Exploring Personal Traits: What Defines You?

• English
• Primary Education
• Age 13

Exploring Personal Traits: What Defines You?

Learning Objective

At the end of the lesson, you will be able to effectively speak about personal traits using vocabulary such as confident, intelligent, generous, helpful, and jealous.

Introduce the learning objective to the students and explain what they will be able to do by the end of the lesson.

What do you already know about personal traits like confidence, intelligence, generosity, helpfulness, and jealousy?

Vocabulary: Personal Traits

Confident, Intelligent, Generous, Helpful, Jealous

Introduce the key vocabulary words related to personal traits. Provide definitions and examples for each word.

Identifying Personal Traits

Activity: Look at the pictures and identify the personal traits represented.

Show pictures depicting different personal traits. Encourage students to discuss and identify the traits they see.

Describing Personal Traits

Activity: Describe yourself using the vocabulary words. Share with a partner.

Encourage students to use the vocabulary words to describe themselves. Have them share their descriptions with a partner.

Antonyms: Opposite Traits

Confident - Insecure, Intelligent - Ignorant, Generous - Selfish, Helpful - Unhelpful, Jealous - Content

Introduce antonyms for the personal traits vocabulary. Explain the opposite meanings of each word.

Sentence Formation

Activity: Form sentences using the personal traits vocabulary and antonyms.

Provide sentence prompts using the vocabulary words and antonyms. Allow students to create their own sentences.

Expressing Opinions

Activity: Express your opinion about the importance of personal traits. Discuss in groups.

Encourage students to share their opinions about the significance of personal traits. Have them discuss in small groups.

Role Play: Job Interview

Activity: Engage in a role play where one student plays the interviewer and the other plays the interviewee. Use personal traits vocabulary to describe strengths.

Assign pairs of students to engage in a role play scenario where one acts as the interviewer and the other as the interviewee. Have them focus on describing personal traits as strengths.

Listening Comprehension

Activity: Listen to a dialogue and identify the personal traits mentioned.

Provide a recorded dialogue where personal traits are used. Have students listen and identify the traits mentioned.

Comparing Personal Traits

Activity: Compare and contrast two personal traits. Discuss with a partner.

Assign pairs of students to compare and contrast two personal traits. Encourage them to discuss the similarities and differences.

Writing Task: Personal Trait Analysis

Activity: Write a short paragraph analyzing one personal trait and its impact on your life.

Ask students to write a paragraph analyzing one personal trait and how it affects their life. Provide guidance and examples.

Speaking Practice: Personal Trait Discussion

Activity: Engage in a class discussion about personal traits. Express your thoughts and listen to others.

Encourage students to actively participate in a class discussion about personal traits. Create a safe environment for sharing thoughts and listening to others.

Idioms and Expressions

Activity: Learn idioms and expressions related to personal traits. Use them in sentences.

Teach idioms and expressions related to personal traits. Provide examples and encourage students to use them in sentences.

Role Play: Conflict Resolution

Activity: Engage in a role play where students resolve a conflict using personal traits.

Assign pairs of students to act out a role play scenario where they use personal traits to resolve a conflict. Encourage creativity.

Group Activity: Trait Showcase

Activity: In groups, create a presentation showcasing a personal trait. Discuss its characteristics and importance.

Divide students into groups and assign each group a specific personal trait. Instruct them to create a presentation showcasing the trait's characteristics and importance.

Debate: Trait vs Trait

Activity: Engage in a classroom debate comparing two personal traits. Support your arguments with examples.

Divide the class into two groups and assign each group a personal trait. Instruct them to engage in a debate, supporting their arguments with examples.

Reflection and Self-Assessment

Activity: Reflect on your personal traits and assess areas for improvement. Write a short reflection.

Guide students to reflect on their personal traits and identify areas for improvement. Have them write a short reflection on their findings.

Real-World Application

Activity: Discuss how personal traits can be valuable in various aspects of life.

Encourage students to explore how personal traits can be valuable in different aspects of life, such as relationships, careers, and personal growth.

Review and Recap

Activity: Review the key vocabulary and concepts related to personal traits.

Recap the main vocabulary words, antonyms, expressions, and concepts related to personal traits. Ensure students have a clear understanding.

Assessment: Role Play Evaluation

Activity: Evaluate role plays based on the effective use of personal traits vocabulary.

Assess student performance in the role plays conducted earlier. Evaluate their use of personal traits vocabulary and provide constructive feedback.

Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.

Have students enter three things they learned in this lesson. With this they can indicate their own learning efficiency of this lesson.

Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

Here, students enter two things they would like to know more about. This not only increases involvement, but also gives them more ownership.

Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.

The students indicate here (in question form) with which part of the material they still have difficulty. For the teacher, this not only provides insight into the extent to which the students understand/master the material, but also a good starting point for the next lesson.