Whether students believe in the Zodiac or not, working with Zodiac sign descriptions provides a great opportunity to widen their vocabulary about personality and characteristic adjectives. Use these Zodiac signs to get students talking about themselves and their friends. You'll all have a good laugh, and students will improve their active vocabulary beyond the standard happy, funny, sad, and lucky.
Aim: Improve personality adjectives vocabulary
Activity: Reflections on yourself and a friend
Level: Upper Intermediate to Advanced
Outline:
Aries / March 21 - April 20
Aries is the first sign of the Zodiac and is associated with fresh vigor and new beginnings. Individuals born under this sign are said to have an enthusiastic, adventurous, aggressive, humorous, passionate, and pioneering character but one which is also prone to selfishness, boastfulness, intolerance, impulsiveness, and impatience.
Positive
Adventurous and energetic
Pioneering and courageous
Enthusiastic and confident
Dynamic and quick-witted
Negative
Selfish and quick-tempered
Impulsive and impatient
Foolhardy and daredevil
Which three traits do you think are true about you? Please list and give a reason for each.
Which two traits do you think are false about you? Please list and give a reason for each.
Taurus / April 21 - May 20
Taurus is the second sign of the Zodiac and associated with material pleasure. Individuals born under this sign are thought to have a calm, patient, reliable, loyal, affectionate, sensuous, ambitious, and determined character, but one which is also prone to hedonism, laziness, inflexibility, jealousy, and antipathy. In terms of anatomy,
Positive
Patient and reliable
Warmhearted and loving
Persistent and determined
Placid and security loving
Negative
Jealous and possessive
Resentful and inflexible
Self-indulgent and greedy
Which three traits do you think are true about you? Please list and give a reason for each.
Which two traits do you think are false about you? Please list and give a reason for each.
Gemini / May 21 - June 21
Gemini is the third sign of the Zodiac and associated with youth and versatility. Individuals born under this sign are thought to have a sociable, fun-loving, versatile, lively, communicative, liberal, intelligent, mentally active and friendly character but one which is also prone to moodiness, inconsistency, superficiality, restlessness , and laziness.
Positive
Adaptable and versatile
Communicative and witty
Intellectual and eloquent
Youthful and lively
Negative
Nervous and tense
Superficial and inconsistent
Cunning and inquisitive
Which three traits do you think are true about you? Please list and give a reason for each.
Which two traits do you think are false about you? Please list and give a reason for each.
Cancer / June 22 - July 22
Cancer is the fourth sign of the Zodiac and associated with family and domesticity. Individuals born under this sign are thought to have a kind, emotional, romantic, imaginative, sympathetic, nurturing, and intuitive character, but one which is also prone to changeability, moodiness, hypersensitivity, depression, and clinginess.
Positive
Emotional and loving
Intuitive and imaginative
Shrewd and cautious
Protective and sympathetic
Negative
Changeable and moody
Overemotional and touchy
Clinging and unable to let go
Which three traits do you think are true about you? Please list and give a reason for each.
Which two traits do you think are false about you? Please list and give a reason for each.
Leo / July 23 - August 22
Leo is the fifth sign of the Zodiac and is associated with the keywords magnanimous, generous, hospitable, caring, warm, authoritative, active and open. Leos are typically pictured as very dignified and regal. They are hard-working, ambitious and enthusiastic, however, they are prone to laziness and can often take 'the easy way out.' They are known to be exuberant, extroverted, generous with a natural dramatic flair and very creative. They are typically very self-assured and love taking center-stage in every arena.
Positive
Generous and warmhearted
Creative and enthusiastic
Broad-minded and expansive
Faithful and loving
Negative
Pompous and patronizing
Bossy and interfering
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Which three traits do you think are true about you? Please list and give a reason for each.
Which two traits do you think are false about you? Please list and give a reason for each.
Virgo / August 23 - September 22
Virgo is the sixth sign of the Zodiac, a set of astrological signs, and associated with purity and service. Individuals born under this sign are thought to have a diligent, analytical, self-sufficient, controlled, orderly, and modest character but one which is also prone to fussiness, perfectionism, harsh criticism, coldness, and hypochondria.
Positive
Modest and shy
Meticulous and reliable
Practical and diligent
Intelligent and analytical
Negative
Fussy and a worrier
Overcritical and harsh
Perfectionist and conservative
Which three traits do you think are true about you? Please list and give a reason for each.
