English Conversation Club
Topic: ‘Personality’
(Make sure you introduce yourselves as necessary, perhaps joined to the first question. Also remember that you are free to talk about anything you like!)
What is your personality like? What is one word that describes your personality? (‘Personality’ is the collection of qualities that distinctly make you the person that you are.)
What kind of personality do you admire the most?
What things do you enjoy?
What things frustrate you or make you angry?
What things do you find boring?
Is there something you would like change about your personality?
Do you think people can change their personality? Why/Why not?
Do you think your personality is more like your mother or your father?
How is your personality different to your parents’ personalities? In what ways is it the same?
Can you translate any expressions in your language that are used to describe people? In English, we say things like: "chip off the old block", "down to earth", "full of beans", "hard as nails", "dark horse", "rough diamond", "silver-tongued" etc.
If you have free time, what do you most like to do?
Are you an outgoing or a shy person? Are you different in different situations?
What kind of personality do you like in your friends?
What kinds of people really annoy you or frustrate you?
What kind of personality do you think a good leader or boss should have?
Is it better to marry someone with the same or different personality?
Do you think birth order affects personality?
Do you think people are born with their personality or is it the result of what happens to us in life?
Do you think some personalities suit some jobs better than others? What are some examples?
Do you think your personality suits your chosen career?
Have you ever taken a personality test? What was the result? Do you think it was accurate?