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c. Work in pairs. Each person chooses an admirable figure. Create a dialogue asking each
other about the personality traits of the figure. Act out the dialogue in front of the class.

Questions you can ask each other:

✓ Who is the person you admire?

✓ Why do you admire him/her?

✓ What type of person s/he is?

✓ Does s/he have negative traits?

Example:
A : “Who is the person that you admire?”
B : “I admire C.”
A : “Why do you admire C? What kind of person is s/he?”
B : “S/he is friendly. S/he greets everyone with a smile every day.”
A : “I see. Does s/he have other positive personality traits?”
B : “Yes. S/he is also generous. S/he always shares with people. “
A : “Oh, s/he is amazing. Does s/he have negative traits?”
B : “Yes. She is moody sometimes. She does not smile when she has a bad
day.”
A : “I see. Nobody is perfect.”
B : “Yes. How about? Who is the person that you admire?”
A : “I admire D because…”

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