tailieunhanh - Steps to writing well_6

Tham khảo tài liệu 'steps to writing well_6', ngoại ngữ, kỹ năng viết tiếng anh phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | 322 PART TWO - PURPOSES MODES AND STRATEGIES rather than fuzzy or vague. If for example your family dog had become lost you wouldn t call the animal shelter and ask if they d seen a big brown dog with a short tail naturally you d mention every distinguishing detail about your pet you could think of size color breed cut of ears and special markings. Similarly if your car was stolen you d give the police as clear and as complete a description of your vehicle as possible. Look at the following paragraph. Does it fully tell what a vaulting horse is A vaulting horse is a thing usually found in gyms that has four legs and a beam and is used by gymnasts making jumps. If you didn t already know what a vaulting horse was you might have trouble picking it out in a gymnasium crowded with equipment. A description with additional details would help you locate it A vaulting horse is a piece of equipment used by gymnasts during competition to help propel them into the air when they perform any of a variety of leaps known as vaults. The gymnasts usually approach the vaulting horse from a running start and then place their hands on the horse for support or for a push off as they perform their vaults. The horse itself resembles a carpenter s sawhorse but the main beam is made of padded leather rather than wood. The rectangular beam is approximately 5 feet 3 inches long and 1312 inches wide. Supported by four legs usually made of steel the padded leather beam is approximately 4 feet 2 inch above the floor in men s competitions and 3 feet 7 inches in women s competitions. The padded leather beam has two white lines marking off three sections on top the croup the saddle and the neck. The two end sections the croup and the neck are each 15 2 inches long. Gymnasts place their hands on the neck or croup depending on the type of vault they are attempting. Moreover the reader cannot imagine your subject clearly if your description is couched in vague generalities. The following sentence for