Describing Pictures

1. DESCRIBING PICTURES

2. Order of Adjectives
Determine
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Opinion Size Age Shape Colour Origin Material Purpose Noun
The Handsome Young Spanish Man
Some Lovely Old Ceramic Mugs
An Enourmous Round Wooden Kitchen Table

3. Order of Adjectives
Determiner Opinion Size Age Shape Colour Origin Material Purpose Noun

4. In the top left
hand corner
At the top In the top right
hand corner
In the background
At the bottom
In the bottom left
hand corner
In the bottom right
hand corner
On the left On the right
In the middle/centre
In the foreground

5. In the top left
hand corner
At the top
In the top right
hand corner
In the background
At the bottom
In the bottom left
hand corner
In the bottom right
hand corner
On the left On the right
In the middle/centre
In the foreground

6. In the top left
hand corner
At the top
In the top right
hand corner
In the background
At the bottom
In the bottom left
hand corner
In the bottom right
hand corner
On the left On the right
In the middle/centre
In the foreground

7. In the top left
hand corner
At the top In the top right
hand corner
In the background
At the bottom
In the bottom left
hand corner
In the bottom right
hand corner
On the left On the right
In the middle/centre
In the foreground

8. In the top left
hand corner
At the top
In the top right
hand corner
In the background
At the bottom
In the bottom left
hand corner
In the bottom right
hand corner
On the left On the right
In the middle/centre
In the foreground

9. In the top left
hand corner
At the top
In the top right
hand corner
In the background
At the bottom
In the bottom left
hand corner
In the bottom right
hand corner
On the left On the right
In the middle/centre
In the foreground

10. Opinion Size Age Shape Colour Origin Material Purpose Noun
1. GENERAL IDEA
What? Where?
2. SPECIFIC:
There is/are
Top /Bottom
Left/ Right
3. SPECULATIONS
It might be…
I suppose it’s…
He/she/it seems…

11. 1. GENERAL IDEA
What? Where?
2. SPECIFIC:
There is/are
Top /Bottom
Left/ Right
3. SPECULATIONS
It might be…
I suppose it’s…
He/she/it seems…
Opinion Size Age Shape Colour Origin Material Purpose Noun

12. 1. GENERAL IDEA
What? Where?
2. SPECIFIC:
There is/are
Top /Bottom
Left/ Right
3. SPECULATIONS
It might be…
I suppose it’s…
He/she/it seems…
Opinion Size Age Shape Colour Origin Material Purpose Noun

13. 1. GENERAL IDEA
What? Where?
2. SPECIFIC:
There is/are
Top /Bottom
Left/ Right
3. SPECULATIONS
It might be…
I suppose it’s…
He/she/it seems…
Opinion Size Age Shape Colour Origin Material Purpose Noun

14. 1. GENERAL IDEA
What? Where?
2. SPECIFIC:
There is/are
Top /Bottom
Left/ Right
3. SPECULATIONS
It might be…
I suppose it’s…
He/she/it seems…
Opinion Size Age Shape Colour Origin Material Purpose Noun

15. 1. GENERAL IDEA
What? Where?
2. SPECIFIC:
There is/are
Top /Bottom
Left/ Right
3. SPECULATIONS
It might be…
I suppose it’s…
He/she/it seems…
Opinion Size Age Shape Colour Origin Material Purpose Noun

16. 1. GENERAL IDEA
What? Where?
2. SPECIFIC:
There is/are
Top /Bottom
Left/ Right
3. SPECULATIONS
It might be…
I suppose it’s…
He/she/it seems…
Opinion Size Age Shape Colour Origin Material Purpose Noun

17. 1. GENERAL IDEA
What? Where?
2. SPECIFIC:
There is/are
Top /Bottom
Left/ Right
3. SPECULATIONS
It might be…
I suppose it’s…
He/she/it seems…
Opinion Size Age Shape Colour Origin Material Purpose Noun

18. 1. GENERAL IDEA
What? Where?
2. SPECIFIC:
There is/are
Top /Bottom
Left/ Right
3. SPECULATIONS
It might be…
I suppose it’s…
He/she/it seems…
Opinion Size Age Shape Colour Origin Material Purpose Noun