2016-05-24 Writing: specific details

Greg Malivuk
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Handout p. 115 - When you write a description, the reader should be able to “see” the thing you’re describing.
practice 4 - With a partner, write sentences that give more specific details about each sentence.

wide/width
long/length
high/height
broad/breadth
circumference
His chest is 150cm around.

It has a big swimming pool. / He has a big swimming pool.
There is a big swimming pool behind his house.
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1 His belly touches his car’s steering wheel.
  He can’t walk fast because he is too big.
  His hands cover my face. He could use my head like a ball.
2 It has a big swimming pool.
  His house was designed by a famous architect.
  His house has colorful walls like a rainbow.
  His house is like a jewel.
  He has a big garden with 250 species of flowers.
3 It’s cozy and comfortable.
  The library is clean as a crystal.
  The floor is covered by marble.
  The library has many types of books.
  There are many pretty girls who work there.
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Homework: choose one of the places on p. 116 (taxi or cafeteria) and write a descriptive paragraph about it, with additional specific details and something that connects it to you.