Конспект занятия по английскому языку "Описание человека", урок 2.

“Character is like a tree and reputation like its shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing” – Abraham Lincoln Do you know a lot about traits of character? What positive and negative traits of character do you remember? Task 1 Fill in the table of definitions, putting the words they define into the left column: Generous, hardworking, mature, naïve, kind, confident, silly, mean, naughty, unfriendly, funny, immature, introvert, pompous, extravert, nice, cunning, versatile, smart, lazy, insecure, ambitious, strong, noisy, stubborn, easy-going, arrogant, shy, honest, sensitive Moody A person whose feelings change too quickly. This person in not very confident and worries a lot about how he/she behaves, looks like, what he/she does A person who gives more of something, especially money, than is usual or expected; a helpful person A person, who behaves in a very proud and unpleasant way towards other people, because they believe that they are more important than others An adult who behaves like a child A person feels very nervous and doesn’t usually talk in a big company Gentle and caring; warm-hearted A person who always believes that people are honest and kind and that everything is easy in life A person who behaves badly and doesn’t do what he/she is told A person who prefers to say only truth Friendly and pleasant A person who can deceive to have a benefit for him/herself This person likes to be loud, to talk loudly, to laugh loudly, to shout and make noises Intelligent This person does only what he/she wants and doesn’t like to change his mind A person who knows a lot about different subjects and has a plenty of skills; a well-rounded person This person prefers to spend time with people A person who feels comfortable only alone This person always has plans for the future and strives to make them happen A couch-potato, a homebody; a person whose hobby is to do nothing This person doesn’t usually use his/her brain This person is not easily annoyed, worried or upset A person who feels sure about his/her actions, ideas and abilities This person thinks he/she is more important that he/she really is A workaholic; a person who works and studies hard A grown-up person Confident, determined, not easily worried by other people This person usually behaves in such a way that makes everyone laugh Stingy; not willing to spend money A person who understands other people’s feelings; this person can easily be offended The person who doesn’t want to be friends with anybody Task 2 Divide the words from Task 1 into 3 columns: Neutral Positive kind shy Negative unfriendly Task 3 Find synonyms to these words: 1. kind - 2. strong - 3. sensible - 4. extrovert - 5. arrogant - Task 4 Fill in the gaps: 1) When it comes to spending money, Sally becomes so angry. She is very ___________________. 2) Brave people are usually very ___________________ about what they do and how they do it. 3) The law in Germany is so strict, because it helps Germans not to feel ___________________. This way they are sure, that nobody will be able to harm them. 4) I hate when you are so ________________. What a couch-potato! 5) It is so great, when a person can do so many things and know a lot about the world as my friend does. He is a very ______________________ person. 6) ______________________ people cannot make decisions on their own; they do not want to think about their future and usually live with their parent even when they are 30 years old. 7) Don’t be so ________________! Don’t you see he is a liar? How can you believe his words? 8) This friend of yours is too _________________. He overestimates his qualities. He is arrogant in his every move, even his clothes are too glamorous. 9) Young people are usually more _____________________ than old. They have lots of plans for the future and try to do as much as possible to make their dreams come true. 10) Being a school teacher is very difficult. Some children can be ___________________ - they run, shout and don’t listen to the teacher. Task 5 Make a presentation about your groupmates. Choose one person and fill in the information about him/her. Follow the example below: