DESCRIPTIVE ESSAY
STRUCTURE
P. 1
INTRODUC
TION
- Set the scene of the person, object or place you are describing. Say
why you chose this person/object/place.
- Include why that person/object/place is important to you. (Examples:,
why you admire a particular person; why a specific object is important;
what specific memories a special place brings)
- Try to grab the reader's attention.
P. 2
BODY 1
- Include details. For example: a person (appearance, character,
personality, personal qualities); an object (size, pattern, weight, colour,
what you use it for, when you use it …); place (special features, why it is
special)
- Organise the ideas. For example: a person’s life (the organisation
could be chronological); an object or a place (physical description first,
followed by your feelings and memories).
- Use adjectives.
P. 3
BODY 2
P. 4
CLOSING
- Summarise the main ideas in your description.
- You may include your personal feelings towards that person/object …
- Do you recommend the place/the object?
LIST OF USEFUL ADJECTIVES:
FEELINGS:
happy, glad, blissful, cheerful, pleased, satisfied, delighted, ecstatic, sad, broken,
broken-hearted, bruised, deflated, depressed, disappointed, discouraged, disillusioned,
disheartened, displeased, dissatisfied, angry, excited, envious, embarrassed, frightened,
etc.
QUALITIES AND APPEARANCE:
good,excellent, brilliant ,splendid, fantastic, magnificent, bad, terrible, awsome, awful,
nice, beautiful, pretty, gorgeous, cute, elegant, good-looking, handsome, ugly, right,
wrong, funny, amusing, entertaining, light, heavy, fat, thin, slim, clean, dirty, filthy,
straight, noisy, quiet, calm, powerful, adorable, adventurous, aggressive, alert,
attractive, bloody, colorful, exciting, graceful, grotesque, dull, plain, precious, sparkling,
fragile, frail, weak, strong, confused, puzzled, cautious, careful, concerned, innocent,
guilty, crazy, silly, stupid, foolish, clumsy, intelligent, clever, shy, rich, poor, wild, brave,
helpful, etc.