What’s your personality?

Pre Advanced. Lesson 10

Lesson 10. What’s your personality?

޴Always be yourself, express yourself, have faith

in yourself, do not go out and look for a
successful personality and duplicate it޵
− Bruce Lee
1. Warm Up
 Is it possible to be perfect? Why/not?
 Are there any persons or personality types that you admire?
Why/not?
 Is your personality closer to your mom or your dad? Why do
you think so?
 Do you think personality tests really reveal someone's
personality? Why/not?
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Lesson 10. What’s your personality?
Warm up
 What kind of person are you? Please explain.
 What kind of person do you want to be? Please explain.
 How easy is it for someone to change his personality or
character? Why do you think so?
Talk about the following personality types. Are they good, bad,
or something else? If possible, rank them from most to least
desirable:
1) serious and quiet
2) fun-loving and frivolous
3) assertive and outspoken
4) enthusiastic and idealistic
5) analytical and ambitious

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Lesson 10. What’s your personality?

Listening 10.1: What’s your personality

Comprehension
1. What did the man say about the new ways of doing things?
2. What is the woman conscientious about?
3. What does the man feel guilty about?
4. Why do you think the man says he is sensitive?
FACTS Discussion

According to psychologists the big five personality traits are

openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness and
neuroticism.

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Lesson 10. What’s your personality?
Introduction
• Personality is not the same thing as a trait or distinguishing personal
attribute. It’s also more complex than merely the sum of a person’s individual
traits.
• Personality is not the same as a person’s temperament. Temperamental variables
are an important aspect of one’s personality to be sure, but it’s inaccurate to
define someone’s personality by their temperament alone.
• Personality is neither comprised only of one’s biologically-based predispositions
nor is it merely a reflection of their environmental influences or learned
“habits.”
• Personality and character are related but nonetheless
different concepts. Although both of these terms
have been used quite loosely and often synonymously
(even by professionals) they are very different
constructs. Character is an important aspect of one’s
personality – the aspect that reflects one’s ethics and
integrity, but it is not synonymous with personality.

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Lesson 10. What’s your personality?
Feelings
How do you feel when you:

. . . are praised for something good you did?

. . . are not included in a game?
. . . get all of your math problems correct?
. . . have something taken away from you?
. . . share with a friend?
. . . win a game?
. . . want something that belongs to someone else?
. . . are told that you did a very good job?
. . . are home alone?
. . . are accused of something you did not do?
. . . get a hug or a kiss?
. . . and your best friend have an argument?
. . . are told that you are smart, beautiful, helpful, loving?

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Lesson 10. What’s your personality?
Reading
What exactly is personality? The term derives from the Latin word “persona,” meaning
“mask.” In the ancient theater, actors wore masks to depict various emotional states
and also to denote character identity and gender. The giants of classical psychological
theories (Freud, Adler, Jung, etc.) and their followers conceptualized personality as the
social “mask” people wore to conceal and protect their “true selves” from possible
disfavor, ridicule, or rejection. And this sort of conceptualization of personality
dominated the fields of psychology and psychiatry for a long time, persisting in some
circles even to this day. Adherents to traditional psychology perspectives generally
believe that we’re all basically the same (and also, basically good) behind the “wall” of
our unconsciously constructed “defenses.” And this conceptualization actually appears
to have relevance and to hold a good deal of truth for some of us (especially those of
us I affectionately refer to in my writings as “neurotic”). But traditional personality
perspectives have always proved inadequate when it comes to understanding the
makeup of the more unsavory characters among us, and we now live in an age where
pathological neurosis is less common. That’s why for years, many in the behavioral
science field (myself included) have advocated for a more comprehensive view of
personality. By: Dr. George Simon
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Lesson 10. What’s your personality?
Comprehension
TRUE OR FALSE
1. Actors wear mask in order to conceal various emotional condition.
2. Ancient culture gestated personality social “masks” to safeguard their true identity.
3. People conceal their true identity to make themselves vulnerable from possible
repudiation and mockery.
4. Adherents to traditional psychology believe that we are all equal and basically good.
5. Traditional personality perspectives have always been capable of understanding the
make up of revolting character of people.
Discussion Points
1. What does the word “Adherents” mean in the passage?
2. How can personality protect people from the possible disfavor, ridicule, or
rejection?
3. Do you believe that people are basically the same and basically good?
4. Why do you think people unconsciously create a “wall” to defend ourselves?
5. Do you think personality can truly be understood? Why or why not?
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Lesson 10. What’s your personality?
Idiomatic Expressions – Personality and Character
Matching Activity
a. is a person who makes comments and criticisms about a
situation that they are not actually DOING anything to help fix
1. Cheapskate the problem.
2. Goody-goody b. is a person who hates to spend much money – and spends little
3. Slimeball money even in cases where more spending is needed.
4. Social butterfly c. Is the person is old-fashioned and has not adopted certain
5. Armchair Critic modern customs, beliefs, or behaviors.
6. A Fuddy-Duddy d. is a person who always acts good, sweet, or nice, and follows the
rules perfectly. They never do anything bad or rebellious.
7. Cold fish
e. is an active person who helps their company, organization, or
8. Slave driver group make progress.
9. Mover and Shaker f. is a disgusting, horrible, person who deserves to be hated.
10. Wet Blanket g. is an extroverted person who loves to socialize.
h. a person who discourages fun or enjoyment for other people, or
who prevents other people from having fun, through their actions
or their negative attitudes.
i. someone who has very little emotions, who is regarded as hard-
hearted and unfeeling
j. someone who makes other people to work really hard

