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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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Taboo Card Game III

Taboo Card Game III

Over a hundred printable Taboo Game cards with template for beginner and intermediate students. The objective of the game is for a player to have his/her partner(s) guess the word on his/her card ...
27 Views 134,116 ElemPre-IntInt
Parts of the Body

Parts of the Body

It is a worksheet to work with grammar (have got) and vocabulary (new: parts of the body - recycled: numbers and colours). It is intended for kids since it has got monsters and their descriptions. ...
18 Views 28,111 BegElem
Physical Appearance and Personality Traits

Physical Appearance and Personality Traits

This worksheet is about physical appearance and personality traits in general. There are also exercises about DEGREES OF COMPARISON (Comparative of superiority, equality, inequality, superlative). ...
13 Views 26,683 IntAdv
Movie Worksheet: New Girl S01E02 [What Do They Look Like?]

Movie Worksheet: New Girl S01E02 [What Do They Look Like?]

As you can see, I love series! This worksheet is about physical appearance: height, build, hair and eyes... Also the usage of verbs TO BE and TO HAVE to describe people. It is based on NEW GIRL, S ...
7 Views 12,531 ElemPre-IntInt
Yo-Yee Cleaning Supplies - Flashcards

Yo-Yee Cleaning Supplies - Flashcards

Yo-Yee Cleaning Supplies - Flashcards for elementary students.You can also hand out the cover as a worksheet (Pictionary / Vocabulary List). Also students can circle the correct answer of the sch ...
10 Views 19,842 BegElem
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Movie Worksheet: Little Pig Is Flying- Characters Thoughts

Movie Worksheet: Little Pig Is Flying- Characters Thoughts

To be used with the film Little Pig Is Flying. The children are to discuss then write the thoughts the squirrel is having when he meets little pig. The thoughts of the squirrel are to be wrote in ...
4 Views 7,566 Beg
Parts of the Body - Homer Simpson

Parts of the Body - Homer Simpson

This is a worksheet which introduces Beginner - Pre-Intermediate students to different parts of the body. You will see that there are a number of variations of this worksheet in the attachment, so ...
41 Views 89,705 BegElemPre-Int
Car Parts

Car Parts

The aim of this worksheet is to provide vocabulary dealing with cars and their parts. The first exercise deals with the exterior and the second one with the engine and its parts. It can be used wi ...
8 Views 16,927 Int
Movie Worksheet: Brave (2012)

Movie Worksheet: Brave (2012)

Worksheet suggests activities for after watching the Disney movie "Brave". It includes matching pictures with characters' names, questions on the contents of the movie and a picture for coloring a ...
16 Views 40,656 ElemPre-IntInt
Describing Big Ben

Describing Big Ben

Describing Big Ben is a writing prompt for Elementary and Pre-Intermediate levels. The students have to write a paragraph based on the facts and a picture they see in a box. Moreover they can fo ...
7 Views 14,819 ElemPre-Int
Song Worksheet: New York (Empire State of Mind) by Alicia Keys

Song Worksheet: New York (Empire State of Mind) by Alicia Keys

I just designed this lyrics worksheet with the "empire state of mind" song from alicia keys in order to practice (what is it like?) question. I think the song is great, given that it depicts the n ...
9 Views 47,889 Pre-IntIntAdv
Animals Presentation

Animals Presentation

This powerpoint presentation is about animals. It can be used for article in book Project 2, Tom Hutchinson, p. 28. It practises using present continuous tense, there is/ there are, vocabulary abo ...
15 Views 18,106 BegElem
Human Body Parts

Human Body Parts

This is a Power point presentation used for introducing or revising human body parts, includes the whole body, the head, the eye, and the hand. It contains two works of art from Botticelli and Van ...
11 Views 28,875 Pre-Int
Physical Description

Physical Description

A worksheet containing many exercises about physical description: text reading, text comprehension,vocabulary work and practicing writing physical description. You may start reading the text to te ...
12 Views 53,394 Elem
My Favourite Star

My Favourite Star

This is a mind map to help pupils select the necessary information on the internet in order for them to write a quiz about their favourite star. They can also use it to do a guessing game about st ...
6 Views 12,601 Pre-Int
PPT On Habits For Children

PPT On Habits For Children

The PPt is to introduce the children to various situations related to habits. Each slide was shown and the children were asked to describe the situation and the words/phrases related to hab ...
10 Views 20,427 ElemPre-IntInt
To the Top [Words Beginning With T]

To the Top [Words Beginning With T]

This worksheet can be used for students to practice writing words that begin with 't' There are self-explanatory pictures next to each word.
3 Views 8,042 Elem
Song Worksheet: Sizzlin' by Juli Fabian & Zoohacker [Parts of the Body]

Song Worksheet: Sizzlin' by Juli Fabian & Zoohacker [Parts of the Body]

Juli Fabian is a talented Hungarian jazz singer while Zoohacker is a very good dj. This song is often played by the Hungarian radio stations so students are familiar with it but anyone can easily ...
2 Views 7,681 Pre-Int
Writing Descriptions

Writing Descriptions

•, Describing People and Things
A basic practice about descriptions and how to create them. It includes vocabulary and different exercises that let the student develop a clear understanding about how to use adjectives to talk no ...
8 Views 36,140 ElemPre-Int
Stereotypes PPT

Stereotypes PPT

This is a PowerPoint presentation about stereotypes. The first part [long] is about nationalities - it's a presentation with discussion 'Do you think this is true or false?'. The second part [shor ...
23 Views 41,440 Pre-IntInt
'Garfield' Worksheet - Vocabulary and Speaking

'Garfield' Worksheet - Vocabulary and Speaking

<p>This lesson is woven around a 'Garfield' comic strip. You can start by showing this trailer from YouTube (see below) and asking ss to guess the movie. Then ss may be asked to te ...
4 Views 11,791 Pre-IntIntAdv
Song Worksheet about Parts of the Body: California Kind Bed by Rihanna

Song Worksheet about Parts of the Body: California Kind Bed by Rihanna

The main goal of this worksheet is to develop the students' ability of understanding some parts of the body just by listening. This is a worksheet for beginners. I use it when I'm teaching the hum ...
2 Views 12,424 Beg
Secret of the Wings (Tinker Bell Series)

Secret of the Wings (Tinker Bell Series)

An after watching the movie activities worksheet. It includes a true/false statements and matching names and descriptions of the characters to their pictures. Great for practicing appearance descr ...
6 Views 5,678 ElemPre-Int
Description of a Room

Description of a Room

This is meant as an exam for large classes. It has got a first part to complete with there is or there are. Later there is a picture of a room and students have to complete the sentences with prpo ...
15 Views 12,721 Elem
Song Worksheet: Love Story by Taylor Swift

Song Worksheet: Love Story by Taylor Swift

A song about love. Used in conversation class when the topic is love. Vocabulary about love and sing along activity. The students get involved when there is music in the class. Great opportunity t ...
2 Views 16,069 All

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