MATERIALS

CHOOSE A WORD TO DESCRIBE THE ITEM IN THE PHOTO.

• PORCELAIN

• PLASTIC

• DENIM

• SILK

Answer explanation

[uncountable] a type of strong cotton cloth that is usually blue and is used for making clothes, especially jeans

• WOOL

• LEATHER

• PORCELAIN

• SILK

Answer explanation

the soft hair that covers the body of sheep and some other animals

• COTTON

• WOOL

• LEATHER

• PLASTIC

Answer explanation

[uncountable, countable, usually plural] a light strong material that is produced by chemical processes and can be formed into shapes when heated. There are many different types of plastic, used to make different objects and fabrics.

• DENIM

• PORCELAIN

• METAL

• COTTON

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a hard, white, shiny substance made by baking clay and used for making delicate cups, plates and other objects

• LEATHER

• WOOL

• PLASTIC

• SILK

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[uncountable] fine soft thread produced by silkworms

THREAD: [uncountable, countable] a thin string of cotton, wool, silk, etc. used for sewing or making cloth

• METAL

• COTTON

• PORCELAIN

• DENIM

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a plant grown in warm countries for the soft white hairs around its seeds that are used to make cloth and thread

• PLASTIC

• SILK

• WOOL

• LEATHER

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[uncountable] material made by removing the hair or fur from animal skins and preserving the skins using special processes

• LEATHER

• METAL

• RUBBER

• COTTON

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uncountable] a strong substance that can be stretched and does not allow liquids to pass through it, used for making tyres, boots, etc.

• METAL

• GLASS

• LEATHER

• RUBBER

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[uncountable] a hard, usually clear, substance used, for example, for making windows and bottles

• DENIM

• COTTON

• WOOD

• PLASTIC

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[uncountable, countable] the hard material that the trunk and branches of a tree are made of; this material when it is used to build or make things with, or as a fuel