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    Ton Duc Thang University Faculty of Foreign Languages Section of Language Skills WRITING 1 - 001150

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    WRITING 1 – ASSIGNMENT 6

    TON DUC THANG UNIVERSITY


    FACULTY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES
    SECTION OF LANGUAGE SKILLS
    WRITING 1 – 001150
    Full name: ____________________________
    Student Code: __________________________
    Date: __________________________________

    Activity 1: Descriptive Paragraph

    The following paragraph describes a memory about a dangerous kind of weather.

    Before you read the paragraph, discuss these questions with your classmates.

    1. What are some dangerous kinds of weather?


    2. Have you ever experienced these kinds of weather? How did you feel?/
    3. When you think of these kinds of weather, what sensory adjectives come to mind?

    Now read the paragraph.

    DANGER IN THE SKY

    The long, slender tornado began to descend from the swirling clouds and started its
    horrible destruction. When the deadly funnel finally touched the ground, pieces of debris
    were hurled through the air. The tornado ripped the roof from an old house and threw the
    contents of the home across the neighborhood. The tornado used its power to uproot huge
    trees and toss cars around as if they were toys. Powers lines and traffic lights were also

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    WRITING 1 – ASSIGNMENT 6

    victims of its deadly might. All the while, the tornado’s ferocious winds roared like a wild
    beast. It was hard to believe that something that looked so delicate could cause so much
    destruction.

    1. What does this paragraph describe?

    2. What verb tense does the writer use in this paragraph?

    3. Which of the five senses does the writer use to describe this kind of weather? Give
    some examples to support your answer?

    4. One feature of good descriptive paragraph is the use of adjective that help the reader
    feel what it is like to be in the situation. List any five adjectives in “Danger from the
    Sky”. Then write the feeling they describe.

    ADJECTIVE FEELINGS

    a.

    b.

    c.

    d.

    e.

    Activity 2: CORRECTING ADJECTIVE


    Read each sentence. Circle all the adjectives. Are the adjectives placed correctly?
    If the sentence is correct, write C on the line. If you find an adjective error,
    rewrite the sentence. The first one has done for you.
    1. ____ John’s puppy chewed on his shoes new.

    → John’s puppy chewed on his new shoes.

    2. ____ A yellow piece of paper is on the floor.

    3. ____ The teacher wrote our assignment on the blackboard old.

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    4. ____ My best friend wrote a letter long.

    5. ____ The five black dogs chased the police car.

    6. ____ Colorado is a place great to go skiing when it is cold.

    7. ____ My neighbor found a large wallet stuffed with new one-dollar bills.

    8. ____ The gourmet chef created a slightly spicy but delicious meal.

    9. ____ The clock on the rough stucco wall of the busy railway station was antique.

    10. ____ Egyptian pyramids are an example excellent of ancient architecture.

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