Welcome to the section of the site that deals with descriptive words. There are 1,070 worksheets available on this topic and they are all FREE, printable, and easy to use. In order to make your search easier, there are sub-sections you can use to narrow down your results. This worksheet focuses on using There is and There are, prepositions of place, and describing a place. It is recommended for pre-intermediate students. One excellent thing about this worksheet is its appearance; the bright, attractive colors are something students will enjoy and activities are clearly laid out. The variety of exercises also makes this a good choice for learners of any age. You might be at a different point in your course so consider other worksheets for your upcoming lessons.
Descriptive words are so important because they enable students to express how people and objects are distinct from one another and give more details about those that are most important to them. When practicing descriptive words, try to avoid describing students in the class because this may make some students self conscious instead, use celebrities, family members or pets to practice. This is more fun and avoids giving anyone unwanted attention. Questions about the class would be appropriate if for example you want to compare your height with the height of a student. Descriptive words are important vocabulary for students to master and are used not just when the topic is introduced but throughout the course especially when it comes to learning comparative and superlative structures.
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This is an open gap-fill activity on "Finding Nemo", students (group A and B) are supposed to complete the text by using one word for each gap. In group A there are other words missing than ...
This is worksheet that depicts a pirate. The students are supposed to label the body parts as well as other items that are relevant when talking about pirates. It can be used as a revision workshe ...
This powerpoint is for a short project I did with my Chinese students. The English club consists of 5th graders. I used newspaper and magazine clippings and gave each student 4 pictures. 1. The pe ...
I created this worksheet to help students remember the vocabulary and the structure "what + be/look like + like", clothes, rooms, etc... It is better if the subtitles are in English. The Big Bang ...
This is a test I used with my students after revising present simple and the adjectives of personal description so as to prepare them to make a friendship quiz. This is great for pre-intermediate ...
Song and dance activity focus on vocablulary - parts of body, movements. For elementary and intermediate students. 1st - listen to the song, 2nd - watch the video, 3rd - fill the mi ...
Good for elementary students. Listen and choose the correct option and listen and complete the blanks with the right word. You can also work with pronunciation. You could also have your students w ...
This worksheet introduces the Chinese "Zodiac". Sts find out about the original buddhist legend, the 12 signs (a great way to review or discover animals), which one is theirs (not everything is up ...
This is a brief introduction to zodiacal astrology, with its history mainly. I also put in the sky map for the 12 constellations ; students can link the dots to recreate them and try to figure out ...
A listening & speaking lesson originally designed for a teenage FCE group based on clips from Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. First and foremost designed as a bit of a break from tr ...
This Friends' episode aims at getting ss to practice some vocabulary related to people's physical appearance as well as describing the clothes they are wearing by means of a fun and engaging activ ...
It's a double puzzle on personality adjectives based on the Key Words of Module 7 Challenges 3 student's book. Suitable for pre-intermediate students, although they may find it a bit challenging a ...
The worksheet contains two matching activities: one is for occupations and their definitions (15 professions are included) and personal quialities for each job. The worksheet contains a short quiz ...
This is based on the game Taboo and Balderdash. The worksheet gives a long list of words that can be used in this game. Place the words in a bag/hat/box. Students get into pairs and have a minute ...
This speed dating game is an excellent starter or ice breaker. I used it with my upper intermediate/advanced classes at the start of the year as a way to get them talking. It works just like ...
This is a powerpoint presentation about materials for 7th grade vocabulary. The presentation shows the material with its name, and when possible a second image kids can use to remember the words. ...
This power point focuses on the use of more powerful adjectives in stories to make the ideas stronger. It includes worksheets where students substitute normal adjectives with more vivid ones or fi ...
In this sheet you can find some activities you can do in one session.You can work several things for vocabulary, comparisons, adjectives of personality, giving opinions. The level is elementa ...
I prepared this game for my 16-year-old students who are not willing to write. It's a perfect way to encourage students to revise adjectives describing personality. Each student should draw one pi ...
This English resource was created for ks2 students. It includes 24 sentences but only eight of them are written correctly. Students must choose which sentence makes sense. This worksheet was creat ...
This activity focuses on sentence analogies. There are 24 sentences but only eight of them are written correctly. Students must choose which sentences make sense. This worksheet was created by Pri ...
A worksheet where, as a warm-up, students think about different things that shine. They then go on to listen to the song and fill in the gaps. The last exercise is also fun, a way of practising "l ...
This is a simple worksheet with various objects made of different materials (plastic, metal, glass and wood). Excellent for children to remember the names of the materials in association with obje ...
This is a fun activity for describing people, the teacher or the students select a person beforehand and without revealing her name, hand in the paper with the description to other student whose j ...
This is a nice worksheet on food idioms. How can you compare people with food? Find out yourself and share the secrets with your ss. The worksheet contains a matching activity and pictures.
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