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Writing a description

School leaving examination

Writing help

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How to write the description of a place

  • Where is the place ?
  • When was it built ?
  • What does it look like ?
  • What is special or interesting about it ?
  • What can you do there ?
  • What is your opinion about the place ?
  • Do you recommend that people visit it ?

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Introduction

Paragraph 1

  • Introduce the place and give a bit of background, e.g.
  • What it is? (a castle, a stadium, a city)

  • Where it is?
  • When it was built or set up.
  • Its size and what it looks like.

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Useful vocabulary

  • phrases and expression

  • The area around .... has got a beautiful ...

( sights / mountains / landscape )

  • People can enjoy ...
  • This beautiful temple / building was built ...
  • The most interesting / fascinating point of the city is ...
  • There is something very special about this place ...
  • If you visit my town you must go to ...

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Useful vocabulary

  • adjectives

  • huge / modern / tiny ...
  • traditional / peaceful ...
  • busy / crowded / interesting ...
  • historical / ancient / breathtaking ...
  • bare / peaceful / crowded ...

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Useful vocabulary

  • Location

  • only ten minutes from where I live...
  • very close to ...
  • in the town / city ...
  • on the south coast of ...
  • opposite to / next to / near ...
  • ...is situated / is located ...
  • in the centre / heart / middle of ...
  • on the left / on the right ...
  • at the top of ...

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Introduction

Niagara Falls is without doubt one

of the most impressive places I have

never seen before. It was developed

as a tourist resort in……

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Description

Paragraph 2

  • Describe what there is to see and do in the place.

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Useful vocabulary

  • nouns

  • architecture ...
  • design ...
  • history ...
  • facilities ...
  • buildings ...
  • viewpoint ...
  • stone ...

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Description

There is plenty to do in Niagara on

both the American and Canadian

sides of the border. The views of the

falls are absolutely fantastic and as

well as ……

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Description

Paragraph 3

  • Describe the surroundings and� what to do there.

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Useful vocabulary

  • comparative and superlative

  • the best ...
  • the most popular ...
  • the most interesting ...
  • is / is not as .... as ....
  • This is one of the most ... sights in ...
  • ... better than ....

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Description

Around the city there are lots of

places to visit. There are several

theme parks in the area plus museums

which show……

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Conclusion

Paragraph 4

  • Sum up why you like this place.

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Useful vocabulary

  • giving reasons

  • What I like about ... is ...
  • The main reason I like ... is ...
  • because ...

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Useful vocabulary

  • recommending

  • This is a place every tourist should see ...
  • I would recommend a visit to ...
  • If you are looking for a ... Do not miss ...

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Conclusion

I think Niagara impressed me so much

because of the scale of the falls themselves

and the number of activities round them.

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Niagara Falls

There are a lot of places all around the world which it is worth

seeing visit. Niagara Falls is without doubt one of the most impres -

sive places I have never seen before. It was developed as a tourist

resort in Canada.

There is plenty what to do in Niagara on both the American and

Canadian sides of the border. The views of the falls are absolutely

fantastic and as well as the nature itself.

Around the city there are lots of places to visit. There are

several theme parks in the area plus museums which show a lot

from both Canadian and American history and culture as well.

I think Niagara impressed me so much because of the scale

of the falls themselves and the number of activities around them.

Take a boat trip in summer or go skiing in winter. You can see such

an amazing example of nature. Canada is one of the most

welcoming countries in the world.

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My house

My house is quite a large detached house situated in the middle of a forest

and it has a large garden. The house is very modern and is specially

designed to save energy and to be ecological.

On the ground floor there is a big hall in the middle of the house. Around

the hall, there is the kitchen, the sitting room and the dining room. The most

important room in the house is the sitting room where there are lots of

bookshelves and some very large, comfortable sofas.

On the roof there are solar panels which produce electricity. The house

also has got insulation so that it is cool in the summer and warm in the

winter. In the garden there is a pond so that local birds and animals will

come near the house.

I would like to live in my forest house because it would be very peaceful.

I would live there with my family and have lots of space, so that my friends

could come to stay with me. It would be a very natural house that would

fit in with the local environment.

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