Describing a place by what you see, hear, smell, taste and touch
Lesson 2 of 10 Year 3
Task 1 gives the letter of the right option as printed on the sheet. Task 2 lists the mistakes in the order they appear, with the correction. Task 3 and 4 answers are models, not the only acceptable wording: any answer that uses the rule the lesson taught should be credited.
MildA sense is something your body notices. Eyes, ears, nose, tongue, skin.
1 · Tick the right one
a Ab Bc Ad AA = left option, B = right option
3 · Now you write
Model answers
I could see steam rising from the big pan.
I could hear the spoons clinking in the sink.
I could smell warm bread in the oven.
4 · Help Polpetta
He forgot his nose. He only used his eyes. The bakery smelled of warm bread and sugar.
2 · Find the 3 mistakes
1
It looks nice.
It looks bright and clean.
2
The chairs feel lovely.
The chairs feel soft.
3
The cakes look amazing.
The cakes look golden and sticky.
You can hear the coffee machine hissing is the real sense (the decoy). Any word a body could actually see or feel is acceptable in the corrections.
MediumAsk yourself: which part of me notices this? If nothing does, it is an opinion, not a sense.
1 · Tick the right one
a Ab Bc Bd BA = left option, B = right option
3 · Now you write
Model answers
Tick: traders shouting their prices, the clatter of crates · A dog barked at the pigeons under the fruit stall.
Tick: warm bread, burnt sugar · The bakery smelled of hot butter and cinnamon.
Tick: smooth, icy · The coin felt cold and smooth, like a bit of ice in my palm.
4 · Help Polpetta
He forgot sound, smell, taste and touch. He only used his eyes. The bakery smelled of warm bread and cinnamon. The ovens hummed behind the counter.
2 · Find the 3 mistakes
1
The room looks beautiful
The room looks bright and full of steam
2
the tables feel wonderful
the tables feel smooth and cool
3
Our soup tastes amazing.
Our soup tastes of lemon and salt.
You can smell garlic and the trams rattle past are the two real senses (the decoys). Any real sense word is acceptable in the corrections.
SpicyTwo senses chosen well beat five crammed in. Pick the ones that suit the place.
1 · Tick the right one
a Ab Bc Bd AA = left option, B = right option
3 · Now you write
Model answers
The fridge hummed in the dark and the tiles felt cold under my feet.
Waves crashed onto the shingle and the wind stung my cheeks.
The kitchen was silent: no pans, no hissing, just one tap dripping. The missing sound makes the reader nervous, waiting for something to happen.
4 · Help Polpetta
Warm bread smelled of butter and the ovens roared behind the counter. The crust crackled when I bit into it and the sugar stuck to my fingers.
2 · Find the 4 mistakes
1
The night market was a wonderful experience.
The night market buzzed with voices and sizzling pans.
2
Everything felt magical.
The air felt warm and sticky on my skin.
3
The crowd was lovely.
The crowd pressed warm against my shoulders.
4
It was all quite incredible.
My ears were still ringing with it on the way home.
The three real senses are the lamps and shadows (sight), the fried dough (smell) and the violin (sound). Any rewrite that names something a body can notice is acceptable.