B3U1 PersonalityLead-in

1、 In a general sense, the term personality refers to all the personal and moral characteristics that determine the way a person thinks, feels, and acts in his or her social and personal relations. His personality is in good taste. She has a very strong personality. He was a great personality. There s

2、eemed to be a degree of personalities in her remarks. In practice, personality is how we see ourselves and others. It is how we describe a person as noisy, thoughtful, decisive and so on. In fact the language is laden with expressions that we use every day to describe personality. Figure out the adj

3、ectives to describe the following personalities based on the given information.Task 1: Brain Storm: (words of personality)1. He is a liar, you cant ask him to do anything for you.2. He never buys his friends a drink in a bar.3. She knows exactly what she wants to achieve in life and how to get there

4、.4. He listens to other peoples opinions, and knows there are always two sides in an argument.Task 1: Brain Storm: (words of personality)1. dishonest and unreliable2. mean and tight-fisted3. ambitious and single-minded4. broad-minded and tolerant5. She just doesnt seem to realize that what she does

5、could hurt other peoples feelings. Its all Me! Me! Me!6. She is very quiet and goes red if anyone speaks to her.7. He loves parties and doing his own thing.8. Shes always asking questions-always wants to know things.9. She never forgets my birthday.Task 1: Brain Storm: (words of personality)5. thoug

6、htless and self-centered6. shy and insecure7. out-going and independent8. curious and inquisitive9. thoughtful1. Mr. G_ _ _ _e would not even hurt a fly, and is always kind and careful.2. Miss De_ _ _ _ _ed puts her heart into things she is doing.3. Mr. Co_ _ _ _ _ _ _te always thinks of what other

7、people need and will be kind enough to help the blind cross the street.4. Mr. Ad_ _ _ _ _ _ous likes to go to wild and unexplored places and do risky things.5. It is hard to upset Mr. C_ _m.6. Mr. Ag_ _ _ _ _ _ve is always ready for a fight.7. Miss C_ _ _ _ _al enjoys finding fault with things.8. Mr

8、. E_ _ _ _ _ _ic works 14 hours a day, plays tennis and goes jogging.d i c a tn s i d e r av e n t u rg r e s s i r i t i ce n t la ln e r g e tMr. and Miss So and So9. Miss Se_ _ _ _h wont share her own things with anyone, and always thinks about herself. 10. Miss Am_ _ _ _ _us wants to be good, be

9、tter, and the best.11. Mr. Self-c_ _ _ _ _ _ _t knows he is good, and believes he can do things well.12. Mr. E_ _ _ _ _ing does not get angry or upset easily for small things and gets along with others well.13. Miss Tr_ _ _ful never tells any lies.14. Mr. Out_ _ _ _g likes meeting people and is soci

10、able.15. My name is F_ _ _k. I do not like your make-up.16. Mr. S_ _ _ _ _ _ve understands other peoples feelings and problems. But he is also easily hurt or upset.b i t i oo n f i d e na s y g og o i n r a nl f i su t he n s i t i17. Mr. B_ _ _y is always telling others what to do. 18. Miss P_ _ _

11、_ _t never gets annoyed when doing something that takes a long time.19. Mr. T_ _ _ _ _ _ve speaks too much on any occasion.20. Mr. P_ _ _ _ _ _ _ve is likely to persuade others to believe or do a particular thing.21. Miss Sy_ _ _ _ _ _ _ic is kind to those people in misfortune.22. Miss E_ _ _ _ _ _a

12、l shows her feelings very openly.a t i e na l k a t ie r s u a s im p a t h e to s sm o t i o nWords of Personalityacute adventurous affectionate aggressive amicableboastful bossy brave broad-minded calm careful cautious considerate cooperative courageous creative critical cruel dependent diligent d

13、iplomatic efficient elegant eloquent energetic enthusiastic introverted extroverted flexible forgiving frank fussy generous hardworking hesitant honest immoral impartial impulsive indecisive jealous expressiveTask 1: Brain Storm: (words of personality)kind knowledgeable lazy logical loyal mean matte

14、r-of-fact merciful modest moody watchfulopen-minded optimistic outgoing persuasive pessimistic punctual quick-minded reasonable reliable reserved resourceful rigid risky sensitive sentimental shrewd sincere sophisticated sociable stubborn sympathetic talkative timid tolerant truthful unselfish warm-

15、heartedTask 2: Oral ActivityDescribe one of your classmates /friends, and then tell us why you think that he/she is such a person. Contributing factors Being inherited Being influenced by some outside world factors.Part 1 Read for the Theme 1. What does personality psychology study? It studies perso

