Mijbil the Otter
Quantities, charades and description
Use quantity phrases and describe a person or animal vividly.
Counting the uncountable. We can't count dust, salt or wind. A quantity phrase helps: 'a cloud of dust' shows a big amount.
Useful pairs.
- a pinch of salt;
- a gust of wind;
- a drop of blood;
- a pool of water;
- flakes of snow;
- a bit of land;
- a lump of clay;
- a bunch of flowers;
- a piece of information;
- a cloud of smoke.
Dumb charades. Act out a feeling (joy, irritation, fear) with gestures only, and let others guess. That is what Maxwell did with Mij: he read his feelings by watching him.
Describe a loved person or pet. Pick a few actions you have seen, and say what feeling you think lies behind each one. 'She waits at the gate every evening: she must miss me.'
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