CHARACTERS

FOUNDATION & BASIC

COMMUNICATION – E12

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OUTLINE

I. Vocabulary about personalities

II.Useful expressions: asking about personalities
III.Grammar: Positions of adjectives
IV.Speaking: Describe people’s characters

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II. Useful expressions
What ‘s he/she like?
He/She’s kinda + adj
He/ She ‘s really/pretty + adj

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 I. Vocabulary
Character Description
(un)friendly /(ʌn)ˈfren(d)li/
Pleasant/ˈplez(ə)nt/
Horrible/ˈhɒrəb(ə)/
Kind/kaɪnd/
Selfish/ˈsel.fɪʃ/
Humble/ˈhʌm.bəl/
Arrogant /ˈær.ə.ɡənt/
Quiet/ˈkwaɪət/
Noisy /ˈnɔɪzi/
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What is he/she like?

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What is he/she like?

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What is he/she like?

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What is he/she like?

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 III. Grammar- Positions of adjective

• Jenny is beautiful. • After be

• Jenny is a beautiful girl. • Before a noun
• Jenny is very beautiful. • After an adverb

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IV. Speaking
What are your family members like?
Your parents, siblings, brother-in-law
or sister-in-law, cousin? Give
examples.
Ex: My cousin is very intelligent. He went
to university and had two degrees in
English and Science.

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What is your ideal
lover like?

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What are you like? (Optional)
Are you …
• 1. sporty or not sporty?
• 2. a very relaxed person?
• 3. usually tidy or untidy?
• 4. lazy or hardworking?
• 5. quiet or very sociable?
• 6. a very organized person?
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Assessment form

Student Pronunciation Vocabulary Grammar

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Feel free to ask if you have any questions!

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 What we gained!
✔Vocabulary related to describing characters.
✔Useful expressions: (What is he/she look like?) and answers
✔Grammar: positions of adjective.
✔Speaking about people’s characteristics.

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Homework
Pick a character
in your favorite
story to describe
their
personalities.

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Suggested video
Watch the video and answer the questions

1.Who are they talking about?

2.What did they talk about him?
3.What does he look like?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KB0E1PMpfgE

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 Thank You!

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