Business Result Pre-Intermediate Unit 6
Describe one of the things by comparing it to other things until your partner guesses what you are talking about
A (permanent) marker A (postage) stamp
A (security) badge A ballpoint (pen) (= A biro)
A box of staples A briefcase
A (light)bulb A bulldog clip
A business card holder A calculator
A cardboard box A clear folder
A clipboard A coat rack
A cubicle A cupboard
A date stamp A desk lamp
A diary A Dictaphone (= A voice recorder)
A door stopper A drinks machine
An electric fan A fax (machine)
A filing cabinet A fire extinguisher
A first aid box A fountain pen
A glue stick (= a Pritt Stick) A headset
A highlighter (pen) A hole punch
A laptop (computer) A lever arch file
A light switch/ A panel of light switches
A locker A monitor
A mouse pad A mug
A notepad/ notebook A notice board
A pad of Post Its A padded envelope
A pair of scissors A paperclip
A partition A pencil sharpener
A photocopier A plug (= An electrical plug)
A projector A projector screen
A ream of photocopy paper A ring binder
A roll of Sellotape A rubber band
A ruler A sheet of stickers/ A sheet of labels
A (paper) shredder A smoke detector
A socket (= An outlet) A stapler
A swivel chair A tape dispenser
A thumbtack (= A drawing pin) A (USB) (stick)
A vending machine A video cabinet
A wastepaper basket (= A bin) A water cooler
A whiteboard marker An address book
An answering machine (= An Ansafone) An ashtray
An automatic (= mechanical) pencil An electronic dictionary
An eraser (= A rubber) An extension lead
An instruction manual An intercom
An umbrella stand Blinds
Bookends Bookshelves
Fluorescent lights Kitchen area
Drawers Laser pointer
Pigeon holes Recycling bins
Scrap paper
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Useful adjectives for describing objects
Useful Big (= Large) – Small Expensive – Cheap Portable Heavy – Light Long – Short Tall/ High – Short Wide – Narrow Important Quick – Slow Disposable Bulky Ecologically friendly/ Green Modern – Old-fashioned High tech – Low tech Complex/ Difficult to understand – Simple/ Easy to use User friendly Common – Rare Thick- Thin Noisy – Quiet Energy efficient Reliable – Unreliable
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Useful structures
Much (much)/ A lot/ Far/ Considerably more/ …er/ less… than… A (tiny) bit/ Slightly/ A little (bit) more/ …er/ less… than… (Not) as… as Almost/ Nearly as… as… More or less/ Approximately as… as… Twice/ Three times/ Four times as… as…./ …er…than…/ more… than…
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