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Structure and content It's not easy to follow a picture description if the writers jumps randomly from one point to another. Therefore make sure that your picture description is logically structured:   -From left to right -From the background to the foreground -From the middle to the sides -From details to general impressions   Which structure you finally choose will depend on your taste and the picture you want to describe.
TIPS 1.Start by describing the basic elements, even if they  seem obvious. Include your first impressions of the photo   2.Next describe the details   3.You can always explain who , where , what, how and why   4.Use modal verbs to express possibility
USEFUL EXPRESSIONS Basic elements The photo shows... In this photo we can see... This is a photo of ... First impressions She looks.. He seems... Describing what you see There's/are... There seems to be.. In the foreground/ background there's ...  Identifying people The people in the picture are... One/Both/Neither of them... The person on the left/right/in the centre...   Expressing possibility It looks as if... They seem to be... He/she must be/could be/ might be... Perhaps/Maybe they are...

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Picture description

  • 2. Structure and content It's not easy to follow a picture description if the writers jumps randomly from one point to another. Therefore make sure that your picture description is logically structured:   -From left to right -From the background to the foreground -From the middle to the sides -From details to general impressions   Which structure you finally choose will depend on your taste and the picture you want to describe.
  • 3. TIPS 1.Start by describing the basic elements, even if they  seem obvious. Include your first impressions of the photo   2.Next describe the details   3.You can always explain who , where , what, how and why   4.Use modal verbs to express possibility
  • 4. USEFUL EXPRESSIONS Basic elements The photo shows... In this photo we can see... This is a photo of ... First impressions She looks.. He seems... Describing what you see There's/are... There seems to be.. In the foreground/ background there's ... Identifying people The people in the picture are... One/Both/Neither of them... The person on the left/right/in the centre...   Expressing possibility It looks as if... They seem to be... He/she must be/could be/ might be... Perhaps/Maybe they are...