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Describing objects in English



Learning English means hearing many new words you've never come across before. When you talking to someone and say a word you don't know it's important for you to find out what it is. Here's how we can ask for the meaning of a noun and how we can describe objects. This exercise will help you learn a few useful expressions as well as reviewing your vocabulary. How many of these objects do you know?
What's a pen? It's something we use to write with.
What's a balloon? It's a brightly coloured rubber bag that gets bigger when filled with air or gas. They are used as party decorations.

What's a spoon? It's the thing we use to stir your coffee / it's the thing we use to eat soup with.
What's a telescope? It's the tube shaped object we use to see the stars or things that are far away.
What's a lawn-mover? It's the thing we use to cut grass.
What's a giraffe? It's an African animal that has a very long neck.
Is there an objects that is unique to your country or culture that native English-speakers might not know. What is it's name and what is it used for? Write a sentence describing this object in the comments area.

  1. 1. The mixer is made of metal and plastic. It consists of 5 parts: a base, a stand, a motor housing, beaters, and a bowl. The base is circular. It is 12 cm wide and 15 cm long.
  2. 2. Question Possible answer What is it? It's a musical instrument. What color is it? It’s bright yellow, What’s it made out of? It’s made of plastic and aluminum. How much does it weigh? It weighs 25 kilograms. What size is it? It’s 3 meters What does it look like? It’s triangular
  3. 3. What color is it?
  4. 4.  woodv  leatherv  Metal: aluminum, iron, bronze, preciousv metal, gold, silver  plasticv  glassv  ceramicv  paperv  cardboardv  fabric/cloth: cotton, wool, silk, canvasv  stonev  crystalv  rubberv What’s made out of?
  5. 5. light heavy It weights 30 grams How much does it weigh?
  6. 6. What size isit? o Small, little, tiny o Medium, mid-size o Large, big o Extra-large, huge, enormous, gigantic.
  7. 7. triangular circular/round square rectangular cilindrical cube What does it look like?
  8. 8. Question Object 1 What is it? It's a/an… – This is a/an… What color is it? It’s…. What’s it made out of? It’s made of …… How much does it weigh? It weighs…. It’s …. What size is it? It’s ___ meters It’s ……. What does it look like? It’s triangular
  9. 9. sharpener stapler pencil case

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