希望英语（第二版)综合教程4U2.ppt

Writing Description Description is painting a picture in words about a person, place, object, or scene, etc. A description essay is generally developed through sensory details, or the impressions of one’s senses—sight, hearing, taste, smell, and touch. Not all details are useful. The writer should choose those that help to bring out the dominant characteristic or outstanding quality of the person or thing described, and leave out those irrelevant ones, which, if included, would only distract the reader’s attention from the main impression the writer wishes to give. There are four kinds of description essays: Writing 1. Description of a person In describing a person, the writer should not merely give details of his appearance. He should try to reveal the person’s character, thoughts, and feelings, which may be shown in what the person does and says, or in how he behaves towards others. And it is important to grasp the characteristic feature that distinguishes him from all other people. Those features that he shares with others can be omitted. Peculiarities and idiosyncrasies, if any, should be included in the description, for they usually impress the reader deeply and give life to the person described. 2. Description of a place Places may be described not only for their own sake, as in essays on visits to famous scenic places, but also for the purpose of revealing the personality and character of a person or creating a feeling or mood. As in describing a person, in describing a place one should mainly write about the things that make it different from other places. Writing 3. Description of an object To describe an object we have to depend on our senses, because we need to mention its size, shape, color, texture, taste, and smell. It is also necessary to tell how it is used if it is useful, and what part it plays in a person’s life if it is in some way related to him. But emphasis should be placed on only one aspect of the object, prob