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ZIMSEC O-Level English Language

7.4.2.2Descriptive compositions

Descriptive compositions in ZIMSEC O-Level English 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. 7.4.2.2.1Write detailed descriptions of people, places, scenes, events and processes.

Lessons

  • Descriptive writing: bringing a scene to life

    35 min

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Descriptive compositions: sample question

1 mark

Identify the device used in this sentence.

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

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