Handout
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TALKING ABOUTTHE SENSES
A Work in pairs.@the sense adjective in each statement below.
Then decide if each statement is true or false.
1 Yellow is a bright color.
2 Black-and-white movies are colorful.
3 The ground is damp after it rains.
4 Female opera singers usually have deep voices.
5 Boiled rice is a very flavorful food.
6 You must put flowers in water to keep them looking fresh.
7 Car alarms make a high-pitched sound.
8 The sound of a baby crying is very melodic.
9 Closets in a very old house often smell musty.
10 lt can hurt to walk on a rough road without shoes.
11 Sometimes soap is scented.
12 A cat's tengue is very smooth.
13 Most cheese is very stinky.
14 Rotten vegetables are tasty.
B Work individually. Rewrite the false statements in exercise A so that they are true.
Share your answers with your partner. Do they agree with your statements?
C Work in pairs. Use the vocabulary words to describe an object. Can your partner
guess what you are describing?