U9 Writing a review with good descriptions

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by Cherane Christopher

Writing good descriptions exercise​

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​Question 1

​One writer wrote this about a theme park:

The theme park is fantastic.

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It doest give the reader much information.

Picture the theme park in your mind and use your imagination to complete the following sentence. Think of three more things at the theme park you could describe.

Open Ended

It is designed to look like ____________________  _______  ______  ______

​Question 2

​Another writer thought a hotel breakfast was good and wrote this description:

​They served lots of fresh food, including bread, cheese, yoghurt, fruit, cake and sandwich, as well as the best coffee I ever tasted.

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​Does it need such a long list of food items?

Open Ended

They served lots of fresh food, including bread, cheese, yoghurt, fruit, cake and sandwich, as well as the best coffee I ever tasted.

Choose the two main points the writer uses to justify his opinion of the breakfast.

Open Ended

They served lots of fresh food, including bread, cheese, yoghurt, fruit, cake and sandwich, as well as the best coffee I ever tasted.

Summarise the examples of fresh food. Start with:

They served _______________________.

Open Ended

They served lots of fresh food, including bread, cheese, yoghurt, fruit, cake and sandwich, as well as the best coffee I ever tasted.

Summarise the examples of fresh food. Start with:

They served _______________________.

Open Ended

Now summarise this list using the other expressions:

waterskiing / scuba diving / wakeboarding

Open Ended

Now summarise this list using the other expressions:

orange juice / milkshakes / iced tea

Open Ended

Now summarise this list using the other expressions:

campsites / hostels / hotels

Multiple Choice

Does the writer answer all four points asked for in the task?

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

Are there any negative comments made about the holiday?

• Yes

• No

Multiple Select

What are the two phrases used to introduce the writer's own experience?

• When I was there

• The evening meals are simple

• During my stay

• I wouldn't recommend Teen Village to couch potatoes

• Teen Village in s southern Spain is the perfect holiday destination for you

Multiple Choice

Which tense is used to describe the writer's own experience? 

• Present tense

• Past tense

• Future tense

• Present perfect

• Past perfect

Multiple Choice

Which tense is used to describe the hotel in general? 

• Present tense

• Past tense

• Future tense

• Present perfect

• Past perfect

Multiple Select

In which paragraphs does the writer recommend the holiday?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

Multiple Select

What kind of teenager does the writer recommend it to?

• Someone who would enjoy staying in a beautiful place with lots of exciting thing to do

• Someone who loves comfortable wooden bungalows

• Someone who loves relaxing around the fire, chatting and playing guitar

• Someone who is an energetic party animal

• Meat or fish lovers

Your review should include facts and opinions. Read the following description and then choose the adjectives that describe opinion and the one describing a fact. ​

Which kind of afjectives always comes first?​

Multiple Choice

a lovely sandy beach. 

 Which one describes an opinion?

• a 

• lovely

• sandy

• beach

Multiple Choice

a lovely sandy beach. 

 Which one describes a fact?

• a 

• lovely

• sandy

• beach

Multiple Choice

comfortable wooden bungalows

 Which one describes an opinion?

• comfortable 

• wooden

• bungalows

Multiple Choice

comfortable wooden bungalows

 Which one describes a fact?

• comfortable 

• wooden

• bungalows

Multiple Choice

huge cooked breakfast

 Which one describes an opinion?

• huge

• cooked

• breakfast

Multiple Choice

huge cooked breakfast

 Which one describes a fact?

• huge

• cooked

• breakfast

Multiple Choice

Which kind of adjectives comes first?

• adjectives of opinion

• adjectives of facts

Why?​

Because it follows the order of adjectives​

Now complete these descriptions of a summer camp for teenagers by writing two adjectives​

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Open Ended

a(n) ______   ______ location

Open Ended

______   ______ food

Open Ended

______   ______ camp leaders

Open Ended

______   ______ activities

Answer question number 9 ​

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