Be descriptive Adj., Adv (1)
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Aim: to develop the skill of using descriptive vocabulary
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Aim: to develop the skill of using descriptive vocabulary
B It was a 1)NICE evening, and after a 2) NICE sunset the stars were a million 3) SMALL points of light in the sky. "A 4) NICE end to a 5)VERY 6)NICE day," John thought to himself; and after the 7)BAD week which had just passed he was 8)VERY pleased to breath a 9)BIG sigh of relief and put the 10)BAD memories behind him.NB!...Avoid using simplistic adjectives or adverbs (e.g. good, bad, nice, well, etc.) as these will make your composition sound uninteresting. Try to use more sophisticated adjectives or adverbs ( e.g. luxurious, extravagant, threatening(ly), etc.)Choosing interesting vocabulary helps to make your writing more descriptive.
(!?-1) ...For each word below, think of as many synonyms or near synonyms (other words that mean almost the same but that are more descriptive)as you can, and write them on the lines provided:
- good/nice
- bad
- big
- clever
- happy
- beautiful
- very
- small/little
- good/nice: marvellous, terrific, wonderful, brilliant, super, superb, fabulous,incredible, delightful, fabulous, excellent, fantastic...
- bad: terrible, dreadful, disgusting, rubbish, awful, poor, appalling, horrible, horrifying, nasty, unpleasant, revolting, terrifying...
- big: huge, enormous, gigantic, massive...
- clever: intelligent, bright, smart
- happy: content,pleased, excited, satisfied, (good-tempered, good-natured)...
- beautiful: lovely, pretty, stunning, striking, breathtaking...
- very: absolutely,entirely, extremely, thoroughly, completely, totally...
- small/little: miniature, microscopic, tiny, (minute, petite)...
A. The 1)BIG old castle stood at the top of a (2) BIG mountain in the middle of a 3)BIG forest. I was 4)VERY terrified as I approached and jumped with fright when I heard a 5)BAD scream from the direction of the castle. My heart was in my mouth as I knocked on the 6) BIG front door, and the sound of 7) SMALL scurrying feet behind the door made me imagine 8)BIG, 9)BAD rats running away to hide. I wanted to run away, too, but I was 10)VERY exhausted, and had to find somewhere to sleep for the night.
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A It was a 1)NICE evening, and after a 2) NICE sunset the stars were a million 3) SMALL points of light in the sky. "A 4) NICE end to a 5)VERY 6)NICE day," John thought to himself; and after the 7)BAD week which had just passed he was 8)VERY pleased to breath a 9)BIG sigh of relief and put the 10)BAD memories behind him.Suggested answers A. 1. delightful 2 superb 3 tiny 4 terrific 5 absolutely 6 wonderful 7 horrible 8 extremely 9 huge 10 terrible
B. The 1)BIG old castle stood at the top of a (2) BIG mountain in the middle of a 3)BIG forest. I was 4)VERY terrified as I approached and jumped with fright when I heard a 5)BAD scream from the direction of the castle. My heart was in my mouth as I knocked on the 6) BIG front door, and the sound of 7) SMALL scurrying feet behind the door made me imagine 8)BIG, 9)BAD rats running away to hide. I wanted to run away, too, but I was 10)VERY exhausted, and had to find somewhere to sleep for the night.B. 1. massive 2 gigantic 3 enormous 4 thoroughly 5 horrible 6 huge 7 tiny 8 huge 9 disgusting 10 absolutely
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