Speaking: Storytelling & Narrative Skills B1 - Lesson 3: Describing Characters & Settings Simply

B1 Storytelling: Characters & Settings
B1
Characters & Settings
ការពិពណ៌នាតួអង្គ និងទីកន្លែង
🎯 Objective / គោលបំណង:

Stop listing simple facts ("He is tall"). Combine adjectives to create a clear picture ("He is a tall, friendly man").

💬 Scenario: The Wedding Guest

Speaker A (Simple List) "I saw a man at the wedding. He was old. He was wearing a suit. The suit was black. He looked nice."
(Boring. Too many short sentences.)
Speaker B (B1 Descriptive) "I saw a charming, elderly man at the wedding. He was wearing an expensive black silk suit."
Speaker B (B1 Descriptive) "The wedding hall was crowded and noisy, but very lively."

The Adjective Rule

Order: Opinion ➔ Fact
In English, we usually put our Opinion (beautiful, strange) before the Fact (big, red, wooden).

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"The house was big."
"It was a huge, modern house."
"The girl was happy."
"She was a cheerful, young girl."
"The market was busy."
"The market was crowded and colorful."

Order the Adjectives

Describe the table: (Wooden / Old / Beautiful)

A. A beautiful old wooden table.
B. A wooden beautiful old table.
C. An old wooden beautiful table.

Describe the woman: (Khmer / Young / Smart)

A. A Khmer young smart woman.
B. A smart young Khmer woman.
C. A young smart Khmer woman.

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