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German Personality — Die Persönlichkeit

Ninth graders learn personality adjectives in German — freundlich, lustig, ruhig, fleißig, kreativ — so they can describe themselves and others auf Deutsch.

Grade 9Die Persönlichkeit55 minutes1 class periodACTFL / CommunicativeExplicit teaching4 StandardsACTFL
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Lesson at a Glance

Everything you need before the bell rings

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to…

  • ✓Name personality words.
  • ✓Describe yourself.
  • ✓Describe others.
  • ✓Talk about character.
Essential Question

What are you like? Let’s describe personality in German — die Persönlichkeit!

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Interactive Task
Explore · Interactive

The Persönlichkeit Explorer

Project this and tap each word. Have students learn German personality adjectives.

😊 Explore personality — tap eachTry it

The Lesson · Communicative Flow (Warm-Up · Present · Practice · Speak · Reflect)

55 minutes, five moves

Tap any phase to open the teacher moves and student actions.

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Warm-Up — What Are You Like?

6 min

What are you like? Let’s describe personality in German!

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Ask a personality trait.
  • Ask how to say it.
  • Set the goal.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Share.
  • Guess.
  • Get ready.
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Present — Die Persönlichkeit

13 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send students to the Persönlichkeit Explorer.
  • Present each trait.
  • Say them aloud.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Tap each.
  • Repeat.
  • Practice.
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Practice — Practice

15 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Say “Ich bin freundlich.”
  • Describe a friend.
  • Say them aloud.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Say it.
  • Describe.
  • Say.
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Speak — Speak

15 min

Students speak.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Describe yourself.
  • Describe a classmate.
  • Ask a partner.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Describe.
  • Describe.
  • Ask.
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Reflect — Reflect

6 min

Students close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Name a trait.
  • Say what it means.
  • Complete the exit ticket.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Name one.
  • Explain it.
  • Complete the exit ticket.
Standards Alignment

Built to the standards you report on

Aligned to the ACTFL World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages (Intermediate-Low).

ACTFL
Communication 1.1

Interpersonal: describe people.

ACTFL
Communication 1.2

Interpretive: understand traits.

ACTFL
Comparisons 4.1

Compare personality words.

ACTFL
Cultures 2.1

Explore describing people.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Trait picture cards.
  • Sentence frame: “Ich bin ___.”
  • Use trait images.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with freundlich and lustig.
  • Use pictures.
  • Repeat aloud.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Add schüchtern and ehrlich.
  • Describe your family.
  • Write a self-portrait.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Screen / board
  • 😊Trait cards
  • 💻The Persönlichkeit Explorer
  • 🗣️Audio
  • ✏️Notebooks
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

die Persönlichkeitpersonalityfreundlichfriendlylustigfunnyruhigcalmfleißighardworkingkreativcreativeschüchternshysympathischlikeable
Evaluate

Exit Ticket

Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.

QUESTION 1
What does “freundlich” mean?
Friendly.
QUESTION 2
What does “fleißig” mean?
Hardworking/diligent.
QUESTION 3
What does “ruhig” mean?
Calm/quiet.

Reflect: die Persönlichkeit.

Have students describe themselves with two personality words in German (like “Ich bin freundlich und kreativ”). A printable personality sheet is in the World Languages library.

Study · Flashcards

Study the key terms

Tap a card to flip it, then rate whether you knew it. Built from this lesson’s vocabulary.

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Practice · Quiz

Check your understanding

A quick self-check with instant feedback, drawn from this lesson’s key terms.

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Practice · Worksheet

Printable worksheet

A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.

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Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: die Persönlichkeit, fleißig, freundlich, kreativ, lustig, ruhig, schüchtern, sympathisch
  1. hardworking
  2. friendly
  3. personality
  4. shy
  5. likeable
  6. creative
  7. funny
  8. calm

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. What does “freundlich” mean?
  2. What does “fleißig” mean?
  3. What does “ruhig” mean?
Answer key — Part A: 1) fleißig · 2) freundlich · 3) die Persönlichkeit · 4) schüchtern · 5) sympathisch · 6) kreativ · 7) lustig · 8) ruhig
Part B: 1) Friendly. 2) Hardworking/diligent. 3) Calm/quiet.