Ideal personality guessing game

character words, jobs vocabulary, and relationships vocabulary

Choose one person below and say what their personality should and shouldn’t be until your partner guesses who you chose. See if they agree with your opinion, discuss for longer if you like, then take turns doing the same with other people listed below.

Useful language for playing the game “They should probably/ definitely be… (although often they aren’t)” “The most important thing is…” “One of the most important things is…” “Another vital thing is that…” “Most people think that being… is important for this person, but I think that… is more so” “They definitely shouldn’t be…” “The worst thing they could possibly be is…”

People to describe the personality of and guess

• A parent
• A good role model for teenagers
• A teacher in this school
• A kindergarten teacher
• A vet
• A middle manager
• An executive (= director = top manager)
• A celebrity
• President or Prime Minister of your country or America
• First Lady of your country or America
• A diplomat, e.g. an ambassador
• A fling (= someone you would have a short, passionate relationship with)
• A future husband or wife
• A babysitter, au pair or nanny
• A top sportsman
• An inventor
• A salesman
• A shop assistant
• A travel agent
• An estate agent
• An architect
• A hairdresser
• A lawyer
• A receptionist
• A surgeon
• A security guard
• A cycle courier/A motorcycle courier
• An office worker
• A businessman/ An entrepreneur
• Someone you would choose as a business partner
• Someone you would think of as a hero

When your teacher stops you, ask about anyone above you aren’t sure about. Then do the same with other people not on the list above.

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Related pages

Personality page

Describing people main page