Describing personality

HOW I SEE MYSELF HOW OTHERS SEE ME
Dan, 33
Gina, 45
Kaz, 18
My character? I'm
ambitious
and outgoing, and I think
I'm generous.
I see myself as practical,
organizedand very
hard-working.
I'm always cheerful,
I'm easy-going, and I've got
lots of energy.
Some people really like me,
and like the fact I'm so
confident.
Others say I'm not very
patient
Other people probably think
I'm very sensible, quite shy
and maybe a bit dull.
My parents don't think I'm very
responsible. My friends just think
I'm crazy.
Crazyandmadmean'notsensibleorpractical:abitstupid'.
Bothwordscandescribeapersonoranactionoridea,butthe
meaningisnotalwaysnegative.Theycandescribesomeone
whoisabitoutofcontrolbutjustwantstoenjoylife.
Stupidisalwaysnegative.

Match the words to definitions
character
ambitious
outgoing
confident
practical
hard-working
organized
sensible
dull
easy-going
energy
responsible
generous
shy
cheerful
patient
see sbas sth
friendly and interested in other people and new experiences
able to stay calm and wait for sth/sb OPP impatient; patience n
always ready to give people things or to spend money OPP mean
an ambitious person wants to be successful, to have power, etc. ambition n
feeling sure about your own ability OPP insecure
making sensible decisions and good at dealing with problems OPPimpractical
imagine or think of sb in a particular way
the qualities that make sb different from other people SYN personality
able to think carefully about sth and do the right thing OPP stupid
able to act sensibly and intelligently OPP irresponsible
not able to talk easily to people you do not know
able to work with effort and for a long time OPP lazy
good at planning and arranging things OPP disorganized
not interesting or exciting; a bit boring
the ability to be very active without getting tired energetic adj
feeling happy
relaxed and not worried by what others do

Write P positive, N negative, or B both
1.She's very cheerful.
2.He's very organized.
3.They're a bit dull.
4.He is very easy-going.
5.She's extremely practical.
6.He's very ambitious.
7.He can be quite mean.
8.He's very confident.
9.My brother is mad, but I love him.
10.Karen is so patient.
P
P
N
P
P
B
N
P
B
P

Match 1-9 with a-i
1.feeling sure about your own ability
2.boring
3.relaxed and not worried by others
4.friendly and interested in others
5.good at planning and arranging
6.able to stay calm and wait for things
7.feeling happy
8.not interested in giving money or helping people
9.active without getting tired
a.organized
b.cheerful
c.confident
d.patient
e.energetic
f.dull
g.outgoing
h.easy-going
i.mean
c
f
h
g
a
d
b
i
e

Complete the table
Adjective Opposite Adjective Opposite
patient confident
responsible sensible
lazy organized
generous practical
impatient
irresponsible
hard-working
mean
insecure
stupid/crazy/
irresponsible
disorganized
impractical

Complete the sentences
1.Marcelneverdoesanywork-he'ssol_______________________.
2.Mybrother'sabitirresponsibleanddoessomec____________________________things,buthe'sfun.
3.Keiko'sagoodpersontoshareaflatwith:she'sverye__________________.
4.Zoltanisagreatpersontoworkwith:he'sveryp_______________________ando__________________________.
5.Marcoisveryg____________________________:he'salwaysthefirstpersontobuyyouadrink.
6.SinceKatywenttouniversityandgotaboyfriend,she'sbecomemorec_______________________.
7.Mybrother'slazy,butmysistershavealwaysbeenveryh_______________________.
8.Idon'tthinkyoungAaronisr_____________________enoughtodriveacar.
9.Andreahassomuche____________________-she'salwaysdoingsomething.
10.Mysisteristhes_____________memberofthefamily—thinkscarefullyandneverdoesanythings____________.
11.MycousinSylviahasaninterestingc_______________________.Sometimessheisquites_____________and
insecure,butatothertimesyourealizesheisverya_____________________andwantstodowellandbe
successful.
lazy
crazy
easy-going
practical
organized
generous
confident
hard-working
responsible
energy
sensible stupid
character shy
ambitious

Answer the questions
1.Are you ambitious? If so, in what way?
2.Would you say you're hard-working or a bit lazy?
3.Are you outgoing or quite shy?
4.When are you impatient?
5.Are you very organized? If so, in what way?
6.Are you usually cheerful? Why/why not?
7.How do you see yourself? Write three adjectives.
8.Which two qualities are the most important for you:ambition, patience, energy or generosity?