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Grammar Point

Use a mix of tenses:

When I first saw it I thought it looked like a...

When I looked more closely I noticed that it had...

I have seen a similar sculpture in...

Section 5: Objects

1. Something useful
2. An object you use every day
3. A piece of equipment you use every day
4. Something electronic that you use often
5. An item of clothing or jewellery
6. Something old
7. A piece of furniture
8. Something you made yourself
9. A toy
10. A vehicle you would like to own
11. Something expensive you would like to buy
12. A gift or present you have received
13. Something you bought which you were not happy with
14. A handcraft
15. A national product

Object 1: Something useful

Describe something useful you use every day.

You should say:

What the object is

What you use it for

Why it is useful

Whether it was expensive to buy

Suggestion

Many people describe computers or mobile phones. These are fine but you must remember to use some complex language in your description - don't just list the different functions and features.

Uncommon Vocabulary

handy (= useful) versatile valuable to sb.

make use of multipurpose multifunctional

indispensable

Grammar Point

You can use many different tenses for this topic:

I make use of it...

I've had it for 2 years.

I originally bought it...

My life would be difficult without it because...

I couldn’t imagine life without it.

Object 2: An object you use every day

Describe an object you use every day.

You should say:

What the object is

What you use it for

Whether other people use it

How your life would be harder without it.

Suggestion

Exactly the same as Object 1: Something useful.

Object 3: A piece of equipment you use every day

Describe a piece of equipment you use every day.

You should say:

What the piece of equipment is

What you use it for

Whether other people use it

How your life would be harder without it.

Suggestion

Exactly the same as Object 1: Something useful.

Object 4: Something electronic that you use often

Describe something electronic that you use often.

You should say:

What it is

Where / When you bought it

What you use it for

How your life would be harder without it.

Suggestion

Exactly the same as Object 1: Something useful.

Object 5: An item of clothing or jewellery

Describe an item of clothing or jewellery that you like to wear.

You should say:

What the item is

Where / When you bought it

What it looks like

How often you wear it.

Suggestion

Clothing is quite hard to describe. It is probably easier to describe an old watch that you own. (Lie if you don’t own one!)