useful expressions to describe pictures

1. Describing a photograph EnglishSpeaking Tools

2. Usefulexpressions Thephoto shows… In thepicturewe can see… In thispicturethereis/are… In theforegroundwe can see… In thebackgroundthereis/are…

3. Where are things in thephoto? AT THE TOP ON THE LEFT ON THE RIGHT IN THE CENTER Otherprepositons of place: In, on, under, below, above, near, nextto, etc AT THE BOTTOM

5. A boyislisteningtomusic…

6. Thegirlsare talkingtoeachother.

7. Wetalkaboutclothes, appearance, feelings,…:

8. He’swearingblue jeans, a hat and anorange t-shirt.

9. They are veryyoung.

11. Thestorybehindthepicture Use Past Simple and PastContinuous Thewomanwaswalkinghome whenshesawtheaccident Use Time Connectors: After, as, at first, as soon as, finally, later, then, while

12. Personal feelingsaboutthephoto UsefulExpressions: I wouldn’tliketobein theirshoes. Thefirstphotoreminds me of my ownchildhood Personally, I’dlovetovisit a place likethat

13. rephrasing UsefulExpressions: What I really mean isthat… I takethat back What I am tryingtosayisthat…

14. Conversationfillers: While you think: “Umm” “Uhh”… I mean… / I think… Let’s see / Let me see So… Well / Ok