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 test for elementary students which contains the following topics: personal information, family, food, possessions and physical description. It could also be adapted and used as practice ...
These cards can be used either as an information gap activity where students ask and answer questions to each other (Where are you from?, what's your star sign? Can you....? , etc) and complete a ...
A video activity using the beginning of one episode of the simpsons. There are vocabulary activities and activities to explain a situation. The activity isn't easy, I needed to explain many parts ...
If you want to describe a friend you will need to know a lot of things about him/her. However learning vocabulary is very boring, so here you are a crossword, it is funnier. The keys are: generou ...
The activity is conceived as a pair work activity. First the students have to fill in the boxes under the heading ‘name’, then each student introduces himself / herself to the neighbou ...
This worksheet will complement your lesson if you are teaching business english and specifically how to talk about trends and describe charts. Two activities thought to put into use language discu ...
Describe the people shown in the pictures. Describe different features, hair, eyes, nose, mouth, height, complexion, weight, attractiveness,etc. There is an example given to guide the student. Use ...
I used this worksheet after reading Rumpelstiltskin with my 10-12 year old sts. Can you imagine their excitement when they realized Rumpelstiltskin and Shrek met! What's the matter with Shrek? Wha ...
Funny activities related to the protagonists and the second characters of the book Eclipse (written by Stephanie Myers) and its film adaptation (nowadays you can see it in all the cinemas around t ...
'How Your Body Works' is a nice worksheet to teach students the topic of body, food and digestion. Contains interesting facts, pictures, mini-book template and activities, as well as teacher's not ...
I'd strongly advise against showing the video clip to a group of teens because it shows drugs and other non PC stuff. However, the song is fine, and this worksheet is intended for that age group. ...
It's an interesting way to revise the word order and understanding of questions. You could change the questions depending of the level. The children enjoy answering and pretending they are on a re ...
This worksheet contains activities for you to work with kids after watching Madagascar 2. Students will work with vocabulary of wild animals, their physical description, adjectives to describe per ...
An extensive reading activity set of three wss with comprehension questions, vocabulary, fill in multiple choice and parts of speech activities.
Where and when did the first forks appear? What di ...
Worksheet for upper-intermediate and above students. Good for topic-based lessons on ghosts and the supernatural. Good for getting the student motivated. Start of by playing the song all the way ...
This is a quiz about food. You can use it to beging teaching likes and dislikes about food. Ask about the type of food they like, then, read each person's personality. You can ask the students to ...
English test for beginners (body parts, alphabet, numbers, etc) that may be used at a round up lesson or as a test for assessment. The tasks include a lot of visual support (e.g. pictures) and see ...
Its a quiz using the london underground map which allows students to put the various stations on the underground map into order.
This allows them to practice their alphabet and other things too. ...
Fill in information about a person. You can give students some pictures of people (from magazines) or ask students to draw their own characters. Next, ask students to fill in the worksheet and pre ...
A small exercise for the 1st grade pupils who are learning colours. It's a small passage (about 4 sentences) will be good for pupils to improve their reading skills.
This is a worksheet that will help your students prepare an oral report about themselves. They can get really creative. It's especially useful if you have some new students in your group. This act ...
Worksheet to practice writing skills describing appearance for young learners. The worksheet is mine, but I honestly don't remember where I took the image.
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