16、nality and individual differences. 2. What are the two major types of personality tests? Which is more valid and reliable? Projective tests and objective tests. Objective tests are more valid and reliable.3. How significant is the study of personality to our life? (Open)Part 2 Complete the Backgroun

17、d Information 1. G 2. N 3. O 4. J 5. A 6. H 7. L 8. E 9. M 10. K Part 3 Listening-in Conversation One1. A) In Canada. B) In Korea. C) In America. D) In China.2. A) 10 years old. B) 20 years old. C) 30 years old. D) 40 years old.3. A) Waving hello to your teachers. B) Bowing to your parents friends w

18、hen they visit your home. C) Looking at your feet when listening to an elder. D) Trying to be shy and silent when listening to elders.4. A) It makes her confused all the time. B) It makes her a richer person. C) Its wonderful. D) It makes no difference. M: Angela, you were born in Korea but youve be

19、en living in Canada for a long time, havent you?W: Yes, I was 10 years old when my parents immigrated to Canada and Ive been living here for 20 years now.M: Do you think that belonging to two different cultures has affected your personality?W: Yes, definitely. There are times when I think that I hav

20、e two personalities. Depending on where I am and whom Im with, Im Korean or Im Canadian.Conversation One M: That sounds complicated. Could you explain what you mean?W: Well, growing up in Canada when I was going to high school, for example, I was known as Angela to the outside world, and as Sun-Kyun

21、g at home. I would wave hello to my teachers, but bow to my parents Korean friends when they visited our home.M: Do different cultures have different ideas as to what is polite?W: Yes, definitely. In high school, I was expected to look straight in the eyes of my teachers and to talk openly with them

22、. But when Koreans spoke to me, I was expected to look at my feet and to be shy and silent.M: Do you think that having two personalities makes you a richer person?W: Yes, but sometimes I dont know who I am.1. Where was the woman born?2. How old is the woman?3. Which is NOT polite for Koreans?4. What

23、 does the woman think of her having two personalities? Conversation Two5. A) Health. B) Neatness. C) Honesty. D) A good sense of humor.6. A) Its very natural. B) Its impossible. C) Its disappointing. D) Its very thoughtful.7. A) He thinks a perfect person will ruin the relationship. B) He thinks its

24、 impossible for a roommate to be perfect. C) He expects his roommate to be perfect. D) He hates his roommate to be perfect.Conversation TwoM: What do you think makes an ideal roommate?W: Well, I want my roommate to be a neat person, as I want everything in place. I dont like to see our rooms in a me

25、ss.M: So you want a neat person. W: Not only that. I also want my roommate to be very thoughtful. For example, if I am sick and it is my turn to clean the living room, my roommate will do it for me.M: So you mean you like a helpful roommate, and she can always give you a hand when you are in trouble

26、.Conversation TwoW: Oh, yeah. And I also imagine that we can tell each other everything, and in this way become closer. Its natural closeness, not something we have to work on.M: So you are actually looking for a friend, not a roommate. A roommate doesnt have to be your best friend. If you have such

27、 expectations of her, you might be disappointed. So far, you have not mentioned honesty. Dont you think thats important?W: Yes. I have to live with my roommate for a long time. If I dont trust her, how could I be happy?Conversation TwoM: Then how about a good sense of humor? Do you think it is impor

28、tant?W: Yes, I think its important. Wouldnt it be wonderful to live with someone who sees the humor in everything? M: I agree with you, but its impossible for a roommate to be perfect. I would hate my roommate to want me to be perfect. We should never demand too much of our roommates, or well ruin o

29、ur relationship. And we need to remember that. Conversation Two5. Which is NOT mentioned as an important quality for a good roommate?6. What does the man think of the womans requirements for her roommate?7. Which one is TRUE about the man? In a general sense, the term personality refers to all the p

30、ersonal and moral characteristics that determine the way a person thinks, feels and acts in his or her social and personal relations. These traits include a vast (1) _ of attitudes and attributes such as shyness, generosity, patience, flexibility, sadness, humor, cheerfulness, selfishness, (2) _ and

31、 aggressiveness. Most people are a (3) _ of positive and negative traits. Personality traits that are valued in one culture may be (4) _ upon in another culture. Similarly, qualities that are (5) _ in boys might be regarded as negative traits in girls. Part 4 Bridge the Cultural Gap variety independencemixfrowned encouraged In recent years, various studies have shown that health and personality are interrelated. Negative attitude