Resource 2 Make your own Unit 01

personality test

Answer the questions.

1. lazy – hard-working
It is near the end of term and you will have an exam next week. Do you:
a. spend all your time playing computer games and watching TV?
b. quickly read through your notes and books?
c. make a revision timetable and read all your books and notes very carefully?

2. rude – polite
Someone holds the door open for you as you are walking out of school. Do you:
a. walk past and not say anything?
b. say ‘Thanks’ very quickly?
c. smile at the person holding the door and say ‘Thank you very much’?

3. big-headed – modest
Your teacher tells you there will be a prize for the student with the best marks in the
exam. Do you say:
a. ‘That’s mine. I’m the best!’?
b. ‘I can win that if I really try hard’?
c. ‘I don’t think I’m good enough to win that’?

Now, think of your own questions.

4. stupid – clever
a. .
b. .
c. .

5. loud – quiet
a. .
b. .
c. .

6. boring – lively
a. .
b. .
c. .

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 2 Make your own personality test
Aim: To revise adjectives of personality.

Interaction: Pairs

Exercise type: Quiz

Time: 30 minutes

Language: Adjectives of personality: lazy, hard-working, rude, polite, big-headed, modest,

stupid, clever, loud, quiet, boring, lively

Materials: One copy of the resource for each pair.

Instructions: (1) Give out the resource to each pair and ask Ss to answer questions 1–3.
(2) Tell Ss in pairs to compare their answers. Elicit the answers and what they show about
someone’s personality. (3) Tell Ss they are now going to write three more questions. They look
at the adjectives, think of a situation which would show these personality types and then think
of three options. (4) Monitor and help where necessary. (5) Display the questions around
the classroom and allow Ss to look at the questions and options. (6) Decide as a group which
questions they thought were most imaginative.

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