question formation/ describing places/ describing people
Ask about something that you can draw as your partner describes it to you such as one of the things below, Start with a question like “Can you tell me about…?”,“Can you describe…?” or “What is… like?” then ask more questions to be able to draw in as much detail as possible.
Possible topics
- Your job
- Your workplace/ Where you (usually) study
- Your bedroom
- Your home/ Your house/ Your apartment
- Your local area/ The area near your home
- Your journey here today (from your house/ from your school/ from your work/ from…)
- Your (daily) commute/ Your (daily) journey to school/ Your (daily) journey to…
- Your (morning/ evening) routine/ What you do every morning/ evening
- Your possessions/ Your things
- Your family/ Your family tree
- Your father/ mother
- Your (paternal/ maternal) grandmother/ grandfather
- Your (oldest/ older/ middle/ younger/ youngest/ baby) brother/ sister
- Your (oldest/ middle/ youngest) son/ daughter
- Your husband/ Your wife/ Your partner/ Your boyfriend/ Your girlfriend
- Your (best/ oldest/ closest) friend
Suggested extra questions
| Question word | aux verb | subject | main verb /adj | object | ending | |
| How How long How many… How much(…) How much… How often How old How far What What colour What time What kind of… What… When Where Which Which… Who Whose Whose… | are is do does did were was have has | you your… he she it they there the… | look like (…) wear … live … do (…) use… go (to…) travel (to/ by…) live… have… eat… drink… tall long (…) short (…) brown (…) … | … hair … eyes a tie a suit a skirt | (ed) (ing) | ? |
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