I am an online ESL teacher. I just did this lesson plan with my student:

""Honest, creative or lazy? (personality adjectives)
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1. Read the text and answer the questions.
• After the meetings, the boss said she was working with one creative, one
honest and one lazy person. Who did she describe as which?
Person A – honest
Person B – lazy
Person C – creative
• Do you agree with the boss?
• Imagine you are late for work. What story would you tell your boss?
[As a lead-in to the next activity, ask students if people are always the same (e.g.
A quiet person is always quiet.) or if they change depending on the situation.]
2. Complete the sentences with the adjectives from the box.
a) He’s usually really hard-working. But this project is boring for him so he’s
being lazy: he doesn’t really want to do his tasks.
b) It’s unusual that she’s so polite with you. She’s usually rude to everyone and
she never smiles at people.
c) He’s really talkative when he’s with friends. But when he’s in the office, he is
so quiet that you never hear him talk in meetings.
d) She’s good at public speaking so she looks confident at conferences. But
someone told me that she’s very shy when you meet her in person.
Three people were late for work one morning. When their boss talked to them
about it, they all had different stories.
Person A: ‘I overslept. I was at a birthday party and didn’t sleep very much. I
apologize and I promise it won’t happen again.’
Person B: ‘I have a lot of work and I feel tired. I also don’t like some of my
tasks and I think my co-workers have less work.’
Person C: ‘I had a dream about how to make our company more successful
and I couldn’t wake up and not see the ending.’
clever confident hard-working quiet rude
Honest, creative or lazy? (personality adjectives)
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e) I think I’m a clever person but when my friends talk about
cryptocurrency, I feel quite stupid.
3. Think of answers for each point.
• situations in which I’m usually:
o talkative o quiet
• a time of day when:
o I’m the most hardworking
o I sometimes feel lazy
• an action:
o I feel shy doing o I feel confident doing
• a topic which makes me feel:
o clever o stupid
• people who:
o I’m always polite to o I can be rude to
[As a lead-in to the next activity, ask students if we can say that some personality
traits are always good or bad.]
4. Look at the sentences and choose the word that
makes most sense. Discuss if you agree with the
statements.
a) An/A honest/generous person can’t work in sales.
b) You don’t need to be lazy/friendly to work well in a
team.
c) A responsible/shy person can’t be an actor.
d) You can’t be a CEO of a company if you are too
kind/confident.
5. Look at the list of words and say in which situations they are negative and
in which they are positive.
EXAMPLE: talkative – It’s nice to have a talkative friend. It’s not really good
when you have a talkative colleague who doesn’t let you work.
• shy • quiet
Honest, creative or lazy? (personality adjectives)
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• lazy
• friendly
• kind
• generous
6. Read the descriptions of three people. Answer the questions below and
explain your answers.
Catherine: I'm a creative and talkative person because I love meeting new
people. I like exciting adventures and I’m really energetic. I’m not super
responsible so it’s sometimes difficult for me to find a job.
Joaquin: I'm an organized and tidy person who doesn’t like mess. I'm quiet, but
I'm a good listener and I’m helpful. I also think I’m an intelligent person because I
like to learn new things.
Chia-Ling: I’m generous and I like to give presents. I may be shy at first, but
when you get to know me, I’m honest and loyal. That’s why I have a lot of good
friends. I also think that I’m clever because I have a lot of great ideas.
Who would be…
• the best boss?
• the best friend?
• the best colleague?
• the best travel blogger?
• the best partner?
• the best party entertainer?
7. Look at the word cloud. Choose the words with any four initial letters from
your name that describe you. Add your own words if necessary. Explain the
words or give examples.
[If it’s difficult for students to choose a word that
starts with a letter from their name, tell them they
can choose words that contain letters from their
name, e.g. Mona – polite. If students have short
names, they can use some letters of their
surnames. Also, if they don’t want to talk about
themselves, they can do the same task about
someone they know.]
EXAMPLE:
April – awesome, pretty, intelligent, loyal
Honest, creative or lazy? (personality adjectives)
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My mum tells me I’m pretty.
I think I’m loyal because I have a lot of friends. And my friends tell me I’m
awesome.
I think I’m intelligent because I read a lot.
[This worksheet includes an additional task that you can use as homework or
revision. It’s only available in the teacher’s version of the worksheet. Print it and
hand it out to your students.]
Honest, creative or lazy? (personality adjectives)
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Look at the situations below and say what each person does or how they feel.
Some of the answers might be the same/similar.
a) A boss gives you a new task on Friday evening.
1) A hard-working person does the task at the weekend.
2) A rude person…
3) A clever person…
b) A friend asks you to help them move at the weekend.
1) A lazy person…
2) A helpful person…
3) A polite person…
c) A teacher asks someone from a class to create a presentation.
1) A shy person…
2) A responsible person…
3) A confident person…
d) A person on the street asks for money to buy food.
1) A kind person…
2) A generous person…
3) A creative person…
e) You have to make small talk with someone you don’t know.
1) A confident person…
2) A talkative person…
3) A quiet person…""

