2019-06-03 Writing; describing rooms

Greg Malivuk
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Descriptive Adjectives
p. 107 part A - Decide if each adjective in the box is positive or negative, then try to think of an opposite. (If you can, try to think of an opposite adjective that isn’t also in the box.)
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You might say I’m lazy, but I say I’m relaxed or laid-back.
You say my house is small, but I say it’s cozy.
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p. 108 - What kind of person lives here?
- messy, lazy, studious, athletic, outgoing
How can we describe the room?
- small, messy, sunny, cluttered
Use the nouns and prepositions in the box to describe the things in the room.
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What about the office on p. 109?
The portrait is on the wall. (It’s attached to the wall.)
The cabinet is against the wall. (It’s not attached, but it is touching the wall.)

I am in front of the bank. = I’m outside the bank, in my car or on the sidewalk.
I am in the front of the bank. = I’m in the bank, near the front.
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If you wrote a paragraph about the office on p. 109, what order would you describe things?
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space order = order based on the location of different things
There are many options for space order:
left to right, right to left, top to bottom, bottom to top, outside to center, center to outside, clockwise, counterclockwise, near to far, far to near, front to back, back to front
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p. 111 - What order does the writer describe the new lecture hall? - front to back
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Homework: Read the paragraph on p. 111 and answer the three questions about it. Then do p. 112 practice 2A.