People & Personality – Personality Challenge

QUICK START – USEFUL PHRASES

WARM-UP – WHICH SOUNDS MORE LIKE YOU?

Choose one. Give a short reason.

1. quiet OR talkative

2. organised OR spontaneous

3. straightforward OR careful with words

4. serious OR easy-going

5. similar to your friends OR quite different from your friends

6. confident with new people OR reserved with new people

CHALLENGE 1 – WHO WOULD YOU GET ALONG WITH?

Choose A or B. There is no correct answer. Explain which person you would find easier to spend time with.

1. A: Someone who plans everything in advance
  B: someone who decides things at the last minute

2. A: Someone who always says exactly what they think
  B: someone who chooses their words very carefully

3. A: Someone who talks a lot
  B: someone who is quieter but asks good questions

4. A: Someone who has many of the same interests as you
  B: someone who introduces you to completely new things

5. A: Someone who is friendly but often late
  B: someone who is quiet but very reliable

6. A: Someone who loves big groups and social events
  B: someone who prefers a few close friends

7. A: Someone who usually agrees with you
  B: someone who often has a different opinion

8. A: Someone who likes to organise everything
  B: someone who is happy to follow other people’s plans

Useful starters: I’d choose… • I think I’d get on better with… • For me, it depends. • I know what you mean. • I’m the opposite.

CHALLENGE 2 – AGREE, DISAGREE OR IT DEPENDS?

Choose one answer and explain why. You can use examples from your own life.

1. First impressions are often wrong.

2. It’s easier to get on with people who are similar to you.

3. Straightforward people are easier to trust.

4. Good friends don’t need to have a lot in common.

5. Opposite personalities can work very well together.

6. You can get on well with someone even if you often disagree.

7. People show different sides of their personality in different situations.

8. Being reliable is more important than being easy-going.

CHALLENGE 3 – TALK ABOUT REAL PEOPLE

Choose any questions you like. You do not need to answer them all.

1. Who is very easy to talk to in your life? Why?

Example: My best friend is very easy to talk to because she listens and never judges me.

2. Who is one of the most reliable people you know?

Example: My sister is very reliable. If she says she will help, I know she will.

3. Who do you get on well with even though you are quite different?

Example: I get on really well with one of my colleagues. We have different personalities, but we respect each other.

4. Who in your family are you most similar to?

Example: I’m probably most similar to my dad. We’re both quite calm and organised.

5. Who do you know who makes a good first impression on people?

Example: My friend does. She’s confident, friendly and genuinely interested in other people.

6. Who knows your personality best?

Example: Probably my best friend because she has seen me in many different situations.