It is interesting to know. II. Describing objects and substances.
The definition might refer to the “shape” and or “size” of
an object. Make sure that you know what the following words
mean: round, square, circular, solid, brad, narrow.
Other features of the object might be mentioned:
appearance: simple, plain, complicated, decorative, rough,
smooth, pointed.
color: dark, light, pale, bright, colored, colorless.
According to its function, the object might be a container,
device, instrument, machine, mechanism or tool.
It might be made of fabric or cloth (including cotton, wool,
fur, silk); metal (including iron, steel, gold, silver) or glass.
Material is a general word that means anything that some-
thing is made at. For example a cushon is a fabric bag filled with
soft material; and adobe is mud that is …used as a building
material.
Matter is any substance that physically exists, used espe-
cially when defining more technical words. For example a
technical meaning of suspension is a liquid with very small
pieces of solid matter floating in it.
A substance may be liquid or solid or it may a gas.
Remember a vehicle could be a car, lorry/truck van or
train. An aircraft could be a plane or a helicopter.
