The language of description 2-using adjectives

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​A narrative tells a story through a series of events (plot) involving characters.

​A description is a detailed account of something witnessed or experienced.

​Both may or may not be fictional.

Write words (including colours) that came to mind when you consider the following moods or atmospheres​

List all the verbs you know which refer to a manner of walking (e.g. shuffle)

You may use a thesaurus.​

• Locomotion: n. movement or the ability to move from one place to another​

• Verbs of locomotion describe more than just movement: they can convey the gender, age, social status, health, mood and personality of the character.

  • ​The man was walking along the street

  • ​The ancient bearded tramp in his tattered grey overcoat and filthy shoes was shuffling along the damp and littered pavement.

Read the following novel extract about te sinking in the Pacific of a cargo ship on which an Indian boy called Pi is travelling from Canada with his family and the contents of Pondichetty Zoo​

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