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SPEAKING

Describing pictures
1.GENERAL TOPIC
• All these pictures show …
• This set of pictures shows …
• Here we have X pictures, all related to …
• The main topic here is …
• The topic illustrated here …
• The pictures are about …
• In these pictures I can see …
2. GUESS WHERE EACH PHOTO WAS TAKEN

•Ithink this photo was taken in______


because (of) _________

• This photo must have been taken


in___ because (of) __________
3. DESCRIBING WHERE THINGS ARE
• In the foreground / background.
• On the left / right.
• In the middle.
• At the top / bottom.
• In the distance.
• In this picture / these pictures here (pointing)
• In the first / second, etc. picture.
• At the top/bottom-left/right picture.
4. SAY WHAT YOU CAN SEE IN THE PICTURE
4.1. SAY WHAT THE PEOPLE/ANIMALS ARE DOING

•I can see a woman in a traditional costume


dancing with other women.

• I can see some people with books hurrying to


class.

• I can see a leopard hidden behind a tree stalking


his prey
4.2 DESCRIBING PEOPLE
• I think / It seems + present continuous to describe
actions.
• He’s about X / in his Xs (age).
• He’s quite / rather / extremely + adj.
• She looks / seems + adj.
• She looks like + noun.
• He might be + ing / noun.
• They remind me of + noun.
5.MAKING GUESSES ABOUT THE PHOTO
1. If you don´t know exactly what´s happening in the photo,
use modal verbs.
COULD, MAY, MIGHT
• He might be waiting for someone because he is looking at
his watch .
• She could be asking for directions because she has a map
in her hand
• They may be queuing to get tickets for a football match
because I can see the stadium

2. You can also use: SEEM TO be + ing: They seem to be


6. PARAPHRASING
When you don´t know a word ,try to to make yourself
understood

• It´s a type/kind/sort of tool used for making holes (a drill)


• It´s a domestic appliance used for heating liquids fast
(microwave)
• Its how you feel when you say something inappropriate
(embarrassed)
• It´s what you do /how you feel /what happens when you
7. MAKE SOME DEDUCTIONS: MUST/ CAN´T
• Thepeople in this photo must be blue collar
workers because they´re wearing overalls

• This photo can´t have been taken in the summer


because the people are wearing winter clothes
. 8. IF YOU CAN´T SEE VERY WELL
• It´s hard to see, perhaps…..
• I can´t see clearly what he is doing. Maybe he´s…
• Is it perhaps ……?
9. COMPARING (1)
• While this picture …, this one …
• … . In contrast / On the other hand, …
• This other picture shows a very similar/different
situation.
• Both pictures show/ Neither of these pictures show…
• This one is far / a lot / much + comparative than
• A little (bit) / slightly + comp. than ….
• It is(n’t) as + adj + as …
• It is similar to/different from/the same as …
9. COMPARING (2)
• The people in this photo look (healthier)
than the people in the other one

• The village in this photo looks cleaner


than the village in the other one

• The people in this photo must be nice to


work with, whereas the people in the other
10. FACTS AND OPINIONS
• Everybody knows that …
• Many people believe that …
• I find it (a bit) + adj.
• I’m (not) interested in + noun/ing.
• I’m (not) very fond of / keen on + noun/ing.
• In my opinion, …
• I believe/think that …
• It seems to me that …
11. DEVELOP A CONVERSATION FROM THE PHOTO

• You can/can´t see things like these in my country


because….
• It reminds me of my childhood because …….
• This makes me think of the unemployed
because ……
• I don´t know much about this but I know
about….

Practise developing a conversation that


12.SOME ADVICE
• Talk in sentences. Don’t produce a list of items
you see.
• Organise your description. Don’t describe the
same thing more than once.
• Start with a general idea of the subject before
going into details.
• Give some personal reaction to the picture.
DO

• Look carefully. Think about how to


describe what you can see
• Be as precise as you can when
describing
• Use the present continuous to describe
what´s happening
• Direct the conversation towards
something you are interested in and can
DON´T
• Don´t give yes/no answers. Develop a

speech.
• If you don´t know the exact words , use
alternatives. You´ll be given marks for
fluency as well as for accuracy.
• Don´t use the simple present tense to
describe what´s happening.
• If you don´t know what´s happening,

use modal verbs: may, can, could,


MEETING
PEOPLE
Describe the pictures: main
topic, who you see, what
they’re doing,
the situation, etc.
LEISURE TIME

JUNE 2009
DAILY LIFE
Look at these photographs.
Describe and compare them.
FAMILY AND FRIENDS
Describe and compare the
following pictures. Talk
about friends, different
types of families, and
your own.
Describe, compare and contrast these photos. Make
sure you talk about the type of art you most enjoy.
Look at these photographs
and compare them. Make
sure you talk about the
following: type of students,
clothes, classrooms,
new technologies …
TRAVELLING

Describe the pictures. Make sure you


talk about means of transport,
accommodation, etc.
MEANS OF
TRANSPORT
LIFE EVENTS
Describe the pictures. Talk about
different types of sports, equipment, etc.
STEREOTYPES
June 2009
Describe the pictures and talk about the
place you live in and your ideal house

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