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Cambridge IGCSE English – First Language

2.3Descriptive writing

Descriptive writing in Cambridge IGCSE English – First Language: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Learning objectives

What the syllabus expects you to be able to do.

  1. 2.3.1Express what is thought, felt and imagined in descriptive compositions (W1).

Lessons

  • Descriptive writing: bringing a scene to life

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Descriptive writing: sample question

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Identify the device used in this sentence.

The old bus groaned up the hill, complaining at every bend.

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