Describing People (B1)

Character and Personality

Activity 1

Find the following words in the word search.

b e a u t i f u l y

r a u y b o r p f s

a b n x j m i q h k

v g h r u d e s g y

e e a u n b n f k d

f x p c s a d h r h

t y p j e a l o u s

m z y l a z y l z r

g e n e r o u s d f

c h e e r f u l v a

beautiful cheerful generous lazy sad

brave friendly jealous rude unhappy

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Activity 2

Match the words to the correct definitions.

There is one example.

brave Happy and optimistic.

Happy to give more of something (money or

cheerful
things) without receiving anything in return.

generous Impolite or has bad manners.

jealous Not wanting to work or be productive.

Ready to face a challenge or a dangerous

lazy
situation, not scared.

Showing resentment for the things other

rude
people have.

Activity 3

Look at the adjectives from Activity 1. Write the name of someone you know who is…

A. beautiful F. jealous

B. brave G. lazy

C. cheerful H. rude

D. friendly I. sad

E. generous J. unhappy

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Activity 4

Are these adjectives positive or negative? Put them in the correct

column.

anxious, smart, strong, nervous , miserable, relaxed, intelligent, funny, bossy , kind

Positive Adjectives Negative Adjectives

Bonus: Can you think of any more positive or negative adjectives to add to the
table?

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Activity 5

Read the character descriptions and write a suitable adjective to

describe each person.

1. Anita:

This girl has an exam later today. She has been revising for it, but she’s worried that she
won’t know how to answer all of the questions. She’s feeling a .

2. Uncle Jez:

My uncle Jez is a professional sports person. He’s been participating in important

competitions since he was 20 years old. We think he’s super s .

3. Sophie:

My classmate Sophie always makes me laugh when she tries to play my violin in
music class. She doesn’t know how to play an instrument, so she just pretends.
She’s so f .

4. Jill:

Our older sister Jill is always telling us what to do and how to do things. She’s used to being
the oldest so she likes to be b .

5. Toni:

I always have to ask my friend Toni to help me in class. She knows all the answers. School is
easy for her, she’s i .

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Activity 6

How would you describe yourself? Give reasons for your answers.
Write about 100 words.

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Answers
Activity 1

b e a u t i f u l

r u r

a n i

v h r u d e

e a n

p s a d

p j e a l o u s

y l a z y

g e n e r o u s

c h e e r f u l

beautiful cheerful generous lazy sad

brave friendly jealous rude unhappy

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Activity 2

brave Ready to face a challenge or a dangerous situation, not scared.

Happy to give more of something (money or things) without

generous
receiving anything in return.

jealous Showing resentment for the things other people have.

lazy Not wanting to work or be productive.

rude Impolite or has bad manners.

Activity 3

Students’ own answers.

Activity 4

Positive Adjectives Negative Adjectives

smart
strong anxious
relaxed nervous
intelligent miserable
funny bossy
kind

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Activity 5

1. Anita is anxious.
2. Uncle Jez is strong.
3. Sophie is funny.
4. Jill is bossy.
5. Toni is intelligent.

Activity 6

Students’ own answers.

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