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Page 1: Tips on how to describe pictures successfully

Tips on how to describe pictures

successfully

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Scan the picture and identify the topic: Sometimes there is a title or sentence that helps you

Tip 1

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SHOPPING

DESCRIBE, COMPARE AND CONTRAST THESE PICTURES

EXAMPLE:

“In this worksheet there are two pictures.They show different kinds of shops.”

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Talk briefly about each of the pictures on the worksheet:Locate them within the worksheet: Say which picture you are going to talk about.Don’t point at the picture!

Tip 2

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AT THE TOP

IN THE CENTRE

AT THE BOTTOM

ON THE LEFT

ON THE RIGHT

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SHOPPING

DESCRIBE, COMPARE AND CONTRAST THESE PICTURES

EXAMPLE:

“The picture at the top ....The picture at the bottom ....”

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Talk briefly about each of the pictures on the worksheet:Describe, compare or contrast the pictures

Tip 2.1

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SHOPPING

DESCRIBE, COMPARE AND CONTRAST THESE PICTURES

EXAMPLE:

“The picture at the top of the worksheet shows a small clothes shop.The picture at the bottom shows a modern shopping centre.”

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To describe, compare or contrast the pictures, use DIFFERENT EXPRESSIONS & LINKING WORDS.

Tip 2.2

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The picture shows ...We can see ...

There is / are ...It seems ...

It looks like ...

similar to the same as

likein the same way

whereas instead of

on the other hand

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SHOPPING

DESCRIBE, COMPARE AND CONTRAST THESE PICTURES

EXAMPLE:

“In this worksheet there are two pictures. They show different kinds of shops. The picture at the top of the worksheet shows a small clothes shop.ON THE OTHER HAND, the picture at the bottom shows a modern shopping centre.”

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Talk about the topic.Tip 3

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Tip 4 Develop you ideas.

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Use linking words to develop and connect your

ideas

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ADDINGand also

as well astoo

ILLUSTRATINGfor example

such asfor instance

Other useful expressions

but howeveralthoughbecause

so

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Give your opinion on the topic / picture

Tip 5

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Useful expressionsIn my opinion, ...

From my point of view, ...I think ...

I like/don’t like the picture because ...

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1.Scan the picture and identify the topic.2.Talk briefly about each of the pictures.3.Talk about the topic.4.Develop you ideas.5.Give your opinion briefly.

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YOUR TURN