Hi there and welcome! Today we're going to do your favorite speaking practice: describing nouns
Today's topic is transportation and this is a listening and speaking activity.
These nouns are at a beginner-high beginner level.
However, we encourage learners of all ages to participate because it's a great way opportunity to listen, speak, and to practice your fluency.
In this activity, Wes will describe six different nouns to you.
Each of these nouns is on the topic of transportation.
You have ten seconds to say the answer. Please speak up, and say the answer out loud. Don't be shy, this is how you improve your speaking!
Before we begin, let's see an example:
Wes will describe a word to me, and I will guess the answer. Here's the word:
Are you ready?
Ready!
This is a very popular form of transportation. A lot of people have this, they use it to drive,
You see these on the road. Ioana, you have one: It's a 2001 Toyota Camry.
I think you're describing a car!
Good job, you got it!
Ok, so now that you know how the activity works, let's begin.
Wes will choose a noun and describe it to you. You will try to guess that noun.
Remember to speak up and say your answers loud and proud.
After we finish all six words, I will go over the answers with you.
Ready? Let's get the clock going!
This is transportation that people use to fly.
When you go to the airport, you get on one of these,
There are many people that travel, you fly through the air.
This is a type of car used for public transportation.
They're very popular in cities. These cars are usually yellow
and they'll take you wherever you want to go - for a price.
If you're in a building and you don't want to take the stairs,
you might use this to go to the second, or third, or fourth floor
You get on with other people, you push the button
To get to this transportation you get down under the ground
It's an underground train. And it picks people up and then it takes people to different parts of the city.
This is something you can go very fast in, it only has two wheels
It's kind of like a bicycle but much, much faster.
It makes a sound like vroom, vroom, vroom. It's like a motorized bicycle. It's called a ________.
This is something you see in a city or a town. It's a very very big vehicle.
You go to a certain stop, and you wait, and you get on it and you can take it to different places
People get on and off...
So how did it go? I hope you were able to give an answer for all of those.
If you would like to do the activity again before I tell you the answers, you can stop the video and go back to the beginning of the activity.
Before I reveal the answers to you, I will replay some of the key words that Wes used to describe those nouns.
So here are the answers:
you go to the airport, you get on one of these
When you go to the airport, you see a lot of planes. Plane is the answer.
They're very popular in cities, these cars are usually yellow
A yellow car used for transportation is a taxi.
You might use this to go to the second, or third, or fourth floor
The answer is elevator.
You go down under the ground, it's an underground train.
An underground train is a subway or metro. That's the answer.
It's like a motorized bicycle.
The answer is a motorcycle.
It's a very very big vehicle, and you get on it, and you can take it to different places.
The answer we're looking for is a bus.
great job everyone! Now, it's your turn.
I'll show you two nouns and you will need to describe them to Wes.
Wes will then try to guess the words you are describing.
Make sure to speak out loud and try to use complete sentences.
Be creative, and try to describe the words using the vocabulary that you already know.
Ready? Here's your first word:
You're describing a train.
Ready for the second word? Here it is:
Are you describing a boat?
Great work! We hope you enjoyed this activity!
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See you next time!