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Exercises

93.1 Describe these pictures using the correct noun and a suitable adjective.

93.2 What object is being described in each of these sentences?
1 It’s got a point at one end and that’s the end you use to write with.
2 It’s greyish on the outside, pink on the inside, it swims and you eat it.
3 The shape is rectangular and it’s usually green. There are lots of other lines on it, and
people play on it.
It’s a reddish-orange in colour, quite long and usually pointed at one end, and you eat it.
At certain times of the month it’s completely round; at other times, it’s closer to a semi-
ma
circle but not quite.
It can look pale blue, more often dark blue, and sometimes a greenish blue. It really
depends where it is and whether the sun is shining on it.
It’s oval-shaped, white or beige or light brown in colour, hard on the outside, and you eat
it usually when it is cooked.
co It is triangular, and in some countries you have to carry one in the boot of your car.
9 The bottom part is triangular, and at the top there is another bit in the shape of a semi-
circle. You put things on the triangular part and hang them using the semi-circular part.
10 It has four sides and four right angles.

93.3 What are you wearing? Write down a detailed description of what you are wearing, including
the exact colour of everything. If there is a colour or design you cannot describe, try to find it
using a bilingual dictionary.

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