[Part two: describing objects]
Another common topic for Part Two is objects. Below are some examples:
Describe a something you
received as a present.
You should say:
- what it is
- who gave it to you
- how you felt when you received it
and explain whether it was a good present or not, and why.
Describe your favourite
possession.
You should say:
- what it is
- what you use it for
- how long you have had it
and explain how you received it.
Describe something you want to
buy.
You should say:
- what it is
- why you want to buy this object
- how often you think you will use it
and explain what you will use it for.
Describe something you bought but
were disappointed with.
You should say:
- what it is
- why you wanted to buy this object
- where you bought it from
and explain why you were disappointed.
Describe a piece of technology
you like to use.
You should say:
- what it is
- what you use it for
- how long you’ve had it for
and explain if you would like to buy another, and why.
When describing objects, you can always describe the size, weight, colour, texture and material. This means that if you learn a few impressive words to explain these details, you can easily boost your vocabulary score for any presentation about an object. It’s also very easy to describe the same object for different presentations if you lie – including for the questions above!
물건에 대해서 묘사할 때는 크기, 무게, 색감, 질감 그리고 재료에 대해서 얘기할 수 있습니다. 즉, 이러한 세부 정보에 대해서 묘사 할 수 있는 몇 가지의 인상적인 단어들을 배워둔다면 물건에 대한 시험문제에서 쉽게 어휘 점수를 높일 수가 있습니다. 게다가 거짓말로 대답을 한다면 위의 질문들과 같이 여러 질문에서 쉽게 한가지의 물체로 전부 대답할 수 있습니다!
An object – a
belonging – a possession – an item
Shape – size – weight – texture –colour – material
SHAPE
It’s shaped like a circle이것은 원형이다
triangle삼각형이다
square정사각형이다
box박스모양이다
cylinder원기둥이다
pyramid각뿔모양이다
cone원뿔모양이다
rectangle직사각형이다
SIZE
It’s big이것은 크다
sizeable꽤 크다
massive거대하다.
huge크다
giant거대하다
chunky두툼하다
small작다
tiny아주 작다
compact소형이다
little조그맣다
miniscule매우 작다
not too big, not too
small작지도 크지도 않다
medium-sized중간크기다
normal-sized보통사이즈다
WEIGHT
It’s heavy이것은 무겁다
weighty무겁다
hefty크고 무겁다
light가볍다
light as a feather깃털처럼 가볍다
TEXTURE
It’s hard딱딱한
durable단단한
solid견고한
firm단단한
bumpy울퉁불퉁한
soft부드러운
smooth매끄러운
silky비단 같은
velvety벨벳같이 부드러운
cottony보드라운
supple탄력적인
pliable유연한
flexible신축성 있는
flimsy얇은
COLOUR
It’s blue이것은 파란색이다
sky blue하늘색
navy (blue)남색
aquamarine옥색
turquoise청록색
emerald green에메랄드빛
jade옥빛
green초록색
yellow노랑색
lemon yellow주황빛이 감도는 노랑
daffodil yellow담황색
mustard yellow겨자색
orange오렌지색
blood orange진한 오렌지빛
sunset orange석양빛
red붉은색
blood red핏빛
crimson진홍색
purple보라색
violet보랏빛
indigo남색
pink분홍색
hot pink핫핑크
baby pink연분홍빛
white하얀색
cream크림색
beige베이지색
It’s sort of blueish 푸른빛을 띈다
greenish
녹색빛을 띈다
yellowish
노란빛을 띈다
orange-ish
오렌지빛을 띈다
reddish붉은빛을 띈다
pinkish핑크빛의
purple-ish보랏빛의
bluey-green푸른빛을 띄는 녹색
greeney-blue녹색빛을 띄는 푸른색
yellowey-orange노란빛의 오렌지색
orangey-red오렌지빛을 띄는 빨강
reddy-pink
붉은빛을 띄는 분홍
purpley-pink보랏빛을 띄는 분홍
It’s [NOUN]
+ [COLOUR]
It’s peanut
brown 땅콩빛 갈색
It’s wine
red 포도주빛
MATERIAL
It’s made (from/out) of wood 나무로 만들어진
plastic
플라스틱으로 만들어진
paper
종이로 된
glass
유리로 된
metal
금속으로 된
steel
철로 된
bronze
청동으로 만든
copper
동으로 만든
gold
금으로 된
silver
은으로 만든
iron
쇠로 된
cotton
면으로 된
velvet
벨벳으로 이루어진
silk
실크로 이루어진
denim
데님으로 만든
wool
모직으로 된
cashmere
캐시미어로 된
leather
가죽으로 만든
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< Sample answer >
The first thing that popped into my head was a handbag, so I’ve chosen to talk about that.
It’s quite sizeable, somewhat chunky, and fairly hefty, I mean weighty. In terms of texture, it’s really smooth but also durable. Also… it’s blueish, maybe navy blue.
My mum gave it to me as a birthday gift. She’s normally quite generous but I wasn’t expecting to receive a bag as exquisite as this one. She gave it to me on my birthday, and then we had a small birthday bash in a local restaurant and I took the bag to show everyone. They thought it looked really stylish.
I was overjoyed when I received it, really over the moon. I’d been kind of frustrated because my old bag was really tiny and worn, so I’d been needing a new one for a while. Actually that’s why it was such an appropriate gift, too.
That’s all.
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