This document provides information about characters from popular movies that could be nominated as either "good guys" or "bad guys" in an online vote. It includes descriptions of 6 characters - Shrek, Stripe from Gremlins, Yoda from Star Wars, The Predator, Sulley from Monsters Inc., and Smeagol/Gollum from Lord of the Rings. For each, it describes their appearance, personality traits, abilities, and whether they would be considered a "good guy" or "bad guy." Readers are then asked questions about the characters and their vocabulary and writing skills.

1. Friend or Foe?
Character traits.
By Rosie Navarro.

2. Reading.
Look at the characters in the pictures. What do you
know about them?
Shrek yoda sulley
Stripe The predator Smeagol
(Gollum).

3. Friend or Foe?
Vote of the week. All good movies have their
good guys and their bad guys, and we all
have our favorites. So which ones do you
like most? Vote for your favorite good guy
and your favorite bad guy now!

4. Good guys Bad guys
Nominee # 1
Shrek- Shrek 1
Nominee #1
Stripe – Gremlins
Shrek is a funny-looking
fellow who lives in a smelly
swamp. He likes being on
his own – which is
sometimes a good thing as
he is often grumpy and has
some very bad habits. Shrek
pretends to be tough, but
deep down inside he is very
sensitive and caring.
Stripe is the leader of the
dangerous Gremlins, who
cause chaos and
destruction wherever they
go. He is so mean and ugly
that everyone is scared of
him and his friends. Don’t
worry too much, though!
They’ll be gone before the
sun rises because the
sunlight kills them.

5. Good guys Bad Guys
Nominee # 2 Nominee #2
Yoda – Stars Wars The predator – The
predator
Yoda is a small, wise Jedi
Master. He teaches the Jedi
Knights all his secrets and
makes them work very hard.
Yoda is strict, so if someone
doesn’t pay attention to his
lessons, he can become
very angry and impatient.
The Predator is an alien
warrior who lives in the
jungle and hunts human
beings for fun. He is
extremely ugly – that is,
when you can see him!
Believe it or not, he can
make himself disappear,
which makes things easier
when he is looking for
victims.

6. Good guys Bad guys
Nominee # 3 Nominee # 3
Sulley – Monsters Inc.
Smeagol (Gollum) –
Lord of the Rings.
Sulley loves to scare little
children. He is so good at
this, that he is “Top Scarer”
at Monsters Inc. Don’t let
him fool you, though – he’s
not such a bad guy. When
he’s off duty, Sulley is
easy-going, and he can
make you laugh, too!
Smeagol, influenced by the
power of the Ring, becomes
evil. He kills and steals and
is also very sneaky.
Smeagol is thin but very
strong and fast. His large
green eyes help him see in
the dark, and he also has
very sharp hearing. Be
careful! He’s strong and fast.
You never know when he
will sneak up on you.

7. According to the text, and decide if the statements
are true (T) or false (F).
1. Shrek is often in a good mood.
2. Sulley can sometimes be funny.
3. Stripe frightens everybody.
4. The Predator can make himself invisible.
5. Gollum can’t see a night.

8. Vocabulary
Character traits.
a) Make opposite adjectives by adding un-. Dis-, im-, or
in-.
1. Kind 5. Friendly
2. Loyal 6. Sensitive
3. Popular 7. Patient
7. Sincere 8. pleasant

9. Vocabulary. Adjectives.
b) Put each adjective in the correct column. Can you
find/ make any pairs of opposites?
* Caring * cheerful * cruel * easy-going * funny
*generous * grumpy * honest * hostile *
likeable * mean * miserable * sneaky *
stubborn * wise
POSITIVE NEGATIVE

10. Everyday English.
O Talking about personality.
O Use the useful language in the box to
describe the nominee characters.
Asking about personality.
What do you think of…? What’s ……….like?
Describing personality.
He/ They etc. is/are…….(but can be ….at times).
Ex.
A: What’s Yoda like?
B: He is wise and caring, but he can be strict at times.

11. Word formation (verb opposites).
We can use dis-, mis-, un-, to form verb opposites.
Appear – disappear, use – misuse, do - undo
1. Obey 4. Agree
2. Dress 5. Lead
3. behave 6. tie

12. Writing.
Choose four film characters (Spiderman,
Superman, Catwoman, Batman) as
nominees for a vote on a web page. Find
pictures , and write a short text for each
one. Write what they: look like, are like,
can do. Use the text as a model.