1. T.
:We live on the planet called the Earth. Does our planet differ from other
planets of our Solar system? It certainly does. There is life on it and it is
inhabited by human beings called people.
Can we say that all people are alike? Of course, no. We are all so different. And it is quite
impossible to find two similar persons.
Some people can be tall. Some people can be short. Some are thin, others
are fat. Some are attractive, others are not very attractive (optimistic-pessimist,
generous-mean, ambitious-unambitious, patient-impatient, hard-working-lazy, tidy-untidy,
cheerful-moody).
Some can be with good manners, others with bad ones.
2. The pupils complete the following columns:
Adjective
Opposite
Opposite
(Adj.+prefix) (different word)
tidy untidy messy
happy unhappy sad
kind
unkind cruel
intelligent
unintelligent stupid
polite
impolite rude
attractive
unattractive ugly
interesting
uninteresting boring
formal
informal casual
3. The pupils put the words from the 1-st column in order of their
importance concerning the people’s traits (1st-the most important, 8th- the
least important).Then pupils discuss it as a class.
4. Communicative situation.
T.: Do you want to know what sort of person you are?
I’ve invited a psychologist to our lesson. This is Miss K. She has got a
special quiz with her. You should answer her questions.
Ps-t.: Are you always smiling and happy?
P.: Yes, I’m. I’m always smiling and happy.
Ps-t.: Then you are a cheerful person.
1 Are you usually smiling and happy? (o) o
2 Do you enjoy the company of other people? (c) o
3 Do you find it difficult to meet new people? (f) o
4 Is it important to you to succeed in your career? (h) o
5 Does your mood change often and suddenly for no reason? (k) o
6 Do you notice other people’s feelings? (p) o
7 Do you think the future will be good? (b) o
8 Can your friends depend on you? (n) o
9 Is your room often in a mess? (a) o
10 Do you get annoyed if you have to wait for
anyone or anything? (g) o
11 Do you put off until tomorrow what you could do today? (i) o
12 Do you work hard? (l) o
13 Do you keep your feelings and ideas to yourself? (e) o
14 Do you often give presents? (j) o
15 Do you talk a lot? (d) o
16 Are you usually calm and not worried by things? (m) o
a.
untidy
b.
optimistic
c.
sociable
d.
talkative
e.
reserved
f.
shy
g.
impatient
h.
ambitious
i.
lazy
j.
generous
k.
moody
l.
hard-working
m.
easy-going
n.
reliable
o.
cheerful
p.
sensitive
5. The pupils discuss which of the adjectives
above are positive qualities and
which are negative. Which could be
both?
Keys: b, c, j, l, n, o, p are
possibly positive qualities.
a, g, i, k are possibly negative.
d, e, f, h, m could be both.
6. One
of the pupils describes someone in the class without saying who it is. All the
rest should guess who he is speaking about.
7.Work
in groups.
The
teacher asks pupils to describe some of their teachers using the adjectives for
describing people’s character.
8. Reading
Activity
Pupils
read the text “My Aunt Emily” (New Headway. Intermediate. Oxford University
My
Aunt Emily
Of all my relatives, I like my Aunt Emily the best. She’s my mother’s
youngest sister. She has never married, and she lives alone in a small village
near Bath
She’s in her late fifties, but she’s still quite young in spirit. She
has a fair complexion, thick brown hair which she wears in a bun, and dark
brown eyes. She has a kind face, and when you meet her, the first thing you
notice is her lovely, warm smile. Her face is a little wrinkled now, but I
think she is still rather attractive. She is the sort of person you can always
go to if you have a problem.
She likes reading and gardening, and she goes for long walks over the
hills with her dog, Buster. She’s a very active person. Either she’s making
something, or mending something, or doing something to help others. He does the
shopping for some of the old people in the village. She’s extremely generous,
but not very tolerant with people who don’t agree with her. I hope that I am as
happy and contended as she is when I’m her age.
Pupils
go through the text and find the parts in the text which describe aunt’s
·
physical appearance
·
character
·
habits
9. Speaking Activity
Pupils give similar description of a member of their family including
the following:
·
physical description of a
person,
·
their character, habits,
likes and dislikes,
·
their opinion of a person
10. Writing Activity
T. :We’ve discussed what sort of persons you are, your teachers, the
members of your family and now, let’s discuss people as a nation. The first
task is to complete the chart with the country, the nationality (adjective) and
the people, and you must write one sentence about the people
|
Country
|
Adjective
|
People
|
|
|
Swiss
|
the
Swiss
The
Swiss make good cheese
|
|
|
-
|
-
|
|
-
|
Greek
|
-
|
|
the
|
-
|
-
|
|
-
|
Chinese
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
-
|
|
-
|
English
|
-
|
|
-
|
-
|
the
Finns
|
|
|
-
|
-
|
Keys:
The Italians eat a lot of pasta.
The Greeks had many philosophers.
The Dutch grow a lot of tulips.
The Chinese cook lots of noodles.
The Scots wear kilts.
The English talk a lot about weather.
The Fins like taking saunas.
The Germans are good at business.
11. The pupils give the stereotypes for different nations: American,
Japanese, German, French, Italian, British, and Ukrainian. The pupils are given
a list of adjectives and they should choose which adjectives go with these
nationalities.
|
hard-working
easy-going punctual friendly
reserved emotional lazy hospitable
sociable formal casual
enthusiastic quiet tolerant
talkative sophisticated well-dressed fun-loving
respectful serious humorous
nationalistic romantic
|
Possible answers
American: hard-working, friendly, hospitable, casual, enthusiastic, talkative.
Japanese: hard-working, punctual, reserved, formal, quiet, respectful.
German: hard-working, punctual, formal, nationalistic.
French: emotional, outgoing, sociable, enthusiastic, sophisticated,
well-dressed, nationalistic, romantic.
Italian: easy-going, friendly, emotional, lazy, outgoing, sociable, fun-loving,
enthusiastic, well-dressed.
British: reserved, lazy, formal, quiet, tolerant, respectful, serious,
nationalistic.
Ukrainians: hospitable, friendly, humorous, sociable, casual, hard-working.
12. The teacher asks questions about the manners of different
nationalities based on the text “A World Guide to Good Manners. How not to
behave badly abroad.”(New Headway. Intermediate. Oxford University
1). Which nationalities are the most and the least punctual?
(The Germans are the most and the Italians are the least punctual.)
2). Which nationalities do not like to eat and do business at the same
time? (The Japanese, the Germans,
the French).
3). Which nationalities have the rules of behaviour about hands? What
are these rules?
a) In France
b) In America
c) In Thailand
d) In the Middle East you must never
use your left hand for greeting, eating, drinking or smoking.
13.
Situation.
An American Mr. N. is going to Japan
a) You should remember the saying “When in Rome
b) You should exchange business cards immediately when you meet someone
for the first time. Do it with both hands.
c) Don’t put your feet on your desk.
d) Don’t blow your nose in public.
e) Don’t shake hands, bow.
14. Conclusion
T.: Today we have discussed the problem “What sort of people are we?”
We spoke about different people’s qualities, their traits of character.
We spoke about stereotypes of nationalities, their good manners and
habits. So, you see that we are all very different. We can’t be alike. And this
diversity is wonderful. If we were alike we wouldn’t be people then but robots.
What we should always remember is that we must respect each other, be tolerant
to each other and treat other people as we want them to treat us.
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