Wednesday, August 1, 2012

IntUppD: Describing one's character

Today in class, we talked about how to describe s.o's personality and character and the positive (+) and (-) connotation that each word can carry. It is important to know which words have a positive (+) or a negative (-) connotation.  For example, we discussed the difference between ARROGANT (COCKY) & CONFIDENT.  Here are some more resources to help you expand your expand your vocabulary




 

"What is he/she like?"
A short list of personality adjectives
http://www.esolcourses.com/content/exercises/grammar/adjectives/personality/words-for-describing-personality.html






ALSO: (Describing physical characteristics)

"What does he/she look like?"
-Here is a website that talks about describing a person's physical appearance
 http://justmesuzanne.hubpages.com/hub/ESL-Describing-a-Person
-A short list of physical appearance adjectives
http://www.esolcourses.com/content/exercises/grammar/adjectives/appearance/vocab1.html


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