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Look at the following list of personality traits.

Decide if they are good


or bad.
ambitious honest rude
arrogant ignorant selfish
bossy impatient shallow
capable kind shy
clever/ intelligent/ smart lazy sociable
coldhearted moody stingy
creative narrow-minded strict
cruel/ mean open-minded stubborn
dishonest outgoing talkative
easygoing picky thoughtful
funny polite unreliable
generous punctual warmhearted
greedy reliable well-educated/ well-read
hardworking romantic well-traveled

Good Traits Bad Traits

capable ambitious
intelligent arrogant
creative bossy
easygoing coldhearted
funny mean
generous dishonest
hardworking greedy
honest ignorant
kind impatient
open-minded lazy
outgoing moody
polite narrow-minded
punctual picky
sociable rude
talkative selfish
toughtful shallow
warmhearted stingy
well educated / well-read strict
well-traveled stubborn
reliable unreliable
SHY?
romantic
© 2007 Lanternfish ESL
Answer the following questions using the personality vocabulary.
Also give some added information to explain why you chose that
personality trait.
(ex) funny She makes me laugh a lot.

Which of these traits describe you?


(1) easygoing I am indifferent to most of the things, i'm such a relax person.
(2) smart without any merit, I have always been aware of my intelligence

Which of these traits describe your father?


(1) generous he loves to help other people
(2) hardworking he always makes efforts to raise the family

Which of these traits describe your mother?


(1) hardworking She is the one who always works without reproach for her children
(2) outgoing no matter the person is unknown, they always have a good
conversation.

Which of these traits describe your best friend?


(1) capable Is capable of do anything if he or she proposes it
(2) easygoing relax as anyone but knows when act.

‘Ideal’ means the best that you can imagine. Complete these
sentences.

An ideal parent is ______________


conscious and ______________.
caring
My ideal friend is ______________
funny and ______________.
smart
My ideal boyfriend/girlfriend is ______________
comprensive and ______________.
warmhearted
An ideal teacher is ______________
well-educated and ______________.
reliable
An ideal employee is ______________
hardworking and ______________.
warmhearted
An ideal roommate is ______________
funny and ______________.
easygoing
Personality Definitions
(in your own words)
Definitions:
A stingy person is someone who doesn’t like to spend money.___

A lazy person is ____________________________


someone who always has laziness to do things. (me teehee)

A moody person is ____________________________


someone who changes mood quickly without going through
something extraordinary.

An honest person is ____________________________


someone who tells the truth and is correct no matter what.

An impatient person is ___________________________


someone who can't wait or gets desperate very easily.

An ambitious person is ___________________________


someone who always wants to get more and more.

An arrogant person is ___________________________


someone who thinks he is superior to others and who does
things better, etc.

A shy person is ____________________________


someone who feels insecure of himself and therefore doesn't
express himself as he or she wants sometimes.

An outgoing person is ___________________________


someone who is friendly and affectionate and always says
what he thinks or feels frankly.

Opposites:
Kind is the opposite of ______________________
Impolite

Stingy is the opposite of ______________________


generous

Shy is the opposite of ______________________


Outgoing

Honest is the opposite of ______________________


dishonest

Rude is the opposite of ______________________


decent

Lazy is the opposite of ______________________


hardworking

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