a) Read the theory box, then find an example
of this technique in the model in Ex. 3.
Using the senses in descriptions.
When describing a person, we can use our senses. Sight: Instead of saying: She is untidy you can say: As you enter her room you see her things lying everywhere; her clothes on the bed, her books on the carpet and all of her CDs on her desk.
Sound: Instead of saying: She is always talking you can say: You can always hear her chattering away. It’s difficult to get a word in when you’re with her.
Smell: Instead of saying: Uncle Harry had a great garden with lots of roses you can say: The scent of hundreds or roses filled the air of Uncle Harry’s garden.
Taste: Instead of saying: She was an excellent cook you can say: You could tell she was an excellent cook from the first bite of her delicious, crunchy biscuits.
Touch: Instead of saying: She had nice skin you can say: Her skin was smooth and silky like a newborn baby’s.
b) Use the ideas in brackets to rewrite the sentences.
1 Anna had a quiet voice. (speak in soft, gentle voice/sometimes hardly hear her)
► Anna spoke in such a soft, gentle voice that sometimes you could hardly hear her.
2 Dave likes to be smart. (clean-shaven/dress in suit, tie/neatly-combed hair)
3 She wore nice perfume. (always smell beautiful/like sweet, fresh, summer flowers)
4 Sam is always happy. (have wide smile/make skin wrinkle around eyes)
5 I like my mum’s hair. (love/run fingers through/soft, silky hair)
6 She is a very loving person. (always touch on arm/hug me)
7 Angie is an excellent dancer. (move expertly to rhythm/glide across floor/when dance)
