Basico Teoria: describir personas

The way we are

People in a hurry

• Can you describe yourself with 3 words?

• What do you do if you get an assignment with a very tight deadline?

• Do you consider yourself controlling or relaxed? why?

Essential questions

Video

• How do you describe your personality?

• How do you think other people see you?

• Do you have anything in common with these people?

Grammar

Practice

1. Young people don’t dress _______________ (proper) these days. They don’t wear _______________ (appropriate) clothes.
2. Parents see things very _______________ (different) from their children, so families argue a lot.
3. Young people don’t know how to speak _______________ (correct). They use a lot of slang.
4. Nobody feels _______________ (safe) on the highways because people drive too ______________ (fast) and _______________ (reckless).
5. On buses, people seem very _______________ (rude). They don’t _______________ (automatic) give their seats to older people.
6. People are getting very _______________ (impatient). They expect you to answer their e-mails _______________ (immediate).

Personality and character

1. Who do these people admire?2. Do you know any people with these qualities?

Read the article and answer the questions.

Grammar

He's always working

Vocabulary

Little-known facts

Which fact do you think is most interesting about each person? Do you know an interesting fact about a famous person? Which person would you most like to meet? Why?

READ THE BIOGRAPHIES. THEN ANSWER THE QUESTION.S.

a. multitalented, having many skillsb. modest, not talking too much about your abilitiesc.. talented, skillfuld. perfecte. helpful and encouragingf. difficult to please or work with

Find the adjectives on the left in the biographies. Can you guess their meanings? Match the adjectives with the correct definitions on the right.

Practice

1. supportive2. versatile3. demanding4. humble5. impeccable6. accomplished

Thank you!