ASSESSMENT
Writing (Descriptive Paragraph)
Write
a descriptive paragraph in 100-120
words describing a street market in your area.
You may like to include the following points in your description:
• name, location, size and purpose
different kinds of shops and their opening and closing timings
• facilities: arrangement of light, water, toilets and parking etc.
typical scenes and noises
• types of vendors and their wares, and types of buyers
• its importance to the local community
Answers
Answer:
The street market was the apotheosis of all market, huge, standing to the sky for what look like eternity in all directions. I stepped outside into the porch and into the sun, I felt as if I had stepped bodily into an oven set to broil. The heat of the day was already bad, sapping any energy I had to spare, but stepping into the sunlight was far worse. The sun was so intense that I actually I looked at my own arm to see if my flesh was crisping under its relentless rays. I can't believe how unclean these streets are here, probably far worse than the outskirts of Africa. The ground sits low against the water, so whenever there is a storm , the lakes probably floods all the streets lining the shore with dirty, sewage-contaminated water. Every place was faded and pockmarked. As for me, I never liked the markets, as there are always crowds of people and an excess of noise. Each seller invites customers with loud slogans and advertisements about their products. I crinkle my nose at the smell ( smoky lanterns, grease ,sewage) then I realize, if I had to pass my test, I'll have to act like I am used to the smell. Parents were gripping a hold on their infant's hands, moving in all directions, pushing, shoving ; fearing that they might be separated and lost. Everything is changing, constantly shifting form. The deafening chaos did somehow kept sustained. One thing I awe of these places is how it exists despite the rapid information and technology development of out civilizations, fulfilling it's primary historical reason - the exchange of between buyer and seller.