How to describe objects(ACADEMIC WRITING SKILLS)

How to describe objects

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Learning English means hearing many new words you've never come across before. When you talking to someone and say a word you don't know it's important for you to find out what it is. Here's how we can ask for the meaning of a noun and how we can describe objects. This exercise will help you learn a few useful expressions as well as reviewing your vocabulary. How many of these objects do you know?

What's a pen? It's something we use to write with.

What's a balloon? It's a brightly coloured rubber bag that gets bigger when filled with air or gas. They are used as party decorations.

What's a spoon? It's the thing we use to stir your coffee / it's the thing we use to eat soup with.

What's a telescope? It's the tube shaped object we use to see the stars or things that are far away.

What's a lawn-mover? It's the thing we use to cut grass.

What's a giraffe? It's an African animal that has a very long neck.

Is there an objects that is unique to your country or culture that native English-speakers might not know. What is it's name and what is it used for? Write a sentence describing this object in the comments area.

Now read through these questions and decide which objects are being described:

·         1) What's a stamp?

It's the object you wear on your wrist that shows you the time.
It's the small piece of paper we put on letters before we send them.
It's the thing you wear around our waists to keep our trousers up.

·         2) It's the spicy, dark powder that's made from crushed seeds we use to flavour food.

What's sugar
What's pepper?
What's salt?

·         3) It's the school subject where you learn about the past.

What's biology
What's history?
What's geography?

·         4) What's a plate?

It's the coloured liquid we use to change the colour of walls.
It's the flying vehicle that has an engine and wings.
It's the flat round object we put food on.

·         5) Scissors are the things we use to ___.

glue paper
fold paper
cut paper

·         6) A ___ a small creature with a long , soft body and a round shell.

shark
spider
snail
snake

·         7) A stethoscope is the thing a doctor uses to ____.

listen to your heart
check your weight
look inside your ears