Describing
Objects
Objectives
After completing
this lesson, you should be able to:
·
Describe an object by its colour;
·
Describe an object by its shape;
·
Describe an object by its measurement;
·
Describe an object by its function;
·
Describe an object by its properties;
·
Ask about the appearance of an object.
Dialogue
1
Caty : “Did you
see a case, Dani?”
Dani : “What
case?”
Caty : “A pencil
case.”
Dani : “There
were several pencil cases here. What colour is your case?”
Caty : “It’s
black.”
Dani : “How big
is it?”
Caty : “It’s
about this big, 20 cm long and 5 cm wide.”
Dani : “And the
shape?”
Caty : “It is
shaped like a cube.”
Dani : “Oh yes.
Somebody took it. I think it’s in the administration office now.”
Caty : “Okay.
Thank you.”
Dialogue
2
Gina : “I’m
going to design an invitation card for my birthday.”
Hani : “Yes,
it’s better to make it yourself than you buy it.”
Gina : “How big
should it be?”
Hani : “I think
it should be small about 10 cm wide.”
Gina : “What
about the shape? Should it be rectangular in shape.”
Hani : “Why
don’t you make it heart-shaped.”
Gina : “And the
colour?”
Hani : “Make it
pink then.”
Gina : “All
right. Thank you for your suggestion.”
Questions
1.
Who lost the box?
2.
What is the box for?
3.
What is the box like?
4.
Who will design an invitation card?
5.
What will the card be like?
Attention
To ak
about the colour of an object, you say:
§ What
colour is it?
Is your new shirt?
Or
§ What
is the colour of it?
Your new shirt?
To
answer those questions, you say:
§ It
is black.
White.
Red.
Yellow.
Blue.
Pink.
Brown.
Orange.
Green.
Violet.
Gray.
To
ask about the shape, you say:
§ What
shape is it?
The case?
§ What
is the shape of it?
The case?
To
answer the questions, you say :
§ The
shape is rectangular. Or it is rectangular in shape.
§ It is the triangular
Circular
Square
Pyramidical.
Conical.
Cubic.
Cylindrical.
Or
you can also say:
§ The
shape is like a rectangle.
§ It is
shaped like a triangle.
A circle.
A square.
A pyramid.
A cone.
A cube.
A cylinder.
A bird.
A star.
An apple.
The letter T.
U.
To
ask about measurement of an object, you say:
§ How big is
it?
High
Wide
Long
Thick
§ How
much does it weigh?
Or you can also say
§ What
is the size of it?
The height
Width
Length
Thickness
Weight
Area
To
answer those question, you say:
§ It is
150 cm high. Or its height is 150 cm.
§ It is
50 cm wide. Or its width is 50 cm.
70 cm long. Or its length
70cm.
5 cm thick. Or thickness 5
cm.
It
weighs 50 kg or its weight 50 kg.
§ The
area of the Rectangle is 60 cm2. (Read: Sixty square centimeters)
§ The
area of the Box is 150 cm3. (Read:
A hundred and fifty cubic centimeters)
To
ask about the function of an object, you say:
§ What
is the function of it?
The dictionary?
Or
§ What
is it for?
The dictionary
To
answer those questions you say:
§ Its
function is to hold pens.
§ It is
for finding out the correct pronounciation of a word.
For covering the book.
To
ask about the property of an object, you say :
§ What
does it have?
it
consist of?
§ What
are its properties?
To
ask those question, you say:
§ It
has one leg.
legs.
a hendle.
§ It
consist of four legs and one seat.
a keyboard, a CPU and a monitor.
Exercise 1
Fill
in the blanks with the following words.
Rectangle triangular square cubic
shape
Rectangular circle cone cylindrical
Triangle circular conical pyramidical
1. Most
of the book are . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . in shape.
2. You
should have a safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . in front of the
car that breaks down.
3. The
full moon is always . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4. An
edible container of ice cream is usually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
.
5. In
Indonesia it’s difficult to find white sugar in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . .
6. Pipes
are always . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . in shape.
7. A
coin is shaped like a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
8. The
shape of TV sreen is . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
9. A
blackboard is usually shaped like a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
10. The
letter A is . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
11. ‘Bacang’
food is shaped like a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
12. ‘Tumpeng’
food is shaped like a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Exercise 2
Fill
in the blanks with the following words.
Size length big long
Height thickness high thick
Width weight wide weigh
1. My
dictionary is 1050 pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2. The .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . of the main street should be at
least 12 m.
3. What
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . shoes do you wear?
4. What
is your . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ?. it is 60 kg.
5. How .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . is
your refrigerator ?. it’s just enough for a family of three.
6. My
girl-friend is taller than me. Her . . . . . . . . . . is 170 cm.
7. How .
. . . . . . . . . . . is the sky? Nobody knows.
8. Jl.
Sudirman is not as . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . is Jl. Merdeka.
9. The .
. . . . . . . . . . . . of that glass is 0,5 cm.
10. Do
you know how much you . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ?
11. The
street in front of my house is more than 12 m . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Exercise 3
Complete
the bank spaces with either adjectives or
nouns. Look at the pictures as
references.
For
example:
You
should make it like a triangle
Can
you make it triangular in shape?
1. The
shape of that land is like a . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2. This
land is . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3. That
ice cube is. . . . . . . . . . . . .
4. That
ice cube is . . . . . . . . . . .in shape
5. That
invitation is lovely. It is shaped like a . . . . . . . . .
.
6. Yes,
it’s shape is . . . . . . . . . .
7. The
shuttle cock case is always . . . . . . . . . . .
8. The
shape of the shuttle cock . . . . . . . . . .
9. That
cupboard is 200 cm . . . . . . . . . .
10. The . . . . . . . . . of the table is 90 cm
11. And
the cupboard’s. . . . . . . . . . is 125 cm
12. The . . . . . . . . . . . . of that
tables is 90 cm
13. That
table is 80 cm in . . . . . . . . . . .
14. The
table is 50 cm . . . . . . . . .
15. And
the table has a . . . . . . . . .
. of 3 cm
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