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Lesson 10. What’s your personality?
Vocabulary
Useful vocabulary to describe personality.
Find the antonyms of the following words

negligent industrious gentle sincere

indifferent eccentric courageous cynical
sensitive coward discreet rational
inconsiderate grumpy determined intuitive
unique vain independent frank
affectionate broad-minded warmhearted compassionate
ambitious courteous sympathetic bashful
gregarious diplomatic versatile adaptable

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Lesson 10. What’s your personality?
Speaking Activity
What kind of personality do you think these famous people have?

2 3
1

Adolf Hitler Barack Obama Albert Einstein

4 5 6

Steve Jobs Nelson Mandela Da Vinci

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Lesson 10. What’s your personality?
Idiomatic Expressions – Personality and Character
Matching Activity
a. a person who moves from place to place, job to job, without
staying anywhere long
1. Wallflower b. a shy person, usually a girl who has no one to talk to or dance
2. Party-pooper with at a party
3. Fast-talker c. a person who expresses great interest in other people’s private
4. Rolling stone lives
5. Bad egg d. is someone who has a relationship with someone in an effort to
6. all brawn and no get the other person’s money.
e. a foolish, unintelligent or stupid person
brain
f. is someone who ruins all of the fun at a party or get-together by
7. Busybody not wanting to participate in certain activities or simply through
8. Alter Ego negativity.
9. Big cheese g. someone who is good at persuading people to do what he wants.
10. Gold digger h. an untrustworthy person often involved in trouble whose
11. Half-wit company should be avoided.
i. a person who has a lot of power and influence in an organisation.
j. refers to a very close and trusted friend who is very like yourself.
k. Someone who is physically very strong but not very intelligent is
said to be all brawn and no brain.

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How will you react?

Rude Person My Reaction

1. When someone cuts in line, __________

2. When someone uses a cell phone in the theatre __________
3. When someone talks in the library __________
4. When someone spits on the street __________
5. When someone swears in public __________
6. When someone farts in public __________
7. When someone burps in public __________
8. When someone smokes __________
9. When someone throws garbage on the street __________
10. When someone pushes me in a crowd __________
11. When someone stares at me __________

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5. Grammar Focus
Reported Speech
When we report someone’s words we can do it in two ways. We can use direct speech with
quotation marks (“I work in a bank”), or we can use reported speech (He said he worked in a
bank.)
In reported speech the tenses, word-order and pronouns may be different from those in the
original sentence.
Present simple and present continuous tenses
Direct speech: “I travel a lot in my job”
Reported speech: He said that he travelled
a lot in his job.
The present simple tense (I travel) usually
changes to the past simple (he travelled) in
reported speech.
Direct speech: “Be quiet. The baby’s
sleeping.”
Reported speech: She told me to be quiet
because the baby was sleeping.
The present continuous usually changes to the
past continuous.

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Grammar Focus - Reported Speech
NB:
“I work in Italy” Reported speech: He told me that he works in Italy.
It isn’t always necessary to change the tense. If something is still true now – he still works in Italy –
we can use the present simple in the reported sentence.
Past simple and past continuous tenses
Direct speech: “We lived in China for 5 years.”
Reported speech: She told me they had lived in China for 5 years.
The past simple tense (we lived) usually changes to the past perfect (they had lived) in reported
speech.
Direct speech: “I was walking down the road when I saw the accident.”
Reported speech: He told me he’d been walking down the road when he’d seen the accident.
The past continuous usually changes to the past perfect continuous.
Perfect tenses
Direct speech: “They’ve always been very kind to me”.
Reported speech: She said they’d always been very kind to her.
The present perfect tense (have always been) usually changes to the past perfect tense (had always
been).
Direct speech: “They had already eaten when I arrived”
Reported speech: He said they’d already eaten when he’d arrived.
The past perfect tense does not change in reported speech.

