4.2.

2021 DESCRIBING AN EVENT

1. Brainstorm for ideas – Why is it significant to you? Date place time? what activities happened
there? Sesory details – see, smell, taste and smell?
2. Practise with examples – eslflow descriptive essays
3. Write TOPIC SENTENCE + SUPPORTING SENTENCES (supporting details or examples) +
CONCLUDING SENTENCE.

4. Check your grammar and mechanics –

Did you use PAST TENSE? Did you use LINKING DEVICES? Did you check the mechanics?

5. Avoid using words that show generalities (NICE GOOD BAD BEAUTIFUL)
6. Use SPECIFIC, SENSORY and DESCRIPTIVE words (ADJECTIVES).
Eg:
I ate a good dinner. VS
I devoured a steaming hot, cheese-filled pepperoni pizza for dinner.
7. Use words that appeal to the FIVE senses.
smells… that are sounds sights touch taste
in the air sweet, sour,
salty, bitter,
tart(sharp to the
taste/acid)
- the aroma of a -uplifting music -people dressed in - the texture of -fresh coconut
freshly brewed -laughing people colourful dresses. silky bags sold juice.
coffee. - cheerful - she had lovely there were so -iced cold drinks.
crowd /fans dimples when she smooth.
shouted smiles.
enthusiastically as - He has wheatish
the pop star complexion
arrived. (lighter brown) /
- (passive voice) dusky complexion
after the parade, (darker brown)
speeches were - dark-skinned
made and hymns - a broad face
were sung. -long curly hair