This document discusses the use of adjectives to describe nouns and provides examples of different types of adjectives including: - Appearance adjectives which describe how something or someone looks - Color adjectives which describe color - Condition adjectives which describe a state or condition - Feeling adjectives which describe an emotional state - Shape adjectives which describe form - Size adjectives which describe magnitude or dimensions - Sound adjectives which describe sounds - Taste adjectives which describe flavors It includes activities for students to practice using adjectives to describe pictures of celebrities, foods, and to describe classmates, family, coworkers and favorite things

1. Descriptions
Use of Adjectives

2. Adjectives
• We use adjectives to describe objects,
people, animals, situations, among others.
Ex. A beautiful girl
A hard homework.

3. • They describe nouns, their color, their
shape, size, nature, quality or condition.
A long braid
A small tree
A red rose
An evil villain

4. Kinds of Adjectives
• Appearence Adjectives: we use them to
describe the way someone or something
looks like.
Ex. She was very beautiful,
nice, elegant and
glamorous.

5. • Color Adjectives: Quite obvious, no?
Ex. That bouquet has
yellow, orange, pink
and red flowers.

6. • Condition Adjectives: we use them to
describe the state of something o
someone.
Ex. He is famous, powerful
rich and important in
Chile.

7. • Feeling Adjectives: we use them to
describe an emotional state or reaction.
Ex. Robbie is always very
lazy, grumpy and angry.

8. Ex. Alberto Hurtado was a very
gentle, faithful, nice and
thankful man.
She is a sad, lonely and
melancholic character.

9. • Shape Adjectives: we use them to describe
the external form of something or someone.
Ex. Amazona River is
long, wide and deep.

10. • Size Adjectives: we use them to describe
the magnitude or dimensions of something
or someone.
Ex. Dinosaurs were
huge reptiles.
They ate small
leaves of trees.

11. • Adjectives of Sound: we use them to
describe sounds and music.
Ex. Metal music is
usually very loud.
Classical music
is very melodic.

12. • Taste Adjectives: we use them to describe
flavours.
Ex. Lemon Pie is sweet
and delicious.
Pasta is salty, nutritious
and yummy

13. ACTIVITY
• Work in groups of 3-4 to describe the
following pictures.
Ex. Nicole Kidman is a
talented actress.
She is very beautiful
and thin woman.
Her hair is long
and her eyes are blue.

14. Angelina Jolie
Lady Gaga
Christopher Amy Winehouse
Michael Jackson
Lee Robert De Niro
Meryl Streep Brad Pitt

15. Pizza Cake
Sushi
Chocolate Chinese Food
Water Crackers
Cazuela Red Wine

16. Activity 2
• Describe your classmates.
• Describe your family
• Describe your Co-workers.
• Describe your favorite Food, Music and
Place.