small
Wordnot big
“My phone is small.”
When & how to use it
Situation: Use this to describe the size of an object.
Pattern: Use 'small' after 'is' for a simple description: 'It is small.'

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This object is small.
This object is .
It's not big.
It's also long.
It's not short.
It's also .
It's not fat or large.
The object in the box is .
Is the object in the box made of metal?
So, is it made of wood?
The object is not made of wood.
This object in the box stays in the bathroom.
Does it stay in the bedroom?
It stays in the .
You use this object .
We use the object in the box in our mouth and on our teeth.
Do you know what's in the box?
Can you guess?
It's a .
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not big
“My phone is small.”
Situation: Use this to describe the size of an object.
Pattern: Use 'small' after 'is' for a simple description: 'It is small.'
not thick or wide
“This book is thin.”
Situation: Use this to describe the shape of an object.
Pattern: Say 'It is thin', not 'It has thin'.
a common material used to make many everyday objects
“This bottle is plastic.”
Situation: Use this when talking about an object's material.
Pattern: For material, use 'made of plastic'.
used to say what material something has
“The chair is made of wood.”
Situation: Use this to say what material an object is made from.
Pattern: Keep 'made of' together as one phrase.
the room with a toilet, sink, or shower
“The towels are in the bathroom.”
Situation: Use this when talking about where something is in a home.
Pattern: Use 'in the bathroom' for location.
at two times of day: morning and night
“I brush my teeth in the morning and at night.”
Situation: Use this to talk about a daily routine that happens twice a day.
Pattern: Notice the prepositions: 'in the morning' but 'at night'.
a small brush used to clean your teeth
“My toothbrush is blue.”
Situation: Use this to name the everyday bathroom object in the lesson.
Pattern: Say it as one word: 'toothbrush'.
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This object is small.
1:18It's not big.
1:21It's also long.
1:27It's not short.
1:31It's also thin.
1:36It's not fat or large.
1:39The object in the box is made of plastic.
2:12Is the object in the box made of metal?
2:24So, is it made of wood?
2:39The object is not made of wood.
2:48This object in the box stays in the bathroom.
3:10Does it stay in the bedroom?
3:27It stays in the bathroom.
3:32You use this object in the morning and at night.
3:47We use the object in the box in our mouth and on our teeth.
4:26Do you know what's in the box?
5:38Can you guess?
5:41It's a toothbrush.
5:58to describe what something is like
“This object is small.”
to say what material an object has
“The object in the box is made of plastic.”
to ask a simple present yes/no question about it
“Does it stay in the bedroom?”
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