Choose one of the boxes below and draw it until your partner guesses what your sketch is. You can use numbers and symbols, but no words or letters.
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(door) knob
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(electrical) socket
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apartment/ flat
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armchair
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balcony
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bamboo
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bathtub
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bin/ trash can
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blinds
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bush
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calligraphy
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candle
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caravan
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carport
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cellar/ basement
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central heating
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charcoal
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coal fire
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condominium/ condo
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congestion
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core
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cot
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cottage
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detached (house)
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double glazing
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drive/ driveway
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dump truck
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fall apart
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fireplace
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flood/ flooding
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fluorescent strip
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fold
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gate
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green spaces
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grill/ lattice
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hedge
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high rise flats
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housing estate
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hut
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ivy
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lift/ elevator
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loft/ attic
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mansion
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mechanical pencil/ automatic pencil |
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mobile home/ trailer
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peephole
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radiator
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ramshackle
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recess
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reed/ rush
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scroll
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semi-detached (house) |
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shower cubicle
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shutter
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skyline
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skyscraper
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smoke detector
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straw
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studio/ studio apartment/ studio flat |
suburb(s)
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terraced (house)
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thatched (roof)
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wardrobe/ closet
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Choose one of the things above and draw it until your partner guesses. You can use numbers and symbols but no letters or words
Choose one of the things above and explain its appearance without mentioning its materials, colour or function so that your partner can draw it and guess what you are talking about. You might want to explain its shape, size, normal direction and positions. It might help if you draw it first somewhere your partner can’t see and then describe that drawing to them.
Draw lines across the list below to divide it into categories of language that is useful for describing buildings.
Wall
Top right corner
Back
Front
Roof/ Top
Entrance
Left hand side
Flat
Steep
Tiled
Thatched
Wide/ Broad
Narrow
Long
Tall/ High
Thin
Thick
Square
Semi-circle
Pentagon
Right angled triangle
Rectangle/ oblong
Ellipse/ oval/ egg shape
Diamond
Much wider
By far the tallest
A little bit thicker
On
Above
Under
In
In front of
Opposite
Behind
Next to
Pyramid
Cone
Arch
Cut off cone
Tube
Cube
Extended cube
Hemisphere
Spiral/ Helix
Transparent/ Translucent
Glowing/ Shining/ Lit up
Reflective
Straight
Zigzag/ Spiky
Parallel
Curve/ Bend
Bumpy/ Wavy/ Wiggly
Sand
Stone
Wood
Fabric
Glass
Brick
Vertical
Horizontal
Diagonal
At ninety degrees
At forty-five degrees
Stairs
Escalator
Elevator/ Lift
Ramp
Ask your partner about any of the words you don’t understand and ask them to explain in English.
Work together to quickly draw each of those things.
Draw a building that you need at least three things from the lists to describe and explain it to your partner until they have drawn it correctly.
Choose one of the pictures on the page your teacher gives you that is easy to describe and do so until your partner has produced a reasonable picture of it. You can mention materials and colours this time if it helps.
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