2. How can you describe something?How can you describe something?
By using ADJECTIVESBy using ADJECTIVES
happy / sadhappy / sad
beautiful / uglybeautiful / ugly
quiet/loudquiet/loud
good / badgood / bad
shiny / gloomyshiny / gloomy
positive / negativepositive / negative
lluminated / darklluminated / dark
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3. GrammarGrammar
When you want to describe something,When you want to describe something,
you use verbs of perception oryou use verbs of perception or
feeling, such as:feeling, such as:
Look +Look + adjectiveadjective
Is +Is + adjectiveadjective
Seem +Seem + adjectiveadjective
ResembleResemble (+ object + adjective)(+ object + adjective)
4. GrammarGrammar
The Verb Tense we use when we wantThe Verb Tense we use when we want
to describe something is the Presentto describe something is the Present
Simple:Simple:
Ex: That personEx: That person seemsseems familiar.familiar.
YouYou looklook pretty in that dress.pretty in that dress.
YouYou resembleresemble your mother very much.your mother very much.
TheyThey areare very intelligent.very intelligent.
5. What do you think about thisWhat do you think about this
picture’s colours?picture’s colours?
These colours
are/seem/look/rese
mble something:
Gloomy
Pretty
Brilliant
Rounded
Calmed
Relaxing
6. What do you think about these?What do you think about these?
7. Try it yourself!Try it yourself!
Using all theUsing all the
adjectives weadjectives we
have seen inhave seen in
class, describeclass, describe
this picture’sthis picture’s
colours. Howcolours. How
do they makedo they make
you feel?you feel?