Which two traits do you think are false about you? Please list and give a reason for each.
Libra/ September 23 - October 22
Libra is the seventh sign of the Zodiac and associated with justice. Individuals born under this sign are thought to have a pleasant, articulate, charming, charismatic, fair, artistic, social, refined, diplomatic, even-tempered and self-sufficient character, but on the negative side, are also thought to be indecisive, flirtatious, extravagant, lazy, analytical, frivolous, impatient, envious, shallow, aloof, and quarrelsome.
Positive
Diplomatic and urbane
Romantic and charming
Easygoing and sociable
Idealistic and peaceable
Negative
Indecisive and changeable
Gullible and easily influenced
Flirtatious and self-indulgent
Which three traits do you think are true about you? Please list and give a reason for each.
Which two traits do you think are false about you? Please list and give a reason for each.
Scorpio / October 23 - November 21
Scorpio is the eighth sign of the Zodiac and associated with intensity, passion, and power. Individuals born under this sign are thought to have a complex, analytical, patient, keenly perceptive, inquisitive, focused, determined, hypnotic, and self-contained character, but one which is also prone to extremity, jealousy, envy, secretiveness, possessiveness, cruelty and cunning. In terms of anatomy,
Positive
Determined and forceful
Emotional and intuitive
Powerful and passionate
Exciting and magnetic
Negative
Jealous and resentful
Compulsive and obsessive
Secretive and obstinate
Which three traits do you think are true about you? Please list and give a reason for each.
Which two traits do you think are false about you? Please list and give a reason for each.
Sagittarius / November 22 - December 21
Sagittarius is the ninth sign of the Zodiac and associated with travel and expansion. Individuals born under this sign are thought to have a straightforward, dynamic, highly intelligent, extremely clever, ethical, humorous, generous, open-hearted, compassionate, and energetic character, but one which is also prone to restlessness, impulsiveness, impatience, recklessness, and childishness.
Positive
Optimistic and freedom-loving
Jovial and good-humored
Honest and straightforward
Intellectual and philosophical
Negative
Blindly optimistic and careless
Irresponsible and superficial
Tactless and restless
Which three traits do you think are true about you? Please list and give a reason for each.
Which two traits do you think are false about you? Please list and give a reason for each.
Capricorn / December 22 - January 19
Capricorn is the tenth sign of the Zodiac and associated with hard work and business affairs. Individuals born under this sign are thought to have an ambitious, modest, patient, responsible, stable, trustworthy, powerful, intellectual, perspicacious and persistent character but one which is also prone to coldness, conservatism, rigidity, materialism, and dullness.
Positive
Practical and prudent
Ambitious and disciplined
Patient and careful
Humorous and reserved
Negative
Pessimistic and fatalistic
Miserly and grudging
Which three traits do you think are true about you? Please list and give a reason for each.
Which two traits do you think are false about you? Please list and give a reason for each.
Aquarius / January 20 - February 18
Aquarius is the eleventh sign of the Zodiac and associated with future ideas and the unusual. Individuals born under this sign are thought to have a modest, creative, challenging, inquisitive, entertaining, progressive, stimulating, nocturnal, and independent character, but one which is also prone to rebelliousness, coldness, erraticism, indecisive, and impracticality.
Positive
Friendly and humanitarian
Honest and loyal
Original and inventive
Independent and intellectual
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Intractable and contrary
Perverse and unpredictable
Unemotional and detached
Which three traits do you think are true about you? Please list and give a reason for each.
Which two traits do you think are false about you? Please list and give a reason for each.
Pisces / February 19 - March 20
Pisces is the twelfth and last sign of the Zodiac and associated with human emotions. Individuals born under this sign are thought to be tolerant, modest, dreamy, romantic, humorous, generous, emotional, receptive, affectionate, and have an honest character, but are also prone to exaggeration, fickleness, passiveness, hypersensitivity, and paranoia.
Positive
Imaginative and sensitive
Compassionate and kind
Selfless and unworldly
Intuitive and sympathetic
Negative
Escapist and idealistic
Secretive and vague
Weak-willed and easily led
Which three traits do you think are true about you? Please list and give a reason for each.
Which two traits do you think are false about you? Please list and give a reason for each.
This exercise is based on the Zodiac resource page at Wikipedia.