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UNIT 10

DESCRIBING OBJECT

A. Study the dialogue below. Read, discuss and if necessary practice the
dialogue!

Dialog 1
A : Have you seen my water bottle? Yesterday I forgot to take it home.
B : What are the characteristics of your water bottle?
A : My bottle is transparent blue with pictures of green leaf. My bottle also
has my name sticker on it.
B : Sorry, I don't think I've seen him since I got to class this morning.
Maybe you can ask our school janitor.
A : Yes, that's a great idea. Thank you.

Dialog 2
A : What do you usually do after school?
B : I will change clothes in my room, and then eat together with my brother
and sister in the dining room, and then we will watch television in the
living room.
A : Wow, same with me. After watching television, I usually go to my room
to take a nap.
B : Yes, same with me too. What time do you study and do your
homework?
A : I usually do homework and other schoolwork after dinner in my room.

Task: Provide a picture of certain object and try to describe that object in
detail. The following is the example of ‘my house’ description!

My House
This is my house. My parents, brother, sister and I live there. The color of the roof is
dark brown and the wall color is white. There are three bedrooms, two bathrooms,
one kitchen, a dining room and a living room. We like to spend time in the living room.
We usually watch TV or movies there after dinner. Backyard is my favorite place. My
siblings and I love playing in the backyard. We have a swing and a trampoline there. I
love my house.
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B. How to Describe Things in English
Sometimes you have to describe things in English. You can use different
words to make such descriptions. You can describe things based on: Material,
Shape, Opinion, Color, Size, Age. Make sure to check the examples to understand
more about how to use that vocabulary in context.
1. Materials in English
Check this list of the most common vocabulary to describe things based on
the material they are made of

brick copper

rubber fiberglass

clay cotton

gold glass

iron leather

marble plastic

paper silk

silver steel

stone wood

wool wax

Examples:
 Please pass me those plastic glasses
 There are no paper cups for the drinking fountain

2. Colors in English
Check this list of the most common vocabulary to describe things based on
the color.
Black White

Blue Pink

Yellow Red

Orange Green

Purple Brown

Grey Turquoise
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Examples:
 Please pass me the yellow folder
 The stapler is next the green book
 There are three blue chairs in my office

3. Shapes in English
Check this list of the most common vocabulary to describe things based on
its shape.
Triangular Rectangular

Square Circular

Example:
 The square box is for the reports
 There are two circular chairs in my office

4. Sizes in English
Check this list of the most common vocabulary to describe things based on
its size.
Small Big

Medium Large

Huge Tiny
Examples
 That’s a big flat screen
 There is a small desk over there

5. Opinions in English
Check this vocabulary to help describe objects based on opinion.

Nice Ugly

strange excellent
Examples
 That’s a nice laptop, I like it
 That’s a very strange poster for an office

6. Age in English
These are some words to describe things in English taking into account how
new or old they are

Old New

Examples:
 Look at that old scanner, it barely works
 We have new headphones, Call Centers Agents love them

7. Locations of Things
We can also talk about the location of those objects as we describe them
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 There is a very nice laptop on your desk
 There is a Mac Book Air next to the printer
 There is a very blue book next to the desktop computer
 There is a folder next to the binder