Teaching writing

Unit: Myself Topic: Personality TraitsSub topic: Personality

CharacteristicsMatthayumsuksa 2

Justin

Bieber

vocabular

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friendly

outgoing

reliable

mad

cheering up

structure

Adjective

Adjective is a word imputing a characteristic to a noun or pronoun.

S+ V. to be + Adjective

Adjective Example

Outgoing : someone who likes to make friends.

Ben is outgoing when he meets his friend. He likes to talk with other because he is outgoing.

subject

v.to.beadjective

Adjective ExampleChatty : someone who talks a lot.

Maria is a very chatty person. She is always on the phone to friends.

Clever : good at learning things.

Gerard is very clever. He always gets top marks in class.

Adjective ExampleFriendly : someone who is nice to other people.

Ben is friendly.

Funny : used to describe someone who is amusing.

Salem is really funny! He’s always entertaining us with jokes and stories.

Adjective ExampleGenerous : someone who shares their time or things with others.

My parents are very generous. They bought me a car for my birthday!

Honest – someone who truthful and who doesn’t cheat or steal.

Amina is a very honest. She always tells the truth.

MY BEST

FRIEND !!

MY BEST FRIENDMy best friend Ben is the same age

as I am. We went to the same school and for a while we worked at the same job. We spend a lot of time together. Ben is friendly and out going. He is happiest when he is around people. He likes to go to parties. He like to talk with people and make friends easily. He laughs a lot and people always respond to his laughter by laughing with him.

He appreciates good jokes and remembers to tell them to everyone. Ben is the type person you can rely on to help you. If you need help fixing or moving something, you can call him because he is very reliable. Ben hardly ever gets mad. If there is a bad or tense situation, he stay calm and never yells. On the whole, Ben is a calm seldom loses his temper and is the person you want around you when you need cheering up.

Activity 1

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What does the passage say about? Ben’s

personality.

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Who is Ben’s

best friend?

The writer.

3

Do they work the

same job?Yes, they do.

4

Do they live in the same school?

Yes, they do.

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What is Ben like?He is friendly and outgoing.

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When does Ben feel happiest?

People are around him.

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Where does Ben like to go?

Parties.

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Whom does Ben like to

talk?He likes to talk with people and

make friends easily.

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Does Ben feel sad?No, he

doesn’t.

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Does Ben like to laugh?Yes, He

does.

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What is the action of people

when Ben laughs?

People always respond to his laughter by laughing with him.

12

Is Ben a joker?

No, he isn’t

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What story does Ben like to talk

to others?Jokes

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Is Mr. Ben kind? How?Yes, he is. He is kind because he likes to help other people.

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How does Ben do when he faces bad situation?He stays calm and

never yells.

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Does Ben get mad when someone says something bad to

him?No, he isn’t.

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Why do many people want a

person like Ben?People be needed cheering up

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Can you call him if you have to fix

something?Yes, we can.

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How many adjectives words are there in the

passage? 10

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Which words tells Ben’s

personality?friendly, outgoing, calm,

reliable

Activity 2

Describe my friend !!

Direction: -Individual work. -Each person gets a paper.-Each person chooses one friend to describe his/her characteristic in the class.-Send the paper back to the teacher.-The teacher picks up the random one student to read his/her friend’s message in front of the class.-Other students in the class try to guess who he/she is.

He is happy when he is around people. He likes to go parties. He likes to talk with people and makes friends easily. He is a calm person who seldom losses……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Who am I ?

Example!!

Answer the question!!

Direction:-Make a group of 4 people.-Each group has pieces of paper.-The first representative of each group comes in front of the class, writes the answer on the paper, and puts the answer down in the box.-Another representative in a group does the activity like the first person.-The teacher checks all answers in front of the class.

Let’s go!!!