With this lesson, students will master essential personality adjectives and idiomatic expressions to describe people vividly and naturally. They’ll expand their vocabulary with words like stubborn, ambitious, compassionate, and idioms like heart of gold and bundle of nerves, and many more, all while building fluency through discussions, role-plays, and video analysis.
lesson overview
This B1–B2 ESL lesson focuses on personality traits and idiomatic expressions that help learners describe themselves and others with confidence. Learners practice vocabulary such as easy-going, stubborn, compassionate, ambitious, moody, and arrogant alongside colorful idioms like life of the party, lone wolf, bundle of nerves, tough cookie, and heart of gold. The lesson is available in both printable format for traditional classrooms and an online presentation. The user-friendly digital format allows easy navigation in presentation mode with just a click of the spacebar, requiring no additional software.
Target Audience:
- Level: B1–B2 (Intermediate to Upper-intermediate)
- Best for: Adults and teens
Content Breakdown:
- Before Class: WordSearch Activity
- Warm-Up Activity: Watch a Video and Reflect
- Vocabulary Focus
- Idioms Practice: Categorize Expressions
- Choose Correct Phrase
- Describe Yourself and Your Partner
- Personality Brainstorming
- Describe Character from the List
- Discussion Questions
HOMEWORK (Extra Language Immersion):
Watch & Reflect
Watch a video about the Myers–Briggs personality (16 personalities) test and complete comprehension questions followed by reflection prompts.