
English for Speakers of Other Languages
15. Describe People Places & Things in Detail
Level: IntermediateSupporting Materials
How to Teach
How to Assess
Corresponding State Language Forms
Elaborated sentences using has/have/had or is/are/were with nouns and adjectives.Elaborated sentences with subject/verb/object.
At the end of this language function, students will be able to...
- Describe people places and things using present and past tenses
- Describe people, places and things using sensory details
- Ask questions and make statements about objects and people
Sample Language Patterns:
Describe people places and things using present and past tenses:- My/your/his/her/their ___ (noun) is/are/was/were ___ (adj.)
- My/your/his/her/their ___ (noun) is/are/was/wer ___ (adj.) and ___ (adj.)
- He/she/it has/had ___ (adj.) ___ (noun) and ___ (adj.) ___ (noun)
- I/you/they have/had ___ (adj.) ___ (noun) and ___ (adj.) ___ (noun)
- It was/were ___ and it has/had ___.
- She ___ (verb in present/past) her ___ (noun) ___ (prepositional phrase).
- I have a ___ that’s ___ and ___.
- I have a ___ and ___ ___.
- I have a ___ that’s ___ and ___ with ___.
- I have a ___ and ___ ___ with ___.
- Describe why __ is ___.
- Describe why ___ was ___.
- It looks ___.
- It feels ___.
- It smells ___.
- It sounds ___.
- It tastes ___.
- It looks like ___.
- It feels like ___.
- It smells like ___.
- It sounds like ___.
- It tastes like ___.
- What does/did your ___ (noun) ___ (verb) like?
- My ___ (noun) ___ (verb in present or past) like ___ (noun).
- How would you describe ___ (noun)?
- He/She/It has/had ___ (noun), ___ (noun) and ___ (noun).
- He/She/It is/was/were ___ (adjective), ___ (adjective) and ___ (adjective).