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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It is a worksheet with different types of hair for boys and girls. It is used for describing people. You can write sentences using the information, such as:
She has got a pony tail.
He has got l ...
In this worksheet you will find two exercises on idioms with food vocabulary. It´s a good idea (and a funny one) for teaching some of the common expressions of the English language in a teen ...
In this activity students are asked to identify the movie characters. There is a set of adjectives and feelings that describe some characters' personalities, so that students can identify who is f ...
A nice worksheet based on this funny scene from The Big Bang Theory. Sheldon proposes a friendship algorithm to make new friends. You may use it to discuss friendship related topics. It also has a ...
This is about clothing and style. The activity lasts about 2 hours and it is possible to work on the 4 skills. Students might learn: Vocabulary related to clothing and style; Character and Persona ...
Tom's Diner by Suzanne Vega: students love this song! It is easy to sing, easy to understand the lyrics, and has a nice, sentimental but 'daily life' story to it. You can follow up with present ...
One of my favourite songs so far. This fill in the gaps activity was designed to enhance the students' listening and vocabulary skills but also to initiate an after discussion about adolescence. T ...
Simple worksheet which uses Toby Keith's video to have students practice classification. I use it a a precursor to a classification paragraph. Since it mentions bars and the video has a brief glim ...
This worksheet is designed for pair work (but can be changed to one on one or a bonus if needed). The first sentences have students combining two different sentences with appossitives. The last fe ...
The worksheet uses a great three minute short film to have students practice using appositives to describe a situation. Then they fix the participial phrases which are used incorrectly. The short ...
This worksheet has been designed to clarify and practice these structures: How is (she)? What is (she) like? What does (she) look like? What does (she) like? What would (she) like?. There are thre ...
A simple powerpoint display showing the differences between comparative and superlative adjectives. Can be used to introduce the topic in a easy-to-understand visual way. The display can be used f ...
Famous people sheet to motivate students to describe who the people are using He/She in simple present. Who are they, where do they live, what do they do, why are they famous, etc Perfect for basi ...
The task is to assess three jobs you would like to choose. Sum your points and find out which one suits you best. The activity helps to revise the vocabulary on jobs and careers, values and perso ...
This new worksheet will be familiar to your children ))) They will love to read about their favourite characters from Madagascar movie. The task is to fill in the gaps in the words, describi ...
Vocabulary about physical appearance, including height, weight, hair style, complexion and other features. Then they have to describe some famous people. And finally they have to do the followin ...
This is a powerpoint presentation of the parts of the body using the theme of wild animals. I use it before starting humans' description with beginners or elementary students. I show them the powe ...
I used it with advanced students. It's also important they're 17 or more, because of the topic. Students have to order the stanzas, fill in the gaps, discuss the theme of the songs, try and explai ...
This is a memory board game I made for beginners. It's a fun way to review some basic vocabulary about clothes. Print it out and make small black squares to cover each square. Try to encourage stu ...
A few activities to do while and after watching the film. This worksheet is already present on ESLprintables.com in my page. I hope you don't mind having seen it somewhere else. I used it to focus ...
I made this worksheet for my 4th grade students. It´s a final worksheet for the theme "House", where they describe their bedroom, wether they like it or not. Students answer questions, usin ...
Flashcards with children for describing people. There are 12 colourful flashcards with 12 descriptions which can be used for activities with children. They can describe colours of clothes, hair, ...
Flashcards with cartoon chracters for describing people. There are 12 flashcards which can be used for activities with children. They can describe colours of clothes, hair, eyes and some body part ...
Power point presentation which illustrates the vocabulary used to describe people’s appearance. It was prepared for my junior high-school students. Includes also pictures one may describe w ...
This is a song to work with in order to celebrate Halloween. Lots of fun for our kids. It deals with some parts of the body (face, nose, fingers, toes) and cardinal numbers (counting from 10 to 0) ...
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