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How to Describe Picture

The document provides guidelines on how to describe a photo, including what to observe and report on, such as actions, clothing, weather, and emotions. It emphasizes the use of present continuous tense and suggests specific phrases for describing the composition and context of the image. Additionally, it covers comparing and contrasting photos and encourages speculation about the situation depicted.

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How to Describe Picture

The document provides guidelines on how to describe a photo, including what to observe and report on, such as actions, clothing, weather, and emotions. It emphasizes the use of present continuous tense and suggests specific phrases for describing the composition and context of the image. Additionally, it covers comparing and contrasting photos and encourages speculation about the situation depicted.

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HOW TO DESCRIBE

PICTURE
DESCRIBE THE PHOTO

• First, make a summary …


• Describe what you can see and what is happening in the photos
• Say where it is happening or where the photo is taken.
• Use present continuous for , What are they doing?
• What clothes are they wearing ?
• What is the weather like?
• Are they inside or outside?
DESCRIBE PHOTO

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• Use adjectives : do they look happy, sad ,angry, bored ,
tired…….
• How does the photo make you feel?
• Would you like to be there ? Why ? Why not?
• Its good to imagine the person you talk to can not see the
picture and think….
• what does the other person need to know?
• What do you need to say?
PHRASES FOR DESCRIBING PICTURES

• In the foreground on the left


• In the background on the right
• In the upper part in the middle
• In the lower part in the corner
• In front of sth /sb next to sth/ sb
• Behind sth/ sb to the right of sb/sth
• To the left of sth/sb
PHRASES FOR DESCRIBING PICTURE

• What is in the picture?

• In the picture…. I can see….. The picture shows


• There is,/are..
• What is happening? use present continuous.
• The man is ..ing……… the people are …ing it is
raining….
• If something isn’t clear
• It looks like it might be he could be may be its
COMPARING AND CONTRASTING PHOTOS

• Similarities Differences
• All, most, some, both -whereas, while, on
the other
• Also, as well, too hand , although

Speculate about the situation


• Use may, might, could , must, can not be
• He seems to/ appears to
• Think about where, who ….what was the photographer doing
there?

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