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READ
What kind of personality do you have? Do you ever think about your personality? I do. I think it’s very interesting to explore personality. My own personality has changed a lot over the years. When I was a child, I was painfully shy, but now I’m brimming with confidence. I have learned how to be with people and let my true character shine. The personalities of my friends have rubbed off on me, which I’m happy about. There are parts of my personality I’m not too happy with. I’m quick to get angry with people and sometimes I sulk when I don’t get my own way. I think overall I have a good personality. I’m easy to get on with and I’m quite happy and cheerful. I might take some personality tests and see what they say about me.
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THE ACTIVITIES
LISTENING GAP FILL
What _____________________ you have? Do you ever think about your personality? I do. I think it’s very _____________________ personality. My own personality has changed a _____________________. When I was a child, I _____________________, but now I’m brimming with confidence. I have learned how to be with people and let my _____________________. The personalities of my friends _____________________ me, which I’m happy about. There are parts of my personality I’m not too happy with. I’m quick to get angry with people and sometimes _____________________ get my own way. I think overall I have a good personality. I’m easy to get on with and I’m quite happy and cheerful. I might take some personality tests and _____________________ about me.
CORRECT THE SPELLING
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UNJUMBLE THE WORDS
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DISCUSSION (Write your own questions)
STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the text. Use a dictionary or Google’s search field (or another search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of each word.
2. INTERNET INFO: Search the Internet and find more information about personality. Talk about what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.
3. MAGAZINE ARTICLE:Write a magazine article about personality. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.
4. PERSONALITY POSTERMake a poster about personality. Show it to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your posters.
5. MY PERSONALITY LESSON:Make your own English lesson on personality. Make sure there is a good mix of things to do. Find some good online activities. Teach the class / another group when you have finished.
6. ONLINE SHARING:Use your blog, wiki, Facebook page, MySpace page, Twitter stream, Del-icio-us / StumbleUpon account, or any other social media tool to get opinions on personality. Share your findings with the class.
ANSWERS
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