Question Type 1: Basic Description Questions

Object 5: An item of clothing or jewellery

Describe an item of clothing or jewellery that you like to wear.

You should say:

What the item is

Where / When you bought it

What it looks like

How often you wear it.

Suggestion

Clothing is quite hard to describe. It is probably easier to describe an old watch that you own. (Lie if you don’t own one!)

Uncommon Vocabulary

antique old-fashioned design precious

of great personal value hand down show off

Grammar Point

You can use a mix of past tenses:

I've had it for years.

It was made in 1903.

It has been repaired a couple of times.

It used to belong to my great-grandmother.

Object 6: Something old

Describe something old which has been in your family for a long time.

You should say:

What the thing is

How old it is

What it is used for

Whether it is valuable.

Suggestion

Exactly the same as Object 5: An item of clothing or jewellery.