This document provides 5 strategies for describing pictures to someone: 1) Think of related words to help describe the picture, 2) Speak slowly and exactly, 3) Don't hesitate and describe what you see, 4) Explain unknown words using known words, and 5) Use the present and present continuous tenses when describing what is happening in the picture. It also provides an example of the present continuous tense and prompts the reader to practice describing "where" things are located in pictures.

1. S I M R T G Y N T A A E Strategy 1 . Think and remind words related to the picture . Strategy 2 . You start speaking slowly and exactly. Strategy 3. Don’t hesitate and describe pictures the way you see them. Strategy 4. If you don’t know some words like ‘stroller and crane’, you can explain them by using words you know like ‘baby carriage and heavy machine’. Strategy 5. Use present tense and present continuous tense.

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