Describing Pictures
Verb forms, clothes and situation
vocabulary
I. What is this document?
Nature of the document.
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It's a photo
 It's a photograph
 It's a photograph of
two young children.
 It’s a photograph of
two young children
reading a book.
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A cartoon / a drawing / a painting /
an advertisement = an advert = an ad /
a photo = a photograph
II. Where in the picture? description
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Vocab:
I can see…
 There is (+singulier)
 There are (+ pluriel)
 We can notice…
 The scene (=It) takes
place in… (+date or place).
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In the foreground
 In the background
 At the bottom
 At the top
 On the right
 On the left
 In the top left corner
 In the bottom right
corner.
What are they wearing?
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He is wearing:
She is wearing:
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A tie
A white shirt
Trousers
Shoes
Socks
A watch
A striped t-shirt
What are they doing?
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They’re reading.
They’re writing.
They’re studying.
They’re taking notes
for a research paper.
They’re working late
in the library.
Note: for actions and description, use the
"be + V-ing" form.
III. Interpretation.
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I think…
 I believe…
 I guess…
 I suppose…
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In my opinion…
 I find this document
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(funny/ convincing…)
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The character looks
anxious / worried…
He seems to ….
It reminds me of…
This picture
represents…
It symbolizes…
The aim/ purpose of
this document is to /
may be to…
Your turn!
Your turn!
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It's a photograph of two
men at a conference.
 The man on the right is
interviewing and filming
the man in a grey suit.
 The man on the left is
facing the camera.
 ln the background there
are some tables and
chairs.
Your turn!
Your turn!
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It's a painting of two
people in a forest.
The forest looks strange
and threatening.
The man is in the bottom
left corner of the picture.
He is wearing a red
pullover and blue trousers,
and carrying a brown bag.
He's holding a branch in
his right hand.
Your turn!
Your turn!
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The scene takes place at night.
 The people are building a
puzzle… a very strange puzzle.
 On the left there is a man on a
ladder holding a piece of the
puzzle.
 The man and woman in the
middle are walking into the
puzzle!
Your turn!
Your turn!
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It's a drawing of some birds
in a tree.
There is a plane dropping
hamburgers by parachute.
There is just one tree left in
the forest, the others have all
been cut down.
The birds look sad, like they
don't want hamburgers.
They want more trees!
Your turn!