Describing Personality

We use adjectives to talk about a person’s personality and appearance. There are many adjectives in English Some adjectives have positive meanings. (intelligent, honest, dependable) Some adjectives have negative meanings. (unreliable, forgetful, greedy) Some adjectives have neutral meanings. (nice, kind, friendly)

Positive, negative or neutral?

Sentence structure To use adjectives to describe a person’s personality use Noun + to be verb + adjective Example: My sister is friendly. You can also use adverbs to emphasize the adjective. My sister is very friendly. My sister is really friendly

Negative sentence structure Negative sentences are made using the following structure. Noun + to be verb + not + adjective. Example: My sister is not friendly. (My sister isn’t friendly.) If you use an adverb, make sure the adverb is before the adjective and after the not. Example: My sister is not very friendly. (My sister isn’t very friendly.)

Positive or negative? Are the following adjectives positive or negative? On a sheet of paper make two columns. Write the positive adjectives in one column and the negative adjectives other. jealous modest truthful sociable serious polite assertive creative grumpy greedy dishonest quiet bossy easygoing open minded mean generous smart selfish dependable critical talkative lazy moody big-headed impatient

Your Turn: Use Your name Write your name in English letters vertically on a sheet of paper. Then write an adjective that begins with each letter that describes your personality. Example: Jealous Open minded Honest Nervous

Your Turn: Use Your name After you have written your list of adjectives, write sentences using I am a/n + adjective person. Example: Jealous .. I am a jealous person. Open minded .. I am an open minded person. Honest .. I am an honest person. Nervous .. I am a nervous person

Your Turn: Work with a partner Describe one person you know and like. Who is it? What are some things you like about him or her? How does he or she make you feel? Describe one person you know and don’t like. Who is it? What are some of the reasons you don’t like him or her? How does he or she make you feel? Some words that may help you talk about how you feel are: Positive adjectives: happy, joyful, relaxed, comfortable, safe. Negatives adjectives: angry, upset, confused, unhappy, frustrated, irritated, mad. Be prepared to share your descriptions with the class.