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English Vocabulary: FLAT & 3D SHAPES to Describe Things
We often use shapes to describe things. Common shapes include squares, circles, and triangles. In this lesson, we are going to look at a few other shapes that may be less commonly-used and more accurate. Some shapes may be a combination of other shapes. Acone, for example, is more or less a combination of a circle and a triangle. Some shapes are named after a particular object, like egg shape, cigar shape, and sphere. I will also teach you how to describe things using the adjective of the shape name. For example, we use circular for something that is in the shape of a circle. Lastly, we will go over some 3D shapes, as well as textures. This vocabulary lesson will be very useful to you in everyday life when describing things. Watch the video, and then complete the quiz to verify your understanding.
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70 COMMENTS
90%, a good score!
Got 10 correct out of 10.thank you
“Process of” should be followed by “upload” or “uploading”? and why?
It should follows by “uploading” because “of”
is a preposition and after preposition we should use gerund (verb+ing).
Sir, I know that we use gerund after a preposition but we also can use a noun after a preposition so I know why cant we use upload instead of uploading.
Hello, I agree with mohammad177 but I am not neither a native speaker nor a English grammar expert. To me there are two ways to understand and conclude this: 1)As far as I understand “upload” is a verb (to upload) so, after a preposition it is necessary the gerund form of the verb associated, and, 2)To turn a verb into a noun, the gerund form is necessary. An example would be when you say that I like to go to swim that is, I like swimming.
Kind regards
My mistake …nor an English grammar expert…
1. When students finish their college, they put cones on their heads and celebrate.
2. We have an oval bell in our room. It alerts us when someone hit the button back of the door.
3. Mars planet is sphere, like the earth.
4. Some of the road signs are circular.
5. I have a cylindrical antne that attached to my television.
Thanks James.
10/10 thanks for the lesson James
Thank you, teacher…!
Thanks a lot James!!!Next time, don´t forget to show us all the stuff you have behind the camera XD
Thanks, nice to see you like wine.
Signed by a French man
I got 8/10 and truly confusing at number 6. I couldn’t imagine a die has cube shape. anyway thank James
Thank you!,great lesson! 10/10
thank you
Oh wow! How intelligent I m James :) I got full. Thank you! How good teacher you are James I had never done homework till now but still you didn’t punish me :)
Don’t understand № 6 .
A die is another name for dice. It is a small cube which has 6 sides with spots (1 or 2 or 3… or 6 on each side). A die is a singular form of dice.
Thanks à bunch
Got 10 out of 10?
Thank you James. Very informative.
thanks for this youtube
Thanks
I get 100 good score
I got 90% on my quiz,but that is a good score
In Indonesia, although the name is ice cube, but it’s usually cylindrical, not cube-like.
Thanks a lot
Is there any email or a way to contact this teacher? It’s quite important, please.
I got 70% on my quiz, i´m a little sad, but i will improve in the next test.
90% for me… it’s is beginner but it needs a lot of vocabulary…
thank
I got 100%
got 10 points
I got 10/10 thanks alot
Thanks a lot
i got 70 thanks
90 thanks mster james
I could of done better but an70% is good!
I got 9 correct out of 10.
1.My friend bought me a cylindrical cup for tea and two boxy cups for nuts.
2. Her smooth oval face was so beautiful.
3. The doctors had moved him from the rectangular table and drove him at the operating room.
4. Gnomes from the story tales used to wear cone hats.
5. The globe is spherical, but the map is flat.
I made a mistake in the question with ” a die”. What is it? Matrix? But it is not always a flat figure! No?
Oh, got it. It’s a dice)
What about the words ‘cubic’ and ‘cubicle’ or ‘cubical’ to describe the cube-like?
Get 10 out of 10 marks on shapes Subjects.
Homework :
1)I have Cylindrical shape Deodrant.
2)My monitor looks like rectangular shape.
3)Monitor have a round shape Power on button.
4)At my home i have oval shape wall watch.
5)It’s an cube-like bed.
Please Let me know If i have done Homework correctly or not please rectify my mistakes.
i got 7 out of ten :( but you teach me words too :)
i do it again and i got 8 :) because i remeber what you teach me <3 i like what you teach me :)
90%,it’s not bad.
i got 10 correcte out of 10
I got 100% on my first attempt! You are a very good teacher, keep it up and thank you so much for the lessons!
thanks you Mr.james i got 100 from my quiz!:-)
Thank you Mr.james, i get 100 score?
Anyone know if James do online classes?
i got 8 out of 10 correct, thank you for todays lesson mr james.
Thank you Mr. James for a jolly lesson.
Thank you for the lesson
i got 100% . thank you
80/100 score!!
1. Mr. James brought a cylindrical bottle of wine.
2. My face shape is oval.
3. Our dining table is oblong.
4. The chair in my school is boxy.
5. I bought a pizza that is semi circle.
not bad, i got 9 out of 10
Mr. James, can you tell me where to start learning English? at home
?
Thank you dor the lesson
but you have a cone shaped head whic is really funny.
I have a cylindrical cup which I bought from Holland.
There is a watch brand named Alexandre Christie, which products are come out with boxy packages.
hello… i’am ima from Indonesia. i have learned this lesson today and finish my homework for create 5 sentences using the shapes i have learned before.
so this is my 5 sentences :
1. Cleo’s bottle has a cylindrical design.
2. Icha has an ice cream cone that have smooth blueberry cream on top
3. My card is flat with four curved tip
4. the street behind my house is rough because a lot of pebbles in there.
5. Many people use a boxy container to organize their stuff.
if someone find this, please correct me if i’am wrong… thankyou…
1o/1o
best regards,James (Kazakhstan o6 Dec2o21:)
All of the planets are spherical shapes.
I got 70% not bad
100/100. James, you are the best!
good lesson thanks :))
I am sitting in fitness class on flat yoga mat and see myself on mirror. Today I didn’t shave and my oval-shape head have rough face😁 We have bosu platforms in this yoga class it is semi-sphererical form for stability exercises. We use special fitness equipment celindrical bodybars as well. My favorite exercises is step up on boxy platform.
thank you for the lesson