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Describe It: Adjectives
Students learn common adjectives for describing people and things, then write a short description of a friend or family member.
Adjectives · Describing · People
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Plan at a glance
Aims
- Use common adjectives accurately
- Learn and use 14 words and phrases in 2 sets: Describing people, Describing things
- Read for detail: My new neighbours
- Writing task: A person I know
Stages · 40 min
- 5 minLead-in: Pairs talk about describing and share ideas with the class.
- 5 minVocabulary: Ex. 1–2
- 5 minLanguage focus: Go through the grammar notes together and check understanding.
- 10 minControlled practice: Ex. 3–4
- 5 minReading: Ex. 5
- 10 minWriting: Ex. 6
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Download all (ZIP, 2 PDFs)Grammar notes
Adjective + noun
- The adjective goes before the noun: a big house (not a house big).
- a / an goes before the adjective: a new car, an old car (not old a car).
be + adjective
- The house is big. Her eyes are blue.
- Don't forget be: This coffee is hot (not This coffee hot).
- Age: I am twenty years old (not I have twenty years).
Adjectives don't change
- No -s for plurals: two new phones (not two news phones).
- The same for he / she / they: He is kind. They are kind.
Study tips
- Learn adjectives in pairs: young – old, easy – difficult, small – large.
- Describe things around you: My desk is small. My chair is old.
Glossary
- Describing people6 items
- Describing things8 items
Complete the exercises, then check your answers.
1
Describing words
Choose the correct word.
- a
My brother is only two. He is very ___.
- b
The film was very ___. We laughed a lot.
- c
History is very ___. I read a lot of history books.
- d
This exercise is ___. I don't understand it.
- e
My bedroom is very ___. There is only a bed in it.
- f
Our teacher is very ___. She always helps us.
2
More describing words
Choose the correct word.
- a
We need a ___ table for twelve people.
- b
The test was ___. Everybody got ten out of ten.
- c
What a ___ day! The sun is out and it's warm.
- d
This book is very ___. I always stop after two pages.
- e
My cat is only one. She is very ___.
- f
My grandfather is ninety. He is very ___.
3
Where does the adjective go?
Choose the correct words.
- a
They live in ___.
- b
Her eyes ___.
- c
I have two ___.
- d
This coffee ___.
- e
Tom is ___.
- f
My shoes ___.
- g
It's ___.
- h
These apples ___.
4
Find the mistake
One sentence has a mistake. Choose the correct sentence.
- a
Choose the correct sentence.
- b
Choose the correct sentence.
- c
Choose the correct sentence.
- d
Choose the correct sentence.
- e
Choose the correct sentence.
- f
Choose the correct sentence.
- g
Choose the correct sentence.
- h
Choose the correct sentence.
- i
Choose the correct sentence.
5
Read: My new neighbours
Read the text. Then choose the correct answer.
I have new neighbours. They are a family of four. They live in a large old house next to my flat. The house is from 1920 and it has a big garden. Mr Patel is a doctor. He is very kind and he always says hello. Mrs Patel is a teacher. She is funny and she tells great stories. Their son, Ravi, is eight. He is a nice boy, but he is very loud. Their daughter, Mina, is very young. She is only two. Ravi's homework is sometimes difficult, so I help him with his maths. I like my new neighbours. My street is not boring now!
- a
The Patels' house is ___.
- b
Mr Patel is ___.
- c
Who tells great stories?
- d
Mina is ___.
- e
Ravi's homework is sometimes ___.
6
Write: A person I know
Describe a person you know.
Write 6–8 sentences about a friend or someone in your family. Say how old they are and describe them. Use adjectives. Word box: young · old · kind · nice · funny · interesting · small · large · difficult Example: My friend Ana is twenty-five years old. She has long black hair. She is very kind and funny.
Suggested minimum: 40 words
0 words · aim for at least 40
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Revise with a game
This lesson's own words and questions. Play on your own, or in teams on the classroom screen.
- Step UpAnswer the lesson's questions to climb to the top.
- Pair UpMatch the lesson's words to their meanings against the clock.
- SnapA word and a meaning: do they go together? Answer fast.
- Quiz BoardTeams choose questions worth 100 to 500 points.
- Retro arcadeWord Invaders, Word Snake, Word Maze and Word Crossing: classic arcade games with the lesson's words.
Glossary
The 14 words and phrases this lesson teaches, in 2 sets.
Describing people
- young
- not old
- old
- not young
- funny
- makes you laugh
- kind
- friendly and good to other people
- nice
- good and pleasant
- loud
- making a lot of noise
Describing things
- interesting
- you want to know more about it
- difficult
- not easy
- small
- not big
- large
- big
- big
- not small
- new
- not old; you got it a short time ago
- boring
- not interesting
- dirty
- not clean
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