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DESCRIBING PICTURES Marucci Johana Esta obra está bajo una Licencia Creative Commons Atribución-NoComercial-SinDerivar 4.0 Internacional .
DESCRIBING
PICTURES
Marucci Johana
Esta obra está bajo una Licencia Creative Commons Atribución-NoComercial-SinDerivar 4.0 Internacional.
• WHAT TO INCLUDE?
1. PLACE
2. LOCATION
3. ACTION
4. PEOPLE
1. PLACE
• Where is it?
The photo was taken in … a beach a mountain a house a park a school a cinema, a disco
• What’s the place like?
Use adjectives!!
The house is small and yellow The beach is clean and crowded The forest is colorful and noisy The shopping is well-lighted and large
2. LOCATION:
• What can you see in the picture?
• Where are things placed in the picture?
• Use prepositions of place and the following phrases:
• Phrases:
In the background I can see ……In the foreground I can see ……
On the left I can see ….In the middle I can see …On the right I can see …
At the top I can see …
At the bottom I can see …
• Prepositions of place:
in – on – under in front of – over behind – next to opposite - between
Example: The lamp is behind the sofa The cushions are on the sofa The table is opossite the sofa
3. ACTION
• What are the people doing?
Use Present Continuous!!
The girl is talking on the phone The boy is riding a bike They are listening to music The man is going to work The woman is dancing
• Let’s practise now. Describe LOCATION, PLACE AND ACTION
4. PEOPLE
• What are the people like?
Use adjectives!!
The man is tall and thin The woman is fat and short They are old and bald The girl is young and beautiful
• What are the people like?
Talk about their hair: She has got red hair She has got brown hair They have got dark hair They have got blond hair
He has got long / short hair He has got curly / wavy / straight hair
Fair Blonde Dark
Straight Curly Wavy
• What are the people like?
Talk about their eyes
She has got blue / brown / dark eyes
They have got green / black / red eyes
• What are they wearing?
The girl is wearing a red t-shirt and a pink skirt
The boy is wearing a yellow sweater and black trousers
They are wearing a brown jacket and blue jeans
NOW YOU ARE READY TO PRACTISE!!
