If
we want our students to be more “adjective conscious” we have to
motivate them by creating interesting materials. I found the
following to be a help.
Choose Your favourite Colour and Discover your Personality
Traits
RED
You
are aggressive, but you try to hide it.
You love life’s pleasures.
You are often contradictory, you love and hate
intensely.
ORANGE
You are very sensitive and emotional, and often
reserved.
You love money since it can make you feel powerful.
YELLOW
You have a happy outgoing character and you like
to be friendly with people.
You are often dependent on others.
GREEN
You
are basically a calm person with a precise conception of
reality.
You are also ambitious.
BLUE
You
have a good character, but you are changeable.
One minute you are very happy, and the
next minute you are very depressed.
You are a helpful and sincere
person who aids others in solving their problems.
PURPLE
You
are very creative but you have problems communicating
with others.
You are enthusiastic in all that you do.
BLACK
You
are nervous and extremely sensitive.
Basically you are a lonely person who does
not make friends easily.
Notice how many adjective can be used to describe one’s
character. Let the students make up a list of these adjectives
and then add on others.
You can
also have them look at photos of people’s faces and let them
choose an adjective to describe them.
To do
this you’ll have to have a large collection of “Faces”. If you
haven’t got much time to “face hunt” in magazines, use Internet
and make copies for the students. Try to find interesting photos
that can make this project fun.
You may
even want to give a group of students a list of descriptive
adjectives and let them find the appropriate face. (In this
case you’ll have to have a lot of old magazines on hand for them
to use!) One thing is for sure, they will remember those
adjectives!!!
Put all
their work together in a booklet form. There’s a lot to say
about class spirit. Working together on a project and seeing a
satisfactory outcome is worth all the effort.
A
Nice Thought:
“A man’s character may be learned from the adjectives he
habitually uses in
conversation.”
Mark Twain