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Delicious Tasty Yummy(好吃的） Good Finger-licking (吮指回味的） Contents 1. What is descriptive writing? 2. Why do we use descriptive writing? 3. How to write description？ What is descriptive writing? A sentence definition of description: Description is to paint in the mind of the reader an image or a series of images by means of language. Why do we use descriptive writing? The purpose of a purely descriptive essay is to 1. involve the reader enough so he or she can actually visualize（设想） the things being described. 2. make narration or exposition more lively（生动的）, colorful（有趣的，富有色彩的） and exciting（使人激动的） when combined with them. How to develop an essay of description effectively? 1. A descriptive essay is generally developed through sensory details. The impressions of one’s senses Smell Adjectives include: 芳香的：aromatic,sweet-scented,fragrant 臭的，恶臭的：smelly, reeking，fetid, malodorous putrid（腐烂的) Taste Adjectives include: pungent(辛辣的), sour, acrid (辛辣的), bitter, stinking（发恶臭的), putrid（腐烂的）, decaying(腐烂的）, rancid（陈腐的）, stale（不新鲜，走味的),bad. Example Two The scar（伤疤） on his chin（下巴） only shows up in a certain light (sight) The flower smells spicy. (smell) The kiwi fruit tastes acid. (taste) He has a high-pitched（高音调）laugh. (sound) His hair feels wiry(金属丝的). (touch) Activity Please make a dialogue using the five senses? How to develop an essay of description effectively? 2. A descriptive essay has one clear dominant(明显的） impression. E.g. describing a snowfall(飘雪）-- let your reader know if it is Threatening（危险的） or lovely, dangerous or peaceful; … How to develop an essay of description effectively? 3. Use details specific adjectives, adverbs, and vivid verbs, consistent with the dominant impression. Example 3: A description of Mr. Smith in A Christmas Carol The cold within him froze his old features, nipped his pointed nose, shriveled his cheek, stiffened his gait; made his eyes red, his thin lips blue; and spoke out shrewdly in his grati