DESCRIBING THINGS

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Sometimes you may be asked to describe something, what it looks like, and it's function or purpose. For example, You may to talking to a person not up on the latest technological devises or telling someone about the newest time saving kitchen gadget.


When you are describing objects you use adjectives, (words that describe nouns) such as the size, color, shape, material made from, thickness, texture, etc. Look at the expressions below that can be used when asking for descriptions of  Things


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English Expressions / Expression Response

What does it look like? It’s big, with eight hairy arms.


How big is it? It’s 3 feet, by 4 feet, by 5 feet.


How much does it weigh? It weighs 75 pounds.


What color is it? It’s bright yellow, brighter than a banana.


What’s it made out of? It’s made of plastic and aluminum.


What is it? It's a garlic press.


What does it do? It puts a sharp point on wooden pencils.


What the purpose of a refrigerator? The purpose of a refrigerator is to keep food cold so it does not spoil.


What do you use a (... cheese grater) for? A cheese grater is used to make small strips of cheese from a larger block.


How does a (... water heater) work? Water is collected in a large tank and heated by either gas or electricity.

LNG 103: Fundamental English III School of Liberal Arts Task 2: Thinking Task KMUTT http://eu.lib.kmutt.ac.th/elearning/CourseOnDemand/LNG103/Handout/3.Thinking%20Tak%20pp44-69/12.describing%20objects58-61.pdfhttp://eu.lib.kmutt.ac.th/elearning/CourseOnDemand/LNG103/Handout/3.Thinking%20Tak%20pp44-69/12.describing%20objects58-61.pdf
A Paragraph to Describe Objects

A paragraph to describe objects consists of 5 parts as follows:

1. Function/ UseFunction/Use 2. Components/ Parts

 1.1 A hammer consists of a handle and a head.


is made up of

is composed of

1.2 A hammer includes a handle and a head.



1.3 A hammer has two parts: a handle and a head.

sections: one is a handle, the other is a head.



components: one is a handle, the other is a head.


3. Characteristics

À material


À shape/ figure
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Inglés Español


big grande

circle círculo

curved curvo

deep profundo

enormous enorme

flat plano

giant gigante

gigantic gigantesco

high alto

huge inmenso

large grande

little pequeño

long largo

low bajo

massive enorme

medium mediano

narrow estrecho

oval ovalado

pointed puntiagudo

rectangle rectángulo

round redondo

shape forma

short corto

size tamaño / talla

small pequeño

square cuadrado

straight recto

tall alto

thick grueso / gordo

thin delgado / fino

tiny diminuto

triangle tringulo

wide ancho





À dimensions


À property


À colour


À Material
http://www.theenglishvocabulary.com/vocabulary.php?lang=3&topic=149

A chair is made of wood.
Bread is made from wheat.
This kind of car is made by a big company in Japan.
4. Position


5. Connection between parts


LNG 103: Fundamental English III School of Liberal Arts Task 2: Thinking Task KMUTT



v.to be + used to + V1 : A drum is used to make music.

v.to be + used for + Ving:  A drum is used for making music.