This document provides a lesson on descriptions. It begins by providing an example of a description of a backpack. It then defines what a description is and explains that descriptions usually use simple present tense. It notes that the structure of a description includes an identification and description section. It analyzes the backpack example, identifying the identification and description sections. It then discusses what identification and description consist of. Finally, it provides information on possession, including examples of possessive pronouns and adjectives.

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• LESSON 10
• By: Mr. Rasyid Ridlo

2. It is
beautiful.
It looks
shiny. It looks
expensive.
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How does
this
bracelet
look?

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How does
this house
look?
It looks
cozy.
It is
simple.
It is
small.

4. Look at this
description!
My New Backpack
I have a new backpack. Its
colours are red and grey. I
always bring it when I go to
school. It is made of strong
fabric.
There are some parts of my
backpack. The first is the
pocket. I put my money and my
card library card in the pocket.
The second part is the main part.
I put my books and pencil case in
this part. The third part is a
small pocket at the left side of
the backpack. I keep a bottle of
water in this pocket.
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How does
it look?

5. DESCRIPTION
A description is a
text which
describes a
particular person,
place, or thing.
Descriptions
usually use
simple
present
tense.
The structure of
a description:
1. Identification
2. Description
Now let’s take
a look at the
text again.

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My New Backpack
I have a new backpack. Its
colours are red and grey. I
always bring it when I go to
school. It is made of strong
fabric.
There are some parts of my
backpack. The first is the
pocket. I put my money and my
card library card in the pocket.
The second part is the main part.
I put my books and pencil case in
this part. The third part is a
small pocket at the left side of
the backpack. I keep a bottle of
water in this pocket.
Identification
Description
DESCRIPTION

7. Identification
identifies the thing
to be described.
Description describes
parts, qualities,
characteristics of the
person or something
that is described.
What are
identification
and description
consist of?
DESCRIPTION

8. POSSESSION
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Whose
book is
it? It is mine.
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Whose
bag is it?
It is his.
Whose
bracelet
is it?
It is hers.

9. POSSESSION
To ask the owner of things, you can use the following
patterns.
1. Whose + noun + be + pronoun + ?
2. Who + do/does + subject + belong to + ?
Example:
Whose book is it?
Who does the book belong to?
It is mine.
It is hers.
It is his.
Whose books are they?
Who do the books belong to?
They are ours.

10. Subject Pronouns Possessive
Adjectives
Possessive
Pronouns
I my mine
we our ours
you your yours
he his his
she her hers
they their theirs
Possessive pronouns
1. This is my book. The book is mine.
2. Those are our books. Those are ours.
3. Whose book is that? That is hers.
POSSESSION

11. Now let’s do some
practices on page
142!