description.pptx

描写文DESCRIPTION DESCRIPTION• Description is the type of writing that helps the reader to see in their mind’s eye what someone/some place/something is like. • Or we may say description is painting a picture in words of a person, place, object, or scene. • A description essay is generally developed through sensory details, or the impressions of one’s senses---sight, hearing, taste, smell, and touch.WAYS TO DEVELOP A DESCRIPTION ESSAY• Through the impressions of one’s senses---sight, hearing, taste, smell, and touch • Using spatial order: describing the physical layout of the place(left>right, bottom> top, clockwise/counterclockwise, inside>outside) • Using chronological order • Use specific words • Decide on the dominant impressionTIP• Leave out the irrelevant ones and keep those which help to bring out the dominant characteristic or outstanding quality of the person or thing described.DOMINANT IMPRESSION FOR GOOD DESCRIPTION • Decide on a dominant impression---an overall attitude, mood or feeling about the place you are describing.WHAT IS THE DOMINANT IMPRESSION IN THE FOLLOWING PHOTOS?WHAT IS THE DOMINANT IMPRESSION IN THE FOLLOWING PHOTOS?GENERAL AND SPECIFIC WORDS FOR GOOD DESCRIPTION• Specific words help to make writing clear, exact, vivid, and striking, for they are more informative and expressive than general words. COMPARE:• a good man • kind, honest, just, generous, sympathetic, warm- hearted, selfless, brave, honorable • good food • tasty, delicious, nourishing, rich, wholesome, fresh, appetizing, abundant • House • mansion, villa（别墅）, chateau（庄园）, cottage, bungalow（平房）, cabin, hut, shack, shanty, shed, barn(仓房）• Laugh :smile, grin, chortle, guffaw, sneer, titter, giggle…… • Cry: sob, weep, blubber, snivel, howl, bawl, wail, moan • Animal: • Flower : COMPARE• General: The room was a mess. • Specific: As I walked into the room I could barely find a clean place to step. There were clothes all over the floor, along with papers, books, and possibly what looked like an old, moldy sandwich. The stench was unbearable.DESCRIPTION• 一、事物、人物、动物描写• 二、表格作文、图表作文TIPS ON HOW TO DESCRIBE AN OBJECT• Provide some basic factual information about it(its size, shape, texture, color, etc.)• Point out its useful features(uses, functions, etc.)• Focus on a particular, probably the most important characteristic of the objectDESCRIPTION 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 to others. • It is important to grasp the characteristic features that distinguish him from all other people. Those features that he shares with others can be omitted. • Show the person in action---showing a person(indirect description) • Use anecdotesWAYS TO DESCRIBE A PERSON• Describe his/her appearance • Describe his/her language• Describe his/her behavior• Describe his/her manner• Describe his/her psychology • Etc.WORDS DESCRIBING A PERSON• Adjectives to describe a person• Modest/Decorous端庄稳重的/Self-effacing谦让的 /Easy-going/Quiet/Demure娴静的/Unassuming平 易近人的/Soft-spoken/Compatible能谦容的 /Amiable 亲切的/Without air /Affable 和蔼的 /Good-humored 脾气好的/Obliging 照顾周到的 /Considerate考虑周到的/Cordial /Gregarious 合群 的/Impartial 公正的Ardent/enthusiastic/zealous 热 情的/Erudite 博学的/Versatile /Diligent /Thrifty/frugal 节约的Optimistic 乐观的Open and above board 正大光明/Calm, cool and collected 镇 静沉着/Introverted/ExtrovertedPHYSICAL APPEARANCE • 描述身材常用的形容词有:• tall, small, short, of medium height… • 描述体型的有:• fat, thin, slim, big, small, of medium build, strong, obese等. • 描述相貌的有: • beautiful, pretty, good-looking, charming, sweet, handsome, funny, ugly, peculiar, rough, ill- looking, homelyPHYSICAL APPEARANCE• 体格（build）: fat; thin; slim; skinny; overweight; slight; well-build• 身高 （height） :medium height; average height; below average; tall; short; tallish; middle-sized; of medium height; 1.78 meters• 脸型（face）: round; thin; long; square • A. She has a very pleasant smile and she always has a twinkle in her eye. • B. She was young, with a fair, calm face that showed a certain strength.PHYSICAL APPEARANCE• 头发（hair）: • (1) 发型（hair style）: • straight; curly; pigtails; crew cut平头; bald• Her hair is brown and curly. • (2) 发色(hair color): • jet-black 乌黑的; fair 金色的; blonde 淡黄色的 ; golden 金黄色的; dyed 染色的; brunette 浅黑 色的; mousey 灰褐色的; chestnut 栗色的. • She is a beautiful girl with fair hair. • The middle-aged man already has double chins and receding hairline. PHYSICAL APPEARANCE• 五官:• (1) 眼睛（eye）: • deep-set; sunken 凹陷的; bulging/protruding 凸 出的; eyelashes; eyebrows. • A. His eyes are deep-set because he has worked till midnight for a long time. • 他的眼睛深陷，因为他这段时间经常工作到深 夜。

• B. He had the most beautiful blue eyes I had ever seen. PHYSICAL APPEARANCE• (2) 鼻子(nose): • long; straight; big; small; flat; hooked. • A. He was born a hooked nose. • B. His nose is。