Yonsei University

1. Unit 5(1) – Personality

2. Personality
• When you meet someone for the first time, what do you
notice first, their personality or their looks (appearance)?
Why?
• Which do you think is more important? Why?
• Do you believe your blood type determines your
personality? Why/why not?

3. • Look at the eight personality adjectives on p. 28, 1A.
• Which word means:
• “ behaving in a gentle, caring, and helpful way towards other
people”
• kind
• “willing to give money, help, kindness, etc., especially more than
is usual or expected”
• generous
• “ friendly, talks a lot, and enjoys meeting people”
• outgoing
• “nervous and uncomfortable with other people”
• shy

4. • 1B – fill in the blanks
• Which of the words in 1A describe you? Try to give
examples.
• I think I’m (quite) hardworking. I usually spend two or three hours
doing homework every night.
• Which of these words don’t describe you? Try to give
examples.
• I don’t think I’m (very) hardworking. Actually, I’m (kind of) lazy. I
just like to lie on my bed and play on my phone.
• What characteristics would you like to have? Why?
• I’d like to be (more) outgoing. I’m (quite) shy around people I
don’t know.
• 1C – listen and check the best word for each person
• 1D – listen again and circle the correct word

5. • P. 29, 2A – match the questions and answers
• 2B – practice the conversation
• 2C – pronunciation
• 2D – make your own conversation
• 3A – we use simple present to talk about habits, routines
& schedules
• also for ‘state’ (non-action) verbs like:
• like, love, hate, believe, understand, know, have, remember, forget
• we use present continuous for temporary situations, things
happening right now and actions in the extended present
• also to talk about future fixed arrangements or
appointments (use a future time marker)
• I’m meeting Jihyun in Sinchon this evening.
• We’re visiting my grandparents next week.

6. • 3B – Fill in the blanks
• 3C – Practice
• 3D – What’s she like?
• Now, talk about these people (take it in turns & ask
follow-up questions!):
• Your mother or father
• Your best friend
• Your roommate
• Your sibling (brother/sister) or cousin
• What’s s/he like?
• What does s/he (usually/often) do?
• What do you think s/he is doing right now? Why?