Short Stories · Section 3
Describing Things
Some things are different shapes. They can be described by their shape.
Level: A2 · 32 sentences
Transcript
- Some things are different shapes.
- They can be described by their shape.
- A circle is round.
- A compact disc is a circle.
- A square has four equal sides.
- A rectangle is similar, but two of the sides are longer.
- A triangle has only three sides.
- Have you ever seen anyone play a triangle in an orchestra?
- The word "triangle" can stand for an instrument or a shape.
- An oval is rounded, but it is not round.
- An egg is an oval shape.
- The floor is flat.
- If something is smooth, it has no bumps or lumps
- Silk is smooth.
- Some things are rough.
- Sandpaper is rough.
- If something is dull, it is not sharp or pointed.
- A dull knife will not cut bread because the blade is not sharp.
- If something is pointed, it has a sharp end.
- A sharp pencil has a pointed end.
- A pencil that has been used a lot, and hasn't been sharpened has a dull end.
- Some things are soft.
- A teddy bear is soft.
- It feels good to touch.
- Some things are hard.
- A rock is hard.
- Soft can also represent a noise level.
- If you have a soft voice, it is not very loud.
- If someone tells you to speak softly, they want you to speak quietly.
- "Loud" is the word used to describe noises that hurt your ears.
- A big truck will make a loud noise.
- Sometimes your mother will tell you that your music is too loud.