Unit 1 • Description
1.1 AuBon Coin
In mostlines of this descriptionof a famousFrench photograph, there is one
unnecessary word- it is eithergrammatically incorrect or does not fit in withthe
sense of the text. Writetheunnecessary word int he margin.Some linesare
correct.Indicate these lineswitha tick(,I).The exercisebegins withtwo
examples (0).See page10 forinf ormation and adviceaboutthis examtask type.
() OneofDoisu ea u'sstree tscenesis taken after the \Var showsa is
othin houseat the angleofanintersectionli ke the poin tofa .I
1 wedgeorthe prow o f a shi p. Theh ou seisbeensurrounde dhy _
2 thepUl;(?,whichis glintingin the rain, the reis a canal to the
3 oneside, and a man in ab e re the is walking 011 the
4 narrowpavem ent canyingslowly asmallbucke t .It is a
5 blea k,grimy,misshapenscenehut, to anyone w hocanit
6 re membe r,itsaysimme diate ly ' F ran ce-aftertheWar'.The
7 street i spoorand foreig nand punge nt andtoofullof
8 adven turou sposs ihilitie s .The reis onealsocheerfulpointin
H the picture .I nthefront roomoftilenarrowhouse at the
10 co rnerofthe two stree ts has a fadedsign, ' Au Bon Coin',
11 and thebot h ne t half-c u rt ain s of thecafe are gleam ing
12 whi te. Youknowthatsuchas you openthos e rickety doo rs
1:3 yOIlwillaft e r be assaile d hy the noiseoflaugh te r,and by
14 blu ec igarettesmoke ami thesmell of fre shcoffeeand
15 fresh andbread and chee seand win e and tile,J/a(dujour.
paCl :-road made ofcobblestones
platdujonr-thecookedmeal on the menu thatday
How manyofthe five sensesdoest he writerrefer to in his descriptionof
Doisneau' s photo?1.2 Describing a photograph
Workwith a partnerand choose one of these photos each.Don' tdescribewhat
you can see, buttell yourpartnersomethingabout what the photoshows, or
howit makes youfeel.42 • Typesof writing