Personality

Look at the following conversation:.

What are you like?
I’m friendly and hard-working but sometimes I’m grouchy and stubborn.

As you can see, when we ask for a person’s personality we use a question like: What …. Like?

Study the following questions:

You: What are you like?
He: What is he like?
What is your father like?
What is Pepe like?
She: What is she like?
What is your sister like?
What is Juanita like?
They: What are they like?
What are your brothers like?
Listening practice

Click on to hear the pronunciation of the personalities in the chart.

Presiona y escucha la pronunciación de las siguientes personalidades.

  • Friendly

    Personality
    Amistoso

  • Patient

    Personality
    Paciente

  • Proud

    Personality
    Orgulloso

  • Shy

    Personality
    Tímido

  • Moody

    Personality
    Voluble

  • Talkative

    Personality
    Parlanchin

  • Hard-working

    Personality
    Trabajador

  • Lazy

    Personality
    Flojo

  • Humble

    Personality
    Humilde

  • Rude

    Personality
    Grosero

  • Grouchy

    Personality
    Enojón

  • Polite

    Personality
    Amable

  • Clumsy

    Personality
    Torpe

  • Skillful

    Personality
    Habilidoso

  • Nasty

    Personality
    Desagradable

  • Stubborn

    Personality
    Necio

  • Lively

    Personality
    Animado

  • Forgetful

    Personality
    Olvidadizo

  • Easy-going

    Personality
    Relajado

  • Outgoing

    Personality
    Extrovertido
Writing exercise/ Part 1

Listen to the audios to answer the following questions.

Escucha los audios para contestar las siguientes preguntas.

1. What is Karla like?

She is and
shy
clumsy

2. What are you like?

Sometimes I’m , sometimes I’m
grouchy
polite

3. What is your mother like?

She is very and
talkative
lively

4. What is your uncle like?

Oh, he is andI don’t like him
lazy
rude

5. What is your grandfather like?

Now, he is and. But I love my grandpa!
forgetful
clumsy

6. What is your sister like?

She is and. I love her
easy-going
outgoing

7. What is your brother like?

He is quite andbut he is too.
stubborn
nasty
hard-working

8. What are your friends like?

They are and
talkative
friendly
You can check your answers when you finish the activity.
Writing exercise/ Part 2

Use the following words to ask questions about personality.

Usa las siguientes palabras para hacer preguntas sobre personalidad.

Example: Cousin --- What is your cousin like?

1. You:
What are you like?
2. Jorge:
What is Jorge like?
3. Aunt:
What is your aunt like?
4. Mother-in-law:
What is your mother-in-law like?
5. Husband:
What is your husband like?
6. He:
What is he like?
7. Your friends:
What are your friends like?
8. Your parents:
What are your parents like?

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