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Engaging Teen Voices Worksheet

Read the travel-blog extract closely. Notice how the writer’s word choices and questions create an enthusiastic, conversational voice. Then analyse the writing and try the style yourself.

Read and notice

Read the original travel-blog extract below. As you read, look for vivid describing words, direct questions to the audience and details that help you picture the setting.

“Okay, the lookout at Point Addis is ridiculously impressive. The track winds through low coastal scrub, and then—bam—the ocean opens out below you in every shade of blue. Have you ever heard waves crashing so loudly that you can feel the sound in your chest? I spotted a pair of surfers waiting beyond the break, tiny against the huge rolling swell. The cliffs look rugged and wild, but the path is easy to follow. And the best part? We arrived early enough to have the lookout almost to ourselves. This place is definitely worth the walk.”

1.Choose two words or phrases from the extract that make the writer sound enthusiastic. Explain how each one affects the reader.

2.Copy one question the writer asks the audience. What response or feeling might this question encourage in a reader?

3.In the extract, what does the phrase “tiny against the huge rolling swell” help you understand about the surfers and the waves?

The waves appear much larger than the surfers.
The surfers are standing close to the walking track.
The ocean is calm and flat.
The surfers are difficult to see because it is dark.

4.Why does the writer mention arriving early and having the lookout almost to themselves? Use a detail from the extract to support your answer.

5.Which sentence sounds most like an informal travel blog rather than a guidebook? Select one.

The walking track passes through coastal scrub.
The cliffs are located beside the ocean.
And the best part? We arrived early enough to have the lookout almost to ourselves.
Visitors can access the lookout by following the marked path.

Build a lively voice

Use these as inspiration, not as required answers. Choose precise words that suit the place you are describing.

Vivid describing words: spectacular • buzzing • peaceful • enormous • refreshing • unexpected

Questions that draw readers in: Have you noticed…? • What would you do if…? • Can you imagine…? • Guess what happened next?

6.Choose one Australian place you know or can imagine visiting: a skate park, a local market, a sports oval, a library or a swimming spot. Write the place you chose and note two specific details a visitor might notice.

7.Write a paragraph of five to seven sentences about your chosen place. Include at least two vivid describing words, one question addressed to the reader and details that help the reader picture or experience the place.

8.Read a partner’s paragraph. Tick each feature you can find: vivid describing words; a question for the reader; friendly, conversational language; specific details about the place.

9.Write one specific, respectful suggestion that could help your partner make their paragraph more engaging for a reader.

10.Rewrite the opening sentence of your paragraph in a formal, guidebook style. Then copy your original opening underneath. What changes between the two versions?