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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If you watch movies with your students this worksheet might be useful. I combined subtitles from 'what women want' into the text and highlighted interesting words and expressions. You can describ ...
This is a PPT Game on Body Parts for 5-6 year-old kids. Students should read the sentence in each slide, mime the action and finally click on the correct picture.Vocabulary included: head, arms, h ...
This ppt is all about things we see in the playground. Children were first shown the pictures slide by slide and then they were asked to identify the things they know.Then they were asked to descr ...
This is a picture dictionary which can also be used as a classroom poster for teaching or revising body parts related vocabulary at elementary level. The worksheet is available in both colour and ...
This is a set of cards for teaching or revising body parts related vocabulary. Each card contains illustrations and the corresponding words and they can be used for teaching new words or as conve ...
It is a set of exercises to the 1st part of a famous children cartoon "Muzzy in Gondoland". It is based on the vocabulary of the 1st part only (appearance/personality, fruits, numbers) and practic ...
I usually use this exercise as an ice-breaker for the first time teaching upper-intermediate and advanced students. Its a pair work exercise, where each student asks the other one certain question ...
This worksheet can be used with upper intermediate to advanced English learners. It will help them get ready to talk about this controversial topic. It will allow students to give thei ...
This worksheet is meant to practice listening through focus on rhyming words. It is interesting to analyze the meanings of Skyfall in the movie. With upper levels , you could previously watch a sc ...
Students will practice writing skills using synonyms that illustrate a picture. Students list synonyms for overly used words, write sentences, and revise paragraphs to vary word choice. Several ...
An activity, based on pictures of people working as living statues in Barcelona. Can be used while studying 'professions' or 'lifestyle' themes in classes of different levels for practicing spea ...
An interesting unit in which your students will learn about bizarre food, ingredients, dishes, kitchen equipment, adjectives and how to give instructions. Assessment is proposed by an oral present ...
This worksheet will allow you to work on some words such as beak, tail, wing, eyes, body and head. Students will be discovering the words. It can also be useful to revise the alphabet. Since it in ...
There are two versions of this set of worksheets in this file. The first is for adults because it includes reproductive organs. The worksheet toward the end is for children/adolescents or more con ...
Song For Elementary Level to revise Basic Vocabulary: Colours, Opposite Adjectives, Verbs Having to do With Senses and Parts of the Body. step 1: GUESS THE BLANKS Students fill in the blanks with ...
This is a ppt about the animals under the sea designed for private lessons to introduce vocabulary and promote discussion of animals and descriptions. Words include: lobster, whale, turtle, fish, ...
Powerpoint presentation which includes fifteen idioms which use parts of the body. The presentation includes a literal illustration of the idiom as well as an example. At the end is a list of defi ...
Worksheet to go along with this youtube video:
Laura Dekker is a young teen who completed a round the world ocean voyage at the age of 16. Good for discussing challenges, adventur ...
While they are watching the movie, students will have to analyze the characters, the settings, the different sequences of the film. Listening comprehension as well as writing skill can be assesse ...
This worksheet is great for describing people's physical appearance. It is useful for presenting vocabulary. It is a very organized way to provide an easy understanding. It provides adjectives, s ...
I used this worksheet with my ESL beginner students. This worksheet allows them to relate appropriate descriptive words with noun e.g. person, place, or object. Considering this material for hig ...
Student 'A' receives "Tom's Supermarket Handout 'A'." - Student 'B' receives "Tom's Supermarket Handout 'B'." Without looking at each other's handout, they should describe their supermarket ads to ...
Vocab activity with general rules, examples and test sheet for use of verbs 'check' and 'control'. Can be used for business or non business, levels from pre int and up. Second page shows various p ...
This is a teaching tool that can be printed and laminated to keep for a useful resource. It includes a town map with streets (colour names), and shops, school etc. It has simple quiz cards to be u ...
This sheet gives students information needed to help them make an emergency phone call for fire, police and ambulance. It also helps students understand the difference between an emergency and non ...
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