DESCRIPTIVE & NARRATIVE ESSAY

Descriptive
1. Describe the New Year celebrations in your country. (Remember you are describing the events,

the places, the atmosphere and the people.)

2. Describe two very different and interesting animals which live in your area. (Remember you can

describe the behaviour of the animals and the places where they live as well as their appearance.)

3. Describe two different possessions which are very important to your family - one which is useful

and one which is for decoration. (Remember you can describe the possessions, how your family

got them and why they are so important to your family.)

4. Describe two of your neighbours who are very different and what your relationship with them is

like. (Remember you are describing the characters of the two people as well as their appearance.)

5. Describe the scene at a busy roadside bus stop when the bus is very late. (Remember you are

describing the place, the people and the atmosphere.)

6. Describe two places which you have been to with your friends, one which you all liked and one

which you all disliked. (Remember that you are describing the atmosphere and any people as well

as the places.)

7. Describe what the place where you live is like in the early morning and in the early evening.

(Remember you are describing the atmosphere, the activities and any people as well as the place.)
 Narrative
1. Write a story which includes the sentence: 'She threw her bag on the back seat of the car and

quickly got into the passenger seat.'

2. Write a story about a person who completely changed their mind about someone.

3. Write a story which includes the sentence: 'I spent the day wandering through unfamiliar streets

looking for the place he told me about.'

4. Write a story in which a sailing boat plays an important part.

5. Write a story which includes the sentence: 'It wasn't what the woman said to me but the way she

said it which made me hesitate.'

6. Write a story about someone who moves back to their home town after a long time away and finds

their new life there more difficult than expected.

7. Write a story which includes the sentence: 'I could see my friend shouting to me but there was too

much noise to hear what my friend was saying.'

8. Write a story in which someone is accused of doing something wrong which they did not actually

do.

9. Write a story which includes the sentence: 'On that particular day, the whole building was

unexpectedly quiet.'

10. Write a story about an occasion when you had to say sorry to someone, even though it was a very

difficult thing to do.

11. Write a story which includes the sentence: 'It was my fault so I decided to do something about it."

12. Write a story in which a pair of sunglasses plays an important part.

13. Write a story which includes the sentence: 'It was easy to see why everyone wanted to meet him.'

14. Write a story about a person with a hidden talent.