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title: "Describing aloud"
description: "Describe familiar people, places, things, and events with detail; speak audibly and express thoughts, feelings, and ideas clearly; give well-structured descriptions and explanations"
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# Describing aloud

Describe familiar people, places, things, and events with detail; speak audibly and express thoughts, feelings, and ideas clearly; give well-structured descriptions and explanations

Subject: English · Area: Speaking & Listening · Ages 4 to 8
Page: https://lightmysky.com/learn/english/describing-aloud-mt_4A7FYmvVhA

## Ready when they can

- Describe a familiar person or place using several details
- Speak clearly and loudly enough for the whole group to hear
- Organise ideas logically when sharing information or telling about an event

## Lesson: Telling about things clearly

Details help listeners picture what you mean. Describe a person's looks or likes. Describe a thing's colour, shape or use. When telling about a trip, name the place and say what happened there. Choose details about the person, thing or event you are describing.

When you want to explain when things happened, tell them in time order. Start with what happened first. Tell what happened next. Finish with what happened last.

*(drawing: Follow the events from first to next to last.)*

**Example.** Mia tells about her dog. She says he is brown, has floppy ears and loves the park. Now everyone can picture him.

Speak loudly enough for listeners to hear, without shouting. Say each word clearly. If words run together, slow down a little. Face your listeners if that feels comfortable. You do not have to look into their eyes. Ask whether they can hear you.

**Recap.** Use details, tell things in order, and speak loud and clear.

*The teaching text and practice questions were written for this dataset.*

## Practice

8 questions on this page, each with its working shown.

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- [Expressing & Justifying Opinions](https://lightmysky.com/learn/english/expressing-and-justifying-opinions-mt_S0hzjAeLSK)
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