English basics for intermediate learners - Lesson 1
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This document is the first lesson from an English basics course for intermediate learners about describing things. It includes exercises to practice vocabulary, describing pictures, and asking questions using useful phrases like "What size is...", "How wide is...", and "How long is...". The lesson defines words like width, table, and mile and has dialogues where students practice describing suitcase sizes, table widths, and river lengths.
English basics for intermediate learners - Lesson 1
- 1. © 2015 SkimaTalk, Inc. SkimaTalk Official Course English Basics for Intermediate Learners Lesson 1: Learn How to Describe Things
- 2. 2 Exercise 1: Warming Up Words width n wide adj table n medium n mile n weight n weigh v pound n light adj heavy adj purse n Practice pronouncing the words below. If you don’t know the meaning of a word, just ask your teacher! Words (continued) thick adj measure v roughly adv tiny adj length n inch n feet n meter n kilometer n
- 3. 3 Exercise 2: Answer the Question Can you describe the picture in 45 seconds? Include as much information as possible. Q
- 4. 4 Exercise 2: Answer the Question (continued) Can you describe the picture in 45 seconds? Include as much information as possible. Q 2 feet
- 5. 5 Exercise 2: Answer the Question (continued) Can you describe the picture in 45 seconds? Include as much information as possible. Q The Missouri River More than 2,000 miles long!
- 6. 6 Exercise 3: Learn Useful Phrases A What size are your suitcases? B One of my suitcases is small, and the other one is medium-sized. A What color is your small one? B It is blue. Here it is. A Oh, it's very small. How much does this suitcase weigh? B This one weighs only 5 ½ pounds. A It's very light. How about the medium one? B It's also not too heavy, but I don't know the exact weight. Dialogue practice Complete the sentences 1. What ( )( )( ) purses? are, size, your 2. What ( )( )( ) wallet? is, color, your 3. How much ( )( )( )( )? this, weigh, does, suitcase 4. ( )( )( )( ) 5 pounds. about, this, weighs, suitcase • What size is …? • What color is …? • How much does it weigh? • It weighs …
- 7. 7 Exercise 3: Learn Useful Phrases (continued) A I like the shape of that table. B Yes, it looks nice, but I think it’s too thick. It’s about 6 inches thick. A I don't care about that, but I'm worried about it being a little too wide to bring into my room. B Yeah, it looks just as wide as the doorway to your room. A I think so too. How wide is the table exactly? Will you measure it for me? B Sure, let me see... It's 2 feet wide. Dialogue practice Complete the sentences 1. The doors ( )( )( ) ( ). thick, are, inches, four 2. Her hair ( )( )( ) ( ). as, is, as, mine, long 3. ( )( )( )( ) large double bed? the, how, is, wide 4. This tiny home ( ) only ( )( ) ( ). feet, eight, wide, is • It is … thick. • as … as ~ • How wide is …? • It is … wide.
- 8. 8 Exercise 3: Learn Useful Phrases (continued) A How long is the Missouri river? B I heard the Missouri river is more than 2,000 miles long. A That’s very long! But the Amazon river is much longer than the Missouri river. Dialogue practice Complete the sentences 1. How ( )( )( ) Amazon River? is, the, long 2. The car ( )( )( )( ). meters, two, long, is 3. The Amazon River ( )( )( ) the Nile River ( ) 100km. is, by, than, longer • How long is …? • It is … long • … is longer than…
- 9. 9 Exercise 4: Practice Asking a Question Ask some questions to your teacher using the useful phrases you just learned. Q • What size is …? • What color is …? • How wide is …? • How long is …?
- 10. 10 End of Lesson We Hope You Enjoyed It!