๐๐ก๐ ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ญ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐ฐ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ โ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ ๐จ๐ญ ๐ข๐ญ ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ? ๐๐จ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง: ๐ฐ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ก Many pieces of writing, whether it be for the English component of school entrance examinations or for IGCSE English Language benefit from a sense of place.
๐ ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง ๐ฅ๐จ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง Essay titles in examinations are usually intended as wide-ranging prompts, provided as an invitation for the candidate to demonstrate the very best of his or her work. A title may invite candidates to write about a visit to a memorable place. The piece that candidates create may not necessarily be palm-tree-laden holiday-brochure purple prose. Visits to New Yorkโs Ground Zero or concentration camps frequently produce memorable writing.
๐๐๐ญ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ง๐๐ซ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ฌ It is useful if pupils acquire experience of describing a variety of locations. Writing a description of a crowded and grimy urban setting could provide an atmospheric setting for a detective story. In contrast, paragraphs chronicling an airy outdoor adventure could be utilised for a narrative of a challenging experience.
๐๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง Writing some descriptive pieces on places they have visited helps pupils to develop their descriptive skills. Having a few strong pieces stored in the memory bank prior to the examination also boosts confidence. Though candidates must ensure that the piece they write complies with the requirements of the title set in the examination.
๐๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐๐ฌ Pupils should transport their reader to the location by appealing to each of their five senses. Describe the colours of the sky. Find a simile that does justice to the fiery heat of the local food. Conjure up a metaphor for the enveloping crowd. Communicate the icy cold air. Bring the smell of the market to the readerโs nostrils.
๐๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ฌ๐ค๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฌ Creatively and effectively describing locations is a key skill that gains valuable marks on both coursework tasks and examinations.
๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ก ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ & ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ก ๐๐ข๐ญ๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐, ๐ ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ฅ / ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ-๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ก๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ง๐๐๐. For details of how we can help your child, please contact Valerie Weston on: Email: valerie.weston@minervatuition.com Phone: +852 6156 5705. We would be delighted to hear from you.
