WRITING 1 – ASSIGNMENT 6

TON DUC THANG UNIVERSITY

FACULTY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES
SECTION OF LANGUAGE SKILLS
WRITING 1 – 001150
Full name: ____________________________
Student Code: __________________________
Date: __________________________________

Activity 1: Descriptive Paragraph

The following paragraph describes a memory about a dangerous kind of weather.

Before you read the paragraph, discuss these questions with your classmates.

1. What are some dangerous kinds of weather?

2. Have you ever experienced these kinds of weather? How did you feel?/
3. When you think of these kinds of weather, what sensory adjectives come to mind?

Now read the paragraph.

DANGER IN THE SKY

The long, slender tornado began to descend from the swirling clouds and started its
horrible destruction. When the deadly funnel finally touched the ground, pieces of debris
were hurled through the air. The tornado ripped the roof from an old house and threw the
contents of the home across the neighborhood. The tornado used its power to uproot huge
trees and toss cars around as if they were toys. Powers lines and traffic lights were also

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victims of its deadly might. All the while, the tornado’s ferocious winds roared like a wild
beast. It was hard to believe that something that looked so delicate could cause so much
destruction.

1. What does this paragraph describe?

→  This paragraph describes the destruction caused by the tornado

2. What verb tense does the writer use in this paragraph?

→ In this paragraph, the writer uses simple past tense

3. Which of the five senses does the writer use to describe this kind of weather? Give
some examples to support your answer?

→ Sight: long, slender tornado descends, swirling clouds, funnel, debris, huge trees, cars
flying through the air, ripped the roof from an old house, looked so delicate

Hearing: winds roared like a wild beast

4. One feature of good descriptive paragraph is the use of adjective that help the reader
feel what it is like to be in the situation. List any five adjectives in “Danger from the
Sky”. Then write the feeling they describe.

ADJECTIVE FEELINGS

a. old

b. deadly

c. horrible

d. ferocious

e. delicate

Activity 2: CORRECTING ADJECTIVE

Read each sentence. Circle all the adjectives. Are the adjectives placed correctly?
If the sentence is correct, write C on the line. If you find an adjective error,
rewrite the sentence. The first one has done for you.
1. ____ John’s puppy chewed on his shoes new.

→ John’s puppy chewed on his new shoes.

2. __C__ A yellow piece of paper is on the floor.

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3. ____ The teacher wrote our assignment on the blackboard old.

→ The teacher wrote our assignment on the old blackboard.

4. ____ My best friend wrote a letter long.

→ My best friend wrote a long letter.

5. ____ The five black dogs chased the police car.

6. ____ Colorado is a place great to go skiing when it is cold.

→ Colorado is a great place to go skiing when it is cold.

7. __C__ My neighbor found a large wallet stuffed with new one-dollar bills.

8. __C__ The gourmet chef created a slightly spicy but delicious meal.

9. __C__ The clock on the rough stucco wall of the busy railway station was antique.
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10. ____ Egyptian pyramids are an example excellent of ancient architecture.

→ Egyptian pyramids are an excellent example of ancient architecture.

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