English basics for intermediate learners - Lesson 1

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English Basics for Intermediate Learners

Lesson 1: Learn how to describe things

Exercise 1: Warming Up

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Practice pronouncing the words below. If you don’t know a

word, just ask your teacher!

suitcase n

width n

wide adj

table n

size n

medium adj, n

mile n

weight n

weigh v

pound n

light adj

heavy adj

purse n

wallet n

shape n

nice adj

thick adj

care v

bring v

room n

measure v

roughly adv

tiny adj

length n

inch n

feet n

meter n

kilometer n

Exercise 2: Answer the Question


(Please see Exercise 4 for a sample answer.)

What color is the suitcase? Q

Exercise 2: Answer the Question (continued)


How wide is the table? Q

2 feet

(Please see Exercise 4 for a sample answer.)

Exercise 2: Answer the Question (continued)


More than 2,000 miles

(Please see Exercise 4

for a sample answer.)

How long is the Missouri River? Q

Exercise 3: Learn Useful Phrases


A What size are your suitcases?

BOne of my suitcases is small, and the other

one is medium.

A What color is the small one?

B It is blue. Here it is.

AOh, it's very small. How much does this

suitcase weigh?

B This one weighs only 5.5 pounds.

A It's very light. How about the medium one?

BIt's not too heavy either, but I don't know the

exact weight.

• What size is …?

• What color is …?

• How much does it weigh?

• It weighs …

Dialogue practice

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

Complete the sentences

Exercise 3: Learn Useful Phrases (continued)


A I like the shape of that table.

B Yes, this table looks nice but I think it’s too

thick. It is about 6 inches thick.

A I don't care about the thickness, but I'm

worried that it is a little too wide to bring into

my room.

B This table would be just as wide as the door of

your room.

A I think it would be, too. How wide is it? Will

you measure it for me?

B Sure. Let me see. It's roughly 2 feet wide.

• It is … thick. …?

• as … as ~

• How wide is it?

• It is … 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

Exercise 3: Learn Useful Phrases (continued)


A How long is the Missouri River?

BI heard the Missouri River is more than 2,000

miles long.

AThat is 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…

Exercise 4: Practice Asking a Question


What question would you ask your teacher to get the following answer?Q

Your teacher’s answer: My suitcase is blue.

Exercise 4: Practice Asking a Question (continued)



Your teacher’s answer: The table is 2 feet wide.

2 feet

Exercise 4: Practice Asking a Question (continued)



Your teacher’s answer: The Missouri River is more than 2,000 miles long.

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