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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In this Power Point Presentation you'll find vocabulary connected with gestures and facial expressions, ways of looking, ways of speaking and only three words with mental processes (which you can ...
These two listenings deal with stereotypes. The first one is about how the French usually see the English and the second one is about clichés concerning the French. The two worksheets come ...
This worksheet is a wordsearch where learners have to find simple words denoting objects they own like laptop, ice skates, magazine, wallet, etc. But instead of the text clues you've got the pictu ...
I prepared this reading and drawing worksheet for my 15-16 year-olds class. Many of them have tattoos or are thinking about getting one, so I took advantage of their tastes and made them read some ...
It's a Power Point Presentation inspired by Japanese pecha-kuchu presentations. It is created to encourage students to speak. Students should speak continuosly while watching the slide for 10 seco ...
This PPT is useful to practice descriptions. It can be used to add some fun to the class since they have to guess who the person is. They can take advantage of this activity to describe physical a ...
This is an activity based on a TED Talk made by the motivational speaker Lizzie Velasquez. I use it mainly with advanced students (b2 onwards). It can be used to lead in discussions about bullying ...
This is great for teachers to hand out at the beginning of class so they can learn a little bit about their new students. Students are asked to answer some questions about themselves and then draw ...
Before the game pre-teach some high-level vocabulary on appearance. You'll need a copy of the worksheet for each student in class. Students work in pairs. Each one will choose their James Bond and ...
In this worksheet, students are given mugshots (and one page useful phrases) of infamous US-based serial killers. Their task is to compose personal descriptions. It is also possible to teach perso ...
It is a very touching story and you can use it to teach a lesson about "Father". First let students fill in all the blanks, then a teacher gives correct answers and you will give ss time to practi ...
This is a simple worksheet based on Michael Jackson's Black or White song with two exercises: one to put in order of appearance the different nationalities, and another one to match the different ...
This worksheet is appropriate for reviewing and practicing how to describe people. It's appropriate for elementary students. This worksheet includes some questions related to physical appearance a ...
This worksheet is based on the BBC 6 minute English (Glass Half Full) which you can find following the link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/general/sixminute/2014/01/140123_6min ...
The activities of this lesson are focused on reading and speaking and are based around a wonderful poem "Phenomenal Woman". As a warmer students look at photos of famous women and discuss what mak ...
This worksheet helps students to develop their listening and speaking skills, because after seeing the film they must answer several questions, and reflect in some cases. Students should tak ...
This is a revision worksheet. Students do different activities to revise days of the week, colours and school objects. In the first activity, students find days of the week in a wordsearch. T ...
This worksheet contains an activity in which the students are asked to look at the picture and write the body parts; cheek, neck, finger, foot, stomach, toe, and knee. It is appropriate for elemen ...
This is a PDF file containing four clip arts in which the learners of English as a second language are asked to look and write the name of each of the creatures for each definitions. There is also ...
A worksheet to accompany the short film One Man's Loss Adapted from the idea on DesignerLessons. Focuses on listening/ watching for gist and detail, descriptions of people, informal conversa ...
Student a is describing his/her postcard until student b is able to recognise the country. Or student A is talking about stereotypes of a given country and the rest has to guess which country it i ...
This worksheet contains an activity in which the students are asked to look at the picture and write the body parts, eye, nose, mouth, hand, stomach, elbow, knee, foot, and toe. It is appropriate ...
This is a worksheet for practicing body parts and questions with third person singular; verb to have. It contains 2 activities. It is appropriate for elementary levels, particularly kids and you m ...
This is a worksheet for practicing body parts. It contains two activities. First, the students are asked to write short answers, "Yes, it does." or "No, it doesn't." Then, they are asked to count ...
The file contains a set of 12 flashcards featuring pictures of contemporary disney/pixar animated characters such as Shrek, Elsa, Snow White, Gru etc. They can be used for vocabulary practice (des ...
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