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Describing people at work
Lesson code: JQ3L-D39B-CIZH-5 ELEMENTARY
1 Character traits
He is ... She is ... They are ...
bossy late lazy stressed supportive talkative
1. 2.
3.
4. 5. 6.
Now match the adjectives to their opposites:
1. late a. easygoing
2. talkative b. hardworking
3. supportive c. punctual
4. lazy d. quiet
5. stressed e. relaxed
6. bossy f. unhelpful
Test your partner. Read a word from this exercise. Your partner must tell you its opposite without
looking.
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Describing people at work
Innovation in Learning
A A A A BUSINESS VOCABULARY
2 Describe the people below
Look at the sentences. Describe each person like in the example.
1. Paul often gets to work 10 minutes after his colleagues and he never works! He is late and lazy.
2. Andrea doesn't like talking and she is never stressed.
3. Arnold likes controlling his employees, and he can never relax.
4. Ronda is a great boss. She always helps us with our tasks and doesn't control us all the time.
5. If you have a problem, don't go to Michael. He doesn't like helping people and he never works.
6. Kristina is never late. She often works in the evening and at weekends.
7. Omar hardly ever has time for his family. He is always in the office and he needs to relax more.
8. Heidi is never stressed but she loves talking about her life. Her colleagues don't always want to listen
to her.
3 Describe your colleagues
Work in pairs. Student A, describe one of your colleagues using words from this lesson, but don't say
the name of the person. Student B, try to guess the colleague.
Use adverbs of frequency (always, usually, often, sometimes, rarely, hardly ever, never) and
`very', `a little':
Example: "He is usually very relaxed and easygoing, but he is sometimes a little bossy."
4 Describe yourself (alternative activity)
Work in pairs. Describe yourself to your partner using all the words from this lesson.
Use adverbs of frequency (always, usually, often, sometimes, rarely, hardly ever, never) and
`very', `a little':
Example: "I am usually hardworking, but I am never stressed."
5 Online review
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Describing people at work - Key
Innovation in Learning
A A A A BUSINESS VOCABULARY
1- Character traits
With a very weak class, go through each picture and read out the sentence that match, e.g. `He is lazy'. Students
repeat and write down the answer. With a stronger class, have the students complete the task in pairs using a
dictionary if necessary or provide the translations first.
1. lazy 2. bossy 3. stressed 4. talkative 5. supportive 6. late
1. c 2. d 3. f 4. b 5. e 6. a
2- Describe the people below
The exercise can be done in pairs or individually around a small class. Go through the answers.
2. She is quiet and relaxed.
3. He is bossy and stressed.
4. She is supportive and easygoing.
5. He is lazy and unhelpful.
6. She is punctual and hardworking.
7. He is hardworking and stressed.
8. She is relaxed and talkative.
3- Describe your colleagues
If you feel that you do not have a good-natured enough class, or if your students do not have any mutual
colleagues, skip this activity and do the next exercise. In a one-to-one lesson, you can ask the student to describe
his/her colleagues or employees.
4- Describe yourself (alternative activity)
If possible, try to pair up students who work together and ask them if they agree with their partners.
5- Online review
Students who register on our website can revise the material from this lesson using the Expemo spaced repetition
learning platform. Visit www.linguahouse.com for more information.
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