1. UNIT 2 EMPHASIZING OBJECTS “Language Information 4 ” L.E.L.I. Karim Juárez Cortés Idea original y Diseño

2. DESCRIBING OBJECTS Describing what something is used for Describing what something looks like  It’s something you use to …  It’s a machine you use to …  It’s an object you use to...  It’s a type of ( paper ) you use to …  It’s a type of (device) you use to…  It’s a thing for …  It’s stuff for …  It’s a type of …  They are made of …  It looks like …  They have … When we describe objects, we usually use the following expressions:

3.   Read the next examples about descriptions of some objects AT HOME and their uses.

4. Compact Disc It is a device that we use to store digital data. Television It is an object that we use for transmitting and receiving moving images that are either monochromatic ("black and white") or color, usually accompanied by sounds. Thermometer It is a type of device that you use to measure temperature or temperature gradient Telephone It is an instrument that we use for talking with another person. It converts voice and other sound signals into a form that can be transmitted to remote locations and that receives and reconverts waves into sound signals.  Read more examples about other objects and their uses.

5.   Read the next examples about how the things look like.

6. Look at the next examples and analyze the grammar rule. After that check the previous ones.  After “… use to… ” we use the verb in infinitive.  It is an electronic machine we use to prepare our milkshake.  It is an electrical item you use to record videos.  It is an item that you use to record and play visual images and sounds made on magnetic tape.  After “… use for …” we use the verb in gerund form.  It is a type of device that we use for sharpening a pencil’s writing point.  It is an object we use for It is a piece of furniture you use for providing storage space for clothes; it has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes.

7. Old Invention “Telephone” It is a device that we use to communicate with others in along distance, It is an old invention that was designed to transmit the speech electrically. It was invented in 1876 by Alexander Graham Bell.

8. REFERENCES BIBLIOGRAPHY:  Virginia Evans, Jenny Dooley, Enterprise Student’s book Grammar 2, Express Publishing, 2000. USA  Chris Redston and Gillie Cunningham, face2 face Intermediate Student’s book. Cambridge University Press. 2006. United Kingdom  Jack C. Richards with Jonathan Hull and Susan Proctor. New interchange 2 ( 1997) Cambridge University Press. United Kingdom IMAGES TAKEN FROM:  Thermometer: http://themoderatevoice.com/20426/more-newspaper-corporate-illness-mcclatchy-will-cut- workforce-10-percent/  Televisions :http://www.freevectors.net/details/vector+televisions  Compact disk: http://www.krunker.com/2007/08/28/the-compact-disk-is-25-years-old/  Television: http://digo-lo-que-pienso.blogspot.com/2007/12/la-televisin.html  Alaxander: http://www.3dlearner.com/programs/famous-3d-learners/