(Body)

With that realisation the pulpose o{ his being there also came into his mind:
the newspaper had sent him to investigate a series of incidents that had been
disturbing th" p"u.* of the town for some time. He was standing now in the
middle of*the colridor trying to figure out where the mysierious perpetratorcould
have been hiciing. The painting in front of him represente_d an old war'lock that
was grinning devilishly from behind his crystalglgb":Mr. Soames' attentionwas
drarin io th6 painting that appeared to come to life, step by step, whilea stuange
whispering sbunci surrounded the room: "Thy, thy, deus, baladeus, bring me
to life."
Mr. Soames' \,r,as verl afraid, he had been afraid of the dark and tle supe-r-
natural ali his life, but being a reporter was his way of deaiing with this prob-
Iem. So l"re pressed the 'recoiding'button of his tape recorder as the incantation
grew lcucler. "Come, Master of Daw",, free me from my prison, deus,
6uhd".rr." The eyes of the paintingstarted to glow- as,mistwas coveringlt. Cgt_a
sweat *us ,.rtoing down-Mr. Soimes' spine and his pulse started rising-' He
scr.eamecl: 'No!' juft as he felt a irand touching his shoulCer, he began to*fight
it, and...darkness. Soon after, a bucket of water woke hirn up, down to Earth,
in the rniddle of the main hall of the museurn. There was a grouP of tourists
staring at him.
{Conclusion)
It was nor,r, morning and Mr. Soames'had siept ihrough the niglt.Hg gfad-
ly left the museum. When he reached the newspaper office he saw that the i:at-
tlries of his tape recorder were 1ow; he changed them and glaye{ the tape. fhere
was nothing b^ut a continuous 'whoosh'. Itt thl end, just as he had given up hope,
Mr. SoameJ could hear a fading background '.. 'deus, baladeus' . "

2. Descriptive Essay
STRUCTURE:
Introduction: . paragraph 1, - give general information about the person/place say-
ing when, where you saw them for the first time, reasons for the choice.
Body:-. paragraph 2 - 4: you describe the physical appearance, qualities, hobbiesl
inteiest,ihar-cter, behaviour; you start a new paragraph for eacir new topic.
When you describe a place, you should mention what you can see and do there,
buildings details, historical facts etc.
Conclusioni . paragraph 5 - includes your cofiunentslfeelings about the person/
place"
Example of descriptiye essay: A Sltot of Heaaen- by Aiexandra Vlaicu, 12& E, inien-
sive English class, Mihai Viteazul National College
(Introduction)
This was IT. Her perfect place, lvhere no one ever disturbed her Peace, where
she could relax and have a good time ever since she discovered it years before
while she was still a child Soing on holidays at her grands.

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