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English Speaking Tools
1. DESCRIBE2. IMAGINE3. PERSONAL FEELINGS ABOUT THE
PHOTO
DESCRIBE what you can see in the photograph:
WHO are the people? WHERE are they?
WHAT are they doing?
The photo shows… It was taken by/in… It’s a black-and-white/coloured picture In the picture we can see… In this picture there is/are… In the foreground we can see… In the background there is/are…
AT THE TOP
AT THE BOTTOM
IN THE MIDDLE/CENT
RE
ON THELEFT/ON THE LEFT-HAND
SIDE
ON THE RIGHT/ON THE RIGHT-HAND
SIDEOther prepositons of
place:In, on, under,
behind, in front of, between,
below, above, near, next to, etc
In the top left-hand corner In the bottom left-hand corner In the top right-hand corner In the bottom left-hand corner Directly opposite
We use present continuous: A boy is listening to music… The girls are talking to each other.
Go BEYOND the picture and try to infer/imagine from what you actually see:
HOW do people FEEL? WHAT are they THINKING?
Which TIME of the day/year is it? WHY are they there?
It looks as if they…/It looks like + noun/ They look + adjective
She seems to be + adjective/ + verb+-ing He appears to be + adjective/ + verb+-ing I get the impression that he is… Perhaps they are celebrating something Maybe the reason they look so serious is
because… She might be /may be/could be/must be/
can’t be a busy working mother The atmosphere is peaceful/depressing…
Use Past Simple and Past ContinuousThe woman was walking home when she saw
the accident
Use Time Connectors:
After, as, at first, as soon as, finally, later, then, while
Tell your opinion about the situation shown in the photograph and talk about similar experiences you are familiar with
Useful Expressions: I wouldn’t like to be in their shoes.
The first photo reminds me of my own childhood
Personally, I’d love to visit a place like that It makes me think of…
1. DESCRIBE Who Where What
2. IMAGINE: Speculating Tell the story
3. PERSONAL FEELINGS ABOUT THE PHOTO