Words for Who We Are
Grammar: Past Simple
A Level 2 English lesson exploring psychology.
What's in this lesson
A Level 2 (elementary) ESL lesson on psychology, practising past simple. The worksheet has a reading, target vocabulary, a grammar reference with practice and discussion questions.
From the reading: Words for Who We Are
One hundred years ago, psychologists used only a few words to describe personality. They talked about good character and bad character. That was almost everything. Then, in the 1930s, two American researchers counted every personality word in the English dictionary. They found more than 17,000. That number changed how scientists thought about people.
Vocabulary
- personality
- character
- describe
- behaviour
- in the past
- over time
Grammar: Past Simple
- Affirmative
- She described her friend as kind and curious. — Add -ed to the base verb.
- Negative
- He didn't talk much at school. — Use didn't + base verb (no -ed).
Discussion questions
- Will personality tests be more or less popular in ten years?
- How will people describe character differently in the future?
- Will one language have the best words for personality?
Words for Who We Are
Grammar: Past Simple
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Full lesson plan with reading, grammar, vocabulary, and discussion.
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