W skrócie
Poziom CEFR :B1
Poziom klasy :Level 5
Typ :Ćwiczenia i arkusze
Kultura i cywilizacja :Życie codzienne
Character and Personality
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Give your B1 students the keys to psychological description with "Odd One Out - Character & Personality". This thematic classification exercise is fundamental for consolidating personality adjectives (brave, confident, reliable, generous...). By requiring students to identify the odd one out (often a concrete word like a material or food item), the resource strengthens their mastery of abstract vocabulary and develops their ability to differentiate word categories (quality vs. material). It's the perfect tool for a unit on friendship, social relationships, or character analysis.
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Przewodnik pedagogiczny
Objective & Activity Summary
The main pedagogical objective is to reinforce the recognition and memorization of B1-level vocabulary related to character and personality (adjectives for psychological description) by developing the ability to categorize and identify a word that is not a character trait. The resource is an "Odd One Out" exercise composed of nine lines of adjectives. In each line, the majority of words describe a quality or a personality trait (e.g.: brave, creative, patient), while the odd one out is a concrete common noun (e.g.: plastic, forest, cotton, butter) from another semantic field (materials, food, nature). The student must circle the word that does not belong to the lexical field of personality.
Suggested Procedure
Before the Activity (~5 min): ACTIVATE SELF-DESCRIPTION
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Getting started: The teacher distributes the worksheet. Write 'Character & Personality' on the board. Ask students to choose a simple word to describe their own character (e.g.: I am quiet) or that of their best friend, to introduce the vocabulary.
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Introducing the game/activity: Remind them of the 'Odd One Out' rule. Emphasize the distinction: the odd word out is a **noun** that can be touched (concrete), while the others are **adjectives** (abstract).
During the Activity (~15-20 min): ANALYZE THEIR ADJECTIVE FUNCTION
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Step 1: Individual Resolution and Semantic Verification (10 min). Students read and circle the odd one out. Encourage verification by using the word in a sentence with the verb to be (e.g.: « She is **ambitious** » vs « She is **plastic** »).
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Step 2: Pair Verification and Justification (5-10 min). In pairs, students compare their choices. They prepare oral justification by naming the grammatical nature of the odd one out: « Plastic is the odd one out because it is a **material** (or **noun**) and the others are **adjectives of personality**. »
After the Activity (~10-15 min): DESCRIBE A PUBLIC FIGURE
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Collective Correction: Conduct oral correction. Write the B1 adjectives on the board and create a brief definition for the more complex ones (e.g.: *Reliable* = You can trust this person, *Sensible* = A person who makes good decisions).
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Oral/Written Production: Ask students to choose a positive adjective from the list (e.g.: brave, generous) and a negative adjective (if any, or a known opposite) and use them to describe a famous character (fictional or real): « I think Superman is **brave** and **loyal**. »
Adaptations
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To simplify: Provide a list of the categories of the odd ones out (Materials, Nature, Food) and ask students to classify the odd ones out after finding them to confirm the lexical field contrast.
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To deepen: Introduce nominal forms (lexical derivation): ask students to find the noun associated with each adjective (e.g.: ambitious -> **ambition** ; honest -> **honesty**) to enrich the B1/B2 lexicon.
