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 a PDF presentation to introduce vocabulary at the early stages of teaching topic “Appearance”. It is an easy and fun way for elementary learners to get acquainted with new wor ...
Have students read through criminal’s description and complete it with adjectives of appearance given on both sides of the picture. As a follow-up activity you might also like to ask your st ...
No doubt that wordlists are essential elements of studying and further reference. This particular wordlist is designed for the topic appearance and comprises the most common words relat ...
This is a classical guess who game that will come in handy while studying people’s appearance. Students are given pictures of eighteen people where they will choose one mystery person to des ...
A worksheet to practise the verb 'have got' and the parts of the body. There are threee monsters on the left side of the page and some lines on the right to describe them. The worksheet is in colo ...
A simple diagram with 26 parts of the body to match to the numbered descriptions. Fill in the blank. The worksheet is relatively self-explanatory - the students first go over the parts of the bo ...
A worksheet to practise the verb 'have got' and the parts of the body. There are threee monsters on the left side of the page and some lines on the right to describe them. The worksheet is in colo ...
The objective here is all round language acquisition, incorporating the 3 linguistic skills of listening, speaking, and reading. It lasts for 1 hour and 20 minutes and is meant for young learners ...
This material is aimed at elementary learners and can be used as a warm-up or any other teaching purpose concerning picture description. Students should look at the picture of the Griffin family a ...
Song worksheet designed for a 1st year at a secondary school (elementary level). Ss have to fill in the gaps according to the drawings and then listen to the song to check and also choose the corr ...
Students take a look at the picture and read four texts about each character. Then must match the description with the correct boy/girl from the picture. The texts describe what each person looks ...
This worksheet presents three exercises using there is/there are and some prepositions of place such as opposite, between, next to, far from. Students have to use positive, negative and interrogat ...
In this worksheet, ss learn the names of classroom items. They have to listen and repeat the words. They can colour the items. The worksheet also presents the zero and indefinite articles. Ss have ...
This is a really useful list of adjectives in English which is ideal for students of English, EFL, and ESL. Students can use this list to help their writing skills and also learn different vocabul ...
This is a really useful list of adjectives in English which is ideal for students of English, EFL, and ESL. Students can use this list to help their writing skills and also learn different vocabul ...
This is a really useful list of collective nouns in English which is ideal for students of English, EFL, and ESL. Students can use this list to help their writing skills and also learn different v ...
This worksheet presents basic personality adjectives. Students learn adjectives and structures for describing people’s personality. There are vocabulary exercises, writing and speaking activ ...
They are flash cards for speaking activities. It can be used with a group or as pair work. The student is to describe what they see in the pictures in the flash card to the rest of the group until ...
Introduces simple vocabulary and sentences for beginning English security personnel. To be used for people who need to know how to describe people, give simple directions, tell what time events be ...
Hong Kong Secondary 1 Worksheet . Look at the picture below. You are going to write a passage in not less than 300 words ,describing what you saw one day in a MacDuck’s Fast Food shop. Remem ...
This is the handout for the PPT - What is he/she like? The aim of the lesson is to practice and be able to talk about character traits. Vocabulary:shy, smart, interesting funny quiet, la ...
The aim of the lesson to practice and be able to talk about character traits. Vocabulary:shy, smart, interesting funny quiet, lazy, outgoing, stupid,polite, friendly, boring, strict etc.  ...
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