 205

LANGUAGE LEADER / INTERMEDIATE

UNIT 1 : PERSONALITY

*” I am what is mine. Personality is the original personal property.”

(Norman O.Brown )

*”When the personality of a man is not clear to you, look

at his friends.” (Japanese Proverb)

*”We continue to shape our personality all our life. If we

knew ourselves perfectly, we should die.”

(Albert Camus)

WHAT isPERSONALITY ?

What kind of personality do you have ?

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 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

NEUTRAL NEGATIVEPOSITIVE

Look at the adjectives in exercise 2

and put them in the correct

category.

1.1. PERSONALITY TYPES WORD CLOUD

1.1. PERSONALITY TYPES 3c. Match the meanings with the compound

adjectives.

A person who is determined to do what they want

A person who is not easily upset or annoyed

A person who accepts other ideas and opinions

A person who believes in their own success

A person who makes a lot of effort

Strong-willed

Easy-going

Open-minded

Hard-working

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 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.

7.c. Work with a partner to describe

the qualities of extroverts and

introverts

1.1. PERSONALITY TYPES

8. Which kind of personality do you

think each of the jobs would attract ? Why ?

DISCUSSION TIME

9. Work with a partner to discuss the

topics on page 7.

1.2. MEASURING PERSONALITY

How useful do you think the following are for judging a persons character ?

LISTENING & SPEAKING P. 8-9

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

Listen and do the exercises

LISTENING

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 GRAMMAR

1.2. MEASURING PERSONALITY GRAMMAR

QUESTION FORMS

Did you prepare your homework ?

Is she studying at

home ?

Are you angry with

me ?

Do you work in this

school ?

Have you found your

keys ?

1.2. MEASURING PERSONALITY GRAMMAR

Sample SentencesWho invented the light

bulb ?Thomas Edison invented it.

Sample SentencesWhat did Thomas Edison

invent ? He invented the light bulb.

1.3. CHARISMA

1. Look at the photos and discuss the questions.

A B

CD

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.

3. misunderst

and

1. ex-President

2. redefine

4. ex-baseball

5. underrated

6. overshado

wed

Before again

incorrect

Not enough

Too much Before

1.3. CHARISMA VOCABULARY

4a. What do the underlined prefixes mean in each ?

A. BICYCLE B. ANTISOCIAL

C. MONORAIL D. OUTPERFORM

E. SEMICIRCLE F. DISCOMFORT

C. One

F. Negative

B. Opposite

of something

D. Being bigger, better,

further etc. than sb or

sth

A. Two, twice or double

E. Half

1.3. CHARISMA

4b. Think of a word with a prefix that means the same as the underlined phrase in the sentences.

VOCABULARY

1. Overconfid

ent

2. Outran

4. bilingual

6. Underused

7. Misbehave

5. redo

3. ex-boss

8. Dislike

1.4. SCENARIO- Personality Clash

What is a team member ?

Is it easy to choose a team member ? Why ?

What kind of team member are you ?

1.4. SCENARIO- Personality Clash Read the situation on page 12. What is the

situation ? What problems could there be for the people in

the situation ?

Listen and do the exercises

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 ?