Writing skills

Describing

Sometimes you need to describe something when you write. This means you need to be able give an explanation of something using words.

You do this every day already. Have you ever done any of these things?

• Told someone about the party you were at last night
• Discussed the girl/boy you met last week
• Talked about the football match you saw at the weekend
• Moaned about why you hate going to maths (or any other subject!)
• Explained how good your new video game is
• Told people about a recent illness
• Talked to someone about a film you saw recently

I'm sure you have, and I am also sure that when you did, you described the thing you were talking about. You might also have described the way you felt about it.