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Assignment 6

Describing Objects and Things

I. Answer the following questions based on the video of “Describing Objects and Things”
from English Chit Chat

1. What are things can we talk about to describe objects?

a. Describe the item’s appearance by describing its size, shape, and colour
b. Talk about its function by saying what it’s used for
c. Give more detail like material it is made from, its weight, texture, and how
expensive it is to buy
2. How do you ask about the item’s appearance?
“What does it look like?”
3. Please mention the words for describing the shape of an object.
It’s round, square, triangular, rectangular, or oval shaped
4. How do you ask about the item’s size?
“How big is it?”
5. Please mention the words for describing the size of an object.
It’s big, medium size, or small
6. How do you ask about the item’s colour?
“What colour is it?”
7. Please mention the words for describing the colour of an object.
It’s red, black, pink, yellow, grey, green, brown and etc
8. How do you ask about the item’s function?
“What is it used for?”
9. What are the two sentence patterns to tell the item’s function?
a. It’s used for boiling water
b. It’s used to keep you dry
c. It’s used to tell the time and help you get up in the morning
10. How do you ask about the item’s material?
“What is it made of?”

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11. Please mention the words for describing the item’s material.
It’s made from plastic, it’s made from metal, it’s made from wood, it’s made from
fabric, it’s made from rubber, it’s made from paper, it’s made from leather and etc
12. How do you ask about the item’s weight?
“What does it weigh?”
13. Please mention the words for describing the item’s weight.
It’a heavy, it’s medium weight, it’s light
14. How do you ask about the item’s texture?
“What is its texture?”
15. Please mention the words for describing the item’s texture.
It’s rough, it’s smooth, it’s hard, it’s soft
16. How do you ask about the cost of item?
“How much does is cost?”
17. Please mention the words for telling the cost.
It’s expensive, it’s cheap

II. Choose an object that you want to describe. Write down the description of the object
and illustrate with the picture of the object.

Describing an object

It’s look like a tube and the colour of this thing is white. The shaped and the colour is not
always like this. The size of this vase can be big, medium, and small. This is so elegant and
not too conspicuous. It’s used for storing the flowers. This vase is made from ceramic and maybe
can made from clay. It can be stored profitably decorating the guest room as well as any room you
want to decorate. The texture is hard and the cost of this vase can be so expensive and maybe
cheap.

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