Lesson Overview

In this B1 ESL lesson plan, students explore the topic of personality and discuss different personality traits, behaviours, and how personality can affect everyday life. They begin by learning useful vocabulary for describing personalities, including words such as generous, adventurous, outgoing, patient, optimistic, confident, honest, and polite.

Students then read about four different personality types and complete a range of activities to understand their strengths, weaknesses, and behaviours. They take a personality quiz to discover which personality type they are most like and discuss whether the results accurately describe them.

The lesson also includes career activities, case studies, and discussion questions where students explore how personality can influence relationships, work, and everyday situations. Students finish by debating statements about personality and reading an article about whether our personalities can change. Throughout the lesson, students develop their vocabulary, reading, speaking, and critical-thinking skills while discussing a relatable topic.

1. Warm Up: Adjectives
2. Describing Personalities
3. Article: Four Personality Types 
4. Personality Quiz
5. Careers: Personality Types 
6. Case Studies: Personality Types 
7. Discussion 
8. Debate

Homework

There is an excellent homework task to supplement this awesome B1 ESL lesson plan on personality types. Students are challenged to read an article then write detailed answers to comprehension questions. Activity layout:

1. Article: Can We Change Our Personalities. 
2. Writing task