“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 anybodyTask 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:
describe-a-person.docx
