Describing.photos.people

PEOPLE ACTIONS Number: How many people are there? What are the people doing? Characters: Who are they? Age: How old are they? Company: Who is with them? Appearance: What do they look like? Clothes: What are they wearing? Feelings: What are they feeling? HESITATION STRATEGIES TAKE NOTE! WE USE… Well, Um, Er, Let’s see, I mean, I guess, Ok, You LOOK for adjectives of appearance know, So, Just a moment, I’m not really sure, What He looks casual / old-fashioned / smart / sporty / else?, Well, let me think, (All) trendy… right, You see what I mean? WEAR with things you put on and take off She is wearing make-up / a ring / earrings / glasses / a bracelet / sunglasses… HAVE GOT with items you don’t put on or take off She has got a tattoo / dyed hair / piercing CARRY with things that we hold in our arms or hands He / She is carrying an umbrella / a bag / a suitcase DESCRIBING A PHOTOGRAPH In this photo, we can see… (a young boy/girl, a middle-aged man…) This photo shows… This is a photo of… He / She is about… (AGE) / He / She is in his / her twenties / thirties… He / She is (ADJECTIVE OF PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION) He / She is wearing… (CLOTHES) He / She is (not) wearing (ACCESSORIES) He / She has got… (PERMANENT ACCESSORIES) He / She is carrying… (OBJECT) In my opinion / From my point of view / I think… He / She looks (ADJECTIVE OF APPEARANCE) READ THE FOLLOWING EXCERPT FROM A WELL-KNOWN NOVEL. I first saw the family at the school cafeteria. There were five of them, sitting at the farthest end. They weren’t talking, and they weren’t eating, though each other had a tray of food in front of them. One was big, muscled, with short, dark hair. Another was shorter, less muscular, with bronze-coloured hair. He looked younger than the other. The girls were opposites: one was really tall: statuesque. She had the beautiful figure of a top model. She had long, wavy, golden hair. The short girl was very thin. Her hair was deep black, very short and pointing in every direction. The strange thing was that they were all beautiful and they all had dark shadows under their dark eyes: as if they were suffering from a sleepless night. “Who are they?” I asked the girl. “The big boy is Emmet Cullen, and those are Rosalie and Jasper Hale. The shortest girl is Alice Cullen” She said. 1. Do you know which novel is it? 2. Underline the comparatives and superlatives. 3. Circle the expressions you find useful or interesting for your own descriptions. 4. Look for a photo in a magazine and describe it. Do you think you can do it as well as this writer? Go on then!

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Describing.photos.people

by Angela Ruiz Montero on Nov 09, 2010

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