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Descriptive Writing Task

The task is to describe a deserted house.

! Remember to write in the 3
rd
person
! You may want to describe the journey to the house as well as the house itself.
! You may want to talk about the setting of the house, e.g. town, country,
wooded area, street.
! What do people think/feel about this place?
! Remember to use plenty of adjectives and adverbs, e.g. the yellowing net
curtains swayed rhythmically in the gentle breeze
! Is your vision going to be romantic or scary?

Fill in the senses table below with some ideas.
Things you can see Things you can hear Things you can smell

Things you can touch Things you can taste
How does it
make you feel?