During this PowerPoint Presentation you will work on: * Vocabulary* Grammar* Listening* Reading* Exercises* Videos

By the end of this presentation, you will be able to * Wide your vocabulary about personality

adjectives* Describe people’s personality* Use the words “SO” and “NEITHER” to indicate similarity between or among people.

You will constantly read what you have to do.Enjoy it!

HEY GUYS!

PERSONALITY ADJECTIVES

Click on the links below, read, look at the pictures, and click on the play button to

listen. http://www.real-english.com/reo/7/7-1.htmhttp://www.real-english.com/reo/7/7-2.htm

Vain Sociable Romantic

PopularPunctual Optimistic

Open-minded Lazy Bad-tempered

CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING VIDEO –PERSONALITIES

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-lL6O012RI

Click on the following video –Describing people

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5n2ma_4sy_8&feature=related

Exercise 1: Complete the sentences below with the best answer: (send it by e-mail)

1. I really like people who are ______________ because they always believe that things will work out in spite of difficult challenges.

A. dependent  B. humble  C. optimistic

2. Monica is very ______________ and always gives her time and resources to help those who are in need.

A. ambitious B. generous  C. reliable

3. To be honest, my father can't stand coworkers who are ______________ and won't consider new ideas or ways of doing things.

A. close-minded  B. dishonest  C. inconsiderate

4. I enjoy being around people who are _______ because they are very tender.

A. cheerful B. funny C. lovely

5. I can't stand people who are _______ because I can’t trust them.

A. honest B. dishonest C. selfish

Exercise 2: Match the adjectives in column 1 with their respective definition in column 2 – The first one is done for you. (send it by e-mail)Column 1 Column 2

D An adventurous A) person is unhappy because she has no one to talk to.

_____ A lonely B) person is very sure of himself.

_____ A strong-minded C) person is very unwilling to change his mind .

_____ A popular person D) person is willing to take risks and try new things.

_____ A stubborn E) person can resist temptation.

_____ A confident F) person is someone most people like.

 aggressive ambitious cautious

 competitive confident creative

 dependable dumb

 enthusiastic  extroverted

 generous idealistic

 imaginative intelligent introverted

 kind logical mean

 nervous observant optimistic outgoing

 pessimistic quiet

 rational reckless

 responsible shy

 sincere smart

 sociable stubborn talkative

 understanding wise

Exercise 3: What are you like? Select the adjectives –from the list below- that describe your personality. (send it by e-mail)

E.G I am imaginative, observant, responsible…

Exercise 4: Read the information of these men and women. Enumerate them and correlate the ones who would be a good couple. (send it by e-mail)

ZODIAC SIGNS

Click on the following video –Astrological signs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jok0nLV3zSo&feature=youtu.be

Exercise 5: Answer the following questions based on the previous video “Astrological signs” (send it by e-mail)

1. What are Capricorns like?2. What are Aquariuses like?3. What are Pisces like?4. What are Aries like?5. What are Tauruses like?6. What are Geminis like?7. What are Cancers like?8. What are Leos like?9. What are Virgos like?10. What are Libras like?11. What are Scorpions like?12. What are Sagittarius like?

SO and NEITHERWe use “so” and “neither” to indicate similarity between or among people or things. They are accompanied by the auxiliary of the sentence.

I am tired.

So am I.

We use “so” with affirmative sentences

We use “neither” with negative sentences

She is not pretty.

Neither is he.

I swim.

So do I.

Let’s dance.

I don’t dance.Neither do I.

I will study. So will I.

I won’t swim.

Neither will I.

I won. So did I.

He didn’t stop drinking.

Neither did he.

Exercise 6: Fill in the blanks with “so” or “neither” (send it by e-mail)

E.g. I’m Colombian. / So am I.

1. I will go to work tomorrow. / _________________

2. I don’t like coffee. / _________________

3. I had a sandwich for lunch. / _________________

4. I speak Spanish. / _________________

5. I won’t use my computer tomorrow. / _________________

6. I didn’t go on vacations last year. / _________________

7. I’m not sick today. / _________________

8. I went to Disneyworld. / _________________

9. I didn’t go to Bogotá. / __________________

10.I understood this topic. / __________________

http://www.inglesmundial.com/Ingles_Avanzado_Leccion3/A3_Dialog.mp3

 1) They are both tired. 2) They both work in the Commerce Building. 3) They are both real estate agents. 4) They both work on the tenth floor of the building. 5) They've both worked downtown for about five years. 6) They are both from Rockford, Illinois. 7) They went to the sme high school. 8) They graduated in the same year.

Exercise 7: Click on the link below and listen to the dialogue. Select the things the two people have in common. (send it by e-mail)

THAT’S ALL FOLKS!

SEE YOU IN CLASS

If you have a question about the exercises, please e-mail me.