DESCRIPTIVE WRITING--PLACE

- April 08, 2020

9 th April 2020

DESCRIPTIVE WRITING

DESCRIBING A PLACE

Dear students. Good morning and welcome. Thank you for logging in. The topics discussed in the blogs won't be repeated again so be regular and consistent with your work. In most of my blogs I am also trying to incorporate various SDGs(Sustainable Development Goals)
Yesterday we discussed what a descriptive paragraph on events along with a sample. Hope you have been able to master the art of descriptive writing. As you understand the key is making the descriptions seem real and vivid.

Learning Outcomes-After today's class the students will be able to write a descriptive paragraph describing a place, in the desired format, by arranging the details logically and using adjectives that make the paragraph vivid .

Place descriptions include:

Places that you often visit: your hometown, library, school, school canteen, mall, where you have travelled, canteen, town or a country. Focus on the use of adjectives that can bring the place to life like location, size/dimension, atmosphere and other details
While describing a city pay attention to the geographical location, climate, history, interesting places, people, culture, food, what you like etc

ADJECTIVES FOR DESCRIBING A PLACE

Type of place : capital city , coastal town , industrial town ,cosmopolitan city, historic city, seaside town, country village , mountain village ,touristy area

Ancient-belonging to an earlier period
Contemporary-existing in the present time

Magical-captivating, enchanting, breath taking
Majestic-grand and impressive
Polluted-dirty, contaminated, congested
Bustling-full of life, energy
Cosmopolitan-appealing to people from across the globe
Picturesque-Scenic, beautiful

depressing. deserted,desolate,disappointing

Run down- in poor condition
Vibrant-full of life
Unspoiled-untouched by man, pure
Lively-full of life and spirit

Slow-paced

PAUSE AND PONDER:

Will any of these descriptive words for places stir up your imagination for the next scene?

This place seems to be attractive , calm, enchanting but not desolate as you can see houses. It is picturesque (scenic) but not bustling (full of life). It is not unspoiled (not touched by man). It’s definitely not bleak , boring or polluted.

List out some more adjectives to describe this place

The place seems to be clean and attractive. Human activity has polluted cities and people look for cleaner places when they have to go on a vacation. Recently it was in news that the sky looks clear and the pollution levels have dropped in Delhi thanks to the lock down. Similarly Yamuna has got a breather as it looks cleaner now because of zero industrial waste. SDG 15 (life on land ) aims to ensure the conservation, restoration and sustainable use of terrestrial and inland fresh water ecosystems …..The lock down has been a blessing in disguise for our natural resources.

Now study this sample and copy it in your language notebook:

Sample -Descriptive Paragraph of a Bus Stop

The scene at the bus stop is quite chaotic. Spread out over the passenger area there are a large number of commuters. They all look weary and everybody seems preoccupied with their own thoughts. Some are anxious as they walk up and down the pavement waiting for the bus to arrive. Some buses are late maybe because of the down pour. People exchange some comments about the unpredictable weather. Nobody laughs. Only the innocent children and hawkers are enjoying their time. The hawkers selling their wares have found profitable income in the crowd. The hustle and bustle increases as the bus arrives and people make a bee line to enter. Everybody is in a hurry to get in or move out. The passengers seem to be packed like sardines and finally the bus drags away from the stop. The bus stop looks deserted after the bus has left and the hawkers take a momentary break.

Now do the next task as Home Work:

Follow the instructions in this video and write a paragraph on your home town in about 100 words. Give a suitable title to your write up