SEN Speaking Course Describing a Room

What do you see? windows curtains a lamp a bookcase a piano a sofa a plant a coffee table a rug

We need to use ADJECTIVES. Only saying what is in the room doesn’t create a very interesting picture. We need to use ADJECTIVES.

Adjective: a word that describes a noun (person, place, or thing)

Types of Adjectives Number Color Size Material Shape Texture

two rectangular windows What do you see? two rectangular windows a tall bookcase a brown piano a lime green sofa a wooden coffee table a soft rug

When describing places, we need to use PREPOSITIONS.

Preposition: a word that shows location.

Useful Prepositions next to/beside opposite in front of above/over behind in beneath/under on

There is a lamp behind the sofa. There is a chair next to the fireplace. / There is a chair beside the fireplace. There is a lamp behind the sofa. There is a coffee table in front of the sofa.

There is a fireplace opposite the sofa. There is a book beneath the coffee table. / There is a book under the coffee table.

There is a lamp over the table. There are some plants on the table. There are some eggs in the bowl.

There are some pictures on the wall. There is a TV on the wall.

Useful Expressions in the left corner in the right corner in the middle on the left side on the right side

In the left corner, there is a TV. In the right corner, there is a sofa. On the left side, there is another door. On the right side, there is a door. In the middle, there is a coffee table.

Having a VERB in every sentence is VERY IMPORTANT!

Verb: an action word

You should know the 3 basic verb tenses. SIMPLE PRESENT SIMPLE PAST FUTURE

Simple Present Tip: he/she/it = verb +s/es He eats… She goes… It rains…

Future Tenses: *be going to + verb (be = am, is, are) She is going to study. *will + verb He will eat later.

Regular Verbs = verb + ed Irregular Verbs = memorize Simple Past: Regular Verbs = verb + ed Irregular Verbs = memorize

You will see a verb. If you know the SIMPLE PAST TENSE of the verb, raise your hand and say your team name.

You must use a sentence. The Simple Past is…

sing sang look looked write wrote play played drink drank

see saw study studied buy bought go went eat ate

watch watched drive drove ride rode lose lost sell sold

think thought listen listened answer answered take took understand understood

You will see a sentence. Say what the verbs and adjectives are.

You must use a sentence. The verb is… The adjective is… The verbs are… The adjectives are…

I sing in a large choir every weekend. Tokyo is a big and modern city in Japan. She likes to listen to classical music. Allan draws beautiful pictures which he sells at an expensive price. Isabella cooks delicious Italian pasta.

You will see a picture. Make a sentence saying where something is You will see a picture. Make a sentence saying where something is. Use an adjective and the preposition given.

You must use a sentence. There is a/an… There are some… There are (number)…

on behind in front of beside