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I can describe people's personalities.
| Unit map Vocabulary Personality adjectives Compound adjectives Extreme adjectives Work and jobs Word Skills Position and order of adjectives Grammar Past perfect simple and past perfect continuous used to and would Listening Job interviews
Reading Just the job
Speaking Photo comparison
Writing A formal letter Culture RADA
Vocabulary Builder page 110 Grammar Builder and Reference pages 124-125 |
A Henry Ford B JK Rowling C Mother Teresa 1 SPEAKING Look at the photos (A-C). Can you identify the people and their occupations? What qualities make them suitable for their occupation and successful in their career?2 VOCABULARY Work in pairs. Check the meaning of the adjectives below. Then decide which qualities you would need to be successful at each occupation exercise 1.I think you would need to be creative and industrious to be a successful writer. Personality adjectives adaptable analytical argumentative assertive compassionate conscientious considerate creative detail-oriented diligent disorganised easy-going empathetic gregarious idealistic inflexible innovative intolerant loyal objective observant optimistic outspoken persuasive reserved resourceful self-confident spontaneous 3 Read the MBTI descriptions on the next page. Match each of the descriptions with at least two adjectives from exercise 2. What other adjectives can you add?The inspector: reserved, loyal 4 Using the MBTI title of each person, match the people in exercise 1 with a description. Is it true of him/her? Is it similar to your description?5 Look at the MBTI descriptions of different personality types of people. What do you think are the jobs suitable for each type? Choose from the list below.accountant artist carpenter chef counsellor dentist engineer firefighter geologist judge journalist manager mechanic musician pilot politician professor psychologist scientist |
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| He/She likes to think about the future and excels at spotting problems and taking charge. | The Commander | The MBTI (Myers-Briggs Type Indicator) provides you with an insight into your personality and preferences in terms of energy source, information intake and learning styles, decision making and time organisation/ planning | The Inspector | He/She values loyalty, order, rules and traditions. He/She won't stop working until the work has been finished. |
| He/She is keen on starting new projects but he/she may have difficulty in finishing them. | The Debater | The Crafter | New experiences with first-hand learning are of great significance. | |
| He/She is good at persuading people. He/ She is willing to be with people and help them. | The Giver | The Protector | He/She tends to repress his/her emotions and pays attention to people around. | |
| He/She enjoys situations in which he/she can make use of his/her creativity. He/She is a good communicator. | The Champion | The Artist | He/She accepts people as they are and pays attention to details. | |
| He/She believes the best about people. He/She is sensitive to the needs and feelings of others and gets easily hurt by unkindness or indifference. | The Caregiver | The Advocate | He/She is an easy-going perfectionist. He/She can transform their idealism into actions. | |
| He/She dislikes routine. He/ She is interested in living in the present and doing what feels right at that moment | The Performer | The Mediator | All that he/she wants is to build a better world. His/Her decisions are based on personal values rather than logic. | |
| He/She takes pleasure in taking charge and maintains high standards. | The Director | The Architect | He/She prefers working alone. His/Her focus is the big picture, abstract ideas and objective information. | |
| He/She enjoys your company and focuses on details. | The Persuader | The Thinker | He/She enjoys being alone thinking about how things work and coming up with solutions. |
6 VOCABULARY Match the compound adjectives below with definitions (1-10).Compound adjectives bad-mannered easy-going hard-working light-hearted open-minded quick-witted self-confident single-minded thick-skinned well-behaved 1 having confidence in yourself and your abilities 2 thinking only about the thing that you want to achieve 3 not easily upset by negative comments 4 relaxed and happy to accept things without worrying 5 behaving in a way that is acceptable 6 able to think in a fast way 7 cheerful and without problems 8 rude and not showing respect 9 willing to accept other ideas and ways of doing things 10 putting a lot of effort into something | 7 Listen to three male students talking about their own qualities. Which MBTI type do you think they belong to? Identify the job (a-c) each person is suitable for.a A salesman b A psychologist c A judge 8 SPEAKING Work in groups. To what extent do you think personality tests help a high school student in choosing a job or career? |