Next, lesson plan I have is this?:

""We get on really well!
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1. Complete the gaps to create family members. Explain who the people are.
EXAMPLE: A granddaughter is my child’s daughter.
Possible answers: grandfather (your parent’s father), grandson (your child’s son),
mother-in-law (your husband’s or wife’s mother), son-in-law (your child’s
husband), stepsister (the daughter of one of your parents), stepfather (the
husband of one of your parents; not your biological father), great-grandfather
(your grandparent’s father), great-granddaughter (your grandchild’s daughter)
2. Discuss the questions.
• Which family members do you keep in touch with? How often do you talk?
• Who do you think can be family or like family? Why?
o a colleague
o an ex-partner
o a flatmate
o a friend
o a partner you are not married to
o a pet
3. Choose the correct words.
a) I’ve always had a good … with my grandparents.
1) relationship 2) relative
b) I think friends are just as important as … .
1) relatives 2) generations
c) Family members don’t have to enjoy each other’s … .
1) admire 2) company
d) I think it’s better to be an only child because you are never … of your siblings.
1) jealous 2) appreciate
e) I don’t get on … with some of my family members.
1) good 2) well
f) I think the best way to … the important people in your life is to tell them that
you love them every day.
1) welcome 2) appreciate
grand…………
grand…………
…………-in-law
…………-in-law
step…………
step…………
great-…………
great-…………
We get on really well!
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g) I am closer to the family members from my … because we are a similar age.
1) generation 2) crowd
4. Choose three statements in ex. 3 and say whether they are true for you or
not and why.
5. List three advantages and three disadvantages of having a family of more
than 30 members.
6. Watch a video [https://youtu.be/XHiuqRkI1jQ] about a woman called
Marguerite and decide if the statements are true or false. Correct the false
statements.
a) Marguerite has two great-grandchildren. False. She has 100 greatgrandchildren. [00:21]
b) Marguerite has siblings. False. She’s an only child. [00:28]
c) The new-born baby’s name is Koller William. True. [00:43]
d) Marguerite is 100 years old. False. She is 99. [01:01]
e) There is only one person named Marguerite in the family. False. There are
four people named Marguerite. [01:38]
7. Discuss the questions.
• How is your family similar to or different from Marguerite's family?
• Is there a name shared by two or more of your family members?
• Do you think Marguerite's family members get on well? Why do you think so?
• Would you like to have a family as big as Marguerite’s? Why/Why not?
We get on really well!
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8. Look at the useful language box and rewrite the sentences using the words
in brackets.
a) Families are getting smaller because people
have fewer children. (that’s why)
People have fewer children and that’s why
families are getting smaller.
b) I don’t have any family here so I’m going to look
for friends. (because)
I’m going to look for friends because I don’t have
any family here.
c) They are getting a divorce because they don’t get on well. (so)
They don’t get on well so they are getting a divorce.
9. Match the sentence halves.
a) People appreciate the time they spend alone 4
b) Nowadays, people don’t appreciate 1
c) It is more important for people to have a healthy relationship 7
d) Older generations didn’t have social media 2
e) Nowadays, people get jealous easily 5
f) It was important to get married in the past 6
g) When a couple stops enjoying each other’s company 3
1) the relationships they have.
2) so they spent more time with relatives and friends.
3) they might think about a divorce.
4) because they can do the things they like.
5) and that’s why relationships end quickly.
6) because life was easier for married people.
7) than any relationship.
USEFUL LANGUAGE
I’m never alone because I
have a lot of friends.
I have a lot of friends so I’m
never alone.
I have a lot of friends and
that’s why I’m never alone.
We get on really well!
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10.Look at some statistics about changes in American relationships and
discuss the questions.
People who don’t have a
close friend
year %
1990 3
2021 12
Sources: census.gov, americansurveycenter.org, wf-lawyers.com
• Which statements in ex. 9 best explain these changes? Why do you think so?
• What are some other reasons behind the changes?
• Do you think the statistics are similar or different in your country? Explain how.
• Do people feel lonelier now than in the past? Why do you think so?
Age of first marriage
year women men
1960 22 24
2021 29 30
People living alone
year %
1960 12
2021 28
50% of US
marriages will end
in divorce.
People who have ten or
more close friends
year %
1990 33
2021 13""

do you think it's a good lesson progression? (my student is low level B1)