Picture DescribingIntroduction (In the picture I can see…)

Layout (what is where)

People (how many, who are they, what are theywearing, what are they doing)

Atmosphere of the picture

Your opinion, feelings, emotions (I think…)

Comparison of pictures

Introduction

In the picture I can see a summer coutryside.The picture shows a countryside in summer.

Layout

In the foreground we can see some pepole on bikes.

There are four people on bikes in the foreground.

Layout

ln the background we can see mountains.There are mountains in the background.

Layout

In the middle of the picture there are some huge stones.

There are some huge stones in the middle of the picture.

Layout

On the left there is a TV.

There is a TV on the left side of the picture.

Layout

On the right there is an armchair.

There is an armchair on the right side of the picture.

in the background /

at the back

in the foreground / at the front

at the bottom

at the top

In the background, there are some mountains...In the foreground, I can see a house...At the bottom, there is the grass...At the top, I can see a blue sky...

Describing People

YOU SHOULD ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS:

How many people are there?

Who are they?

What are they doing?

What are they wearing?

How are they feeling?

Describing People

There are three people in the picture.

Maybe it is a family – father, mother and their child.

Describing People

I think that people in the picture are friends.

It seems (to me) that people in the picture are students. They are the same age.

Describing People

The girl in the first picture is young and attractive. She is wearing a red dress and a black belt. She has got

sunglases, a necklace and a watch.

The girl in the second picture is pretty, too. She is wearing a blue top and shorts.

Describing People

People in the picture look … (tired, happy, funny, angry, sad, optimistic…).

The girl in the picture looks happy.

The man in the picture looks angry.

Atmosphere of the picture

PositiveFunnyPleasantMiserableMadUnusualStrangeRelaxedNegativeNervous

HappySadActiveBoringQuietLoudSincereCrazyExcited

Atmospere of the picture can be:

Atmosphere of the picture

The atmosphere in the picture is positive because people are smiling, they look happy.

The atmosphere in the picture is negative, because people look angry. They are shouting

at each other.

Your Opinion - vocabulary

I THINK THAT …..

IN MY OPINION …

IT SEEMS TO ME THAT …

PERHAPS…

MAYBE…

Your OpinionI think that people in the picture are on holiday,

because…

In my opinion the woman in the picture is sad, because...

Comparison - vocabulary

BOTH PICTURES SHOW …

IN BOTH PICTURES THE PEOPLE ARE …

THE MAN IN THE PICTURE A LOOKS … , WHILETHE ONE IN THE PICTURE B IS …

THE WEATHER IN THE PICTURE A IS … THANIN THE PICTURE B

THE (MAIN) DIFFERENCE IS ….

Comparison

IN BOTH PICTURES THE PEOPLE ARE …outside, but the picture A shows a family and the

picture B shows some friends.

Picture A Picture B

Comparison

The man in the picture A looks happy , while the one in the picture B is sad.

Picture A Picture B

Comparison

Doporučení

Nejdříve je dobré říci jednou větou, co obrázek ukazuje jako celek, čeho je to obrázek. Častou

chybou studentů bývá, že začnou nějakým detailem.

Pokuste se neudělat chybu hned v první větě. České 'na obrázku' se řekne

IN the picture

Doporučení

THERE IS, THERE ARE

Pro popis čehokoliv se nejčasteji používají vazby THERE IS a THERE ARE.

There are two chairs in the middle of the room.

In the middle of the room, there are two chairs.

Doporučení

Při popisu činnosti na obrázku nejčastějipoužíváme přítomný čas průběhový, např.:

• The woman is cooking.• The girl is wearing a T-shirt.• The sun is shining.• The people in the picture are having a party.