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5. Grammar Focus
Complete the sentences in reported speech. Note whether the sentence is a request, a
statement or a question.

1. He said, "I like this song." 11. "I was very tired," she said.
→ He said → She said
2. "Where is your sister?" she asked me. 12. "Be careful, Ben," she said.
→ She asked me → She told Ben
3. "I don't speak Italian," she said. 13. "I will get myself a drink," she says.
→ She said → She says
4. "Say hello to Jim," they said. 14. "Why haven't you phoned me?" he asked me.
→ They asked me → He wondered
5. "The film began at seven o'clock," he said. 15. "I cannot drive them home," he said.
→ He said → He said
6. "Don't play on the grass, boys," she said. 16. "Peter, do you prefer tea or coffee?" she says.
→ She told the boys → She asks Peter
7. "Where have you spent your money?" she asked him. 17. "Where did you spend your holidays last year?"
→ She asked him she asked me.
8. "I never make mistakes," he said. → She asked me
→ He said 18. He said, "Don't go too far."
9. "Does she know Robert?" he wanted to know. → He advised her
→ He wanted to know 19. "Have you been shopping?" he asked us.
10. "Don't try this at home," the stuntman told the audience. → He wanted to know
→ The stuntman advised the audience 20. "Don't make so much noise," he says.
→ He asks us
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Is Your Conversation Style Feminine or Masculine?
Put yes (Y) or no (N) for the sentences below.
Generally speaking, when I converse with people I know:
1. I am a blunt person
2. I criticise people
3. I am a little sarcastic
4. I ask a lot of questions in a conversation, to find out about people, their thoughts, etc
5. I rarely admit I am wrong about something when I am in a conversation
6. I make eye-contact and use body language in conversations
7. I generalise
8. I get personal with people in conversations; I may even gossip about a mutual friend
9. I compliment people spontaneously
10. I use four-letter words, coarse language
11. I like to talk about myself
12. I am a good listener
13. I prefer to talk about non-personal topics, such as unemployment, the economy,
current affairs ...
14. 14. I usually talk about personal problems, people, their way of being, hopes, desires,
my family ...
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Lesson 10. What’s your personality?
Is Your Conversation Style Feminine or Masculine?
Put yes (Y) or no (N) for the sentences below.
Generally speaking, when I converse with people I know:
15. I get personal when I write a letter to someone, but not face to face in a conversation
I help to keep a conversation flowing, I am not provocative, controversial, confrontational
...
16. I like to get my say, get in a few comments, no matter what the topic
17. I don't assert something, but I might preface a comment with "I think, I suppose,
perhaps"
18. I talk a lot
19. If I ask a question, it is generally a yes-no answer I am looking for
20. I don't mind talking about a situation where I was embarrassed, humiliated and so on
** Results ** (A personal view)
Men, it is said, are more assertive, sarcastic, long-winded, non-personal and so on, while
women are collaborative, personal and happy to take a back seat in many chats-it is said.
So, working on the previous assertions-and more-you can score the test the following
way:4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 14, 16, 18 and 21 would be more feminine traits-generally speaking The
rest, male.

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Personal Complaint Menu Roleplay

Neighbor Complaint Menu

Example 1. NEIGHBOR COMPLAINT

MENU
NEIGHBOR COMPLAINT MENU 2. BOSS COMPLAINT MENU
They always have noisy parties. 3. BROTHER/SISTER
COMPLAINT MENU
The dog barks all night. 4. HUSBAND/WIFE
COMPLAINT MENU
The children are really naughty. 5. FRIEND COMPLAINT
MENU
There is always trash in front of the house. 6. RESTAURANT MANAGER
COMPLAINT MENU
Etc. etc. etc. 7. BOYFRIEND/GIRLFRIEND
COMPLAINT MENU

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Discussion
1. What do you think are the factors that shape a person’s personality.
2. What or who has helped shape your personality?
3. Do you think one’s horoscope affects their personality?
4. Do you think you can change a major characteristic of your personality if you
try?
5. Do you think personality traits vary between countries?
6. What personality traits do you consider important in: a good friend, a boss, a
manager, spouse?
7. What personality traits don’t you like in a person?
8. Do you think a person can have ‘no personality’?
9. Do you think a person can have multiple or ‘split’ personalities?
10. Is your true personality always on show or do you hide parts of it?
11. Do you think personality tests and assessments can accurately categorize a
person?
12. How different is your personality to the rest of your family?
13. If you could remove one aspect of your personality, what would it be?
14. Do you think your personality has changed over time? Why or Why not?
15. What do you think of my personality?

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The End